The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-07
TWO BOY WANDERERS.
They Arrive Penniiess From Victoria,
Probably Having Run over.


Probably Having Run Over.
Two small boys. aged and IL years re-
spectiveIy. were found wandering about
the streets in suspicious manner last
night shortly after 10 O'Clock by Ofiicer
Leckie. and taken to police headquarters.
There the boys gave their names as Fred
and Eddie Cafiere, and told very inter-
esting story of how they had Travelled from
the Fraser river IN British Columbia, ar
irving here. as they said. on Saturday
morning at o'clock by a small tugboat,
which came directly from the British line.
The boys said they were living with
Mrs. Mcdonald at Lilo Madison street.
and that they had brought q letter to her
from their step-sister, Mrs. Rosy Ciun-
mis-, who lives ut Victoria. When
the boys were taken by the officer to Lib
Madison street at 1880 o'clock last night.
it was found that that number was the
residence of Stewart f. Smith. formerly
business manager of the Posi-
INTELLIGENcER Mr.. Smith said the two
boys had come TO the house yesterday
morning with the name of Mrs. Charles
Mcdonald written upon piece of paper,
saying that that address had been given
them a. Victoria by their step-s;ster, Mrs.
CiHnnis, who. they said, told them that
Mrs. Mcdonald would get them food and
lodging. TWAS then ascertained that Mrs.
Charles Mcdonald, who was mother-in-
law TO Mr. Smith had gone to
San Francisco two years ago with her hns-
band. 1t was also found that the said Rosy
Ciunnis was domestic in the family OF
Mrs. Mcdonald, in this city. about eight
years ago. Mr.. Smith said he gave the
boys money to get breakfast with yester-
day morning and told them to go to the
police for help, as they were penniless.
The boys at first wanted to stay with Mr..
Smiths family, but finally wandered off
down town. where last night they were ar
rested by the officer.
The boys tell an interesting story OF their
trip to Seattle. They claim to be brothers
and said they lived few miles out of Vic.
toria at Russell station, on the Nanaimo
railroad. Their father, Frank Cafiere, is
captain of fishing smack on the Fraser
river, and ne sent them to this city with
barely enough money to pay their passage,
saying that he would follow in few days.
small boat out on Fisherman's
bay, which is between Victoria and
Esquimalt, where they took steamer for
this city. They had So when they started,
and said that they earned the money from
a fisherman. The passage cost them
$3.50 each, leaving them just 81 IN cash
when they got here Yesterday morning.
The boys have strangely forgotten the
name of the boat which brought them
over here, but described boat similar to
the City of Kingston and as that steamer
is about the only boat arriving from Vic
toria at O'Clock in the morning, itmay be
tina. she was the one.
When the boys were cross-questioned
they made statements which widely diff
fered from former ones, and their answers
were especially conflicting when questioned
separately. From the confused data alto
gether given, the most probable conclusion
is that the boys have run away from
home and the police think it will
not be surprising il in few
days inquiry concerning the whereabouts
of the lads is received from British Column
bia One of the boys claimed they lived in
Victoria for the last two years. The other
said his parents had moved to Fraser river
two years ago.
The boys will be held by the police here
until definite information concerning them
can be obtained.