Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-25
i STREET ARAB.
HIS SUCCESSFUL IMPOSITION UrON
! RICH WOMAN.

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Last nights boy thirteen years Of
age was arrested on the city front
and booked for the industrial school.
At the city prison he said his name
was Willie Price. IL transp!red that
the history OF his life, short rs il is,
forms quite a romantic story. The
lads mother lives in st. Mary's
alley, aud his father. is n painter.
On account Of the mothers vicious
tendencies they separated in 1884,
when Willie was six years OF age,
and the child was sent 10 the Ladies'
protective aud relief association. \
few DAYS later he was taken out by 4
bad character named Frank Stock
ton. VINO had become intimate
with the woman. After that
he was not heard OF until March .,
1886, when he was returned 10 the
Ladies' Relief Society 10y 4 man
who represented himself n the boys
unclg. Five days iater he ESCAPED
and again disappeared until last
year, when hC came 10 tire Notice OF
the police Is 4 rather wild hoy,
without proper training at home.
and he was made an inmate Of the
Youths Directory. He escapel
from that institution several tinies,
and nj length was sent TO Los An
geleS In charge ora Catholic priest,
who placed him on ranch near
that city owned by a Mexican. The
hoy was not satisfied 20 remain on
the ranch and ran away TO Los An
gcles, where lac speedily came 20 the
notice Of the police rs a vicious
young street Arab. About 1851
Willie Dickinson, about four years
of age, disappeared from his lar
ents' home at Commonwealth, Wis.
The father and mother were nearly
hcsrt-brDken, aud offered a standing
rewant for the recovery Of their
child. They travelled allOver thecOun-
try, hunting for him, without success.
The search was not allowed to drop
however, aud IL was intinIated that
ia case the boy was found the re-
ward might be increased 10 $40, 900.
In some manner, which at the time
he would not divulge, young Price
last year at Los Angeles became
acquainted with the loss Of little
Willie Dickinson and the large
reward offered by the s0rrowing
parents, who, since the time he
disappeared, had moved TO Besse-
'mer, Mich. He assumed the name
Of Dickinson and went about telling
people that he was looking for his
mother, from whom he had been
stolen years before. Mrs. Dickinson
was communicated with, and she
went Immediately TO Los Angeles.
When the precOciOus yOungster saw
her he rushed into her arms crying
Mamma, mamma,'' Mrs. Dickinson
became convinced that the lad was
rea ly her son, and loaded him down
with presents, etc. and WAS perfectly
happy. For time young Price en-
joyed his prosperity immensely.
But the spirit Of the stree. Arab was
still strong within him. and one day
lac astonished his ncw-found parent
by informing her that lac wasn't her
son at all, but just William Price,
the inCorrigihle offspring Of . san
Francisco courtesln. After this
revelation Mrs. Dickinson returned
disappointed 10 her home and Price
was sent TO this city and placed with
the Boys and Girls Aid Society.
He escaped January ith last and
was not recapiured until last
night. In Judge Joachimsen's
court Agent floyd, Of the Boys
and Girls Aid Society, stated that
the 10y was incorrigible, and asked
that he lie sent to the industrial
School. The judge, in indignation,
wanted TO know what the Aid So
cieiy was for. II not 10 reform in
corrigible children? He said he
thought the officers were emily after
the money, and did not care TO take
any trouble with unTuly children.
He ordered that Price he again sent
10 that institution. Young Price
confessed 10 a reporter this morning
that the idea Of personating Willie
Dickinson was originated by n
police officer Of Los Angeles, who
instructed him as to how he should
net, what to say, etc. The officer
was 10 get the 5000 reward, while
Price was TO thencefoIth live ia
luxury, although under false pre-
tense.-S. +. Bulletin.