Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-29
A WORLDS TRAVELLER
A Career That Reads Like
a Romance.
THRILLING ADVENTURES
Crowd Closely Upon One Another in q
Few Years Time,

BOsTON, Dec. p.-Confined In the jai
on Charles street is a man whose history
reads like romance. Although but ~
years OF age he has seen nearly the whole
world and been through exciting and try
Ing adventures. His right name is George
w. Richardson, but he is now under ar
rest on the charge Of larceny under the
name of Harry Kelly. He is about SIT.
Pin. tall, has smooth face and Is not "A
bad looking young man. He Is a good
talker, and yesterday told the history Of
bis wonderful career as il IL was nothing
more than an ordinary occurrence. On
his hands and arms may be seen many
tattoo marks as a result Of his long sea
Journeys.
Richardson was born in San Francisco,
but be has made his home, when not ON
some romance or sojourning, at the North
End. When about ~ years of age he ship
ped on a merchant vessel bound for Hong
Kong, leaving San Francisco Arriving
st this port he left the ship and stayed
around among the Cinnamon for about
three months or so. when he shipped
aboard the Alicia and went to Bombay.
From there he went on the same vessel to
Sydney, Australia. All this time he was
engaged at firing" From Sydney the
vessel came to New York and afterward
went to London.
At this port the crew was paid of. and
Richardson spent some time at this port
having good time, spending the money.
When this Was all gone
He Became n stowaway
on vessel Of the National line going to
Egypt At this time he was about Is
Years of age. After short stay at Egypt
he returned to the Royal Albert docks In
London. He then left the vessel and
slowed himself away on a vessel to New
York. After a few days stay in New
York without a cent In his pocket, one
night he slowed himself aboard the Pill
grim of the Fall River line and reached
that city in safety.
lie then got on TO an express train
bound for Boston. After his arrival in
Boston he shipped in the United States
navy, He was put aboard the Hartford
at the Charlestown Navy yard, and from
there was sent to the South Pacific sta
tion, travelling between MADEIRA and Mon
tevideo. He also crossed the Magellan
straits up to Valparaiso.
Two years of his life was spent in this
manner, plying along the whole coast up
10 Callao. One day for disobeying rules
he WAS
Placed on y Lonely Island
known as Sandy Point From there he
beat his way mp to Frisco by means Of
slowing away on n mail boat. He stayed
ut his native hearth for some time and
then shipped on the William Tapscot.
The ship came to Boston, and fIon there
went to New York. She went to st.
Johns, and getting load Of lumber, went
to Cardiff, Wales.
&. IL -, Iog. Al A. + n
listed in the English Army. He was sent
to Dublin with the command, and also to
the royal barracks, the barracks at Tip
perary, and also to Cork city. Here he
was court martialed on account Of his bad
character. He was imprisoned for Atty
six days, and was then put aboard trans
port and sent to Cairo. From Cairo he
went to India, and afterward came back
to Cork city. At this point he
Deserted the English Army.
Reaching London he again slowed him
self away on n vessel bound for New York
Reaching that port. he beat his way again
to Boston Here he once more become
recruit in the United States army, joining
the cavalry He was taken TO New York,
where he was sent To the Jefferson bar
racks, st. Louis A short time was long
enough for him at this place, and as a
cavalryman, and as a result he again be-
came deserier.
He again came to Boston and then
joined the United States navy again. He
was put aboard the Wabash at the
Chsrlestown navy yard, and later trans
ferred to the training ship jamestown,
lying at Newport, r. l. He at this time
deserted the navy and enlisted in the ma
rine corps. He was put aboard the Un tied
fasa nj NJ In .r.l
folk, Va. Here he had trouble with SER
geant on the ship, and one night while he
was on guard he deserted the vessel, which
was then lying close to the docks.
He again beat his way to Boston and
joined the United States infantry. lie
was sent to the station at David's island
i'm New York harbor, aud was here ar
rested
For Deserving tho Marine Corps.
lie was taken to Brooklyn and tried for
desertion and was found guilty and SEN
fenced TO the marine prison at the Charles
town navy yard.
After his discharge from the yard he
again went to New York aud shipped on
one Of the National lin, b ats aud went to
London. From that city he went to
Japan and also to Yokohama. He left the
boat and getting on TO tramp" steamer
ne went 10 honolulu. lie then got onto
a steamer. crossed the Isthmus of Pan
ANA aud went to Aspinwall. From there
he again worked bis passage back to New
York
He once more came TO Boston, aud then
turned bis attention to another trade,
this time
becoming a Burglar.
lie was arrested and was given two years
Imprisonment in the house OF correction.
For eleven months Of that time he WAS in
the hospital AT the institution suffering
from hemorrhages. He was discharged
from the house Of correction last August.
lie then went TO New York, aud there got
employment In "A sailors boarding house.
A few days ago, however, he returned
TO Boston, and was arrested while pawn
ing some shoes. He was complained Of
for larceny, and his case was continued till
yesterday. He claims that he IL Innocent
Of the last crime, but Judge Hardy sent
him to the house Of correction for four
months He appealed the case, but
claims that next week he will come up
and withdraw his appeal and take his
sentence. All OF the mans parents are
dead