The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-29

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clue has been run to earth by the po'
licemen, out as yet nothing substantial
has resulted. Mr.. and Mrs. Brother
ton, the parents of the unfortunate
youngster are nearly crazod with
grief, and some Of the neighbors are in
constant attendance upon the hysteri
cal mother.
"All kinds of rumor9 concerning the
lost boy have been flying the rounds,
and it was upon the strength Ot one OF
them that Policemen Phillips and
Mail, dressed in citizens clothes, with
Mr.. Brothsrton and II Times reporter
set out yesterday shortly before dinner
to search the Arabian and Italian quar-.
ters Ia the city.
1T was learned that Eddie Brother
ton, or boy strongly answering his
description, was seen ut the corner Of
Park ayenue aud Halle street at $50
Friday evening, the afternoon Of his
disappearance. in the company Of an
Italian organ grinder.
FATHER WANTED ASSISTANCE.
Mr. Brothsrton appeared at the
mayors Office ut noon yesterday and
asked that = couple Of policement ac-
company him with authority to search
the suspected quarters. Phillips aud
Mall were therefore detailed.
The first place visited was Bren.
mans saloon, corner OF Park avenue
and Halle street. Here it was learned
that Lea Francis, q girl in the employ
Of MIR Brennan, had seen boy answer
ing the description OF young Brother.
ton in the company of au Italian organ
grinder and that he had started to-
wards Ashley when he was overtSken
by the little girl who collects the pen.
MES while the organ is being played
Miss Francis says she saw the or.
gan grinder girl strike the youngstsr
aud told him with strong Italian &C
cent that he must accompany her. In
speaking to him she used his owa sur
name, Eddie. The boy was also seen
by Joe Brsnnan,a son of the proprietor.
IL was also learned here that young
girl in the Parrish street school had
seen him
Lizzie Zimmerman had seen the
boy on the day of his disappearance.
She was hunted up and when ques-
! toned remem bered talking to boy on
Friday and the description she gave
tailed minutely with the lost boy
THE BOY QUESTIONED.
az asked him his name and where he
lived, continued Miss Zimmerman,
but he was crying and did not seem to
understand ME He was on the street
and near tue candy store across the
way
The candy store in question is just
opposite the school house.
After a consultation at this point 1t
was decided to visit the various Italian
and Arabian houses in the hope of
finding the boy in their keeping. On
| arrival there the Times man was repre-
sented as a doctor from the board of
health, and Phillips and Mail were
dsputizad to search the houses in quest
Of diphtheria or other malignant dis
eases.
After skirting about half a dozen
alleys the party brought up on Jones
street Number 70, an Arabian joint,
was the first house entered. There
were two sick persons on the second
story. The floors were bare and scat
tered about were half dozen or more
empty beer barrels. The pungsnt odor
of Unions and garlic pervaded the
house.
TIE DOCTOR STORY DIDN'T 60.
You no doc. | know you. were
the first words spoken by the boarding
boss to tbs Times man. 'You mak9a
de report. With this he made for the re.
porten with vengeance In his eye, and
was only restrained from as5auting the
newspaper man by the heroic efforts of
Mail and Phillips From here the
party went to No. 10 Butz alley, but
nothing was found. No. II ressmbled
the first place visited in that the whole
house was permsstsd by the odor OF
onions and garlic. Moyallen street,
was then visited.
This place seems to be one Of the
numerous store houses for the supply
of Arabian peddlers. Rosaries. pic.
lures of the Virgin, small bibles and
hymn books, and in fact everything
likely to excite the fancy Of the Arab
ian housewife. we're there in profu,ion.
On the second floor in one Of the bed
rooms there were laid Ous 10 mluy as a
hundred pies. Whether iasy are ped
died or used among the Inhabitants Of
little Arabia, the reporter could not
| find out.
"The next place was 137 Dana sire ct.
This was another SUPPLY house for the
peddlers, and tho inhabitants. dozen
or more, were playing cards and drink
ing beer The party we're asked to re-
fresh themselves but were a little shy.
Phillips and Mall were rscognizid
here and the doctors game did not go.
NO TRACE OF THE BOY
Going the rounds from there 81
Lehigh street, II Ash street Nelson
alley, q narrow thoroughfarO in the
rear of St. Aloysius hall, and half
dozen other joints we're visited and
thoroughly searched without finding
the missing boy.
"At one place the whereabouts OF
Rocco, the organ grinder. was discov-
cred. He is an Italian of some means
and lives in Huzleton. He was idsnti-
fed by having ono arm.
There is no doubt but that Rocco
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