The sun., 1895-03-12
Won KLEIN'S RUNAWAY SON
THE YoUTH PREFERS NEW ToRk
TO CLEHELhND.
Hsd HIs Letters sent 60 - Cigar 5hop-His
Father. WHO is = Physieinn. Got the
Cigar Dealer TO Procure His Arrest

HAD His Letters seat 60 = Cigar Shop-hi'
Father. who is = ysieinn. Got ths
Cigar Dealer 90 Procure isis Arrest
Edmund Won Klein. a well dressed boy, who
said he was 10 years old, was charged yesterday
| afternoon in jefferson Market Court with being
| n runaway from Cleveland, y. lie Is the son OF
n well-known physician there. Ills parents live
| at / 90 Euclid avenue.
Won Klein left his home the latter part OF Au-
gust OF last year with he snys, the consent OF his
| father and mother. Ho sold his bicycle and
several other articles which lie owned and oh.
tained about 5000 on them. With this money
| he cnmo to this city. lie has lived at various
places. the last ono being the Putnam House, at
! Fourth avenue and Twcnty.sixth street.
Since the young man has been In this city Q
| has had his mail sent to Aaron Goldbergs cigar
store at 90 East Twelfth street. Here lie hired
| u letter box, which very often contained n
number OF letters. Won Klein called for them
every few days. on Thursday Goldberg. tho
owner OF the cigar store, received q visit from "A
| wel-dresscd man. who asked him IL he knew
| his son. Goldbergs visitor gave a good dcscrip-
tion of young Won Klein, and said he was his
father. lie told Goldberg the boy had given him
| great deal of trouble and worry. and asked tho
cigar dealer to detaln him when he came In for
his letters. When he went away he requested
that word be sent TO him at 107 East Fifteenth
street IL his son came to the store.
Yesterday. shortly after noon, young Won
Klein walked into the cigar store carrying n
vallse in his hand. After getting his mail he
began to read a letter.
where are you going2" Goldberg asked.
"Oh, I'm going away for n few days" was tho
answer; and, by the way. old man, IL any let
ters como for me put them in my box usual"
Are you going to start right away" asked
Goldberg.
Well no; I'm going down TO the bank first.
want to get some money" said the lad.
Bank. Bank nothing" said the cigar dealer.
Don't you believe me 2" said the boy pulling
out a bank book and throwing it on the glass
Yes. guess that's right" said Goldberg as
he picked tho book up and saw that Si5 was de-
stead of handing the book back to the boy, the
cigar dealer turned around and locked It in
Then he told the boy that his father had asked
that he be detained, at which the youth began
Of another man. and started out, followed by
Won Klein: Goldberg went to the Mercer street
Mef. DeS and Goldberg
asked that the boy be placed under arrest until
his father could be notified. As there was no
charge against the boy the police did not want
TO hold him. Policeman Knsmire. who then en-
ter. tered the station n house, was requested to take
of Dr. as doSs "nd
YouEg Won Klein is a good looking, light com.
pexioned boy. His age is pparently but i5 Willie
he lodged in boarding house at East Second
street last January a diamond ring was lost, and
he was suspected Of having stolen it, He was
arrested and taken to the Tombs Police Court
came to this city to get his son of tho scrape.
The case was finally settled. and the boy said
yesterday that he was acquitted.
After he had been released his father tried
to get him home. The lad started with him but
escaped his fathers vigilance on the train and
came back to this CITY, 1t is said that before he
left his father he ransacked DR.. Won Klein's
valise. and also took some OF his money. After |
this escapade Dr. Won Klein decided to let him |
stay in this city, but the boys mother has |
he would mako one more attempt to get their |
son to return to his home. Hecame to this city. |
which he heard his son frequented.
The boy assumed the airs of a man of tho |
world Yesterday afternoon. When asked for an
explanation of his conduct. he said:
= You see II was this way: / went down to
Chinatown last night YOU know where that is.
! suppose.to see party. II was little late.
hotel | met u friend who knew my folks in
Cleveland, He told me my mother was dying.
Well, felt kind OF bad and l decided to start
money. when Vent into that fslow's IS st%re. sD
here. | want it understood though that I'm
not under arrest came along of my own free
will.
i've been in this city most of the time since
the latter part OF August. Ofcoursc have made
a few trips to PHILADELPHIA and up as far as
Rochester, but never stayed longer than week.
for which got about 5000: had several gold
watches and couple Of diamond rings at that
time, and that's what have lived upon"
When the lad found out he was TO DO sent to
the Gerry society he was very indignant. He
said 1t was an outrage to place a man" under
far as Gold berg was concerned. he would square
things with him the first time they happened to
meet on the street.