The herald., 1895-01-18
BROKE HIS MOTHERS HEART.
Mrs. ManiOn Mourning for Her
Hayward Son.
"A Los Angeles Boys Career With
Burglars and FOotpads.
Arrested ia San Francisco and Charged
With Several Grave Ofronses-Be
Ran Away From Home.

In stnffy little room in the rear OF the
Purcell lodging house. 325 East Third
! street, lives broken. hearted mother,
because of her hayward son. The
mother is Mira. Kate Msnion, and she is
mourning for her 14ysar-old boy, who
! is in jail in San Francisco.
! It's tbs same old story OF boy leav~
ing home and falling into bad company.
Last November Ray Manion was attend
ing the public schools, and was ex-
ceedingly bright for his age Near his
widowed mothers humble home there
il place called the Poor Mans inn, q
lodging house of low order. Several
persons of a questionable character,
who are staying at the place, met the
boy end took fancy TO him. One of
the men was known as "Hesvenworth
Red" and TO him the broken hearted
mother attributes the downfall of her
son. They persuaded him to leave home
with them, end so the boy went with
out HIS mothers consent, and without
informing her of his destination.
Mrs. Manion was nearly distracted
over the boys leaving and tried every
wsy to find him. She called on Chief
Glass, who wired all officers in the
north to detain the runaway lad
if seen. The first letter the mother
received from him was from Fresno,
and she at once began to save every
cent of money she could to go there and
get him. She wrote the chief of police
there, who failed to find the boy, and
before the poor mother could get money
enough to 60 in search OF him, she re-
ceived the following letter:
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 9, 1895.
DEAR MorHEE;-l am well, ana hope you are
the same was working at Fresno for about
one month and earnsd some 1913 and bought
TICKET Tor stockton, and from there | went
70 sacramento, ana now ] am working for
drummer at SIS and board. Il have been at
Vallejo, Benecia, Lodi, stockton. Fresno,
Bakersneld, Sacramento, Woodland, willows.
Davisville, Oakland and many other places. /
spent merry Christmas and happy New
Year, ana l hope you spent yours the same
way NOPE grandma and Roy are WE'LL and
send you all my love and a hundred kisses
each. Will write soon again. so do not worry
and 40 not write, as l leave here right away.
Your loving sou, RAY MANGoN
Ten days after that letter was written
the boy was in JAIL on suspicion of as
Risting three others in robbing the pas
sengers on q JacksoD-street cable car In
San tTanciaeo; OF committing burglary
at the residence OF j. L. Franklin, 1880
California street; robbing of j. II. Witte
in his grocery store ct franklin and
Bush streets. All these crimes were
committed last week, and it is alleged
young Manion had knowledge OF each OF
them, though no did not participate. He
guarded the thieves room while they
did the work.
Manion YVES born in Dodge City.
Kan, and is just IA years of age. lie
met Fraser. one of the other rob-
bers, while working in O vineyard at
Benicia, and they went to San Francisco
together. Then they met John Wilson
and John Smith in the metropolis. The
Call says there is no doubt that young
Manion was led astray by the three
other boys, who are much older.
Mr.. MsnioD will make an endeavor to
have her son committed to a reform
school, ana nc doubt this will be done.