The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29
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Onfy 10 Years old, but says He once Beat
III. MnN 10 OHM and Back.

Onh 10 Years Olds nut says III Nh'' ''''
His WAY Ia China and Back.
POUGHKEEPsIE Feb. IA bright
faced boy with brown curly hair ara
sunburnei hands and general devil-may-
care STYLE about MIN is in charge OF Chief
Plato IL Police Headquarters. awaiting
word from Chicago as 90 what shall be
done with him Tie gives his name as
Ralph Weeks. and says he u son or
Frank Weeks. the wealthy Chicago real
estate MAN.
A dispatch was received at Police Head
quarters yesterday from j. r.. Fitzpatrick.
INSPECTOR OF Police at Chicago, asking
that "a lookout be kept for young Weeks.
who was travelling under the name OF
IA. S. Smith. The dispatch said that De
was sixteen years Of age. and had left
Chicago on Monday with car load or
horses consigned to Dennis a Sweet, due
af pouahFeansie on Wednesday. The
horses arrived here on time, but young
Weeks was delayed ON account OF having
been put Off The train az Albany.
otto Alberts0n. d Hudson-Riter rail-
road detective. heard or the case, ana,
on making Inquiries. found that young
Weeks had told tho station agent at Alba
ms that hc got of 10 get something TO
cat and WIS left behind. and Albertson
ON "A freight. lie met tho freight this ar
tersoon no Rniueoln and found the boy
in the cabO0se. lie chatted with him until
tine train reached Poughkecpsie, when he
said:
"WeH Ralph. put you under arrest by
advice of Inspector Fitzpatrick, OF Chi
caro.'
-What the he'll does the old man want
now2' said the boy not the least discon-
cortod SAY" ne added. II was onto
vouse from the start You're a detective,
aint you?'
At Police headquarters young Weeks
said his father was an inventor of a rail-
road church and "a few years ago was ono
OF the biggest cotton commission men in
tho West
II suppose they're mad az me home be-
cause I attended The izslmniOns- Maher
piize fight / got back Monday. and they
told me home that If ! couldn't stay IN
Chicago and behave myself Ia better cut
loose for myself. so / just went out 10
Alderman Dan Cockran's saloon. on the
corner Of Clark and Washington streets,
and borrowed a hundred. and got "A chance
10 come East with a car load Of horses
consigned TO Dennis & Sweet, which |
took. Tho conductor put me OF at Al
banv because there were two men In the
car
TO a reporter the boy said that he
had been travelling around the world since
he was fourteen years Old.
II went TO China via San Francisco and
hack again on my first trip. and then
I went 10 London and back again. | was
away oightsen months. I worked my
way. and had from S2j 10 $50 In my pocket
all the time.
II have relatives In Salem. and | learned
there 10 10 a trick az the wheel with the
hest Of them. ! can go 10 New York now
and get 100 per cent. on examination. While
on land I do very little in the way OF
stealing rides. | usually get pass to go
with carload Of horses and then pur-
posely get left and make the conductors
or station agents send me on first class
have been TO the Atlanta Exposition. and
Monday intended 20 san for Glasgow. and
from there make my way through the
British Isles and TO Paris AMI the Con-
tinenr.
Lets see." continued the boy. to-day
is Thursday Saturday I'll be home. and
q week from Monday III start off again"
The boys father sent dispatch TO Dem
mis- q Sweet to detain him. Chief Plato
will send him back TO Chicago. New York
sun.