The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-07
TWO BOYS DISAPPEAR.
THEr WERE PROBABLY LED AWAY
BY TRAMPS.
The Youths. Who are About Fourteen
Years OF Age Zach. Were Last Seen
in the Company of HOBBS.

Charles Ernest Jcwctt. the fourteen
ycar-old son OF Mrs. :. 4. Jewctt, OF No
Ga south Laurel street and James
Mitchell youth about the same age
who lives with his aunt. Mrs. A. +. Bull
lock at No. Gl7 south Laurel street. are
missing from their homes.
The boys disappeared on Monday, and
since that time no news Of them has been
received 10y the anxious mother and aunt
Tho little fellows were ncighbOrs and
constant companions.
Charles is the eldest OF n family Of
three and tho only son.
James is an orphan and has n brother
older than himself married william who
IS now az homo.
Tho absence Of the boys from their
homes was reported 10 chief OF Police
Howard yesterday morning who az once
issued an order that his officers should
Keep sharp lookout for the missing lads
DlLIGENT SEARCH.
Friends OF Mrs. Jcwctt and Mrs. But
lock are also indCfatigablc in their ef-
forts 20 ascertain the Whereabouts or
Charles and James.
Mr.. W. T. Fields tho hrother-n-la law or
Mrs Jcwctt. who is am operator at MID
lothian. when informed yesterday that
tho boys had disappeared, al once came
% this city ana is now actively engaged
in searching FOR them.
The boys did not disappear at the same
hour or in the same direction. but Ger
tain statement made by James Mitchoil
10 his aunt seems 90 indicate that there
- leave together. They We're last seen,
II IS claimed. 10y some boy friends, who
recognized them. They were then IN com
pdnF with two unknown men, and were
near the Union station.
one OF these mon is believed 10 be an
English tramp. who had been camping
around the old pump-housc, and who has
suddenly disappeared.
he was seen along tho canal bank on
Monday afternoon. hut "a thorough search
for him Yesterday failed TO disclose his
Mrs. Jewett's homo IS quite near the
place whore the tramp was camping. and
her son frequently took him things 10 cat
in fact. no later than g o'clock on Mon
day afternoon hc carried him some ice
cream.
] called upon Mrs. Jeyett yesterday
afternoon. She As "a widow. who earns
livelihood for herself and children as a
trusted employe I'm Charles Millhiser's fac
Tory. Her home is a small neatly-kept
dwelling. and she herself is a gentle and
kind mother. Her other two children are
girls-Florence and Alice hv name
WHAT THE MOTHER SAYS.
IN giving me an account Of her sons
disappearance Mrs. Jewett said:
Charles As my only son and a most af-
fectionate boy. lie never goes from home
without first telling me.
For n long time ne has been I'm the
habit % carrying food to the tramps along
the canal bank. Lately an English tramp,
who said his name was Irish. took Char
ley's fancy and ne frequently took him
food This man told my son Of his travels
and adventures and have no doubt but
that he induced him by promises 10 leave
his homo. but why he should have gone /
can't understand. for our family has been
"a happy one. and my boy was devoted TO
me.
ION Monday afternoon Charles took
some foe cream down 10 This man. This
was about o'clock. At supper he had
not returned. but I was not uneasy; ]
thought ne was probably playing in the
pi ID or Forest
10 the Vaudeville show.
AT O'Clock ] retired. but left the door
open. expecting my boy would return az
any moment. ! was now very anxious as
he had never done such a thing before.
AT II O'Clock ! aw0ke and found Char
lev had not returned and was much alarm
cd. bat 10 was then too late TO do any
thing until morning
AT This functure of Mrs Jewett's recital
Mrs Bullock. her neiehhOr came over 10
see if any news had been learned of the
bows
Both women wore anxious and care
worn expressions Of countenance, ana IL
was easy TO see that they had spent a
JAMES RUsE.
Mrs Bullock said that about o clock
Monday afternoon her nephew had come
So her and told her that Charley wanted
him 90 accompany him % the q. and o.
depot. 20 meet q lady who was coming 10
Here Mrs. Jewett declared that she
had expected no one. nor had any one
come nor had her son gone TO the c. and
o. depot.
Mrs Bullock declared that her nephew's
request was SO plausible that she could
not doubt 10. and had given her permits
sion. She then left her home.
Now whether James Mitchell knew his
aunt was going away and had sought this
ruse 10 accomplish his purpose or leaving
home IS not known. Neither is IT known
whether he went to the c. and O. depot
or not.
The sipposition is that he Joined Char
lev Jcwett when he left. James older
brother is Of a rowing disposition and has
frequently left his home and remained
away for months at a time without his
whereabouts being known. Mrs. Bullock
declared that her nephew had boy friend
IN Columbia. who formerly lived mere,
and She believed that the BOYS had gone
there. but Mrs. Jcwett thought this idea
a highly improbable one as her boy aid
not know young Mitchell's friend I'm CO.
lumhia. - .
Mrs. Jewctt said that Charley. when he
left. wore % brown suit. blue percale shirt
and blue can He has brown hair and
eyes a fair pleXlon and is We'll bult
Jams Mitchell wore q pair ~ gray pants
and "a cap Of tie same col)- with "a brown
plaii coat.
The name OF his bow friend in Colum-
tia is Pillow and no formerly lived here.
He IS a son Of Mr. Pillow who is an
engineer on the james River Division OF
the a.. and O. road.
One very strong point that goes 20 show
that the bows were abducted. Doe u 10y pur-
euasion or force is a statement made by
Mr. Jewett She told me that She was IN
the habit Of leaving her purse lying
around tho house and she seemed 10 think
that IL the bows had intended going away
on a trip her son would have taken suih-
Gent money ~ dcfray expenses.
Mrs Jewctt has not missed anything