The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10
A FATHERS IKHUMANTY
A Cruel Tale Told by His Young
Sons.
HE WAS TIRED OF THEM
Sent Them From Boise to Butte on a
Hopeless Search for Their Mother
Who Left Him The Police
Took Care OF Them.

Some time after the arrival of yes
terday's Oregon Short Line train, a
man leading two small boys presented
himself at the office Of the chief of
police The smaller of the lads was
crying and although he struggled man
fully 10 control his feelings. sobs shook
his little frame and his large gray
eyes were swimming in tears. His
brother, as such the other boy proved
10 be, evinced stronger spirit and in
answer to the chiefs questions. evoked
by the statement of the man who ae-
companied them. related Il straightfor-
ward and apparently truthful tale of
fathers cruelty and humanity To his
children at an age when childhood is
supposed To have its happiest days
The little fellow said that he and his
brother had arrived ON the train from
Boise. Idaho. which place they had left
the day before and We're III search of
their mother whom they believed to he
here. and VINO had left the same place
some days before they did. Their
father. they said, was named James
Reynolds but was better known as
Mickey" Reynolds and was bar
tender in Boise. He had been in the
habit of abusing their mother until at
last life with him had become unbear-
able TO her and she had lett am. Be
ing unable to secure empIaynannt with
which TO support herself She had finally
hidden them goodbye AMI had left .or
Butte to look for work. Day before
yesterday "wednesday their father.
they said, had told them he was tired
of them and they would have to leave
and go to their mother. With this he
had made them dress and buying tick
cts for them had placed them on board
the train and sent them TO hunt their
mother. Not having heard from their
mother since she left, they had wan
dered about the railroad yards IN South
Butte until they had told their story 10
the man who was with them AMI lac had
brought them there
The spokesman, a manly. polite and
well behaved lad said his name was
Charles and that of his brother Cecil,
His own age he gave as 10 years ana
that of his brother at $. Chief Null
holland called on Mayor Harrington
and related the facts to him. Has hon
or questioned the boys closely and
again Charles told ms tale Ceci. WIS
crying bitterly all the while despite
the mayors efforts To cheer hum NJ hv
telling him not To be alarmed. that
both he and his brother would be taken
care of.
Being asked to describe their mother,
Charles gave the description of a WOO
man who instantly was recognized by
the chief as that of one who earlier N
the day applied to him for assistance.
Her story supplied the parts omitted in
the tale told by the boys. she said
that she had arrived in Butte four DAYS
ago from Boise and was booking Scr
work. that she had SO far been unable
to find anything, 10 do and was an-
solutely destitute. She had, she said,
a husband and two children boys but
that on account Of her husbands CrGei-
ty 10 her she had been forced To leave
him and the children and that 9zhen
she could she would sad for the my 3.
Not being able to assist her Tho city
not possessing facilities for the cate Of
such eases, the chief said he had sent
the woman 10 the county suner,ntend-
ent of the poor and since then Lad
heard nothing of her.
The mayor and chief finally det ided
that the boys We're proper subjects for
the care of the county aud Nr. Mulhel-
land took them 10 the county aatiiter,
who promised they would he cared for
temporarily at least. until efforts could
be made 10 find their mothe". atii
other arrangements "an be nlde Inc
boys Will be housed in the courthouse,
where they will be fed from the eaer-
ifs kitchen and will sleep in one ef
the beds used for juross.