The sun., 1899-03-21
RUNAWAYS WITH A ROLL.
TWO YOUTHS FROM QUEBEC HdVE 4
ROYAL TIME FOR FOER DAYS

Take Hotel Boys to tho Theatre and spend
S35 on n Suppcr-S7OO They Brought
with Them Drops to S75, and Then
They Say That They've been Robbed.
George Boulanger 1S years old. and Alfred
Lynch. TO- came to this city IRON Canada last
Wednesday and put up az the PutEam House.
The elder boy carried a valse which he guard
ed with great soctude. He would not permit
the porter to carry 1t upstairs ana held on to 1t
tightly In the elevator. The same evening
BoulanRer had some Canadian money changed
into coin Of this commonwealth and then In
vited several Of the bcllboys TO accompany his
friend and himself to the theatre.
This is our first trip TO the States he
said. and we want good time. Where's there
a hiGh-toned theatrcY"
We'll show you. Just leave IL to u.s. re-
piled the belboys.
They guided the strangers TO one OF the
Broadway theatres. where the elder Canadian
bought tickets at So each for the crowd
''Whntll we do now2 Go homer" he asked
when the play was over.
I'm New York tony people always take
lunch after the show" suggested one Of the
hotel boys
The Canadian said he wanted to be tony"
so his escort led the wav to u fashionable res
taurant. where one OF them gave the orders to
the waiter The Canadian boy paid tho bill Of
$35 without murmur.
Whats next?" he then inquired.
Let's go back to the hotel. I'm sleepy"
his travelling COMPANION responded.
If ys can't stand the racket. all right" said
one Of the escort. But fellows what Is game
always takes a carriage ride and goes to the
1enderloin."
The visitors replied that they were Just as
gamy as New Workers and il 1t was the PROPER
thing to take a ride they would do so. Two
cabs were called and they drove to the Tender
loin and the hotel boys introduced the
cert halls OF that locality. The Canadian boy boy
| had got rid Of 3 70 more by the time the crowd
returned to the hotel.
aud called at various stores In the afternoon
messengers began arriving with bundles g. o.
were. one, messenger brought complete
suit Of clothes i2r each OF the boys Another
tric iamps $40 for the Wheels hats. canes. under
wear and jewelry On each arrival Boulanger
went to his valise and pulled out handful Of
things One Of the beiibnys usually: accom-. M
panied the messenger To- the room and Il was
speedily WHISPERED about that the strangers
~ On IN Friday the hotel boys made " a, asO.her Il.
Bowery and visited Chinatown They went
into a Chinese restaurant and spent tlie rest Of
.
| They returned TO the hotel at 5 o'clock the
| next morning. On Saturday night the visit
ors again took several Of the hOte! boys to the
| theatre and on Sunday they engaged carriages
| and drove about the city. On sunday evening
| they went to "A concert III one Of the theatres.
| Yesterday morning EoulauGer counted the
| money In his valse and then announced that
| he had been robbed Of 500 He uspected
that one of the belho,s he had been enter.
| tanning had taken the monev.and reported
| his loss AT the East Twenty second street po-
| lice station. When Detective Sweet went 10
TIA" hotel he saw draft for So, madc
| out to -. j. CHAMPION. pi Peter street.
| Quebec, and questioned the boy. as to
! where they htllned the money they had
! spent. BoulanEcr said he took 500 from
| the house Of his graudiathcr, George Lemer-
| lin. a wholesale grocer. Of - st Eu lue
street. Quebec. with whom he lived Lynch.
| the other boy. said he lived with his widowed
| mother al - -. Angels street in the same
| city and worked for the Mr. Champion whose
| nHme MAS on the draft.
| Sweet investigation eaded in his arrestinG
| Charles Ni'h"Iand. one of the hotel boys. on
! suspicion Of having stolen the money from the
| vaIise. and taking all three boys oetpre Magis
| trate Cornell in tho lorkvie Police Court
| They were remanded in the custody of the
| police for examination TO-DAY. Boulangsr
| said that he had SO Of the 500 left.
| The rolic. communicated wi h the police o
! pu"h"" and last night they received a telegram
which said " Hold boy. Father coming on