Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-02
He Was Attended and
Placed In Prison.
The Boy May be Sent to the
Reform School.


-Four months ago, l5.year-old Willie
Tucking left milwaukee,. wis. In Nil
waukee, Willie lived with nis mother,
but his father, Henry Tucking, lives ut
4oS North Maple ST., this city, and the
boy came here to visit his father.
Wiilie's father and mother, according
20 the boys story, were divorced sew
eral years ago, and Willle's home has
been with his mother. Not long ago,
Mr.. Tuck!ng married again, and Willie
was anxious to soc his other mother,
That he had two mothers, suggested
to Willie that he should divide his af-
fectIon between them, and Immediate
lysupon his arrival, he became exten.
slvely gay, by way of demonstrating
to mother No. ., that he was boy Of
no common qualification.
But, by and by, Willie .onged for ex-
citement, and when efforts were made
to restrain latent talent for wildness
and woollness, he affected n very taci-
turn disposition, and addressed him
self with much ferocity to the task of
combing few kinks out of his dear
little step-brothers and sisters. He
was cross to the baby, and snarled at
the others. At, times 1t seemed possi-
BILE that Willie would bite someone,
unless he was promptly muzzled
Wiilio's step-nother than took tum,
BILE to his racket. and was about to
make him lookalika H. sick frecracker
when he became imbued with con.
suming desire to run away from home
For Willie to think was to act. He do,
cided to run away. and he ran,
He put out for Massilion on the
dead jump" whatever that means
he only halted long enough, it is al
legged, to steal $2,25 from johnnie
Bulgrin, playmate. Shortly after
WilIie's arrival in Massil!on. Chief-of
Police Harrison received commuui
cation from the Massillon authorities
II read: ARRESTED young boy, with
party OF tramps, Says his homes In
Akron, at aoS North Maple st."
Chief Harrison Investigated, und re-
piled to the communication: "ruru
young boy loose, ard bend him this
way"
In due time, or two weeks ago,
Willie arrived here, and went unto his
fathers house. But wiilie's step.
mother was there, too. She recoguix.
ed him at once. She reaemb cred hin,
OF old, and she kept her good eye on
willie. t#aJ
Nothing of an unsavory nature de-
yeloped In wlllie's conduct until Tues.
day. when he frightened his step
mother very badly. It was in this
lnannor towit:
Willie suspected that his step mother
didn't love him, and he felt certain
that she kept his father Informed re.
latiye to his sons action. 30. what did
Willie do. but go and crawl into the
the ice box! Yes, he wanted to be the
ice man, did Willie, ana he hoped thus
concealed, to be able to hear what hi'
stnp-mother had to say about him. HI
heard, and her words CONCEALED hi,
spirits almost as much as the Ice die
lila feelings, and he was much vexed
But wliie's step-motber approaches
nigh unto the Ice box, and she caugh
a glimpse OF the TOP OF his head. sh'
didn't know who was there, and sh
screamed loudly. and Willie had t
come forth from the box.
On Wednesday morning. MI. AM
Mrs, ruclipg appeared in Mayor
court against Willie, he having bee
arrested and placed in the bastil
tuesday evening. They wanted III