Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-23
He Was Attended and
Placed In Prison.
The Boy May be Sent to the
Reform School.
Norton Accused 0! Fighting With
Strap Mayors Court.

-Four months ago, 15-year-old Willie
Tucklng left Milwaukee,. Wis. In Mi
waukee, Willie lived with Ills mother,
but his father, Henry Tucking, lives at
4oS North Maple St, this city, and the
boy came here to visit his father.
Wiilie's father and mother, according
10 the boys story, were divorced sew
eral years ago, and Willie's home has
been with his mother. Not long ago,
AIr. Tucklng married again, and Willie
Tns anxious to soc his other mother
That hc had two mothers, suggested
to Willie that he should divide his af.
fection between them, and Immediate
~ upon his arrival, he became extern
svely gay, by way of demonstrating
to mother No. ., that he was boy of
But by and by, Willie .onged for ex-
citemept, and whom efforts were made
to restrain latent talent for wildness
and woollness, he affected q 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 possl-
BILE that Willie would bite someone,
unless he was promptly muzzled.
Wiliios step-mother than took tum-
Bile to his racket, and was about to
make him look like sick firecracker,
when he became mbued with q con
suming desire to run away from home.
For Willie to think was to act. He de-
cided to run away. and he ran.
He put out for Massillon on the
dead jump" whatever that means.
He only halted long enough, 1t is al
legged, to steal S2.25 from Johnnie
Bulgrin, playmate. Shortly after
Willie's arrival in Massillon, Chief.of-
Police Harrison received communi-
cation from the Masslilon authorities.
1t read: ARRESTED young boy. with
party Of tramps. Says his homes In
Akron, at 40s North Maple st."
Chief Harrison investigated, and re.
piled to the communication: 'qTurn
young boy loose, and head him this
way"
In due time, or two weeks ago,
while arrived here, and went unto his
fathers house. But Willie's step.
mother was there, too. she recoguiz.
cd hIm at once. She remembered him
Of old, and she kept her good eye on
While, r 81
Nothing of an unsayory nature de-
yeloped In Willie's conduct until Tues.
day, when he frightened his step
mother very badly. It was in this
manner, towit:
Willie suspected that his step mother
dIdu't love him, and he felt certain
thar she kept his father Informed re-
lative TO his sons action. so, what did
Willie do. but go and crawl into the
the ice box! Yes, ne wanted to be the
ice man, did Willie, aud he hoped, thus
concealed, TO be able to hear. what his
step-mother had to say about him. He
heard, and her words congcaled his
spirits almost as much as the Ice did
his feelings, and he was much vexed.
But willle's step-mother approached
nigh unto the ice box, and she caught
glimpse OF the top OF his head. She
didn't know who was there, and she
screamed loudly, and Willie had TO
come forth from the box.
On Wednesday morning, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tucking appeared in Mayors
court against Willie, he having been
arrested and placed in the bastile
Tuesday evening. They wanted the