The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-19

here they sought sleep under the protect
ing branches of several bushes. They
remained in the park all night and until
yesterday about noon, when they were
arrested by Park Policeman L. F. Davis.
1t appears that Davis had seen the boys
lettering about the park. and when he
questioned them he seems to have been
dissatisfied with their replies. Davis took
the boys TO the Sixth precinct station on
charges of vagrancy. There all the
prisoners said they We're students.
Prior to the arrest of Walker and ms
companions. Edward Mclaughlin and
Edward Kennedy had been locked up at
the station on similar charges. Lleuteh-
ant Moore learned from Mclaughlin that
he is a graduate OF the western division
of the High School at Kansas City. MS
home, and is now a medical student at
the College of Physicians and surgeons.
Kansas City. The prisoner stated, also
that he and Kennedy started out to see
tn, exposition at Buffalo, and afterward
intended TO visit an aunt of the former,
Mrs. Nora McGovern, of East Eighty
sixth Street, New York City The boys
had some money. and went to Buffalo
over the Wabash Road. one day was
enough for them at the exposition. and
went to New York. No trace of Mrs. Nc
Govern was to be found, according to Nc
LauShlin, because she had moved to an
other part of the city, and her address
was unknown to neighbors. However.
Mclaughlin and Kennedy spent several
days in the city. searching for Mrs Nc
Govern, and seeing the sights. Then their
money gave out. Life in New York with
out funds was impossible. so Mclaughlin
says. and he and Kennedy accordingly
boarded a freight train for the sunny
South.
In Baltimore the boys left the train be-
cause of the police. but late Friday night
they again took a train for this city.
They arrived Saturday morning, and
walked about the city that day, searching
for work. At nightfall they had no money
nd yn,-x dot m inc n
the town. A train was making up in
Northeast Washington yards when Nc
Laughlin and Kennedy entered the yards.
Both boys hid behind big truck. and
Mclaughlin says he saw two men loiter-
ing about, whom he took for "hoboes,
waiting for a train. Just as the freight
was going to start from the yards, Nc
Laughlin and Kennedy left the shelter of
the truck. They started for the train,
but We're Intercepted by the two strange
appearing men. who placed Mclaughlin
and his companion under arrest. The
strangers announced themselves as De
tectiycs kcarns and Scott. of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. and took Nc
Laughlin and Kennedy to the station.
There the prisoners told their story to
Lieutenant Moore.
and his comp anions were arrested yester-
day, that ali five boys belonged to the
same crowd. This theory would seem to
be given color by the fact that the shirt
worn by each boy is precisely similar to
that of the others. The shirts are all Of
black silk. and apparently are of the same
make. Otherwise. however. there appears
nothing which would tend to connect the
prisoners with each other in any way.
1t is possible that friends of the youths
may be communicated with today by the
police. No such request was made by any
of the prisoners last night: but any action
on this line will be taken subsequent
TO the hearing Of the cases in the Police
Court