The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
JOHNNY THE ADVENTURER
Young Runaway Decides to
Come Home After Ills
Partner Takes the Cash.

| Eight year old Johnny Moran has
again fallen into the hands of the police.
/ Johnnes father and mother and the
police say he is a very bad boy. They
| say he runs away from home every time
| he gets the chance and that he is an
| inveterate liar, who has a faculty for in
vention that is at times wonderful and
always puzzling. But at last he has been
found out and now the authorities have
| him in charge awaiting the result of a
conference with the lads parents.
The result of this conference will prob
lably be the same as those of the past
/ He VIII be turned over to his parents
with threats of dire punishment if he ever
does 1t again. Though the lack of con-
| fidence may discourage Johnny no one
| thinks that he will not do it again.
Johnny,s adventurous nature first be-
came apparent about year ago. He was
The police were asked to look for him
and they found him asleep in coal box.
He was returned to his home with threats
of swift and terrible punishment if he
ever did it again ringing in his ears.
But the very next time Johnny got the
chance he again fed and again the police
were called upon to find him. And he has
been missing and has been found a great
many times since.
A month ago he took a trip that last
ed a week. He got very hungry at the
expiration of that time and the resources
that helped him to roam became exhaust
ed so that he temporarily lost ambition.
He returned home and suffered painful
spanking. Three days ago Johnny met
kindred spirit in "a great big boy who
lives up our way and together they
started off. They realized fifteen cents
from the sale of scrap iron and empty
soda bottles, and with this capital started
out. The heat of the city was oppressive
and they decided to leave it for the more
refreshing breezes of the river banks. But
they did not like solitude such as the bor-
ders of the Hackensack or the Penny
Pond afford. They therefore decided to
rub elbows with their superiors who troll
ley to Bergen Point and risk their necks
on the path along the Kill Won Kull.
They boarded a trolley car and in due
time arrived at the Point, with their
capital considerably impaired. But be-
tween the two they succeeded in gain
| ing possession of two bottles of soda
water and two ham sandwiches. A close
investigation of the methods cannot be
made without making Johnny and 'the
great big boy who lives up our way
something more than seekers for innocent
adventure.
Johnny's friend lacked his experience
and became rather uneasy after sleeping
all night on the grass with the heavens
as their only covers and he deserted,
taking with him the remainder of the
combination's capital. Johnny was there
fore stranded and he became rather nerv-
ous.s He lost interest in the surroundings
and wanted to get home.
1t was long walk, so Johnny decided
to beg his carfare. He approached a lady
and handed her a rare story of a sick
mother and hungry brothers and sisters.
and he got the five cents. Then his
spirits rose and he decided that so long
as he could go home when he wished he
might as well see some more of the
Point and again he possessed himself of
soda and ham sandwiches. About 10
clock last night he started home and
reached Warren and Grand streets about
II O'clock Then an officer took him to
the station house. Johnny spent the
night in the Third precinct station house
and this morning he faced Police Justice
Hoos and was held to await the arrival
of his parents.
He lives at No. 1863 Thirteenth street.