The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-13
HOME DAY
AFTER OWN FUNERAL
Boy Supposed to Be Bur.ed
Was Alive and Well.
RAN AWAY TO SECURE WORK
Unknown River Victim Mistaken for a
Tacony Youth and Inferred at the
Family's Expense-Says He's Sorry
for All the Trouble He Has Caused

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. I2--WhIle his
relatives we're still sorrowing for James
Russell Glasgow, who was supposedly
buried on Monday. the boy. well and
hearty. calmly walked into his auuts
house at Tacony. Some hours later when
the agents Of an insurance company
called TO pay the policy on the boys
life. the risk himself met them at the
door with u smile on his face.
Such Is the strange state Of affairs
which developed late yesterday afternoon
in Tscony. and which somewhat resem-
bles the adventure of Mark Twain a.
Tom Sawyer. and his chum ''Euck" Fins.
Of early Mississippi days
Russell is fourteen years Of age, ana
has bad habit Of running away from
home. he lived with his aunt, Mrs.
Mary cutleyhow. on Keystone Street.
above Cottmau. Tacony. lie left the
house on July 16 with the intention. he
says. of finding work and later return
ing to surprise his aunt with the results
Of his industry.
Finding no employment il Tacony he
boarded The "peddIer-s" train for Bris-
toll. where he managed 10 secure a posi-
ton IN Gilmore's wallpaper factory.
Through TIE kindness Of a stranger. Mrs.
Holt. OF Al Darn Street. he was given q
good home, and with the s. he earned
each week be was getting along we'll
In the meantime his aunt searched
I Tacony high and low for the boy
Finally on Friday OF last week she read
Of an unidentified boy found drowned
/ IN the Schuyllill. She fastened to the
/ city and a the morgue identified the
I drowned lad as her nephew Her con
/ victiOn was based ca the facts that the
( boy had a lump on his right ear. similar
/ to one caused By a baseball bat on Rus
sell. and that be had light hair and
/ long slender hands
Funeral Over Wrong Body.
I The body was taken to Tacony. the
I funeral duly held on Monday. ana one
/ day later the Unsuspecting cause Of all
4 the trouble calmly made his appearance
/ The boys whereabouts were discov-
/ cred by Emma Evils, who lives near the
! Cutleyhow home and works ia the Gill
more mill at Bristol On her way to
work on Monday she saw a group Of
/ boys playing ball Looking closer she
was amazed to find that one OF them
was Russell Glasgow. She at once no.
titled her brother. who told Mrs Cut
/ leyhow Yesterday morning the latter
! sent her two foster sons. Henry and
+ William Glasgow, to Bristol. where they
found the hayward boy and brought
( hlm home
The "Risk" Was Alive.
So concIuslvs Gid the evi Eenee o.
young Russen's death appear to be
that yesterday representatives Of in
surance companies called on Mrs. Cut
leyhow 10 pay the money due her or
the death OF her nephew But the
money was never paid, for standing il
the doorway was the risk In the
very best Of health.
Russell now saws re is thoroughly
ashamed OF himself and viii never run
away again. Of the remarkable results
Of his conduct he cannot fail 20 be re-
/ minded. for prominently displayed il
the paTlor CT his home is a beautiful
/ cushion of roses. on which IS inscribed
/ il immoTtelles the mouTnfuI words
! Cur Russell"