The Washington times., 1903-08-22
NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY
CHAINED TO FLOOR
Found by Detective in Alb
sence of Father, Who
Wanted to Keep Young
ster From Stealing.
When Officers Returned to
Take Him to Board of
Guardians He Had Re-
moved ShaCkleS.

Detective Robert Hewlett last night
discovered q nine-year-old boy chained
to the floor of an upper room at S22iz
Eighth Street northwest. The boy had
been in trouble a number of times, and
Lis father. an Arabian. had taken this
method of furnishing him and keeping
him out of mischief. The boys name is
Joseph Abriziad, and he is the son of
Ameer Abriziad, who has fruit stand at
1916 NJ Street northwest
The boy has been bad. He has a habit
OF borrowing any bicycle he sees. and
riding it until he is tired, or the wheel is
broken. and then abandoning it. Three
weeks ago Detective Hewlett caught him
on a stolen wheel, and because of the
lads youth. and the promise of the
father that he would have the wheel re-
paired and returned to the owner, he did
not arrest him. Only yesterday he was
III Juvenile Court. however. charged with
a similar oIense. and this is about the
sixth time he has been arraigned.
Fines Always Paid.
The Board of ChiIdren's Guardians has
been trying to get possession of the
child ali this time, but the father would
always come up with the amount of the
fine. and so the board was powerless.
Yesterday he was fined SO, which was
paid. His sister. Mary Abiziad, eleven
years old. also has a propensity for
stealing. and was recently turned over
probation. for the theft of a dress.
1t was because of this propensity of
the boy that last night, having occa-
sion to look for the thief who had stol-
en- and broken bicycle. be went to the
Abiziad house TO see the lad The
mother. who was hanging up her wash
ing in the tiny court in the alley In
front of the house, informed him that
1T could not be her boy. for his father
had fixed" him. so he could not steal.
why. how is that?" asked the detee-
tive
He has him chained" was the unex-
pected reply.
The detective then demanded to see
Lin. and the mother conducted him into
an upper chamber The room was de-
NOAo OL IuFnlSnlnRS- IN one corner was
a trunk. and on the floor was a single
guilt
Chained and Asleep.
On this guilt lay asleep a chubby lit
tle fellow, who happens to possess re-
markable physical beauty. Around one
bare ankle was fastened a heavy dog
chain, with links more than an inch in
length, and more than an eighth of an
inch in thickness. secured TO the foot
by means OF a paddock. This chain was
passed through two eyebolts. screwed in
the floor, at distance which allowed a
play Of the chain of about three feet.
Where is the key to that lock?" de-
manded the detective.
His father has ii with him in George .
town" was the reply.
Noting Of the fact that the child
was not suffering. he took his departure
and this morning, with the approval oI
Captain Boardman. he reported the mat
ter 10 Agent Douglass. of the Board Of
Children's Guardian
At the request OF the board oi
children's guardians, Captain Board
man had telephoned a general lookout
for the boy. il being the intention of
the board TO press the matter until IL
gets the little fellow in custody.