The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-01
ADVENTURES OF A QUEER BOY
Ris Strange Visit to BuckinEham
Palace Early i'm Queen We
toria's Reign.

Amid the flood of anecdotes con-
| nected with the late queen and royal
family that has been pouring through
the columns of the press, / do not
think anyone has called attention to
the adventure of the boy JONES'"
at Buckingham palace, a few years
after the queens marriage, says Ed
ward Vizettelly, in London Free
caught within the royal residence,
without anyone being able to ex-
plain how he got there. On the first
occasion he was surprised by por-
ter early in the morning leisurely
surveying one of the apartments. On
being searched, nothing of impor-
lance was ssund upon him, b'lt he
had made up a bundle containing a
sword, a pot of bears grease, and
some old letters.
He was covered with SCOT, from
head to foot, and looked like a sweep,
but denied that such was his call
ing, pointing out that his sooty ap-
pearance was due TO his having con-
cealed himself in chimneys in the
daytime. For awhile he had occu-
pied the vacant bedroom of one of
the equerries, and had left the sooty
imprints of his frame on the sheets.
He stoutly declared that his intru-
sion was not for the purpose of theft,
but to find out how royalty and the
great swells' like royal footmen
lived His examination before the
magistrate created great amusement.
He admitted that he had been in the
palace on previous OCCASIONS, and for
days together. In fact, he had put
up there" he said. He had found it
a very comfortable place. The
apartment he liked best was the
drawing-room. During the day he
hid behind the furniture, when he
was not up a chimney, but late at
night, when everyone had gone to
bed. he walked about, went into the
kitchen, and got his food. Then he
related that he had seen the queen
and her ministers in council. and had
listened to all they had to say. When
asked if he had worn the same shirt
all the time he calmly replied: Yes,
when it was dirty | washed it in
the Kitchen And then he voiun
teered the information that he knew
his, way all over the palace, and had
been right through tin the queens
apartments and all. He had found out
that her majesty was very fond of
politics, he said.
This lad revealed himself such a
pleasant vagab bond. with his anus
ing ways and astounding impudence,
that no very serious punishment was
inflicted on him. He was merely put
away for q short term. Nor did ne
fare very badly when caught Sec
ond time. On this occasion he was
caught crouching in a recess, and, be-
ing dragged out of it. was taken to
the police station. He then told the
magistrate that he had concealed
himself under q safe in one of the
queens private apartments. and had
overheard a long conversation be-
tween her majesty and Prince Albert.
ton for few months, in the hope
of breaking him of the mania for in
truding on the sovereign's privacy, as
the offense was mildly termed. But
soon after his release he was found
prowling in the vicinity of the palace.
Finally the authorities induced him
to emigrate to Australia, where he
evidently blossomed into a well-to-do |
colonist. 1t was soon after these |
events that Baron /Stockmar was
brought over here to introduce order |
and discipline into the royal resi-
deuce