Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-22
WILLIakSPORT BOY
SEEKS ADVENTURE

Walter Pineau, nfteen-year-old
boy Of Williamsport, who, armed with
a large revolver and a box of car
tridges, in emulation of dime novel
hero started out from home on Thurs
day, wound up his career Of adventure
in this city, suffering tthe indignity
of being disarmed and spending near
ly two days in the lookup. He was
released yesterday noon and permitted
to return home.
On Friday evening the boy appeared
before Officer Voris and asked whether
it would be possible to secure lodging
in the "Station House." He was dis
posed to say little about himself ex-
cept that he was in need of nights
lodging. He was accommodated and
permitted to seek such rest as he could
| find on the hard benches of the bas-
tile.
On Saturday the officer began to
think that boy of such tender years
roaming over the country constituted
circumstance that demanded inves-
! tigation. The boy was accordingly
searched when aroung his body we'll
secreted under his clothing was belt
| to which was attached holster or
leather case in which was contained a
32-caliber revolver.
The officer asked the boy what he
meant by carrying concealed deadly
weapons. The answer was that travel
ing alone out on the country roads he
was apt to be overtaken by highway
men and he wanted some means of de-
fense. The officer discovered that the
revolver was empty and he asked the
boy where the cartridges were. He
replied that he had none. He was
next asked how he expected to defend
himself without cartridges in case he
should be attacked. "Oh, 1 would
draw the pistol, and put up a bluff, y
was the ready reply.
The boy insisted that his name was
Walter Pineau, the son of Joseph Pin
eau, of Grand street, Williamsport.
He admitted that he had been reading
novels and that he started out Oh
Thursday proceeding to Reading. On
Friday morning he went to Blooms
burg, where he spent the day. He
seemed undecided as to his future
movements.
When the boy was placed in the
lookup he wore a hat. When the
officer called upon him Saturday ht
found him wearing a cap. He wa
taking things very coolly, making
himself as comfortable as possible.
The officer asked him where his ha
was and following directions found i
in one of the other cells. The finding
of the hat however, resulted in anoth
er discovery, more important. Unde
the bench carefully tsecreted was I
box of 32-caliber cartridges, to fit tin
pistol.
The boy was disarmed, after which
while he was detained in the lookup
} the officer called up the WILLIAMSON
Chief of Police, gave description o
| the adventurous lad and asked if h
was wanted The answer was tina
, the boy should be held until noon yes
terday, when unless Williamsport wa
heard from it was suggested that h
, be disarmed and turned loose. Assum
} ing that the boy told the truth an'
his home is in Williamsport the au
thorities there had plenty of time ant
data to work ON but it seems nothin.
came of their Investigations.
/ The boy was held until noon, when
in absence of further information
, from Williamsport, he was given hi
freedom. The pistol and cartridges
however, he was obliged to leave be
hind. He was not disposed to demu
much but was glad to go on his way
, apparently quite willing to assume al
risks of meeting highwaymen with
out the precaution of being armed.