Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-14
WAT ..R1OWN LAD
APiiGl ADVENTURE
RUNS AWAY AND COMES TO
GRIEF IN MILWAUKEE.
Raymond SchiffIer Finds that all
is not Gold that GlitterS-Like
Bill Nye in New York, Cream
City About Nine Sizes too Large
W i'll Go to Reform School.

morning gives the following account
of the adven lures OF Raymond Schiller,
a Watert,wn lad, in the Cream City,
The story. as told by the Sentinel, is
undoubtedly true 50 far as related by
the youth, who, in his temporary un-
happiness, had happy faculty of play
ing on the sympathy of the Milwaukee
guardians of the law. The facts in the
case are that the youth deliberately
ran away from the home of his adopt
ed parents, solely bent on adventure
and knowing full we'll that his adopted
ed father was in the Isle Of Pines. The
youth soon after his arrival in the me-
tropolis began to realize that he was
coming in contact with the rough side
of the world and that call is not gold
that glitters." 1t appears that the
youths impression of Milwaukee chang
ed and made him feel as Bill Nye did
in New York-that the pesky town
was about nine sizes too large for him.
It seems that young Schiller has
penchant for engineering mischievous
scenes, which, in many instances, he
puts into execution The lad is not a
thoroughls bad boy, but possessed of
just enough of the s'Old Harry" to
keep those with whom he comes in
contact in guessing. The story of
young Schiffier's experience in Mil
waukee as told to and by the Sentinel
is as follows:
Without an overcoat and claiming
to have lost his mitsens, small boy,
II years Cf age. came shivering with
fright and cold into the police station
a few minutes before midnight last
evening. He asked for lodging for
the night, and gave his name as Ray
mond Schiller, and that of his father
as Charles Schiller of Watertown, who
is interested IN the fruit business in
the Isle OF Pines.
"For two days the boy had eaten only
three doughnuts and during that time
he maintains that he had been unable
to find drink Of water. According
to the story told by the boy, he was
sent to Milwaukee Saturday morning
by his mother to find his father, who
was in the city, and who was wanted
at home. He became lost and was
unable to locate his father. Late Sat-
urday after he had been wandering
about the streets all day he finally 10
Gated the address where his father
was supposed to be. The place was
locked AM be was told by a neighbor
in the vicinity that his father had gone
to Watertown.
''The lad then sought out the rail
road station intending to take an even.
ing train tack to his home. He had
been carrying his railroad fare in his
mittens, and when he arrived at the
station found that he had lost his nit
tens, Frightened at the thought of
being alone IN the city without money
enough to buy food or lodging, the
boy however, refused to appeal to
anyone for aid. He went to seat in
the corner of the station and there re-
manned during the night.
'Late yesterday afternoon he decided
to again find the address where his
father was employed. The place was
again found to be locked, so he ap-
pealed to one of the neighbors. A
generous neighbor gave the half
starved boy cents to buy some food
and advised him to go to the police
station. Il was afraid that they would
think that | had run away from home
and would lock me up. I didn't want
to go to the depot again, so I walked
around on the streets. When it begun
10 SeC ldCc gov 50 Colu eud1 CoulOu
stay out any longer so thought that
1t would be better to be in jail than
freezing on the streets.
CATER telling his story to Lieut.. Mil
ler the boy was taken to a nearby res
taurant where he ate four sandwiches,
two pieces of pie and drank two cups
OF coffee. After the half starved
youngster had been fed he was given q
bed ct the station and this morning he