The Washington times., 1906-01-23
WASHINGTON BOYS
JAIL BREAKERS
Laurel Locks Failed to
Hold Them.
LADS RUN AWAY FROM HOME
Police Sergeant Arrests Them in Mary
land as Suspicious
Characters.
LADS RUN AWAY FROM HOME

-Four youngsters who ran away from
their homes In Northeast Washington
yesterday and were locked up at Laurel.
Nd. last night. were among the missing
this morning.
The lads were William Harvey. OF SIS
First street northeast. James Burns.
4l5 X street northeast: Steven Gleason.
235 Massachusetts avenue northeast. and
another youngster who said. Il live at
225 K street northeast but 1 won't tell
my name" The other boys were asked
to tell the name of the lad but they re-
fused. saying they were sorry that they
told their own.
The boys were members of a gang"
which hung out" near the corner of
Fourth and X streets northeast. and
each talked the other into believing
that there really was goou reason for
running away from home. Yesterday
morning the lads rose exceptionally
early and met at their hanging out
place
Each Carried a Bundle.
Each carried a little bundle under his
arm, evidently containing a clean shirt,
stockings. handkerchief or collar. About
4 o'clock they walked into Laurel, Nd,
twenty-one miles from home, with no
money or friends. They were walking
at brisk rate, and all were whistling.
LAS We Go Marching Through Georgia"
Sergeant Kaiser, who had been talking
20 another man in front Of a grocery
store. saw the caravan moving up Main
street, and thought there was need for
investigation and hurried after the
boys
They led him a merry chase up the
street. but were finally cOTralled at
pump, where they stopped 10 get a drink
OF water. The boys were questioned,
but refused 10 answer.
Kaiser concluded that he would have
10 do some Sherlock Holmes work TO
get al the bottom OF the matter, and
started out by looking them over from
head TO foot. On their shoes he saw
some red clay.
You youngsters came from Washing
ton and walked through Hyattsville.
said Kaiser.
Who told you that?" inquired DR..
Watson Harvey.
A Little Deduction.
Nobody. The kind Of mud you have
on YOUR shoes cant be found anywhere
except HyaJtsville. l saw it there this
morning when I looked al the new sewer
they're building"
Why not say were from Hyatts-
vile?' he was asked.
Nope, You look like you have brains.
so you must have come from some
place other than Hyattsville. But
will say you boys slept in your clothes
all Uight?'
How YOU guess it?''
Cant I see the wrinkles in your
trousers and coats, and those feathers
on your backs. And can't 1 see you've
got clean shirts IN those bundles"
A citizen was called 10 assist Kaiser.
and they took the boys 10 the lookup.
The lads made verbal and physical pro-
test at first. They were finally usheTed
into the little frame lookup. and told
that the door would be fastened and key
thrown away If they did not tell their
names This produced the desired effect.
and between their hystericsl walls they
told their names and addresses. One
of them was obdurate and held out TO
the last. and il is not known what his
Kaiser telephoned to Washington that
the boys had been taken into custody
and their parents could have them ii
they came TO Laurel TO get them.
Birds Had Flown.
This morning the parents of the boys
went 10 Laurel and Kaiser met them
at the station. They walked to the lock-
up. Kaiser opened the door and said
There they are in there"
But they were not in there"
The locks on the doors had been picked
but no needles were found on the floor
nor was there anything else thai would
give the slightest clew as 10 how the
trick had been turned. The parents Of
the boys returned TO Washington empty
handed. II is thought the runawa IS
continued on their journey away from
Washington, because Laurel was secured
and no trace OF the youngsters couiG
be found.