Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
IN JUVENILE COURT
BOY TELLS STORY OF TRAVELS.
LAMP-BREAKERs FINED.

Telling an unusual story of travels both
in Europe and in America, Samuel
Senescu. a fifteen-year-old boy, held the
attention Of the Juvenile Court for half
an hour late yesterday afternoon. The
boy was in court to answer a charge OF
willful destruction of property as a result
Of smashing another boys bicycle several
weeks ago while at the summer camp of
the Working Boys Home near Chevy
Chase. The outcome of the proceedings
was the placing of young Senescu on
three months probation on condition that
he make restitution for the value of the
bicycle.
When placed on the witness stand the
defendant told the court that his father
was former leader of the Royal Hun
garian Band. and that he necessarily was
compelled 10 travel great deal, on all
of which trips Samuel was taken along.
Il was born in New York" Samuel
added. land when l was only two years
old my father got a divorce from my
mother. and took me with him on his
travels. He went to Europe to play
with his band. and l went with him. We
travelled through Italy. Spain. France.
Germany Switzerland and England, and
while in Germany I went to one of the
German schools for several months.
Has Many Stepmothers.
after we came back to America my
father married again: in fact, he married
several times. after obtaining as many di-
vorces. and 1 can't remember the names
of all my stepmothers. Finally my IA
Their took me to Spokane. Wash, where l
lived until December, 1906, and then ran
away because it didn't seem like home.
Since left my father I've been travelling
about the country. lot of fellows show
ing me how to beat my way on freight
trains. / came across the continent. stop
ping every now and then to work in one
place or another. in freight cars.
Il came to Washington four or five
months ago and was doing odd jobs about
town and living at the Working Boys
Home. when l broke this bicycle and
skipped
Where did you skip to-" the court
asked.
Il went from here to Alexandria and
then worked my way to Norfolk. where l
was employed as a galley boy on one of
the passenger steamers going from Balti-
more to Boston. I went up to Boston and
then back to Norfolk. where I decided to
go to the police department and ask for
help. They held me for a detective-Mr.
Trumbo. think it was-and sent me back
here"
Lack Of Viciousness.
II OeNelOpSu tndl "nlle at the boys
camp Samuel borrowed the bicycle of one
Of his fellow-campers, Ralph Strayhorn,
and while riding down hill near the Zoo
the chain broke and the wheel dashed
into telegraph pole. breaking it badly.
Samuel was ashamed to return to the
camp and report the destruction of
Ralph's wheel. and rather than do so he
made his way to Norfolk. Judge De-
Lacy decided that there was no vicious
ness in the destruction of . the bicycle
and so placed the boy on a short period
OF probation.
Another case before the Juvenile Court
yesterday afternoon was that of three
boys, Percy and Samuel WEIGH and
Vivian Fiat. fourteen. thirteen and
twelve years old, respectively. charged
with throwing stones at electric street
lights between Chevy Chase and Tenly-
town. 1t is alleged they broke ten or
twelve of the lights. The boys were fined
81 each.