The Washington herald., 1908-03-24
RUNAWAY BOY SLY
Dyes His Hair and Changes
His Name.
WRITES MOTHER NOT TO FEAR
Tells Her He VIII Come Home When
He Gets 800, but Failed 10 Get
IL when lie visited Washington.
Last Heard from at Wilmington,
DeI.-Started Cut After n Dream.

Special TO The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Nd. March 23-''You needn't
look for me. I've dyed my hair and
changed my name I won't come home
till fan, and then 1 Will bring 800 with
me-"
That is what Joseph Lang wrote to his
mother, Mrs. Katie Lang. of York Haven.
Pa, who came to Baltimore 10 hunt for
him. The letter was postmarked VII
mington. Del. and GATED March Il She
got it Saturday.
Young Lang took every precaution TO
keep his hiding place a secret. He said
in his letter that he did not live in VIII
mington. bat on a farm near there. To
prevent his mother tracing him through
the pcstmark. he took a train 10 Whining
ton. He mentioned in his letter that ne
got round-trip ticket. and would return
70 the farm at cnce.
The boy stated that he had read in the
papers OF his mothers search for him
He said ne wanted her 10 know he was
safe end sound. and was behaving him
self
Met Some Bad Boys.
Joseph told his mother that after he
came to Baltimore ne got in with a
crowd OF bad boys. Realizing that he
would never make the fortune he started
out 20 win II he continued with them.
he decided TO leave the city. He went
to Washington. As he did not prosper in
the National Capital. he took a long trip
through Ohio. Not liking conditions out
there. ne came East again. ending his
trip 1T Wilmington. Del There he Sc
cured work with a farmer. He is making
money and is happy
His mother and sisters were delighted
10 get the letter and 10 know for GER
tain that he was alive and in good com
pany They doubt. however. that he will
return home in the fan with 500. As
Miss Loretta Lang. one Of his sisters
WRITES. 1T is the same story as before"
He wrote a letter from Baltimore last
May in which he promised 10 return
home in six weeks with $40 Mrs Lang
has turned the letter over 20 the chief
OF police OF Wilmington. Del. asking
him 10 locate her boy
Not Found on Farm.
Miss Lang in her letter states that the
report that the boy found on the Keesey
farm. near York, is her brother is false.
She wants the public TO know that her
brother Is still hiding.
The lad ran away from his home near
York Haven, Pa, about a year ago, just
after his family had purchased a little
farm. His help had been counted on to
make il a little Paradise. At first his
mother thought it was Just a boyish
prank, and that he would return shortly
Last May she got two letters from him
He stated IN them that he was working
on farm near Baltimore but would
come home in six weeks. His mother
waited patiently for him. After some
weeks she notified the police. but they
We're unable 10 find him
Started Out After n Dream.
Impelled by dream she started out to
seek him two weeks ago. She had come
to Baltimore After asking the news
papers TO tell OF her search. she went TO
the police. Then she started TO walk up
and down the streets of the city in hopes
Of finding him. Wandering from crowd TO
crowd and street TO street, she peered
into the faces OF the boys and young men.
This excited comment. but when II was
known - =.