The evening world., 1909-01-22
TWO HUNGRY BOYS
LOCKED IN FLAT;
PARENTS IN JAIL
Woman Probation Officer
Rescues Children of Couple
Held as Phone Robbers.

Through the detective work of Miss
Rose McQuade, probation officer in the
West side Court. two crying, hungry
little boys, sons OF the man and
woman arrested charged with rob-
bing a slot telephone, have been res
cued from the apartment where they
We're locked for two days, while their
parents were In prison awaiting ar
raignment,
Also It was Miss McQuade who dis
covered after Central Office detectives
had failed, that instead of being WILL
lie Of No. 204 West Eightieth street.
the prisoners are Arthur and Title
DAILY. of No. 1873 West Ninetieth street,
1t was from the latter address the
little boys were rescued.
The Days were arrested late Wednes-
day afternoon In Ponds drug store.
Broadway and Seventeen street. when
tho buzzing OF a now device attached to
the telephone slot machine attracted a
clerks attention to their presence In
the booth.
After DAILY and his wife were ar
raigned yesterday and held for further
| examination one OF the prison matrons
told Miss McQuade there was a woman
in the pen" who had complained that
her two children had no one to care for
them while she was locked up. Miss
McQuade Immediately went into the
pen" and represented herself as a
prison missionary worker to Title DAILY.
whom she found In tears.
Feared Boys Woule Starve.
Tell me where the children are and I
will see that they are looked after" said
Miss McQuade. That is my business. -
Don't let any one know the address
give you" TITLE DAILY said. II would
not tell 1t at all except that am afraid
my two little boys will starve to death"
The fiat is n smartly furnished one OF
six rooms, for which the Days have
been paying $50 month. AS Miss Nc.
Quade unlocked the door the sound OF
childs faint whimper!ng came to her
ears. and, after passing through two
rooms, she came to bedroom. On the
floor two smudge- faced. frightened little
boys sat, close together, their cheeks
streaked with tears and with few
neglected toys lying nearby. At sight
of the probation officer they began to
cry afresh, but she soon Gained them.
Given to Gerry Society.
Eddie. seven years old is the elder
Where's mommer an popper?" he
cried, They went away yesterday an
amt come back an Jimmie cried al
night"
Miss McQuade assured them every
thing would be all right and sent out fo
some milk and Creckers, Which the It'll,
fellows were mighty glad to get. Sh,
then communicated with Mag STRAIT,
| Cornell and he sent Probation Officer
| Van Curen to turn the boys over t
| Agents Robinson d Cosgrove, OF tn,
| Children's Society.
When Title Daily was told her rea
name and that of her husband had beer
discovered through her children she a
| first was hystcrcal, but Gained dowr
soon and said she would stand any pun.
ishment so long as she knew that hel
| boys were being taken care OF. Hei
| husband didn't take the matter sc
calmly. He is said to be victim OF the
| morphine habit and his nerves have
| gone to smash since the arrest They
were held In 800 bail each for Specia
| Sessions to-day by Magistrate Cornell
THE boys were as pretty pair OF
| little fellows as ever | saw" said Miss
| McQuade, and 1t wrung my heart ia
| find them In such a condition. couldn',
| tell them their parents were In jail"