The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
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SERIOUS CHARGES MADE GUEST OF KINDLY OFFICER
Policemen, OF First District Make
Youngstcr Comfortable Until
Parents Arrive.

Destined. evidently, to be one OF
the worlds famous trave.ers, William
Limb, four years and three months
old, Of South Boston, arrived in Ricn-
imond yesterday afternoon on thu
$40 p. Nj. train OF tho Southern Rail.
way, leaving his family totally ull.
aware OF his whereabouts and his ues-
.tlnatlon.
I. my names Billy" he said to Ser.
geant thinner. az tho big, OTHER took
MN IN tow. II like your city because
it's got so many horses. j think Ill
stay s
Z Meanwhile the boys father Henry
w. Lamb, was securing all the byways
of tho metropolis OF Halifax county,
and had all tho officers thee gathered
Into great ssurchlng party. Mrs.
Lamb was nearly prostrated bs ankle
ty, in her Imagination fancylng every
possible danger to her eldest son. 1t
search that Mr.. Lamb was Informed
by the Southern train dispatcher IN
South Eoston that William had board.
ed a train for Richmond. and was then
we'll on his way for a visit to the
capital city.
Nude Way With Pic.
AS soon Us Billy Nl ASSN NuS
met by Sergeant thinner. the officer
took him to a dairy lu..ch nnu treated
him to a quantity OF PIE. The 1ittis
follow helped himself libera.ly. ana
then said that he would like some
more. The sergeant fed hin until he
was full.
.Come with me,"esaid Sergeant zim-
mtc.. and. with all the trust In the
world. the visitor placed his hand III.
that OF the big officer ana went with
him to the Fl,st Police Station. There
he was Introduced to all tho other
officers ana said that he was glad
to meet them.
But along toward the shank OF the
day. little Billy began to grow hungry
again, and visions OF his once happy
home floated before his weary eyes.
He thought OF his waiting mother and
OF his waiting cot, OF his little sup
per. and his nightly prayers. and a
little tear drop 2olled down his
checks.
Are you hungry?' asked one Of the
officers. and the boy nodded his head.
Another officer was dispatched to get
to eat for the little visitor.
and another hearty meal was given
him. He ate 1t with relish. and then
curled himself up In chair. ana was
soon sound asleep. They moved him
into the captains office. and there he
slept until the arrival OF his father
shortly before II o'clock.
OF Well Known Family.
Little William Lamb is the grandson
OF the late Colonel William Lamb. oil
Norfolk. who won renown In the Civil
War as the hero a. Fort Fisher, and
4, ~
years. He was four times Mayor oil
was chairman Of the Republican City
Committee. Some of the old soldicrs
daring descended to his grandson. for
the little fellow was not one whit
afraid when he arrived In Richmond
yesterday afternoon. He soon dried
his first tears. and lost himself in
dreams. /
He was too sleepy to explain how
he boarded the train. but said that he'll
rode in one of the passenger coaches,
and was not disturbed until he got to
Richmond. 1t is supposed that he
climbed in behind some passenger and
went unnoticed until it was too lateI
to send him back or to discover who
he was.
Collected Treasures.
Mr.. Lamb traced him from point to
point In South Boston, and finallyI
learned that he had boarded the train.
Billy had bought a pencil, and from
some hardware store had gotten q
pocketful of nails, and from another
source u lot OF baseball pictures. He
was careful to save them all and took
them back with him. 35i5y
Billy chung close to his father, and
seemed to lose his desire to remain In |
Richmond after seeing his parents
face. Father and son returned last
night. and arrived in South Boston ut
3 "a. NJ. There was no possible way
to get into communication with Mrs.
Lamb, and she did not know that her
boy was safe and sound until he was
once more In her arms Mr.. Lamb
thinks IT will be some time before his
son takes another trip, as close watch
will be kept on him until no is old
enough to achieve his ambition to go
70 2 city where there are lot OF
horses.