The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-17
YOUTHFUL MERCHANT OF p
LOSES IS CENTS AND CAN'T
EARN LAST NICKEL TO
SQUARE HIMSELF.
Missing Five Cents Infuria,e. wors,
Who Neari Kills Her Boy-Iad
Compelled To Escape on
Root Naked

Because he was unable 10 make
~ the last nickel Of IS cents he naa
lost. Robert Taylor. a newsboy. agvd
Il. was stripped OF all his clothes.
and beaten until blood covered MS ia
tle body, last night BY his mother.
Mrs g. W. Fawcett. llls Market
street. according 70 the police 10
escape the drink frenzied woman ne
was compelled TO run. naked out
over the back shed roofs. His screams
alarmed the neiEhborhood: and no
ice officers interviewed. taking the
woman and her boy 70 the station.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Fawcett
gave Robert IS cents with which TO
buy his evening papers. She always
MADE II a point TO know Just how
many papers he could buy and lust
now many be sold: her check on the
money was perfect. The boy started
Out In his usual unkept, ragged con
ultlon. AT the News rooms be 1oined
other youthful merchants who were
indulging in a game Of muble-ty-peg in
The press room.
The boy had his money IN his trouser
poSAet-a quarter and two nickels The
same s,,,l, sreM exciting and he shifted about
rom the back OF his hand. ana achieved
the final stunt Of throWinE hi oVer his
IN ,,S CT, Al last the press started and
mat only newsies know. started.
Money Gone
" heh ne came out OF the mailroom
that quarter and two nickelS Tbey
seat es ne Ir,Sd 20 80 back 20 the
quickly and asked Tor half nc numbsr
~ papers ne usually bought. Then he
IN S,i. Srdeit and obtained II from
me NeWs circulation manager
out on the street the sales went had
-. re couldn't sell even this small
nearly near 10 on n y RaP 1.5, lie fought until
a. w ana went home. Ills mother was
intoxicated. Il T. said. She demanded
S on9 5 money OF the day. Robert handed
angry questions: Where is IN. o{her
MCKEE! What did you do with All me
papers you bOuEht7''
lost 30 cents was the only -,
Ettlatloh the boy had TO offer Mrs
FaWcett worked herself into "A fr.,,,,. ~
s -, thsn stripped her boy TO beat him
Sne used a many time doubled ciothe
nhe rope. Great welts are an over the
boy back and hips. His left ey. a.
,,'ctsy closed from blow from his
~ lump where he struck the floor.
-. same bloW that hlached his eve
started S,'iJ ms nose to bleeding and blood
was scattered all over his body
Escaped Through window.
Almost beaten unconsciOu- he escaro5
through a window onto A hack roof A.
mat moment the police arrived having
DteH called by the aroused ueighbor-
hpoa- AIRS. tawcett wore only her night
CLONES which were stained by her son =
blood she rststed Officers West In
uou Hastings and Minard who made me
arrest. '''e
The. boy fell out OF bed and hurt
himself she said.
The Officers rescued the lad from the
ro9t. clothed him, and took him 10 the
police station. Humane OFFICER shell
don Joseph was called. After the hoy
hsd told his story Of the loss Of the as
cents and had been cOmfOrted. he was
turned over 10 Constable Carrigan Tor
the night Mrs. Fawcstt will be ar.
Talgned this morning In police station
flans VIII be made 10 fix a home for
the boy 50
Robert Is the son Of Mrs. Fawcett by
by "a second husband. These two bs bies
boy and "A girl. were taken TO the Day
Nursery last Friday. Mrs Fawcett was
arrested last Tuesday for neglect OF
her children which were left alone for
- hours az time. She was placed in
me county jail. Saturday her present
husband brought his weeks paw and
turned u over To her. She was released
on promise 20 do better. but IL was
thought best 20 take the two sma Hest
chiidren TO the Day Nursery
When asked last night Robert said
that hts mother otter beat him until
she bloodies me" IL was stated last
night that Mrs. Fawcett would probably
be given six months in the work house
and that her children would pcrmaneutIy
be taken from her.