Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-26
RUNAWAY
BOYS FOUND
Two Families of HopeIaWn
Made Happy--0 Boy
Has Already Returned

HOPELAWN, Oct. 26.-Two fanis
lilies have been made happy here by
the finding of their wandering boys.
The two boys. John Pado, fifteen
and Fred Gumbosh of about the
same age, disappeared over the
weekend. The Gumbosh lad re-
turned home yesterday, while Pado,
was caught stealing rides on freight
trains bound for Canada. will Oe
home within a few days, his mother
having forwarded money for his re-
turn. The stories of the runaways as
told by their families contain con
siderable human interest.
Twelve year old Margaret Gum
bosh is not as fortunate as other
children of her age. Since the death
of her mother two years ago, little
Margaret had to take up the duties
Of the household in addition to her
school and prepare breakfast and
dinner for her s~tepfather, brother
and another sister, Dora, fourteen,
who is working at a cigar factory
and contributes to the expenses of
the house.
The Gumbosh family lives just off
Florida Grove road in a small house
that was built by the mother her
self. 1t took her years to construct
the little house and over-exertion
was the probable cause of the young
woman's death.
Margaret returned from school
| late yesterday afternoon, carrying
the food supply for dinner when
a reporter of the Perth Amboy Eve
ming News asked her about her
brother, Fred, who disappeared on
Sunday afternoon but returned home
yesterday. He claims that he did not
go with the other boy, John Pado,
| who also ran away.
The sister said John pretended
that he worked for a few days. but
did not collect his pay. His step
father went with the boy to get the
money and asked the stepfather to
wait on the sidewalk. he disappeared
in the woods lear Florida Grove
avenue.
Fred has caused a great deal of
| trouble to his mother as well as the
stepfather, Stephen Ovary. He ran
away four times and on one occa-
\ sion he broke his leg. The boy would
not divulge where he spent the two
days.
With tears streaming down her
face. Mrs. Mary Pado, mother of
the fifteen year old John Pado, who
ran away last Sunday afternoon, told
of the grief that she, her hus-
band and her six children under
went, since the disappearance of her
boy from home. -.
He was an unusually good boy,
said Mrs. Pado yesterday afternoon,
in the kitchen Of her house while
preparing dinner for her large fam
lily. He never spoke of any wan
derlust to anyone and the only
thoughts that came to my mind,
that my boy has met with an acct
dent. 1 wrote to every relative to
be on the lookout for him, as l
would never think he would run
away from home" the mother de-
clared.
John worked up till late Saturday
night at the Tottenville Terra Gotta
Works. He left home about 4 O'Clock
and disappeared. His sister, Rose.
eighteen years old, went from house
to house on Sunday midnight, after
her brother did not return home.
The family did not sleep the entire
night and finally decided early Mon
day morning to communicate with
the police of Woodbridge township,
who sent put a broadcast notification
to police officers in Pennsylvania.
This morning Mrs. Pado received
a wire from N. l.. Baker, police SER
geant of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, that John was
caught while trying to make his way
to Canada on freight trains and IS
being held there. The mother wired
$40 for travelling expenses and the
boy will be returned to his home to-
day accompanied by an officer.