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FROM THE ARCHIVEMar 25, 1917·Washington, District of Columbia

FATE OF A BOY IN MEXICO

Scanned from Evening Star, Mar 25, 1917
FATE OF A BOY IN MEXICO
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The Otfo Continued family grown upmurried some of them while Curlie was lead killed in Mexico ami Koddywell it was awful to think what hud become of Koddy Me Rue hung for killing a man in England tnm 1 1 i i r j wnai nau interested nrown 11 seemed wus not the terrible end of which it appeared he was already a ware. It was tin boyhood of young Bp Mcltao that he had asked about. What kind of boy was he Like other boys or different Had he ever noted strangely run away from home or anything at all that seemed strange. There had been many questions of that kind put to the millworker but he had not been able to rennll anything unusual about his playfellows actions.

Now thats what we got in Spiltrn. Mr Johansen said the District Attorney the instant Scarborough had litiished Id like to discuss it with you in a minute but first 1 want you to hear his Its the London cable. He opened a paper taken from his desk and began to rend Lionel WcllesIlewilt fiftysix years jld born England good family disinherited by father drifted to Continent lived by gambling.

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