Mark Ward and James Green, 13 and 11 years old, respectively, were carried back to their Charlotte homes this morning by Concord police officers who found them in the Southern passenger station here last night. The boys told the officers they ran away from their homes on Tuesday and since then had been in Salisbury and Concord.
Young Ward is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Ward of Brevard street, he told the officers, and young Green is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Green of Tenth street. The boys left Charlotte, they said, because Mark’s father was going to whip him, James having agreed to go along as his companion.
The youths told the police officers they walked part of the way to Salisbury and back to Concord, but rode most of the way with persons who picked them up. Mark told the officers that he ran away from home once before, going into the country where he stayed a short time. James talked as though he had never been away from home before.
Both youngsters were delighted when Chief Talbirt told them he would see that they got home. They were anxious to see their mothers, especially, they said. When found here last night the boys had 10 cents between them. They were given cots in the city hall and were fed this morning by the city.
From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Thursday, Dec. 10, 1925
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