Allegheny County PA Archives History .....Complaint Vs. Samuel Robinson For Commitment To Reform School May 22, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara W. Brown buwbrown@comcast.net September 8, 2008, 4:04 pm Complaint brought before Frank J. Shellman, Alderman of Allegheny County, by Samuel Robinson, father of Samuel Robinson, born Jan. 8, 1885. Uncontrollable and incorrigible; will not attend school. (signed) Saml Robson, 1517 Prebel Ave., Allegheny. Ruth Robinson, mother of said Samuel, corroborates her husband's statement. Signed by mark. Ellen Hendricks, grandmother of said Samuel, deposes the same. Signed by mark. Additional Comments: Notes made at time of the boy's arrival at Pennsylvania Reform School, Morganza: Samuel Robinson, No. 5689, Division C. Parents living at 1517 Preble Ave., Allegheny, Penna. Father Samuel Robinson a teamster for Lea & Hamilton. Sent here for not going to school, disobedience. Description: height 4'7", weight 77 pounds. Brown hair, dark blue eyes, medium complexion. No marks. Age 14 Jan. 8, 1899; received May 23, 1899. Born in Penna. of American parentage. Attends what church: N.P. Father intemperate, mother not intemperate. Parents do not own property. 3 younger brothers, 1 younger sister. Can read & write. Swears, lies, steals, uses tobacco. Is not intemperate. Has been arrested before. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb