Allegheny County PA Archives History .....Robert Peters Of Oakdale, Complaint To Commit To Reform School January 28, 1899
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   Complaint made before G.W. Land, Justice of the Peace. by J.W. Guy, Burgess 
of Oakdale, and Mrs Maggie Foster of Oakdale that Robert Peters is incorrigible 
and has no parents or guardian.  He has been received at various times into 
homes of charitable persons.  Refuses to go to school and is not amenable to 
discipline.  
   Mrs Maggie Foster deposes that she has taken said Peters into her house but 
cannot do anything with him.  He has slept in her barn four different times 
since.  When she tied to aid him he would not go to school and is incorrigible.
   
     

Additional Comments:
Notes made at the time of the boy's commitment to Western Pennsylvania Reform 
School at Morganza:
   Robert Peters, #5655, Division C.  Parents dead.  Stepfather William Leggett 
living at Toms Run (Federal P.O.), Allegheny Co., Pa.
   Has been living with different people about Oakdale, last with Mr. 
Cunningham.  Sent here for not behaving himself at places where he stayed, not 
going to school.
   Description: Height 4' 9 1/4"; weight 83 pounds.  Brown hair, blue eyes, 
dark complexion, freckled.  One vaccine mark on left arm.
   Age: 12 Feb. 2, 1899; received Feb. 11, 1899.  Born Penna. of American 
parentage.  Presbyterian.  
   4 younger sisters.
   Can read & write.
   Swears, lies, steals.  Does not use tobacco, is not intemperate.  Has not 
been arrested before.
   
 
 
  
 
   
   

   

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