Westmoreland County PA Archives History .....Complaint Vs. Edward Ayers To Commit To Reform School June 23, 1899
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Complaint made before H. Abbey, Justice of the Peace of Westmoreland County, by 
Mrs. E. Ayers of the Borough of West Newton, mother of Edward Ayers, aged 12.  
His father is dead.  He is uncontrollable; lies, steals, jumps trains, keeps 
bad company. (signed) Mrs. E. Ayre
     Isaac Cooper of West Newton deposes that he is the grandfather of Eddie 
Ayers.  Will not obey his mother; jumps trains, refuses to attend school, 
continuously getting into trouble. (signed by mark)
     J.T. Baer deposes that he lives in the same house as Eddie Ayers; bad boy, 
incorrigible. (signed) J.T. Baer
     

Additional Comments:
Notes made upon the boy's arrival at the Pennsylvania Reform School at Morganza:
     Edward Ayres, No. 5707, Division A.  Father dead.  Mother Mrs. M.E. Ayres 
lives on Water Street, West Newton, Westmoreland Co.  Sent here for stealing a 
keg of beer from Railroad Station.
     Description: Height 4'5'; weight 61 pounds.  Light brown hair, gray eyes, 
fair complexion, freckled.  One vaccine mark on left arm.
     Age: 12; received June 27, 1899.  Born Penna. of English parentage.
Lutheran.  Parents not intemperate, do not own property.  2 older brothers, 1 
younger brother, 1 older sister, 3 younger sisters.  Can read & write.  Swears, 
steals, is intemperate.  Does not lie or use tobacco.  Has not been arrested 
before.

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