Westmoreland County PA Archives History .....Complaint Vs. Michael Zwierczenski  To Commit To Reform School April 7, 1899
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Complaint made before William Carey, Justice of the Peace of Westmoreland 
County, by Mrs. John Casbuyer of Jeannette, Westmoreland Co., mother of Michael 
Zwierczenski, a minor.  Said infant absolutely refuses to work and steals 
everything of value to procure money to buy drinks and cigarettes.  He never 
returns home until the early hours of morning and uses profanity to me and his 
sister and throws stones at us.
     John Casbuyer is the stepfather of the said Michael Zwierczenski and 
testifies the same.  He has threatened to burn down our house. (signed) John 
Casbarra)
     William E. Yeager of Jeannette deposes that he sees defendant loitering 
around the corners of our town and runs with a bad gang of young of 
questionable character.  


     

Additional Comments:
Notes made upon the boy's arrival at the Pennsylvania Reform School at Morganza:
    Michael Zwiezuski, No. 5674, Division F.  Mother (error; should read faher) 
dead.  Mother remarried to John Cashbuyer a glass worker living at Jeannette, 
Westmoreland Co., Penna.  Sent here for not staying at home.  Claims his 
stepfather did not treat him right.
     Description: Height 5'6'; weight 144 pounds.  Light brown hair, brown 
eyes, fair complexion.  3 scars from cut on head near front.  One vaccine mark 
left arm.  Bullet wound scar on left leg.
     Age: 17 on May 3, 1899; received Apr. 7, 1899.  Born Penna. of Polish 
parentage.  Catholic.  Stepfather intemperate.  Mother not intemperate.  
Parents own property.  No brothers; 1 older sister, 2 younger sisters.  Can 
read and write.  Swears, lies, steals, uses tobacco.  Is not intemperate.  Has 
not been arrested before.
     (Note: in the 1900 census for the Pennsylvania Reform School, the name is 
given as Martin Zwieznski.)
  
     
  

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