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Request by Lad T ouches Officer; Father Is Freed“Papa Ought to Bo at Homo, Says Tot—“We’ll Send Him There,” Replies Assistant Chief, and Door Swings Open.The hearts of even the stem men at police headquarters were softened yesterday, when a wee bit of a boy stepped timidly up to the captain’s desk and asked that his father be allowed to go home.“Mama wants to see papa/' he told Patrolman Joe Reubart, who was acting as captain.A scribbled note was passed up to Assistant Chief of Police Edward Portley.It read:Please let Dee Bessey out. He ought to be at work. We owe quite a bit of room rent and we will have to move Sr.turday unless it is paid. We have no ; money and there is hardly anything In the house for the children to eat.Well, what do you think about it, sonny? Mr. Portley asked the boy.“I guess papa ought to be at home, he said.“And I guess we will just send him home with you, Mr. Portley answered, reaching for the keys to the cell room where Bessey was held.In a moment the boy’s futher was freed.“Oh, papa, was all the youngr'.er could say, as he buried his head between hisfather’s legs.After a severe admonition to properly care for his family, Bessey was allowed to go home with his son, Garland.
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Joplin Daily Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Wed, Nov 15, 1911
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