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Son of  Richard and Ethel CAREY, 181 Williams Road, Hawksburn, Melbourne

HE DIED TO SAVE US REST IN PEACE

It seems that James was orphaned at a young age and was an inmate of St. Augustine's Orphanage, Geelong.

James Stuart Carey, one of the inSt. Augustine's Orphanage given considerable trouble of late by absconding.   He has been arrested and returned from Fitzroy, Warrnambool and other centres. He left the institution again on May 11, and was found by the police tow days later in a railway truck at the local station.  A youthful escort was sent to take him  from the watchhouse to the orphanage, but he became so violent that help had to be secured. Shortly after the watchhouse was left Carey drew a knife and stabbed one of the  escort, Frank Kelly, on the left side of the face. Kelly was removed to the hospital and his assailant was returned to the watchhouse cell. 

WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THIS
UNRULY ORPHAN ?
For about the tenth time in his short career at St. Augustine's Orphanage, the young desperado, James Stuart Carey, aged 13, escaped from the institution on Saturday night, and performed another characteristic exploit, which will bo his last for some time at least. He was reported missing from the institution early yesterday morning to the police, whose crime report had not reached the outlying stations when a burglary at the Curio railway station during the night was reported to Constable Stewart, of North Geelong. Carey had gone through the building four months ago, and Stewart guessed at once that he was again the culprit. The window pane had been smashed with a stone, and the catch forced  back by hand. No money was stored in the office, and Carey amused himself by trying the punching machine on tickets he took from the cases. Constable Stewart set off in a pony gig towards Melbourne on the lookout for the lad, and some distance out learned that his quarry had doubled back to Geelong. It transpired that he had cut his foot in a barbed wire fence, but when the constable came up with him near Cowie's Creek, he forgot his injury, and sped like a deer along the creek. He had a long start before the constable could got through the fences, and barefooted he headed for the boggy valley leading towards Moorabool. The officer found his boots an impediment, and while he was dragging one foot after another through the slush, the youngster was increasing the distance that separated them. The chare continued for two miles along the bank of the creek,  and just when he appeared to have the boy run down, Stewart had the bad luck to trip and fall headlong down a washout towards the creek. As a last resort he produced a  revolver, and firing a shot into the air, called on Carey to stop.
The lad more than once has shown his absolute fearlessness and daring, and the report of the weapon only made him increase his speed across the paddocks. His wind at last gave way, but he was not at the end of his wits, and scaling a tree sat with an air of defiance glaring - at his pursuer below.
Bluff and entreaty were useless to induce his descent and two farmers came to the constable's assistance to pull the boy from the tree. He was driven to the watch-house and a  report of his doings was, made verbally to Superintendent Beck. He directed at once that Carey's return to the Orphan age should be prevented. He considers it unfair to the  Christian Brothers and the public,that such a scamp should be placed in pleasant surroundings, and has instructed Sergeant Mullins to send the boy to tho Reformatory for detention.  Young Carey has a mania for entering railway stations, and it will be remembered that on one occasion he stabbed his guardian in the cheek with a penknife.