Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . gs, whenever op-portunity offered, unawares to his pa-rents. During that time, by dint ofhard savings, he managed to procuremoney to pay his passage to the fron-tier. From 1862 until the spring of 1866he gradually grew tired of the opposl- 680 LATTER-DAY SAINT tion manifested toward him by his pa-rents; hence, although a bound appren-tice, he resolved to leave home for Utahin May, 1866; he was, therefore, bap-tized March 25th of tha
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . gs, whenever op-portunity offered, unawares to his pa-rents. During that time, by dint ofhard savings, he managed to procuremoney to pay his passage to the fron-tier. From 1862 until the spring of 1866he gradually grew tired of the opposl- 680 LATTER-DAY SAINT tion manifested toward him by his pa-rents; hence, although a bound appren-tice, he resolved to leave home for Utahin May, 1866; he was, therefore, bap-tized March 25th of that year, previousto his departure for Zion. In companywith his companion, Richard Sedgwiclt(an apprentice to a picture-framemaker), he started for London by landand water, arriving there on the day they went to the ship Amer-ican Congress, which was chartered tosail on the 23rd of that month. On themorning of the 24th, just before theboat set sail, they were much surprisedon being confronted, while on deck, bya London detective and Mr. ThomasCarter (Richard Sedgwicks employer).On the charge of absconding from theirapprenticeship they were Hundreds of the passengers gatheredaround, and one of the most sorrow-ful scenes in their lives was witnessed,while they bid sad adieu to their manyfriends. The boys were then taken tothe Thames police office. For the firsttime in their lives they slept in a morning they were handcuffedand taken to Middlesbrough, wherethey spent another night in a cell. Thefollowing day they were tried anddischarged; the decision of the courtbeing that the expenses connected withtheir capture should be deducted fromtheir wages. On the 17th of the fol-lowing month (June), the two boysmade their second attempt to leavetheir homes. As they were about toembark on a steamer, they were inter- cepted by Brother Avesons next day (June 18th) Robert Ave-son made his third attempt to leavehome; he went to Glasgow, Scotland,from th
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