The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-19
A Truans Cir In Boys Clothing.


. pvvA eKA am .FYAIR-A ar <sf BY ral POLICE.
About lo clock yesterday alns ofssr woolsy one
OF tbe Chiefs special DESERVES brought before tbs Chief
Of Police . small sized girl, dressed in . very tasty
usr in hey clothing, whom he arrested ct the hosiery
store OF Richard ysnablss, No. ls2 Canal street. whore
she had engaged herself clerk and was discovered BY
pos attending behind the counter in that capsciy
The police officer, appears, was placed in possession
OF her description BY advertisement cut from the Nsw
YoSx HERALD setting forth that Eliza Ann Peacock or,
she sometimes called herself 'Mss Smi hers" and "A E.
o. had absssnded from Phlsdeph is the 4th instant
giving description OF her female attire having With Asr
handsome little terrier dog and that from the questions
whi,h she had besn known TO ask In Philadelphia the
Of her departure it supposed that her intentions
to to Now York and pressed to England The
following is the .dvertiseuent:-
TWENTY-FIVE DOLL AIRS REWARD.
her sS%' in a, ssr i AN
iisls is.s Sus . the .sou.sr: .ns a.s sssIas
head all wsrt the les eyod; NEAT hs dSurs
I.a On yhs. shs lei ~ grey asd I'm
visib. cl.sh ee,,r cloak trimmed Win di.
Il. sst:'e aa ssst s''.
trimmed With dsrs blue serg,asns braid nsas blue plaid
r.o quilt snt.r.tir .ldskr grey h.nns snasrn...h
nCunisd pors.nonnsis containing hsi .ssr.
II s was or s VIZ .ns
his meek con aiming her address n Sa, %'
English eS,rao,i0n Captain; vessels win please ss
ssrSs her the Now Pss
such VII be .hs esn, Of or,.s her her
cre,isg under ,he seversst penalty Of the law.
She IL but IA years OF age as appears BY the advertise
ment and when leaving she vas knows to have hA In
her possession sI2 So portion OF which 1t Is supposed
she appropriated for the purchase OF her costume.
OH 49, .l~ 80 a-
appearance well calculated to deceive people Her
voice, although feminine, was not than many
lads Of her age.
She Is alleged to be adopted child, but tbs names
Of the parties claim her In Philadelphia do not
yet appear.
The most remarkable part OF this affair Ia . letter
which she wrote purpsrHg to have been written By her
mother for the purpose OF ri ling her In procuring stu
alton in this city. At two places, II seems where
che went trial. she occupied tbs bed With boys
but her not dis She applied to Mr. Ever
DELL Of No. 3O2 Broadway as boy for situation, bat
before he would engage her he requested sndA
tiop, and the next day she produced letter. OF which
the following is correct 'oPs- 90,
Mr. EvERDELL-In compliance with the request fmy
s g liz
III foSr was W. s., born IN Me"pG, h.1' he remained h
,rayns nesry all she mo iii wi hin 'he las, ave
u S1s ours 'aS H h Ss
echooi New Market street I'LL within the las. during
which time he bss been assisting about the house and
think may safely that he iron, and cook
but being unable along WE'LL ne few since took
to drinking, which made matters t Since that
time have endeasored, by embroiiering to support
the family but my health Is continually fail
inS and not not, long since Edsara said y me.
get place for Am old enough 20 do something and
then can live easier acluiesed for knew something
must be done and thought be old enough 60 seek
ployment and Wednesday he lett for New York Az
iof MS character think would no, soon md 70
hol esy faithfully and truly for time and
feel quite that less partial shan would
the same. Yours, truly, 3 kURRAY.
B-Hesiing that neighbor OF ours going to New
York entrusted the Letter in his charge.
shs passed under the name of ward Murray. Whom
spoken t, in The Chiefs oice the Of her
sumI that disguise, ths wou1 make sharp and pert
answers, not being willing to assign for her
conduct She expressed however . willingness to re-
turn back to Philadelphia but refused to 60 until the
police her fasotite Cog which had bssn left BY
her at houss in Fourth street She exclaimed with
tee passing down her cheeks Whenever go my dog
must 20 sith me, osnnot part With him This Chief
OF Polio. oetaoed her in custody aud pnc des
patch forwarded TO Pnlacslpbs, Announcing her
rest she expressed dssirs to change her and
said she woue back 10 Philadelphia tho omsnt
that her s dog brought TO her bat she could not
think OF Leaving without him.
The Chief Of Poll, for the dog and Ia
short time he urnad wi n he little animal, and .
interesting ms-ttg .ook plass the girl and
her little pet Shc then felt sA ds and expressed her
readiness 10 return home tslagrApnic despat IN
received from philadelphs In BY
send reliable person convey her TO Philadelphia