The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28
A Girl Goes West in Male Attire.


The Inter-O Ocean, of Chicago, says: Cap
tain Hickey of the South Division, receiv-
ed dispatch from police headquarters
night before last, ordering him to send an
officer forthwith to Englewood to meet al
incoming train In compliance with the
mandate from the superintendent the cap
tain sent one of his men uninstructed ex-
cept that he would there meet the conduct
or, who would direct him. When the Off
Ger arrived at Englewood he was told by
the conductor that gentleman OF the
train had been robbed of $55.
Who the perpetrator was he had no idea;
but the nervous demeanor Of one of the
passengers who wore Kossuth hat and
brigandish cloak, had excited his suspi-
cions. When the train arrived at Chicago,
among the passengers who debarked were
two parties, one a sensibly-appearlng, ma
tronly woman of 80 and the person with
Kossuth hat and cloak. The latter was
the first to leave the train. With the as
sstance of this gallant the lady of 80
stepped to the platform, and the two in
company walked to the Gault House,
whittier they were followed by the suspi-
cious conductor.
When breakfast was almost over at the
Gault House, yesterday morning, a police
officer named Slayton appeared, and re-
quested the parties to hurry up, as they
were wanted at the Central Police Station.
TI,o o(Yl t,~o haf C,,Nar;nfanI
ent of Police Washburn. When the door
had been closed very softly, shutting in
the two persons and the superintendent,
and shutting out the officer, the occasion of
the arrest was discovered. The Kossuth
hat brigandish cloak did not cover mas
.culine head or masculine figure. This
disguise was quite perfect, but, on being
accused of being Of the female gender and
of having donned mems attire, the pris-
oner admitted her sex and told her story.
She came from Massachusetts, to enjoy a
trip in no particular direction. When she
started out, a week or two after Christmas,
she had no intention of ending her travels
in Chicago more than in any other locality;
bDt WOulu hOliO IL oiiC ONuiu. NhO
left there, she said, Of her own will, and
thought she had perfect right to do SO.
She had met with no trouble since her de-
parture until now and she could not i'm
agine how she got into her present elk"
She would be II years old next June. AS
to the cause of her leaving "down East"
vague reference was made as to the ex-
istepce of stepmother.
AS to love, or any other foolshness of
that sort, it was perfectly preposterous.
She was not susceptible, nor was she pur-
suing-lile Nemess-anybody who had
wronged her or her family. Her sisters she
her family was eminently respectable. Tc
spare them modification she desired hei
name should not be known. In her time
she had been to slots of places" among
others "the Boston Museum and at Capt
May" She was not afraid Of any ques
tions that were gentlemanly.
If she was disguised in mems clothes i
was nobody's business where she got them
She didn't steal them, at all events" VIII,
the girl is is mystery, but the object o
her trip is evidently nothing else than
love of adventure, mainly due to too mucl
stepmother. Superintendent Washburl
will telegraph to her family when he cal
ascertain who they are and where the,
live. He took the girl home with him las
night.