National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-27
pANrALooNs AYD GRIEE
A YOUNG WIFE RUNS AWAY FROM AN
OLD HUSBAND, AND is CAUGHT IN
NANsS ATTIRE

A YOUNG WIFE RUNS AWAY FROM AN
OLD HUSBAND, AND Is CAUGHT IN
MANS ATTIRE.
IFrom the Buffalo Commercial, Nov, Ill
While Captain Edward Frawley, of Precinct
No. ], was quietly sitting in his room yesterday
afternoon, he was. informed by a member of
the force that young gentleman wished to
speak to him: In obedience to the orders of
Captain F. the young gentleman was shown in,
whereupon, and without unnecessary prelimi-
naries, he handed the officer letter, which
read as follows:
BRANTFORD Nov 10 1874
Get these too boys a situation Of Some Kind if
do me great favor. ] remain yOnrs Truly etc.
THos MCMRANs Chief OF Police
BrantiOrd, Ontario.
Having perused the letter, Captain Frawley
proceeded to peruse the features and form OF
the young individual who presented it. He
was well dressed, petite and pretty, with dark
hair and eyes, and pFepossessing altogether;
but still the Captain wasn't happy. he had
mentally "added up'' the young individual,
and the sum total was not at all satisfactory
Further questioning and examination followed,
and the secret was out:
The bashful look, the rising breast,
Alternate spread alarms;
The lovely stranger stands contest
and the detected female laid her head upon
the table and lifted up her voice and wept.
The Captain then demanded to know where
the other Of "these too boys" was, deeming it
likely that there might be another of the same
sort. He was soon forthcoming, and proved
to be youth of some 10 or 20 summers, with
feeble side-wbiskers, named Geo. d. McMeans
a son of the chief Of police of Brantford, and
the author of the letter given above. The de-
tected female was then searched and catechised.
In her pockets were found pack of cards, 4
pOcket-bOOk innocent Of cash, one cent in
specie, and letter from lady confdant.
She informed Captain Frawley that she was
nearly 10 years of age; that her maiden name
was Annie Land; that her parents lived in Hills
dale, Mich, and had compelled her, against
her wishes, in August last, to marry an old
man named Fling, of Hudson, Mich High
lander, we presume. Being utterly unable to
answer the cOnundrum:
''What can young lassle do wi an auId man?''
she gave it up, left her home, and proceeded,
about month ago, to Brantford, Canada,
where she has an uncle. 1t was here she fell
in with the young man McMeans, who finally
persuaded her TO adopt the habilimenJs of the
opposite sex and come to this side in search of
employment. They arrived here a week ago
last Thursday and took up their quarters at
No. 1G4 Palmer street. Though they travelled
over the city daily, in the hope of finding some
thing to do-going into stores and sometimes
conyerSiDg with patrolmen on the streets it
was never suspected that VIII +. Carleton
was Mrs. Fling, of Hudson, Mich, until Capt
Frawley was called upon. By the tenor of the
letter from the lady friend it appears that the
husband of Mrs. Fling has been in search of
her for some time, and is anxious for her to
return TO him.
Young McMeans was allowed to 90 home,
but the female will be detained until the ar
rival Of her trunk containing her own apparel,
which will be forwarded from Brantforl
Meanwhile the husband will be notified by
telegraph. Capt. Frawley considerably gave
the young woman an apartment in the place
of detention for witnesses, where she will be
made comfortable during her soioUrn