The anti-monopolist., 1874-12-03
From the Buffalo Express. Nov. q !

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About four o'clock yesterday after
noon compactly-built person of me-
dunn height entered No. i station-house
and asked if the captain was in. The
visitor was of elegant form, neatly
dressed in suit Of black broadcloth,
and wore hat of stylish shape, and on
being conducted to the Office of Capt.
Frawley, handed him letter, Of which
the following is copy
BRANrFORD. Nov. 10.-Captain Of
No. ! Station, Buffalo, New York:
Please find employment of any kind for
these two boys, as one of them is my
son. Yon will confer favor upon me.
l remain yours, j. MCMANN,
Chief of Police, Brantford, Ont.
The captain rea the letter and be-
gan to look closely at the bearer, whose
delicate little hands, feet, and general
appearance did not appear to him to
him to belong to boy. He decided
at once that it was female that stood
before him, and then asked for her COM
panion mentioned in the letter. She re.
piled that he was close by, and stepping
out for few moments returned with a
young man, apparently about twenty
years old, with light side whiskers.
The captain concluded that the sex of
the companion was what it was repre-
sented. He then invited the suspected
person into his Office and said to her,
''you are no boy"
The reply was, Eyes. / am, and will
soon be q man." Further questions
were put by the captain, when the Wis
itor broke out crying and said, 81 am
. mf rried woman" She said her
maiden name was Annie Finn, her age
nineteen years, and that her parents
lived at HillsdaIe, Mich. Last August,
much against her wishes, she was COM
PEELED by her parents to marry an old
man named Finn, q well-to-do farmer
living 1T Hudson, Mich, . few miles
away from Hillsdale. She never lived
happily with him, and she finally con-
cluded to leave him, and about q month
ago went to Brantford, Ont, where she
has relatives living. 1t was at this
place that she decided to adopt the
uale costume, and purchased suit of
clothes, and threw away the garments
che wore. About ten days ago she left
Brantford, came to this city, and went
to boarding house on Palmer street.
There she made the acquaintance of
sever,l young gentlemen, and evenings
she whiled away the hours by playing
euchre with them. Every day she
sought employment Is = messenge-,
clerk. or ofice-boy, but Was never sue
cessful. Since she has been here she
said that she had visited several places
Of amusement, aud went by the name
of Willie Carlton.
In response to Capt. Fawley's ques-
ton, as to why she did not remain
dressed - . woman, and content her
self with doing woman's work, che re-
piled that she thought that she could
make more money If she assumed the
garb Of . man; besides which she de-
sired to feel independent and have
good time. Her male companion, she
asserted, is the son Of the chief Of po-
lise Of Brsntfort. Ont, and while stay
ing in that place last summer, she made
his acquaintance. Yester day the young
man came here, and finding the girl out
Of money and employment, he deter
mined to do something for her. There
fore he wrote the letter which she had
just handed, and signed his fathers
name to it.
After the conclusion Of Annie's story
the oficers searched the girls clothing,
but found nothing save pack Of cards,
one cent, and . mouth harmonicOn.
She WAS provided with comfortable
quarters, and her husband and parents
have been telegraphed to.