The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-26
RUNAWAY CHILDREN FOUND
THE FREIkS or TUO GIRLS VINO
WON'T STAY At HOME
Girls Of II ana IN Years Respectively who
have been Three Times Furiuvcs- Singing
by Day and Lodging In - Hotel ut Night.

Girls or II and IN Years Respectively who
have been Three Times Furitivcs- singing
by bay and Lodging In ~ Hotel ut Night.
A reporter for The Sun called upon Mr.
and Mrs John Collins of 1927 East Twenty-fourth
street Yesterday afternoon. The call WIS in re-
turn for one that Mr.. Collins made upon THE
Sun on the evening previous. when he got THE
Sun to announce for him that his two little girls
Annie. aged 10. md Mary. aged H. both Of
whom he described as bright and good looking,
had been missing from homo for more than
week. Mr.. Collins also called at Police Head
quarters. whore he gave n description OF his
daughters and had general alarm sont out.
Just rs the reporter reached the Collins home.
n note was received that they were at the Thir-
ticth street police station. Why the two little
Collins girls should be missing the reporter
could not imagine when no was told they Ind
run away. and had not been. rs he ut first sup
posed. abducted. 1t is humble home, yet
neat and Inviting one. The father and mother
are intelligent. industrious. and sober. While
getting ready to 20 to the police station the
father and mother told the story Of their way
ward girls Both are bright and knowing beyond
their years. they said the elder has stood well
In her classes at school. learning with unusual
quickness,. Last April the two disappeared at
midday They wont straight to the house of
brother OF Mr.. Collins. who has small farm in
Westchester county, near Woodlawn, and said
they had been sent to make visit. Their rela-
their everyday dresses. They stayed there
nearly three weeks. Meanwhile poor Mrs.
Colin WIS passing her nights without sleep.
and the anxious father was spending half his
nights. after long, hard days Of labor in search
ing the streets. He applied to the police. but
| ing children found its way into THE Sun. The
stati2p agent At Woodlawp saw IT and took 10
| children home. and urged that they should not
be whipped for their freak. though they had
| thssh hold mn mol t.tv MI
row. Tho parents were Of the same mind. Tho
girls remained gu ety at home attending school
Annie the elder, begged for new dress 70 wear
on The h m Her mother replied that i could
missing again. and later in the day The iai6er
discovered that So IS was gone from his coat
aenI n to Westchester. 4 letter was sent to tho
| uncle. The reply was that the girls had gone
there and that The aunt had pSt them on
| had turned themselves loose in the great city,
prssierring ii TO their home.
nights were again entered upon by the
parents. Again general alarm wassent
out. and after midnight one night :, early
| last week they were captured in Broad
way near Eighth street and taken 10 the
them home at 5 in the morning. They we're not
| beaten. No one could ascertain whore they had
been, About 10 o'clock Of that day Mrs. Collins
sent the elder for some groceries. Since then
| nothing WINS seen or heard Of them 10y those
who know them until the despatch yesterday
A liiilo family consultation was held before
| Collins went for the girls Yesterday afternoon:
| The mother. her eyes red with weeping, wanted
| the little Bohemians brought home. The father.
| doubtless. with the recollection Of many watch
iul hours spent in tramuing through the city.
thought they would have to go TO some Catholic
| institution. The Colllnses ars good Catholics.
" ANY way pleaded the mother. " bring them
| home until morning.
At the police station II was nscertained that
| Oni'er Rrmly. Iust as he was going on duty at
| noon yesterday. discovered the pair In Broad
way. near Eighteenth street. He spoke to them.
hut they would tell nothing. So he set boy
| after them. who ascertaned that they were the
| lost ones. By this time they had gone into an
| lee cream saloon and were dividing 10 cents
| worth of cream. They had "a cents and me
| song book Mary carried wrapped in u brown
| paper. their wardrobe which consisted of two
pieces Of dirty ribbon. Il small comb. and two
A. they were led out Of the police station cells.
their mthrr. standing at the desk. shook his
slovenly. He was about TO speak To them. but
they edged sueny up to the bar. ignoring him
The elder. who is responsible for all this ad-
venture. is slight girl. hardly four feet nigh.
| with gray eyes, which are quick in movement.
vet very cool n expression. Her other features
are good and altogether her face is interesting
am m,yb Sh IN n e y nn germ might 6 pe ,S cad
and hump, and the younger already shows n
womanly contour; Her eyes are large, brown
But they both looked very much put out yester-
day. Sullenness was spread over every feature.
| yet = look ~ determination. too
Where had they been iving;"
Al hotell'
No. 10 Worth street. between Centre street
and Baxter street
As the party Of 1--WE logged down 10 the Jeffer-
son Market Police Court in Sixth avenue bob
tail car. the officer and reporter tried to con-
verse with the runaways but TO little purpose
| The cars above might have Numbered twice as
often and many times louder than they did.
they would have but slightly interiercd with
This prccocious pair OF heroines-ior such
they seemed to regard thems-lvcs-hnd evil
La natt
They were hardly Mines. jerks. but they were
infinitely more impudent without being halt so
dispnting between themselves and got thereby
q little OF their wanderngs: The eldest had
second hand one. though. The night before she
had earned thirty four cents singing.
The question was met with supreme con-
tempt. aud she turned her face toward the
The oincer learned from them that they had
always heen well and kindly cared for at home
They didn't leave because OF cruelty, or pow
way that she wanted 10 DE her own mistress !;
she wanted fine clothes and Ia see all that was
going on. They had sung ON the Rockaway
boats some, not every day..
Where have you been p
10 answer; only an eyerted gaze SRa long.
chose to bc they both were as deaf as a post
SO they were ranged in the line. OF prisoners
In the court room and at their fathers request
they were sent 10 the Protcctory.
As they stood waiting for the commitment to
DO made out the smaller admitted that She
would rather 70 home that she would stay there
ifAnnie woul q let her. Then Annie looked down
upon her with scorn.
II was learned at 40 Worth street that they
had lodged there since last Friday night. They
did not enter their hotel" until Just rs tho
lights were being put out NJ midnight. II they
got around earlier they waited outside for tho
hour for closing, Then they went up TO a small
room that they occupied together and alone for
25 cents n night. At 10 in the morning they
arose and went up Centre street.
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Collector Merritt. First appointment