The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-17
They Went with the Circus.

Cleveland Sept. 10 Miss Jeanette
Valdez sat in the prisoners row IN the
police court to-day charged with Va
grancy. She is of slight build, with
light eyes and closely cropped hair.
She was dressed in a sea-sreen skirt.
with white-dotted blue calico waist.
She will be l6 years of age in January
next. Her father, Jackson Valdez. is a
business man Of Wellsyilie, Ohio To
the Sun correspondent the girl told her
story as follows:
Burr Robbins was in Steubensiiic
with his circus on May 23. [ wanted
to 90, but ma didn't want me 10.
went to the show. The girl that was
to do the trapeze act was drunk, and
couldn't do her turn. The mana ger
was mad was standing BY the dress
ing room and said to him: 'Let me try
it He said: You Try it:' and said :
Yes, me- He said: You'd break
your neck, and told him I'D take the
chances You see, my brother that
dead brought some telegraph wire home
one day about year ago, and said he
was going to stretch il in the back yard
and make a circus lady out of me. |
used to give ma the slip and walk the
wire and do trapeze business on it.
Well, the manager said | might try it,
pa: on the other girls tights and did
the trapeze act that night. The man
aser said did il we'll. and engaged me
for three months. We travelled over
the State, and were in Pennsylvania.
When at Sharon, month after [ Joined
the circus. some fellows came over from
Steubenville. They recognized me, and
when they went home they told my
folks. Finally went back home, but
soon after Joined the circus again. l
struck Hudson, and brother of girl
friend of mine lent me a suit of clothes.
l came into Cleveland dressed as boy.
L expected some of the cops would get
onto my clothes, but they didu't. That
afternoon | took my bundle of clothes
to the Union Depot, and in the ladies'
dressing room l changed back to my
girl costume. On Tuesday morning
went down to the park. | saw the sign
Keep OF the Grass but thought that
ddn count, and as l wanted to see the
water that comes from under the rocks,
just thought Ed get little nearer by
stepping over on the grass. The police
his badge, and said, Certainly. Then
the officer brought me to the station.
Which would | rather be, a boy or a
girl? Why I'd rather be a boy. by a
good deal. Why, when | was with the
circus l could go out with the boys and
stay out late, and it was all right. but
if had been girl | wouldn't have been
allowed to do it.'' The Judge sent her
to the House of Refuge.
LEAPING FROM HER WINDOW.
Nyack, Sept. 10 On Monday Nyack
burgh & Ashley circus and menagerie.
Jessie sherwood, a stepdaughter of Mr..
Henry Ennis of West Nyack, attended
the show in the afternoon with her
mother and was greatly excited by the
performance. On returning home she
insisted upon going again that night,
but her parents refused their consent.
She retired TO her room at an early
hour.
In the morning Mrs. Ennis went to
her daughters room, and was surprised
to find that Jessie had disappeared.
The window was open, and the mos
quito netting had been torn off. The
room was on the second floor.
Jessie is % years old, but is not APP
parently over IL years of age. She is
tall blonde, rather good looking, and OF
a retiring disposition. She is not a
strong-mlnded girl, but her conduct has
always been exemplary. 1t is believed
that, overcome by her desire to 90 to
the circus again, she jumped out OF the
window and went to the show, and it is
feared that she is in the hands of some
person connected with the circus.
Policeman William L. Cara brant is
now following the troupe.