Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-29
. a Girl,s Adventure.

Miss Evelyn HoeY Puts ON q Suit Of Her
Brothers Clothes and Goes to Palmer
Mass.-Rer Father Brings Her Back
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock Mr.. Fred
erick L. Hoey. harness maker living st
284 Grand street, returned to this city accom-
panied by his eldest daughter, Miss Evelyn.
They came from Palmer, Mass, and under
circumstances quite out of the ordinary.
Miss Hoey is eighteen years old. and when she
returned she wore the customary habili-
ments of the gentler sex, although when she
left the city last Saturday she went attired a
la the lords of creation. She looked quite
natural, although her hair was cut short In
the prevailing style among the young men of
the present day.
The facts of the strange case, as ELECTED by
. conversation last evening with Mr.. Hoey,
are these Last Saturday morning about nine
o'clock Miss Evelyn told her younger sister,
who with the gray haired father are the only
members of the family, that she was going
out to buy pair Of shoes and have tooth
extracted. She was heard to go up to her
room and afterwRrd to leave the house. She
wore gossamer over suit of one of her
brothers clothes. Her hat was an ordinary
Derby. She took the train for Springfield,
probably after having her hair cut She
went as far as Palmer. At that place the at
tention of a constable was called to Miss
Hoey, and he approached her and told her
that he believed she was a girl. She admitted
that she was, and asked him how he knew.
He told her that she had better go to his
house, and that his wife would care for
her until he could send to her
father, whose address she gave him. He
teleRraphed for Mr.. Hoey and he left the city
Sunday night. When he reached Palmer it
was early in the morning and he was driven
to the house where his boy-daughter was
stopping. She seemed pleased to see him,
and inquired if he had brought some OF her
clothes along with him. He told her that he
had. She was perfectly willing to put them
on and seemed glad to think that she was
coming home. The father had to purchase
a hat for her, as she had nothing but boys
hat. They started for New Haven and ar
| rived here at 5 o'clock yesterday, as stated
above.
Mr.. Hoey says his daughter gives no ex-
PLANTATION of her strange freak, and that he
has asked none. He does not believe in
| calling her to strict account of herself too
/ severely. His opinion is that he has been,
| If ANYTHING too Ienient with his daughters
| since their mother died, as he was very anx-
| ious to make home pleasant for them. They
are both handsome and well-behaved girls.
They read novels extensively and it is
| thought Miss Hoey's escapade was result of
the influence of her reading She was merely
of ''for little racket" and seemed to have
no definite idea of where she was going or
how long she would stay. There was no one
with her and Mr. Hoey does not believe any
one besides herself knew of her going
Mr. Hoey is genial gentleman. and his
four sons are all young men of good charac-
| ter who are earning their own living. One Of
| these sons has portion of his wardrobe in
| the house and it was from this that his sister
obtained her travelling outfit. Miss Heey is
| contented at home and says she has had
enough of masquerading as boy.