Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-30

died some time previous, would have
been II he had lived.
UNDER THIS POWERFUL PATRONAGE,
he lad Was given place in the paint
ID q to learn the trade and was pro.
viued with clothing and ther SUBJ
santial aid by the Lake family. After
being confined 10 the shop he 70 |
under the close observation OF his fel.
low workmen aud 10 was oft. II re-
marked that when "Hammond had
his coat off and his pants in his bto =
he looked like n wonlan.m
All this would have certainty led to
no startling discovery had II not been
for that dairy mans daughter In Ohio,
who had succeeded in learning Sid
ney's address, and at once begen
writing TO him Thinking TO finally
5 tile this troublesome feature OF his
adventure, the pretended lad wrote
her that he was married, and about
the came time changed his boarding.
house from No 900 West Madison
street TO the Western avenue house,
exactly at the corner OF Madison
| street aud Western avenue. He left
instructions to have his mail sent To
the new bcardipg-pl but ehortly,
when letter came 70 the old place ad.
dressed TO Mrs Sidney Hammond, IL
Was given to Mr.. Henry T. Franklin,
foreman Of the pan,-shop whore the
lad was at work. This gentleman had
been told by MIR. Lake TO keep an eye
upon the new appren ice. and In doing
80 he had heard the talk about hts
figure, but did not think there was
anything In II. When the lad learned
where the letter had gone he asked MS
foreman IL there WAS any mail for him.
For answer he was shown the letter
addressed TO his name with "Mrs."
pretixed and asked II that was his
HIS EVIDENT EMBARRASSMENT
and confusion sot Mr.. Franklin TO
thinking, aud before he had reached
any conclusion Hammond came To
the trent with complaint that $50
had been stolen from his room lust
after pay day. The complaint was
taken 10 the police nj the West Madi.
son street station, and In looking up
this case the police learned OF all the
talk about the new apprentice, and
heard the rumors and daubts concern
Ing his sex The letter with the pecu-
liar address was opened and found 10
contain the last farewell OF a girl who
spoke of her sincere love for Sidney
Hammond, and get was willing 10
congratulate his new wife and wish
both Of them happy life.
Saturday, March 81, was Sidney
Hammond's last day in the West Side
car shops. The police had interviewed
a young man who had Toomed with
him for few weeks, and he told a
strange story. Daring all that time
the suspected lad had been the last TO
retire, and always extiuguished the
light before retiring The two occu-
pied separate couohes, and the
second lad was ready 10 swear that
In all that time no new,
once woke up In the morning without
finding Hammond up and dressed and
ready to leave the room. Tnts taken
with the other rumors lead the police
to take charge Of tho boy-girl, and
about the clearinghouse have seen
nothing OF him.
The story as given above was told
the police by Miss Hammond herself
but only reached the newspapers sec
: ond. handed, for all the West side y
, licemen who wers supposed TO know
anything about the matter were
EXTREMELY RBrICENT
, The girl IL not under arrest, but the
, police have simply taken her IN
charge, and have communi Ated wi i
, her parents In Ohio, and she will Ger
tainly return 10 them Every one who
, knew her as Sidney Hammond, RnC
several who have been on quite init
mate terms with her. are loud In theii
praise OF the girl In b0ys' clothes. II
! Is boldly asserted, and seems entirely
} true, that she IL person of gres
natural streDgth of character, and thst
she has passed through her strauR,
/ adventure without shadow falling
on her virtue or single stain upoI
her chastity.
, No one knew exactly where Sylvia
: Sidney Hammond wss last night, hui
' | in one OF the comfortable witness cell
/ at the Desplaines street station ther'
. slept person In boys clothes. Thii
: person, lying face upward on thu
: buuk, without having removed any
4 clothing. had every appearance of ,
{ boy Of fifteen or sixteen years, Th'
I hair WAS short, dark brown In color
: and parted very naturally on the lef
a side OF the head. The jacket
/ vest and pants were rough ant
worn, and the tough boot
4 seemed large and heavy. Ihis peTsol
!. could not have been handsome girl
= but the features were regular Rnt
r plain. The hands, that were throwl
4 carele4sly up over the head, were smal
4 aud well shaped, but rough and har'
|. from labor. There was hardly trac
= Of the woman about the figure, AM
I the most observant person would neve
. have suspected hat this could possbl,
!, be little Silvia Hammond.