The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-30
IN MALE ATTIRE.
The Adventures of a Runaway
Syracuse Girl.

Il
a postal card was received by Inspec-
Tor Byrnes week ago, says The New
York Herald, from Chief of the Police
Charles r. Right, Of Syracuse, on which
was pasted the photograph of Amelia
Eckert, very pretty and honest-look-
ing girl of about IL years. On the card
she was described as having been
raised" in Neward, n. j., and New
York. 1t was also announced that q
warrant charging her with grand lar
ceny had been issued for her. A reward
would be paid for her arrest.
UP TO May Amelia was a trusted
domestic in the employ of Mr.. Adam
Oress Syracuse brewer. One day
she disappeared. as did also two gold
va ehes, valuable Masonic ring, and
$40 IN money. IL was supposed that she
would come TO this city, and the house
OF her aunt, Mrs. Caragal, No. AIS East
Fifteenth street, was watched night and
DAY by detectives Hogan and Liston.
The only stranger who visited the house
was a young man who wore a nice itt-
ing SUIT OF clothes. u natty Derby hat.
and who seemed TO be quite English
you know"
The detectives followed the youth on
ruesday night, ana were convinced that
he was no other than "she," but ID
not make an arrest for fear that they
might be mistaken. The officers had
been watching tue house from Nine
tenth street. Ii was not necessary To
! get inside. Hogan went to the door as
q Nencer. but Mrs. Caragan dld not
wish any oranges or vegetables, and IT
was shut IN his face. The two detec-
tves tried other ways 10 obtain entrance,
out their efforts only tended to put the
inmates on their guard. o.
There was loud crushing OF glass
early yesterday morning in Mrs. Cara
gals house. A gentleman, in throw
stone at the dog, had accidentally
broken one OF the windows. He rang
the DELL, and, apOlogIzing earnestly, in-
sisted on taking the measure Of the
pane for new one. Then he went
away TO get glazier. The glazIer and
a friend of the gentleman who had
caused all the trouble were shown into
the room, and while the "glass-put- in -
man was at work young woman pas
sed the door TO 60 up stairs.
"Amelia" called out the man who
hired the glazier.
Yes" answered the girl.
Yes, Amelia" conunued the win
dow breaker, dryly, I'VE want you fer
robbing Mr.. Dress in Syracuse"
Caught at last, the girl gave in with
a laugh. On the way 10 the central
Office. Amelia related her adventures
After leaving Syracuse she went to the
home Of a friend in Liverpool, an ada
cent village on Onondaga lake There
she cut her hair with a knife. she SAYS
and donned n suit of mems clothes. In
this attire she visited Scranton, Phila
delphia. and 4 number of other cities
having lots of fun and remaining un-
suspected. But she tired OF maSquer
aiding at last and went 10 her aunt's
house to make herself something she
could wear hustle with. In Amelia
room the detectives found three suits OF
men clothes. two Lawn tennis shirts
several hats. anda large revolver. which
she carried when she was a man. The
only dress she bad was on her back.
in her possession was also found 3
pawn-tickat for property which the de
tectives say was stolen year ago. No
trace of Mr.. Dress yaluables was OBJ
tanned. The girl was remanded at the
Jefferson market police court 10 await
the arrival of officers from Syracuse.
There was another arrest-made later
in the case about which the police fell
somewhat reticent. The prisoner L.
Andrew Kraft, a driver for Rengler, the
brewer. He Is said to have been en-
gagged TO Amelia Eckert and to have
married another girl on Sunday last.