Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-05
IN MALE ATTIRE.

The Adventures OF a Runaway Syracuse
Girl.
A pOstal-card was received by Inspec-
tor Byrnes a week ago, says the New
York Herald, from Chief of Police
Charles K. Wright, of Syracuse, on
which was pastel the photograph Of
Emelia Eckert, a very pretty and hon
est looking girl of about II years Of
age. On the card she was described as
having been raised In Newark, II. J.,
and New York. 1t was also announced
that a warrant charging her with grand
larceny had been issued for her. A re-
ward would be paid for her arrest.
Up to May 3 Amelia was d trusted
domestic IN the employ of M Adam
Dress, a Syracuse brewer. On that day
she disappeared, as did alss two gold
watches, a valuable Masonic ring, and
S95 in money It was supposed that
she would come to this city, and the
house of her aunt, Ms. Caragal, No AS
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 fitting
suit of clothes; a natty Derby hat, and
who seemed to be "quite English, You
know"
The detectives followed the youth on
Tuesday night, and were convinced that
'.he" was no other than the "she" but
did not make any arrest for fear that
they might be mistaken. The officers
had been watching the house from Nine
tenth street. 1t was now necessary to
get inside. Hogan went to the door as
a vender, but Mrs. Caragl did not wish
any oranges or vegetables, and 1t was
shut In his face. The two detectives
tried other ways to obtain entrance, but
their efforts only tended to put the in
mates on their guard.
There was a loud crashing of glass
early yesterday morning in Mrs. Cara
gals house. A gentleman, in throwing
a stone at u dog, had accidently broken
one Of the windows. He rang the bell,
and, apologizing earnestly, insisted on
taking the measure Of the pane fora new
one. Then he went away to get a glazieF.
The glazier and 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 passed the door to go upstairs.
"AmeliaW called cut the man who
hired the glazier.
Eyes, - answered the girl
eyes, Amelia" continued the window
breaker, dryly, ''ge want you for robbing
Mr. Dress in Syracuse"
Caught at last, the girl gave IN with
laugh. On the way to the central Office
Amelia related her adventures. After
leaving Syracuse she went to the home
of a friend in Liverpool, an adjacent VII
lage on Onondaga lake. There she cut
of her hair with a knife, she SAYS, and
dOnned a suit Of mems clothes. In TIM
attire she visited Scranton, Philadelphia
and a number Of other cities, having lots
of fun and remaining unsupported. But
she tined of incorporating at last and
went to her aunt's house to make herself
something she could wear a hustle W
In Amelia's room the detectives fou
three suits Of mems clothes, two law
tennis shirts, several hats, and a larg
revolver, which she carried when she was
a man. The only dress she had was on
her back.
In her possession was also found a
paWn-hcket for property which the de-
tectives say was stolen a year ago. No
trace of Mr.. Dress valuables was OBJ
tanned. The girl was remanded at the
Jefferson market police court to await
the arrival Of officers from Syracuse.
There was another arrest made later
In the case about which the police are
somewhat reticent. The prisoner is
Andrew Kraft. a driver for Ringler, the
brewer. He is said to have been en-
gagged to Amelia Eckert and to have
married another girl.