Richland beacon., 1888-04-28
BROTHER AND SISTER on / TRAMP.
Amer Long Voyage in 4 Skir They
we've Wrecked

The police last night arrested under
peculiar circumstances couple who
claim to be brother and sister They
gave their names as William and Jessie
Green sad Their ages as - and 20 years
respectively. Both are coarse looking,
with many days dust on their faces and
hands. Then. arrest was made in this
wav
About : O'Clock they went into Oster-
holt's saloon, on South Fourteenth
street. the woman wearing male attire
and holding her head down as thougl:
to hide her face. Her pants were baggy
and hung loosely, and the coat and vest
seemed several sizes to large. Her hair
was cut short and WAS covered witis
greasy old cap. Her companion said
that they had trampcd long distance
and that they were both tired and hun
cry. Anton Eagel, butcher, doing
business at i4U4 Clark avenue, WAS IN
the saloon and hearing The touching
story, requested the pair to accompany
him to the house, adding that he would
give them supper. They went with him.
and after giving them plenty to eat, Ra-
gel proceeded to bundle mp a lot OF
bread and meat, so that they could
carry enough to last them another day.
He happened 10 look at the woman
while bundling supplies, and after study
ing her features for few seconds he
asked If she WIS not a woman She de
MED her sex Mt first, but admitted later
that her attire was not becoming to her
sex. She was then turIed over to Mrs.
Ragel while he went out TO look for u
policeman. being satisfied that there was
something wrong.
Sergeant Worcester visited the house
AMI arrived there Just as she completed
the transformation, throwing off her
coat, vest and trousers, and looming "a
dress and other garments given her by
Mrs. Ragel. The pair were then taken
to the Four Courts and locked up to
await the result of further investiga-
tion. They said they were brother and
sister, and that they had not dpne any
thing wrong. The woman said she wore
masculine attire because it was more
convenient than pctticOatS and other
cumbersome garments. The man who
Gains to be her brother then made a
long statement to Sergeant Lang. He
said that he left Omaha last August for
the purpose of coming to this city.
'My sister had been working at the
Emmct House, he said, "and mad
been working at my trade. When We
concluded t. come here we had but lit
tie money, and we concluded 70 buy a
boat and come by river. We left in Au-
gust and stopped at every town and vii
lnge along the Missouri until We reached
Glasgow, Mo-. Inst December The ice
was then running and we concluded tc
stop until it went out. While we were
there the river frozc over and we had TO
wait long time. ! worked then ON q
bridge and supported my sister, but
! could not save anything. We left
when we had chance - navigate, and
We got along nicely until we reached Au-
gusta, when our boat capsized, throw.
ing everything into the river. l had to
rescue my sister, and while doing il tore
off most of her clothes. As she had moth
ing else, gave her an old suit had
saved. We tramped here from Augusta,
which is about thirty five miles from the
CITY,"
He told of many incilents connected
with their trip, but he insisted that his
sister had no wrong motive in wearing
clothes unbecOmIng tO her sex.
The woman was reluctant to maze any
statement, but i'll reply to questions cor.
roboratei her companions statement,
excepting that portion concerning her
attire. She said she began wearing
mems 5 clothes soon after she left Omaha,
because her own attire was a nuisance
to her and her brother. Both hi d diaries
giving history of their trip, with the
incidents of each day since they left.
The police thought that it must be n
runaway match and concluded to hold
them. The pair had no objections As
they were both very tired and travel.
stained, the woman complaining Of sore
feet and her companion of a cold.