The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-22

especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 20,-A special to the
World says pretty, plump fifteen year-old
girl is prisoner at the police station in
1his city to night, and the story she tells
FFould out do one of Oliver Optics juy emile
Eaies. She gave her name as Emily Hobbs
She was born in Liverpool and is fifteen
years old. She was slowed away on a
stsgner at Liverpool about year ago,
arriving in New York and came to New
Heaven Her mother followed a few
Hzouths later; she then went to live WI b
Ger mother. On September IS, Emily ran
away from home, taking with her u gold
sgateh and ring. She walked in the dead
OF tue night from New Haven TO BranfOrd,
about nine miles. Here she met Frank
Cook a farmer who took her in, questioned
here aud attempted to persuade her to live
0.ith him. She helped Mrs. Cook in her
AouseYOrk that day, and the two formed
an attachment for one another Emily
wanted to think over Farmer Cook's propo-
sitiOn.
when Farmer Cook called Emily in the
nIorhing she was gone. She had arisen
during the night and continued on her
Journey. This time she walked to Gull
ford, eight miles east; there she met
George Gerish, an East Haven farmer
Gerish gave Emily a ride, talked to her in
a fztherly way, and asked her to come and
live with him: the girl consented. Emily
z1W changed her name to Mary Egan. She
remained with Farmer Gerish for night.
Seven dollars of Mr.. Gerish's money and
gold ring disappeared simultaneously with
tie girl. Now Emily tried a new dodge.
She pawned the ring, and with the proceeds
81 the sale, added to the seven dollars,
walked into New Haven. On Grand avenue
she entered clothing store, and said she
wanted to make her brother, who was Just
her size a present of a suit Of clothes. She
got the suit and paid the cash. and then
went to barber shop and got her hair
trimmed short. She then picked up the
suit of clothes and tripped out of the place
singing softly to herself. She walked out
10 QUinnipiac meadows, found convent
e1t hay stack and behind it she doffed her
skirts for trousers, vest and cat. They
Gttad her like a custom made suit; then
she sold her dresses for dollar, and with
II bought a ticket for Springfield. In
Springfield depot she met an affable little
chan who was lonesome and anxious TO
form an acquaintance. The girl boy &C
,s0mmodated him. The boy had a ticket for
Boston in his hat band, and this Emily
picked out as prettily as any artful dodger
ever did his work; with the ticket Emily
spei on TO Boston, leaving her new ac-
gaaintauce in the iurch. She walked the
streets of the Hub, and visited the steam
boat docks She claims to have picked up
a rocket book with rsl2 in the street
She asked for a job as cabin boy at one
Of the steamship offices, but was refused
That night she put up at the fremont
House and next morning she bought a
Eicket for New York. When she reached
r. Hartford she thought she would like to see
that place and the conductor accOmmo-
dated her with a stOp-over check; she con-
finued her journey to New York on Wed
nesday last, where she put up at a cheep
lodging house. Thursday found her in
New Haven again, with all her money gone
and no iewelry TO pawn. By her sweet
little talk she succeeded in borrowing
twenty five cents from a newsboy and
started into the business in competition.
During all her exploits Mary's mother
searched the city for her with the police, and
Agent Preston of the organized charities
assisted her; yet Mary has brushed up
against the police in the streets, and on
Saturday she met Agent Preston face to
face and sold him a copy of the World.
She walked across Chapel street yesterday
almost side by side with her brother and
be didu't know her.