Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-06
TIRED OF HER LIFE.
A Young Girl Asks a Policeman the
Way to the River, Where
SHE COULD END HER TROUBLES.
Peculiar Story Told by Her to Police Au'
thorities Yesterday.
ROMANCE OF A RICH MANS EXISTENCE

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPkrcH.1
NEW YORK, Dec. "a tall, well-dressed
young girl walked up to Policeman Dixon
last night and asked, timidly: "Can youtell
me the way to the river?"
Fright ahead of you. What do you want
to go to the river for?'
The girl burst into tears. sI'm going to
drown myself" she sobbed. II don't want
to live any longer. It's all finished for
me-"
Dixon led the girl to the station, where
the sergeant questioned her about herself.
All she would say was that she had run
away from boarding school and had come
to this city. Her hands. which were small
and we'll gloved, moved nervously up and
down the handle of the silk umbrella that
she carried. She looked like girl
of 10 years. but said she was only II. She
was locked up for the night, and this morn
ing was brought before Justice Meade, at
the Harlem Court Here she gave her name
as Belle Knowles, and ssid she lived with
Mrs. Milton Day, at Marlboro, Mass. JUS
tice Meade remanded her to the station, and
told Officer Dixon to telegraph to Mrs.
Day.
Story Of the Young stray-Away.
This afternoon Police Captain Westervelt
took her to his home where she hesitatingly
told her story. Il am II years old, =" she
said, land my name is Belle Knowles. My
father John A. Knowles, is a wealthy
ranch owner at Belle Plain, Summer county,
Kan. We used to live in Massachusetts,
near Marlboro, until ten years ago. when
we moved to Kansas. When was old
enough to go to school was sent to a board
ing school at Marlboro. That was year
and a half ago, and have year and a half
more to stay. Ibid not board at the school,
but with Mrs. Milton Day, former friend
of my MOTHER
Here the girl hesitated as if there was
something she did not want to tell. Finally
she continued: 81 ran away and came here
yesterday afternoon. L wandered around
until policeman whom l questioned ar
rested me. You know the rest"
No" said Captain Westervelt, mot all
of it. Why was it you ran away and wanted
to drown yourself?"
The girl did not answer.
'Did any man have anything to do with
it?" asked Mrs. Westervelt, gently.
A Man In the Curious Case.
The girls head dropped. eyes" was
the almost inaudible reply.
"Was there anything wrong in your re-
lations toward each other?"
The girl raised her head instantly and re-
piled Indignantly: "No, there was not
But it was on his account that ran away.
oh, don't ask me anything more. can't
say any more about it.
tWhat do you want to do-to 60 back to
Marlboro" asked the Captain.
''No," was the reply. 81 have not seen
my parents for a year and half. want to
go home to my papa. Oh, send for him to
take me homer'
The girl broke down completely, and was
unable to say any more. A telegram was
at once sent to Mr. Knowles, telling him to
come or send for his daughter. In the
meantime she will stay at Captain Wester-
velt's house.
A telegram from Marlboro tonight saws
that Miss Knowles, before leaving home,
wrote a note to young man there, an ad-
mirer of hers, telling him that, as she had
discovered he was not gentleman, she was
tired of life.