Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-05
TWO DAYS In A CITY
-gv LIVELY EXPERIENCES OF TWO CLARES-
BURG GIRLS
r- ss Cars to a Hotel, From the Hotel to a
Sorting House, Thence to Police Headq1ar-
ts-s and Then to a Justice Shop.

Ts,rs and protestations, reservations
"a 5snfaIs, assertions and contradic-
ions ordinations, accusations and
s,,,bsts. from the lips Of three excited
,-,-an. all talking at once, made things
.,rsvbat lively and decidedly interest
t-rst police headquarters, last night.
The causes Of the rumpus, primarily,
,,.,-s two Clarksburg girls, who had ap-
.ssre5 70 the officers that they might
-,-sf, possession Of two trunks belong
s-, 20 them, which then reposed in Car
-s Psrmer's house Of ill-iame.
One OF the girls, who was later ad-
s-ssssi By Miss Palmer as ''MiSs Mao
ma real name something very differ
ont cried about Observation-Disclosures
rst.e time: the other shed marry tear,
and seemed to take things in matter
~ facr. Tm-glad,Tm-out-Of-it, sort Of
nav. which would have made her much
more satisfactory person 70 talk tot
She had had much TO say.
CrrtaiLed Of its accompaniment Of
sra,. tears and sniftieS, the story told
rv Miss Naoma" was to this general
elect
The girls came TO Wheeling Tuesday,
and stopped az the Hotel Behler. On
a-rgfring the rates, after dinner, they
rrrgt they were not we'll enough off in
current coin 20 stay long at the hotel,
qra rs they had come here in search Of
work they cOntded their case TO Mr.
Ean-er who advised them 10 look around
town for a boarding house. After din
rar the girls started out, and getting to
the vicinity of EOf and Seventeenth
streets, they asked a passing colOrcd
man If he knew where there was a
boarding house for ladies. The cOlored
man knew such a place, and Obligingly
directed them 20 May Williams. When
the TWO girls got down opposite the
Williams house, according TO their story,
Carrie Palmer, or some one in her house,
saw them, and told them not 70 go TO
Williams, as she twas in trouble" AID
rrpv went TO Carries instead. The girls
maintained they didn't know what sort
of g house 10 was, and all seems TO have
went well Tuesday night, there being
no men around. They said Miss Carrie
had them measured for wrappers, and
that they were made, and tried on.
They remained in the house all Tuesday
night, Wednesday and Wednesday
night, the latter night having some I'M
pleasant experiences with man or two.
'Niss NaOma" admitted receiving five
dollars FROM "a real nice gentleman, ~
who was slightly full, and who took pity
on her fearful condition, and said she
gave the money TO Miss Palmer. Both
girls also admitted having drank beer in
the house, and TO having smoked cigar
cite or two, but explained this by say
ing that they drank a glass OF beer occa-
si0nally while ia ClarkSOurg, and one
said she always had smoked cigar
cites" Finally the girls determined on
making 8 break for liberty, but the
problem was how 20 get their trunks,
which had been taken 70 the house by
a cab-driver, from the depot. Miss
Palmer had expended ten dollars for
stuff for the new dresses, and wouldnt
give up the trunks until reimbursed, al
though she had received five dollars
back from the "real nice gentleman
who was somewhat intoxicated, but who
had a tender heart and a wel.-hlled
pocket-bOOk, and as q result they re-
NAMED iu the place until about seven
o'clock, last evening, although they
came up street yesterday afternoon, 60
ing TO a dry goods store. Last evening
they sailed out again, were directed TO
u0lice headquarters, and there told their
story.
Oficer Daum was sent for the trunks,
and this brought Miss Palmer TO the
City Hall. The three women got to-
gether in the Chiefs private olhce,
where several officers were present, and
the row began.
Miss Palmer denied specifically all
the material allegations Of the girls,
said they came 20 her house vOluntarl-
ally, that she had not asked them 10
STAY, had not sought TO force men upon
them, that they asked 10 have wrap
pers made for them, that "Miss Naoma
had received callers and had paid her
four dollars, that the girls drank peer
and smoked CigarettS, and generaliy
seemed satisfied, one Of them remark
ing how different il was from working.
Then the two stories came into COILS
ion. all three would talk az once, MISS
Palmer would roll her eyes and throw
up her hands at the way she said Miss
Naoma" was lying, and Miss Naoma
would shed great salty tears at the out
rareous statements of Miss Palmer,
while the other girl would put in a red
tot assertion or a bit of cutting sar-
cssm once IN a while and look down heI
nose In a despairjng way for the rest OIL
the time. To was a regular seriO-comlc
rendition Of a biz Of real life, which as
counted anything usually seen upon
the stage. There would be picturesque
little scenes like this
s.Nliss Naoma. "-I-bOo-hoO-never-
boo-hoo-Lad any ldea-boO-it was
that-boo-h OO-kind Of a place-ooo-o-
O-O-h-O-O!
Miss PaImer-You're a nice thing,
Won great big overgrOwn chippy, you!
.,NIiSs Naoma' -Boo-hOO That's pref
" hard 10 take-boo-bOO-but boo
hoo-o-o-gu-g-g-gueSs l can take 1t
boo hoO-hoO!
either, so there.
This sort Of thing lasted about an
hour. 81, No.
The end Of it was that Miss Palmer
wouldn't give up the trunks without
being REIN bursed for the money she nau
given the dress-makcr, the girls dlun
have the money, and the police were
powerless. so the two girls went down
10 Justice Ankles Office and S"2Ie guy
a warrant for Miss Palmer ana tnere
will be some subsequent proceedings To-
day.