The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-14
FIVE DAYS IN TROUSERS.
ADVENTURES OF TWO sTAGE-sTRUCK
PATERSON GIRLS.

They Were CHASED IN the boWery, eset Fuiled
| In In Baxter street, ana They Are Com
| vsrted In Jersey City-why They Fled.
| Ella Powalskl and Agnes Potts. the Paterson
girls who ran away from home In male attire
| last week. were arrested in Brooklyn yes
| terjay.
They were seen on the bridge In the morn
| ing By James DouGherty. truck driver. who
| was formerly a policeman in Paterson. and
| who knew the girls. He called Policeman
Keely. and the young women were taken to
the Fulton street station. They were then in
female attire.
The girls were not locked up, as there was
nobody to make charge against them. They
were allowed to sit back OF the sergeants
desk to await the arrival OF their parents.
Ella Powaski is the larger OF the two.
though she Ia younger than her companion.
She lives at 30 Harmon street. Paterson, and
Is the daughter OF a blacksmith. All the after
noon she looked forward to his arrival arpre-
hensively as he is a stern disciplinarian, ac-
cording to her story
She is a brunette and 10 years old with her
hair cut short she was so good counterfeit
OF q tough young man that she might have
gone on wearing mems clothes indefinitely IL
the girlishness OF her companion had not
given them away
Agnes Potts is II years old. Her father is
Locomotive Works. and her home is at 400
Main street. Paterson. She. too. was appre-
hsnsive TINT her father would not spoil her
by sparing the rod when he arrived. and she
divided her time between asking the Ser
geant to let her go and begging him to pro-
tect her when her father appeared. Tho
Sergeant assured her that no punishment
would be allowed in the station house. "oh,
but when get homel. moaneu Agnes. $50
"Well. / guess you deserve IT, answered the
When. the SUN reporter ask ed them to tell the
story OF their adventures. Agnes exclaimed
oh ycu'se will put something funny in do
wouldn't want to be disgraced would youse;",
Thon both runaways broke out IN wild
The reporter pulled out an afternoon paper
sq Saa 81
lysiy sSssis between them for the possession
IAN. YOU. set down, will y92useP" cried i. ID Agnes;
WEN only wanted to see 4 my name was
Bill Ryan in tho paper" said Ella meekly Bill
Ryan was the name sho assumed when she put
Yes" answered Agnes. " and they has me
spms dead sG to rights when they prints it Jack
"A After reading the scoount Agnes turned to
here wanted to DO a Teller: too, We lsft home
wee sstsis va We
y have lived 1t home and done the dishes
9nS and wShss o sad to s
that We might as well cut and we dit .,,r..
things thin ' that belonged to Jim Mesannis- and
jake Johnson over whore che works at Miss
iii was week ago Saturday. was dressed
only in me dish- washing rags. and 1t was after
ohef was ny sonr
Well ella. and me met and, carried the
mems clothes under d, our arms, We went into
street and put on ne other clothes. We only
" met two girls. and said to Bill. which Was
Ella ~ h Hh%x says =, sssnss to max.
SsS no' THEY thought GS as ws sr wc:
%,,t AK ind EsS
Va i q EN- good night nd made dat e to
Surprised irT1 sd' il they read thi-. ''' W" "
- When We Loft the girls re went up to the
house 4 lot OF men were in a big room with
beds In 1t. ana good many men were sitting
eTSund and was as sned as but
''" "We did nj say word and as we cat, down
on the bed and looked around. one OF the old
Look at de kids, and he axed me for a
:Then a lot OF men cnme over and set on
ntd nnd We was an se9 ira Bns they
we was afraid. We didn't take our clothes
of. either. and some Of the men asked US why
take oil their Clothes My! / was scared |
when he said that. and was ready to run. you
We went down tho Dowery next morning
for breakfast and then we was found out. A
lot SoK cdfE o At As5 u ssG nGsssa
a cigarette. sissy and all things like that. and |
then the pullers,in got ahOld OF us and want
Nv w, ran an into cohen,s store ut G Baxte,
street to get awayf,om the crowd; and an old
e i1 WET We traded our coats. vests hats AMI
Sl.3s for some dresses. put Kept IN the trousers
vent Way out n
Pearl street. but nobody bothered US. and after
walking around we went to Jersey City, and
into Brother Newman's mission. on Mont
gomery street and got converted. because We
st%ye% ers nn and
then we skipped. They thought we was boys
he and they sent Tor the
as they would not believe we were girls. They
gave us some more rlGtes So and kept our pants
skinned. ,,,-,.
have any money. but man In Battery Park
stayed In Battery Park all night. Then We
went to a lodging house in RiyinRton street
where we have STAYED since We have tried to
SAY mister. can't you get ~. D Job on the
STAGE We can sing three voites., tenor. alto.
and soprano. We're stage-struck the worst
way"
until evening. Then. ns their parents had not
arrived, they were sent to the station at Cler-
mont and Flushing avenues. where there are
accom- IN odat ions for women. They will be
i cid there un I'll thor parents tax o them away.
The girls rnn away last spring. and also
year ago. Last spring they were arrested and
Sc Mt to the Island for q month. -
The Cause of the Rock leland Wreck.