The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
RUNAWAY KATIE IS GONE
SIZE DTSAPPEARED ON FRIDAY AND
HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.


Mondays, but They Always Found Her
that Night-A Little Girrs Queer Habit
Katio Mccormick Is one OF those little girls
that are very. very good when they are good,
and horrld when they are bad Once month.
periodically, for tho last twelve months she
has disappeared fromgthe homo OF her aunt
Mrs. Josoph Molineau OF 22o1 First avenue.
and now she has disappeared again.
Katie Is 10 years old. Her mother died some
years ago and left her and her elder sister to
be brought up by her father. Dennis McCor-
mack. the foreman In slate quarry at Gran
vile. n. Y. A year ago her father asked his
sister, Mrs Molineau, to take caro- OF Katie and
bring her up. Mrs Molneau is Il genial, hon
est-faccd woman, delighting in children. and.
having had good luck in bringing up Katie's
older sister she was willing to try Katie Then
her troubles began. Katie was very bright and
quick and most obedlent She often helped
Mrs. Molincau to take caro- Of her own little
girl, Eva, a child OF seven years while Eva In
turn helped take care OF Katie. for thore were
times when Mrs Molneau felt safer about
Katio II Eva was with her.
Once Ia 10 disappeared for day. Then sho
was very good for about month. when she
again disappeared. Then she kept on disar-
pearing until Mrs. 3lolineau began to expect
It as q regular thing. Katie merely disap-
peared for n day at time. She would 60 out
In the morning, and when night came she was
not to be found. Then either Mira Molineau
or her husband would so out and hunt all over
that part OF Harlem.
They ALWAYS found her In charge OF police
man or at tho East 10th street station.
whittier she had been taken At the station
hsr story always was that she had got lost and
had forgotten where she lived. Once she told
the policeman who found her that she lived In
Hoboken. and tearfully asked him for her faro
over tho ferry. After while Mrs. Molineau
noticed that Katie always disappeared on
Monday. and 80 once n month. in addition to
doing her washing during the day. she had to
Last night Mrs. Moiineau told how one Mon
day night in the W inter- she tramped about inc
to the waist tan and iinnlly found Katie in the
police station. where she had long before GOV.
the that she was lost AMI danf
her IT, was only with the greatest difficulty
that she was p ersaude55o to repeat after her
Then she went homo with her aunt and was
good for another month. when she ran away
made to confess where she had been, nor has
she ever told where she went to when she dis
between hcr times of disappearing she was
all her aunt could ask Of her At tho primary
tho teacher any trouble, At times Mrs MoIi:
asked tie sergeant at tho station il she ought
to send tho child to some instiiution The ser. ser.
her home and give her ono more chance.
oHeS Mr. Molnesu 80 desrniped Of Katie
cd what to- do to prevent her from Filming
away. Then Mrs Molineau took her homo and
gave her another trial.
appearances She came home Just as good as
when she disappeared but she was ready to
WAS VII at bothered Mrs. Moliaeau. For Katie
was tall and YER, large for her age ana $50 so
somebody might get hold of her.
After some hesitation Mrs. alolincau wrote to
Krt, father asknE him What to DO with the
Tornack said it might be, necessary to put
Katie in soHo nstituton where she Goutd be pc
that 80 She kept Katie tin she disappeared for
the last time ON Friday morning,
First avenue FOR tho school in I25th street be-
tween Second and Third avenues. She wore
sack. with gray jockey cap, black stockings,
and rather coarse shoes.
She y.a 4 H s sa e the seh a the
since then she has not been seen by any one
Ks h M h ssiun MGa a ses.n p 10
get anXious. though not SO anxious as though
1t wer8 Monday. and she never thought. as she
Friday. Now Mrs. Moiineau l says she thinks
Katie disappeared on Friday SO as not to give
When night advanced and Katie still did not
return Mira: Mplincau went out to look for her,
a task which she continued without result all
yesterday till evening. She went to. Police
headquarters and asked that a general alarm
be sent out.
Then she went to tho rooms Of the Gerry
Society. to a laundry In Harlem where Katie
had been found once before. and to other
places. The police think Katie has some
regular place where she goes and they are
trying to find her. Mrs. Molineau says Katie
had no acknowledgements with any OF the young
people in tho nsighborhood and she has no
idea where the child has gone to unless she
did finally go to Hoboken.