The sun., 1893-06-26
HE CUTS OFF THEIR HAIR.
THIS MAN rs FRIGHTENING PRETTY
HILLIAMSBURGH GIRLS.

Caroline Ciundt Encountered Him In sight OF
Her House Saturday NiEht-he Threat
ened 10 XIII Her After lie Gut Her Hair.
A pockmarked man with red moustaohe
cat of portion OF Caroline Clundt's luxuriant
black hair on Saturday night In an open lot
back of her house at 800 Linden street. VIII
linmsburGh. Tho man is probably the same
ono who clipped on the dark brown tresses OF
thirteen. year-old Gertie Mcbride OF 254 Divi-
sion avenue. Williansburgh. last Tuesday
afternoon while she was on her way home
from the Wilson street public school
Caroline is II years old. diminutive In size.
and very pretty. Sho has sisters older than
herself and several younger brothers. Her
parents own the now three story frame house
In which they live. Back OF the house arc
open lots leading to Gates and Wyckofr av-
enues There is also nm open lot on the side Of
tho house. with gate In the fence. About o
o'clock on Saturday night the girl was sent to
kerncrs grocery. at Gates and Myrtle av-
cnues by her mother. She went out by the
gate and cut across the lots. When she re-
turned she found that she had forgotten but
ter. She started off again. and while on her
way back In Wyckof avonuc. within stones
throw OF hor house. she met the pockmnrked
man. He had one knee raised against lamp
post. and was searching for something in Q
her whore 800 Linden street was. AS that was
tho house in which Caroline lived she became
curious, and asked him for whom he was
looking,
said.
Mrs. !Sehehardt formerly lived in that house.
When her husband died about year ago she
and is now living In Suydam. street. Caroline
told the man this. and pointed out to him the
way to go. While sho was directing him the
man caught hold Of her braid and began cut-
ting il ,,.,
That's all right the man replied.
Car1iine ne swung hSr right arm around hI and
other blow in tho lott eye. and then ran across
the lots back of hor house. The man followed.
and when within few feet q the house he
hut she did not hear her. Just as tho girl
opened tho gate she heard tho man calling to
her that he would return some night and kill
her. The man disappeared in the direction OF
Gates avenue.
the house Her parents thought she was iii.
and an. were about to send for doctor when the
ny ny hall: tho man mar ' tried to steal my haIrl,
When Caroline recovered end told what had
hs the n.
girls hair was foundto have been about one
quarter cut off on the right side of her head.
to church, she looked up at an elevated train
on Myrtle avenue near her home; and was
her her hair W wavine erehs at her he "iio from ma
window Of tn" train and grinning. She ran
home and told her father: Ho thought 1t time
to notify tho police and went to the Cedar
street station
Whom Gertle Mcbride lost her tresses on
Tuesday ana her mother notified the police the
latter pooh. poohcd the girl story and said she
cut Of lIcr hair herself. Gertie was on her way
home from school. and Mt Division avenue and
Rose street a pock marked man with red
moustnche stopped her and asked her the wny
to the ferry. After she told him and turned to
continue on hcr, way. the man stole up behind
her and cut of her braid. She pursued him,
aud he dropned the hair. The man is believed
school children in Brooklyn. and ono day
boldly cut IN tn" hair nf o. hhnEhter of Thomas
was going home from ;.rubc school in Third
avenue. Several other girls also had their hair
cut but the culprit was never caught, and. as
is customary in such cases. tho police sail he
didn't exist and that the girls all cut their
own hair.