The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
GIRLS AND TROUSERS GONE.
TWO PATERSON RUNAWArs THoUGHT
TO ne Nv MALE ITTIRE

Had - Liking for Each Other and for the
Storc-Mrs. Ci"vtiand's Bonrd-r Missed
Clothing - Soms Precious E.cnpnde-.
Ella Fawelski the 17-year- daughter OF
Alexander Pawclski Of IS Harrison street
Paterson. has been missing from homo since
Nov. T. II is supposed she ran away in male
attire. and that Agnes Potts. tho 1G-yCar. old
daughter OF James Potts, n boiler maker of
4ao Main street. is with hor. Tho Paterson
police have Ioen asked to ind thcm.
The girls were infatuated with each other
and had passion for tho strge. Both arc
good looking. and we'll developed for their
age. Ella is The taller They have known each
other for u long tinc. and were constant com
panons. For five weeks prior to her dsap-
pearance lila worked In Mrs. George Clevo-
lands boarding house at II Bridge street Ac-
cordng to tho housckeeper. Ella got her wag es
last Saturday evening. and went out with her
little sister. About $3.50 o'clock she returned
alone. and went up stairs to her room. Mrs.
Cleveland heard her door close. and supposed
she had gone TO bed. In the morning Mrs
Cleveland was surprised TO ind that mono OF
the early work had been done. When she went
In search of Ella, Ella could not be found. Her
bed had not been slept in.
Jake johnson Of the livery stable firm OF In
briskie Co.. in Goodwin street. and Jimmy
McGinnis boarders in tho house. called Mrs.
Cleveland's attention to the fact that each Of
them had been robbed OF a pair OF trousers
and q pair OF shoes.
e! do not know what time the girl went"
said Mrs. Cleveland yesterday. so | cannot
say whether she wore tho trousers and shoes
Mrs. Pawelski Elias mother. was standing
by with nm aggrievcd look. and said:
don't SOC how YOU can think Ella took the
Well" returned Mrs. Cleveland. II don't
know she did. but know that, Ella frequently
me how liked her looks. she was full of the
stage: She wanted to play Jack Sheppard
AMI that sort OF characters. 1t was only the
other day she asked mo whether thought her
rs tall rs Jake Johnson. | said yes. because
they are about tho same size.'
Then Mrs pawelski asked Mrs Cleveland il
she thought Ella could wear two pairs OF
trousers and two pairs of shoes at the same
time. and Mrs. Cleveland was at II loss to
The last time I saw Ella. she had on thin
waist; h!ac.i skirt. and sailor hat was Mrs
Mrs fawelsk told The reporter she was con-
yyinced that lila had gone away with Agnes
''AIy Ella" she sand, has mover been the
same girl since she tegan going with that
Potts girl; There scene ITO be some great at
This is not the first time she has Iured my Ella
away; Last June they, ran away TO New York
Mary White at 2l2 hast Twen,y-cighth street.
and about the middle Of the month the girls
were arrested for stealing and rnwning a silk
dress and a sacIuo hrI"nging to Mrs. White.
Judge Cowing sentenced them TO thirty days
on the Island
Mrs. Potts. who is rortly English woman.
declared that until Agnes met the rawelski
girl. her daughter had been - model girl. but
that Ella had an evil influence over her.
This is not the first time AGgi- has been led
away by that girl" said Mrs. Potts "Sho went
to New York In October last year. and went to
the United States Hotel Then she was four
days in II Baxter street lodging house. two
days in a Bowery hotel and also in Hester
street boarding house. The Florence Mission
in Bleeckcr street cared for her. and finally she
was returned to us by the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty TO Children This is the fourth
time she has gone away. She used to work in
Barbour's lax mil on Grand street. Ella
IawelsSi wrote two letters to AEgic one Oct.
- and another the next dav in which she
begged my daughter not to forget to meet her.
amt bring some things, postal card came
to Aggie Friday. tho day she disappeared.
1t was not signed. but the writer made an
appointment Tor Saturday. That same Friday
Ella pawelski came around here asking for
AEgie. ! did not know her. so | said:
=. Who are You and til" girl answered:
why. I'm Ella lawcSki and then | said:
Well. you'd batter 20 away from here. you
hrazen hussy or Eli throw II kettle OF boiling
water on you.
She wen; away then and that night ACgie.
who had been scrubbing. asked me for six
cents o buy u story paper. | gave it to her
and she threw a shawl on and went out. That
was the last | saw OF her. That IawesKi girl
had such an Influence over my AgGie that
when they went away once before Lila per-
suaded her to cut off her long black hair and
frZZ IL like Il bOyS'