The evening world., 1894-09-13
She DRESSED ASABOY
Eta Graemer's Disguise F, olsd
Every One but the Cook.
Another Girl in Youths Attire Said
to Be Selling Papers.
Competing with Newsboys at the
Brooklyn Bridge Entrance.

One OF the most remarkable cases
that has ever come under the observa-
ton of Supt. wilkins. OF the Brooklyn
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Children. was related to him to-day
by child. Eta Graemer. sixteen years
old, who was placed in his custody by
the police last night, because 1t was
believed she would commit suicide.
According to the story told. the child
has travelled with another girl in boys
clothing, and obtained position and
earned her living for short time in
the disguise. The other girl, she says,
has worn the disguise for several
months and may be found any day at
the Brooklyn entrance to the Bridge
selling papers
Ella Is a pretty girl, with hazel eyes
and dark hair,
Her father was killed by an accident,
and her mother and sister committed sui
eide. she says The last place the girl
worked was at Mrs. SINNERS house.
lO7 Hicks street, Brooklyn.
Mrs. skinner notified the police OF the
Bergen street station last night that
Eta was acting in strange manner
and had threatened to commit suicide
Until a year ago" said Eta to-day,
Il lived with my parents and sister on
Montrose Avenue. near Father Mays
church. One day my father while at
work or a new building fell from a
scaffold and was killed. A week after
my mother committed suicide. My sis
ter and were left alone to battle with
The neighbors took care OF us for a
time. ana then We obtained positions as
"Nly sister went to work in the o'Hara
vas given a position in hotel at
Catsklll Village. About three months
ago | received word that my sister was
III. | was driven over to Hunter, about
twenty niles away, and found that my
sister had committed suicide by poison
ing herself
Il was almost heartbroken, and inme-
dlately came to Brooklyn. Upon my ar
rival here | found 1t was very hard to get
employment | met IA girl who had lived
on Montrose avenue named Clara, do
not know her last name or her address;
Clara suggested that We dress up in boys
clothes, and said that We could make
lots of money every day. We could then
sleep anywhere. just as newsbJys do.
II didn't like the idea at rrst. but
finally we went TO secondhand cloth
ing store and bought two outfits. ! was
given "A position In the boarding house
IA Hicks street, where ! washed dishes,
II being supposed | was boy worked
there three or four days, when the COOK
became suspicious. She said ! did not
look or walk like u boy | blushed when
she accused me, and then she said she
was sure I was Il girl. | broke down
and asked her not to tell,
THE cook then Dire 'sed me up in girls
clothes
i left the house then and was given
EMPLOYMENT 10y Mrs. skinner"
There Is no rerJri In the COroner,s Of
nee of the suicide Or death of Etta's
parents. nut the authorities are inclined
10 believe her story and say there may
have been a mistake in the names. Her
story IS told In such detail that the facts
are u be- investigated. and II there Is
such a person as clara, she Will be ar
rested by the police and transformei
back TO a girl again