The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-08
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WORE BOYS CLOTHES
Mrs. Lehman's Unsuccess-
full Attempt to Secure
Employment.
DISCOVERED BY A A
Her Husband Out of Work and
She Did Not Wish to Become
q Burden. D
DISCOVERED BY A TRAMP

A 'new woman" came to grief in
Hamilton Park last evening. She had
donned boys clothing t o find employ
ment, and for the past two months. &C.
cording to her story, has been having
lots of fun masauerading no~twithstand-
ing her various unpleasant predicaments
while in pants.
The u woman was discovered In
Hamilton Park by a tramp, who spends
most of his time there on the benches.
The tramp noticed a short slender boy,
attired in a blue suit and straw hat sit
! ting on a bench next to him.. He was a
delicate looking boy with a fair smooth
skin. but he had the appearance of one
who is disguised with life. The tramp
wanted a companion, and moving over
toward the boy. Said
Down in your luck, pard?"
The boy did not heed the remark. The
tramp was not to be checked, however.
Run away from home. did your ne
continued.
The boy failed to reply. The knight
OF the roads finally became disguised,
and in an unpleasant tone almost
shouted:-'You needn't be SO stuck up.''
RAGGED WILLIE SUSPECTS.
AAG IVY dppdI6LQy iSdT9u IIOuDde,
and quietly left the bench where the
tramp was sitting and occupied one on
the opposite side of the walk. Something
about the boys walk attracted the
tramp's attention. He thought the boy
was a girl. and TO get square he decided
to communicate his suspicious to Police
man Nat Smith. Smith sized up the
boy from all sides. and finally decided
to take the boy ito the station house.
The young prisoner was not at first
communicative. Captain Kelly finally
drew out an admission that the .boy''
was a wornan
He caused her to be taken before Chief
LANCE without further delay.
To tine latter officer she said that she
was a woman and a, married one. She
was Agnes Fitzgerald, a daughter of
John Fitzgerald, a night Waterman in
Comptroller Fitch's office in the Stewart
Building, New York. and lived at No.
zsl East asEr N~i1n4ssty,fifth street II gs,T MeW York.
When only years old she
met Otto. Lehman, a young song and
n artist. After a short acquaintance
the advice OF her friends and wishes of
her parents. The young woman went
t. to live We With her husbands parents at
AAo OlnO III Gu 6uQ lWGUlJ-
third street, New York. AT that time
Lehman was doing well; but at the close
q 9brd 5n9 variety os,F dy theatre season he was
Agnes could not stand the humiliation
Of being dependent upon her husbands
folks. and on July II slipped out Of the
house and all efforts to find her were
of no avail.
WENT TO PHILADELPHIA.
She said last night that she went d.
rect to Philadelphia, and In the belief
hat she could obtain employment more
readily donned boys clothing.
Tenth street. There were boarders in
the house, but as far as she knows they
did not penetrate her disguise. Her ef-
forts to find employment were fruitless.
and being out Of money and nearly ex-
started for New York. Her
visit to Hamilton Park was for the pur-
pose Of remaining there until after dark.
when she proposed going to her home in
New York.
Inspector LANCE notified her mother.
father and husband, and at eight o'clock
they called at Police Headquarters for
her and escorted her to their home in
New York.