Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-17

New Brunswick, n. j., March 10
In response to a gentle knock at the
door of the George Street Police Sta
ton, Sergeant Kuhn admitted what ap-
peared to be a frail, palefaced boy.
who was shiyering with cold. The
stranger asked for a nights lodging.
A policeman who came in was struck
by the supposed boys peculiarly fitting
clothes and small hands and feet. He
communicated his suspicion to Ser
geant Kuhn, who suddenly blurted outi
Here, you have played this game
long enough. Now, what does all this
masquerading mean? You are a girl,
and you can't deny it."
The officers sudden accusation and
gruff manner acted as he expected they
would. The little vagrant was taken
unawares, and the way she hung her
head convinced the officers that they
had discovered Young igrl in mans
attire. The girl was inclined to be de-
fiant at first when the sergeant asked
for an account of herself, but when they
gave her few kind words and the as
surance that no harm would come to
her she told her story.
A NEW WOMAN PILGRIMAGE.
A little over a month ago she left
her home in Cincinnati to find her
sweetheart, Jack Williams. He had
been accused by the police of robbing a
house on James street in Cincinnati,
which is in the neighborhood of her
home. She is the daughter of John
Whitmore, an employe in one of the
large smelling works in that city. and
her parents objected to young Williams
for some reason which they did not
make known to her.
1t became evident from the girls con-
vCrsation that Williams social position
was even better thar her own, so that
the suit of the young fellow was not
discouraged on that score, but when the
news of Jacks arrest came out her
parents told her that she must drop
Williams for good and all
Il was not able TO see Jack the same
day he was arrested she said, but I
heard that his father had furnished bail
for him. So sent him a note, saying
that | would go TO The police and con-
vince them that lie had nothing to do
with the robbery. got no answer and
have not heard of him since, except
in an indirect way
Il had a little money saved-about
$35-and / decided to go 10 Columbus
and see if could find him. | stayed at
cheap boarding house there. after
slipping away from home one night
without leaving any word, for about a
week, but got no trace of Jack. Then L
decided TO go to Philadelphia, to
friends house, at No. 1896 Fairmount
avenue. When l got there they told me
that Jask had called on them one day,
about a week before, but said nothing
of his trouble. He had gone on TO
Trenton, they thought, hoping to get
work in one of the potteries, a business
with which he was familiar.
MALE ATTIRE FOR SAFETY.
Il decided to make my way to Tren-
ton as best I could, although out of
money, and concluded to put on mems
Clothes. since it would make my wav
safer, and | bought some secondhand
clothes in Philadelphia. with which |
fitted up and started in to walk to Tren-
ton. | had scarlet fever last fall and
my hair had been cut short then. so it
did not attract any attention.
Il got to Trenton but could find no
trace Of Jack at any of the potteries
One OF the superintendents told me
that a young fellow like the one I de-
scribed had called on him for work
Then | decided to walk on over the
Pennsylvania tracks towards New
York, feeling that Jack would naturally
make toward big city"
Touched by the story, me officers ar
the station made up a purse and the
girl decided to take their advice and
put on girls clothes. She was logged
out in a patched up outfit and said that
she had decided to go on to New York
although the police advised her strong
ly to go back home As she said she
was twenty years of age. and seemed
determined to take care of herself she
will be allowed TO 20 on her way. Chief
Of Police Harding has not decided
whether TO notify the girls parents for
he rather sympathized with the girl in
her self-impOsed mission and is rather
inclined TO let her carry it out.