Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-11

NEW YORK. October ia pretty girl.
about sixteen years old and styllshly
dressed, is being sought for by the police
Of the Clymere Street Station, Williams
burg. She is charged with obtaining
money under false prctences and playing
practical joke on a number OF we'll
known physicians. much 10 the annoyance
of one OF Williamsburg prominent and
wealthy families. While the police are
keeping an eye out for the girl, they have
in the meantime put all physicians living
on Tie boundaries Of the precinct on their
guard.
On Tuesday afternoon this young girl
called at the home of James Cavanagh. a
wealthy shoe manufacturer, at No. GIG
Bedford avenue. The house is hand
some brownstone structure in the most
aristocratic section Of Williamsburg. Mrs.
Cavanaugh received the visitor. who said
she was soliciting money to help build a
rev church on the site of the Church of
the Visitation, which was destroyed by
IRE some months ago.
Father Malone, Of St. Peter and Paurs
Church, told me to come to you" she said.
'as he knew you would contribute lib
orally"
Mrs. Cavanagh listened to the story but
was not very much impressed with the
truthfulness Of it, and refused to add her
name to the list already in the book the
young girl carried.
well. then. Mrs. Cavanagh. as you will
not help me in this work" said she. will
you tell me the names Of some ladies that
will?"
Mrs. Cavanagh refused TO do this, and
the young visitor left the house. She went
straight TO the home of Or. Rody, on Bed
ford avenue, near Taylor street. The
physician was about leaving his Office to a
hurried call, and refused to be annoyed
just then. The young girl promised TO
return again. but before leaving asked the
physician 10 call at her home.
My mamma is very Ill" she said. and
I wish you would stop and see her while
you are out. We I've at No. GIG Bedford
avenue" This is Mrs. Cavanagh's adj
dress.
Or. Rody went to the house and learned
that none OF the inmates were sick there
and was told that there must be mis-
take somewhere.
After leayingthe physicians house, the
girl went TO the homes OF several other
doctors. and i'm her failure to obtain
money for the fund she said she was col
lecting, would ask the doctor TO 20 to her
home, No. GIG Bedford avenue, to attend
her mother who was sick. BY o'clock
Tuesday evening more than a dozen ply
sicians had called at the Cavanagh resi-
dence. much to the annoyance of the fam
lily. From neighbors it is said that a one
time six doctors carriages stood in front
of the door The servant was kept busy
the entire afternoon answering the door
bell and explaining that no one was Ill in
the family"
The physicians continued to call all day
Wednesday and yesterday. 1t was then
that the family complained to the police
Among the physicians who went 10 the
house was Dr. Rody, Or. Essig and Dr.
Pennington. The young woman also call
ed on DR.. Jeffey. throat specialist, at
South Ninth and Berry streets. Dr..
Jeffey wired the call over to his neighbor,
DR.. Pennington, who lives opposite, on
South Ninth street Dr. Pennington was
out on his bicycle at the time. and when
ne returned anu I'ctiNtl tlt Hui tiVb Nili
he rode to the house on his wheel Seeing
that the dwelling was "A handsome brown
stone one. he decided that it would be
best to return to his home and change his
knickerbockers for a more digniied at
tire. He then ordered his team and drove
to the house. only to meet with the same
explguation as those before him: There's
a mistake somewhere; there IS no one
III in this family"
At the Cavanagh house last evening
none of the members of the family could
be seen.
1t is believed that the refusal Of Mrs.
Cavanagh to give the young woman
money led her TO cause this annoyance.
She is described 2s being brunette very
pretty. with dark blue eyes and excep-
tonaI intelligence for girl Of her years.
She wore n brown coat.