The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-11
RUNAWAYs HEARD FROM.
Dudley and Mamie McCloskey Has Been
Found.

Lottie D. Dudley, 10 years old and
Minnie MoClusky, Is years old who ran
away from their homes in this city las
Friday night and took the steamer Bay
state for Boston, as told in yesterdays
FhESS, have not yet been found, al
though Lottie Dudley's married sister
Hattie, who lives in this city, reoeived.a
letter from Mamie MoClusky, one of the
little runaways on Sunday which was
dated Boston, Saturday afternoon. The
letter is as follows:
Dear Hattie-We arrived in Boston this
m orn1ng all right. although we did have
great picnic on the boat. We have
been out TO Bird street, my old home,
you know. and also to Dudley street, on
the New England railroad, but we leave
boston tonight with theatre troupe.
and you will have to wait until I write
again before you can answer. We
happened to strike luck and. secured an
engagement.
How is Portland, anyway suppose
the people there are kicking their brains
out. 1t was bad night. as the fog was
very heavy, but it lifted about one
O'Clock this morning, and I watched as
we came into the harbor I dom It know
whether you can read this letter or not
for am ON train that is going about
Sixty miles an hour, and every stroke /
take the pencil jumps to the middle of
the Car.
Give my love to Tom and Eddie and
tell them we have gone.
Wait till write again. Goodby.
MAMIE.
AS soon as this letter was received here
Mr. freeman +. Dudley, the father of
one of the girls, who is cook by trade,
and lives in the rear of SO India street,
started at once for Boston accompanied
by his son-in-law. They searched all
day yesterday in Boston by the aid of the
police for the missing girls. but could
find no trace of them. It is understood
that the girls have always been stage
struck and have threatened many times
to run away, and go the stage, but their
parents did not believe they would put
their threats into execution.
MIR. Dudley noticed his daughters abb
sence about midnight Friday. and upon
communicating with the McClusky girls
parents discovered that she, too, had
mysteriously departed.
Suspecting that the girls had taken the
steamer for Boston Mr.. Dudley at once
telegraphed the Boston agent of the line
to detain them but the message was re-
oeived just few minutes after they had
left the boat, after being recognized by
First Mate John Cummings, who knew
them both.
Mr.. Dudley stated in Boston yesterday
that he blames the McClusky girl for the
whole escapade. He is naturally very
anxious to find his hayward daughter,
whom he ssill believes to be in Bos ton.
and says that any one who harbors or
abets her willie so at his peril.
Mr.. Dudley in speaking of the above
letter in Boston, yesterday. appeared to
be very soeptioal in regard to the state
ment that it was written on train and
that the girls had left town with a.
theatrical troupe.
So far as known, the runaways had
only 81 or SIS between them. The Dudley
girl, has very attractive face. She has
black eyes and hair, dark complexion
and regular features. When she left
horne she wore white muslin dress with
blue spots, white duck overskirt, blue
sailor hat and black sneakers"
Miss MoClusky, who is well developed
for her age, has red hair of very pro-
nounced shade, blue eyes, light COM
plexion and is somewhat freokled. She
wore blue and white check waist,
white duck skirt Tor possibly black
overdrsss) a blue hat and tan shoes. 4
Z The Boston police department. has been
YeQuested 10 look into the matter.