The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-25
RUNAWAYS
CAUGHT.
Brooklyn Girls and Youth
Found in Greenville
Last Night.
THEIR FUNDS WERE LOW
Miss Van Deinse and McNa-
mara Were Married in
Elizabeth.
THEIR FUNDS WERE LOW

Annie Mohl and Gertrude Van Deinse,
who ran away from their homes in Brook
lyn last week, with John 'McNamara, and
so successfully eluded their relatives ana
police of two cities were finally captured
yesterday afternoon in Greenville, ana
taken to their respective homes. To Cap
tain Nugent of the Ocean avenue ponce
station, belongs the glory of the capture.
Detectives Frank Lynch and Frederick
Lynch, of Brooklyn, visited the Ocean
avenue station, yesterday morning and
informed Captain Nugent that they had
received a tip that Mcnamara ana the
two girls were residing somwhere IN
Greenville The captain and the detec-
tives sailed forth, and in exactly forty
five minutes had located the runaways in
furnished rooms on the top floor of
fiat Mo- 1923 Danforth avenue. Here
Mcnamara and the Van Deinse girl mad
lived since last Tuesday, when they
eluded the police who had located them
at the Grand street boarding house. the
Mohl girl was then captured and taken
home by her father, but she ran away
again and Joined her cousin and Nc
Namara in Greenville.
They were taken to the station house
and there questioned by Captain Nugent.
The Van DENSE girl stated that she ana
Mcnamara had journeyed' to Elizabeth
and had been married by JUS
tice of the peace named Hail. Sne
produced the marriage certificate. NC
Namara and the two girls had peen living
together in furnished rooms which were
rented from Mrs. Alfred Leburernie.
They did their own cooking, and while the
money which the girls had borrowed be-
fore running away lasted, they were quite
happy. Funds were running low, now
ever. and Miss Mohl was getting ready to
go away when she was captured Sne re-
fused to tell where she had intended to
go, but she said it was not home.
Mcnamara and his wife appeared TO ne
a trifle tired of their experiment and
were not sorry when told they would De
sent home Mcnamara had IS left. The
girls were without money.
Miss Mohl, who is only sixteen years old
appeared to enjoy the situation. She
told Captain Nugent that it was great fur
and she wouldn't have missed it for the
world.
.I won't go home, Captain" she said
| unless you get US a coach"
s.I ought to send you home in patro
wagon" said Captain Nugent.
sAIl right, Cap" she replied, wei
compromise on trolley car"
None of the trio had any extra clothes
IT would have only been short time
when they would have been compelled te
seek aid from their relatives. In charge Of
the Brooklyn detectives the runaways
were taken to Brooklyn, where they were
met by relatives.
Sergeant McDevitt experienced mucf
difficulty in ascertaining last night the
name of the woman from whom the room'
were hired. When the sergeant rang tn
bell and called up the tube female voics
answered.
go away, you reporter, I have nothins
| to say
After more bell ringing and more taik
| ing the sergeant finally induced tn
woman to give the necessary information
Annie Mofrl is the daughter OF HERO
Mohl. a well-todo druggist of No 60
Vanderbilt avenue, Brooklyn John J
| Van Deisne is the father of Gertrude Val
Deisne and resides at Parkville avenue
! and the Boulevard. Brooklyn. He IS II
| the insurance business. The girls arr
| cousins. Their families bore excellen
| regulations.