The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-09
Mrs. Douglas Went With HHs-
band in Search for wsrk.
MADE Ions JOURNEY SOUTH
wss,u 0rlssn Is MH tush 6Gs
HNishlu Ia oriM u Be with tAs
Mia She lsWt.

Birmingham Ala. Dee. S.--Ethel Wells
or MIS-. Robert Douglass. a she prefers
10 he known, a pretty young girl. is In jai
here, having been caught in the gsFb oi
man. She had come all the way from
New York city zs tramp. and her idsn-
tity was discovered IN 81. Vincents hos
pitsi where she had gone Ca have a foot
trested
This woman ~ nerve and adventuraus
spirit rode OF freight trains. left her foot.
prints on the muddy surface OF innum-
cradle country roads. counted q few thou
sand 'cTosstias. accepted lifts fram kind
iy-dispossd drivers Of farm Wagons slept
ON the srouBd sometimes and sonnet i'm 80
in barns. begged and did odd Jobs far
wha she ate, and reached BirminEhs m
with nothing worse than IN ssscess on
her foot
She endured all the hsrdships of hobo
life in order 10 he with her husban nd
She saws thai f,ouyis~ coula not get
work at his trade ~ an iron molasr in
New York, $50 he resolved to seek IL else
where.
Her woman's heart rebellsd al being loft
alone and she told him II one must go
two must 70. Douglass provided her
with an outht of male attire. The work
huntlne Journey was begun. At place az
ter place they were met ny the crowded
industrial conditions that make the uuem-
ployed.t City after city. town after town
they have turned away from with heavy
hearts, till at last they reached Rirmlng.
ham They had been trsmninK since Oct.
Then followed the visit to the hos
pital. The discover az her sex. and her
arrest Douglass was also hunted up and
placed In jail.
The woman 70 20 years old or medium
buiid. weighs not more than 1ls pounss
has brightly eolored cheeks. a small pret-
~ mouth and hius-Gray eyes. She wore
q checked suit ef clothes. black soft
shirt. no collar. q crush hat of In. Slouch
variety and No. shoes.
Her voice was gentle sna decidedly fem
mime. aud her general appea that
of Neli-bred ysung woman. While he
ing questioned she would often hang her
head and blush: and while the city ply
stefan, pr- Charles Whselsn was dress
Ing the wsund, she shed tears because ct
the paiu.
we are married" she said and /
did not want 10 stay so New York where
life was not as pleasant ss wished So
my husband started eui To- look for work
tie went up IN Maine aud STAYED two
weeks. Then he returned 10 New York
End We started down this way. I cOuld
not stay there. tho1sh he wanted ne 10
walt until he got = job. and made some
money 10 send fer me
So he finally Bought ms this suit of
clothes hat aud shpes aud Ne started
out. We have walked. roee trlesht trains
and 'trsmped ss hodges all th. way. PASS
lng. throtsh Washington Baltimere. Rich
nond Chsrleston, ssvsnpsh Atlanta.
Macon and CclJIseus To say nothing Of
msny smaller and somstimes larger cities.
have never been arrested before. nor
eten had any one express suspicion tina
Was not map.
Il assumed The aiK!nsa because could
not accompany my busb3Ed otherwise
for I've had but little mSnsy. I was will
ling to endure all the hs rdships and would
be all risht now IL IL WAS not for this
bad foot. We have slspt In all kinds of
places and had all kinds Of things TO eat.
but We nave been together.
This IL the first trouble We have hsd
md IL certainly hurts n. more thar
'sn ssy. | was all right as Isnx as
Snew pespl. did not know that l really
'as woman. Now ! eannet look AZ any
me without fe-lins sshaned and blush
ng
When they lei us out of thus little
rouble ! am goipS to hospital and
'tay until my foot II sutirsly we'll Thsu
We will settle down ss man and .ife |
md send home for BUR trunks aud clothes
! my husbans csp get = position
Douglass told the same story IL. had |
/ dues book and card frpn local No. ~
y New York OF the lren MOlders' union
" North Amsrea. His dues were paid |
~ to tile week Of Oct. ~. lie in saxlous |
@ secure nosltiop and think, he will |
'e able tc get one when he is released |
rom custody.
Chief Austin tslegraphss to New York |
o flud out whether the stsry OF the
OTDfe ir-tr--tr.