West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-28

Mabel McElhaney, the bewitching
woman who has been masluerad.
ing In boys clothing for months
past and who was cakin boy on the
steamer Ruth, has at last been
rounded up. Saturday evening
about 8 o'clock she was arrested
by Officer Atwell Yost, of the Ben
wood police force.
Earlier In the evening the officer,
got word that woman dressed In
mans attire was at the fishing
camp of the Central Fishing club
at the north end of the Narrows,
below McMechen. He Immediately
boarded a car and was soon at the
camp. ~
AS he walked down the bank he
noticed that with the exception Of
one young man, who was seated
uncomplaceutly on the bow Iof the
boat, the campers had disappeared.
The policeman looked all about the
grounds and yet saw no signs of
the girl. Boarding the boat he ap
preached the supposed young man
and said: al.
''Who are your
''Oh, I am me-" was the reply.
well, you are just the person I
am looking for. said the officer. AT
this the boy began to cry as If his
heart would break, and 1t was at
this juucture the discovery was
made that the young man was none
other than Mabel McElhaney:
YosT SURPRISED.
The fact that the supposed
boy was a girl was a very
startling revelation to Officer
Yost,as she had all the appearances
land manners of c boy. Her hair
was cut short and even her neck
was shaved. She was dressed In a
mans shirt waist, grey trousers
and a pair of lace shoes. She wore
no collar. She and the officer took
a car bound for Benwood:Although
the car was well,filled with passen-
gers, none of them for a moment
supposed the very good looking
young man seated so quietly at the
side of the policeman was a tender.
hearted girl. In some manner the
fact became known and the sup
posed boy was soon the cynosure of
all eyes.
INTERcEDEs FOR HER.
When the couple arrived at Ben
wood they went to the Office of
Squire o. A. Lacey. Mrs. S. o.
Boyce, of Sixteenth street, who had
ridden up on the same car, also
went to the Office and requested
the squire not to send her to jail.
Justice Lacey complied with the
request and she was turned over to
Mrs. Boyce.
Later In the night 1t was ascer.
tanned that the young woman was
under Mrs. Boyce's care and that
at that hour, 1880 arrangements
were being made to place her for
the time with charitably disposed
people.
FROM TYLER COUNTY.
Mabel comes from Sistersville,
but has been mssquerading In mans
attire fori some time. When she
first came to Wheeling she wore
blue uniform which would Indicate
that she had been a bell boy or
something similar. That was about
a year ago, and nobody then sus.
pected that the handsome youth.
Dave Kyle. was other than ''he"
represented himself" to be.
A little over a week ago she
came to the wharf at Moundsville
and asked for a job. She was given
a position as cabin boy and made
four trips on the boat, sleeping
with the cabin boy of the ether
watch against her own protest.
The boy testi6es that she always
slept with her clothes on and never
talked to him at night. She was
quite a favorite among the mem
hers of the crew and would sit for
long stretches at a time and talk
with the clerk, Roy Moore. and
second clerk, Earl Kline. She told
them ell about the Buffalo exposi.
ton, having herself been there, and
she showed great familiarity with
everything connected with the big
affo;v Che oISo told nj naIntjnC q