The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-07
MAYNARD GIRLS HAVING FUN.
THEY LO HIGH KICKING IN THE
WAYSIDE HOME.
II Il n . Front window, and They Keep
Dancing and Singing In Undress Until
the Matr0n IL Forced to Call the
POllce-Are Sent 10 Bedford Home.

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the MatrOn IL Forced to Call the
P0lice-Are Sent 10 Bedford Home.
Four girls. brunettes by birth, blondes
by force OF habit, gave the Wayside Home.
at 353 Bridge street, Brooklyn, a merrier
time late OH Monday night than they ever
provided in any concert hall in Coney
Island, whence they originally came. The
home had been their abiding place for more
thon month. and they had become tired
Of the INDECENT ease there. They disliked
the methods used to reform them, longed
for the informal ways Of the Bowery and
resolved to take chance with the police
rather than stand it any longer. Their
plans carried 30 far az getting into the
clutches OF the police went, but resulted in
their being transferred to the Bedford
Home for hayward girls, where they will
stay awhile. The Way Size Home breathed
easier when it became known that the girls
were not to return.
Minnie jackson, Florence Campbell, Eta
Levy and Alice Becker, as Coney Island
knew them, were the troublemakers. Their
ages are between II and 81 years, but they
are precocious. In fact, their knowing
ways attracted the attention Of the police
down by the seaside and landed them in the
homo for instruction h morals and deport.
nent.
Wealthy Kennedy, formerly one of their
companions in the home. was the original
cause Of the trouble Wealthy didn't ca re
for the environment, so. about three weeks
ago, she got the others together and all
hands planned to got out They also planned
a spectacular display about which lower
Brooklyn would have been talking yet If it
had gone through, but it didn't.
Wealthy figured that il the home was
set aAre late at night she and her chums
would be rescued by flremen, carried down
ladders clad In robes of slumber and that
they would be able to make their escape
in the crowds that would be drawn by the
sight. So Wealthy started the fire. Matron
Knowles discovered 1t before it had got well
advanced, put it out with pail OF water
and Wealthy landed In prison cell. She
rot out on bail and is awaiting trial for
way and that stirred the Others to action
Fertile minds agreed that. perhaps, If they
were arrested for rough housing" the
home they might be sent up for week
or 30 and then get freedom. SO rough
house" Il was.
night . calm, unbroken, somnolent silence
enveloped the building. For an hour all
was we'll. Then passerby heard female
quartet render with much feeling the fol-
lowing:
They filled us up with old gold rings.
Gold watches and gold chains.
The whiskey that they fed to us
Was made from golden grains.
For breakfast We had gold fish.
We were Is carats pure.
We took the Kelley cure.
A moment later a wall, which sounded
like "How dry am" broke the Stiffness
The singing came from the upper floors
Of the home and just afterward lights ap-
peared in one Of tho rooms, shades went
young women, some clad in white flowing
robes, others not, but all engaged in ef-
forts to kick the globes OF the chandeliers.
There were more singing, laughter that could
be beard all over the neighborhood and
skirt dancing by those in costume. A
crowd gathered across the street from the
home.
In the meantime, the matron, Mrs. X
Knowles, had been doing her utmost to
bring back peace and quiet She couldn't.
Then she saw the crowd across the street
and, with the thought Of the scandalous
doings that were going on, resolved TO yield
discipline to a higher power and sent for
the ponce.
The four unruly ones were ordered TO
don street rament. They did so with
alacrity. Then they were bundled into
a patrol wagon and had a ride to the
Adams street police station, entertaining
the crowd that followed with Home, Sweet
Home, which, from the feeling with which
it was sung. indicated that at least they felt
at ease again.
As soon as they got to the police station
they went sound asleep satisfied that they
had accomplished the first step toward
freedom. Yesterday morning their disap-
pointment came. They were taken 10
the Coney Island police court, from which
they were originally sent to the home
The story was told Magist rate voorhees,,
and their commitment papers for the Bed
Home were made out.
III it's anything like the Bedford gang,
It's all right" said one Of them as they
were taken away