The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-11
GIRL FOUND IN BOYS ATTIRE.
A BUMPED HEAD BRINGS ADVEN-
TURES TO KATE MkINLEY.
Sac Wat,s lip In Hpu'r In the Country,
Where n Motherly Woman Cuts or Her
Hair and Makes Her Put on Trousers
Runs Away and Gives Herself Up.

SAC 0ak'S W 1T u dpi'r III tte SOuups
Where Motherly Woman Cuts or He
Hair and Makes Her Put on Trouscr
Runs Away and Gives Herself "
Three weeks ago Mrs. Kate McKinle.
went to live as caretakcr at SO East Fifty
sixth street, and sent her daughter Kat
to board with the mothers sister, Mrs
Sarah Leonard, at 456 Myrtle avenue
Brooklyn. Kate worked in the book
bindery of the Greenwich Press, ls4 Wes
Fourth street. On Saturday, when sh
finishel work, che went to zee her mother
and remained with her until dark, whel
she started for Brooklyn.
Kate is II years old and, when che lef
her mother. had long red hair and wore ,
dark blue skirt, white waist, darkblue straw
hat with blue ribbon and Oxford ties. Wher
her mother next saw her the dainty anc
rather frail figure was enveloped in gray
checked trousers, coat OF the Same ma
terial and jaunty cap. She still had ths
auburn tresses but they were in ono OF he
trousers pockets. The police and the
children's society Of Brooklyn accordingly
have on their minds the mystery OF how
Kate changed her clothes and got hair
cut.
Kate il in good shape physically, but in
strange mental condition. There is q hia-
tus in her memory Of things that befell
her after leaving her mother and some OF
the things she remembers are 80 extraor-
binary that both the police and the Officers
Of the children's society considered them at
first as Authorizations or fabrications.
The beginning Of the story was told at
Coney Island where the girl in her hoy
denish attire was found wandering at s
o'clock yesterday morning She could
barely remember her name and could not
recall the address of her mother or aunt.
At the headquarters Of the children's society
she told story substantially as follows:
After leaving her mother she took Madi-
son avenue car. She was tired and went to
sleep on the car. Then the car rounded
a curve and her head came in contact with
one Of the posts. She remembers the pain
but was dazed and on partly recovering
consciousness recalls that motherly woman
was leaning over her and assuring her that
she would care for her.
The dazed feeling came again, and when
she rallied she was in big, white, wood
house out in the country. With ner was
the motherly looking woman, past middle
age, with silvery gray hair black skirt
and light waist The woman spoke to her
gently and put her to bed.
In the morning when the girl awoke her
hat and skirt had been taken away and her
hair had been cut. The motherly W oman
came in and gave her suit Of boys clothes,
told her to dress herself in them and get
ready to take a long journey. Kate did so,
md mr. lrfnrf and Unsha6 iha dahoa
Then she decided to run away.
Stealing up to the room In which she had
slept, she found her hair, hastily tucked it
In pocket and darted from the house.
All day long she walked and ran as fast as
she could. Just where she went she does
not know. Only she recalls that when 1t
was night she came to park and lav down
in it under tree. There she slept until
dawn, and walking forth saw a police
man. He was the most welcome sight, she
says, she found in all her wanderings. She
knew that he would help her.
1nterspersed with this narrative were
statements that her mother lived in East
Fifty-sixth street, that she worked in book
bindery and that she had an aunt in Brook
Ign. Since these statements have been
verified, some of the authorities are inclined
TO attach some credence to the rest of the
story. 49,,
There was swelling on the side Of the
girls head, and she said that her head panied
her. Whenever suggestion was made that
she had run away or that some good looking
lad might have been in her company she
broke down and cried. 1t was evident
that it was great effort for her to speak
and search her memory.
Il will remember. it all If you give me
time. My head pains me 80 she would
When the matron prepared her for bath
she found sewed inside the waist a little
pocket containing $3.50. Kate was indig-
nant when it was intimated she might have
st9en the s sy s M, n rI% hs5
Of her daughters disappearance on Sun
day morning, her niece coming from Brook
lyn and asking why the mother kept Kate
in New York over night. Mrs: Mckinley
reported the case to the police OF New York
and the police Of Brooklyn, and spent all
day looking for the missing girl herself.
She continued the search yesterday, but 1t
was not until late in the afternoon that she
found the girl She went at once to see
her.
the superin,endent'" MIS-. Mckinley ey' said aid
after the interview Il can't comprehend
it. of course. fear the poor child has
met with some accident that has mnde her
lose her faculties. She certainly does not
talk nationally. But this much do know:
has been in no escapade. | know. too, that
she is truthful regarding the money. She
pays my sister only s. a week board, and is
able to save bit every week fro m her
earnings
Kate is still in the custodyof the children's
society. Disposition Of her case will de-
pend largely upon her mental condition
after she has had good rest. She said she
had had nothing to eat for twenty hours
prior to her arrest. Food and sleep may
do much for her.
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