The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
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whom she lived, that the Kinney girl
was an orphan and not of age, and the
local traveller returned to this city with
out meeting the girl. Soon after, how
ever, Miss Richardson received a letter
from Frederick Kraft, who conducts a
store with his mother at Fifteenth and
Fairmount avenues, this city. AS a
result the couple correspondent, and
the girl sent word last week that she
was coming to this city. said
today hat his mother and married
sister had arranged to 60 to Coney
Island last Thursday, the day mem
toned by the Richardson girl, and "out
of decency" he wrote the girl and told
her to postpone the trip. According to
Kraft that was the last he heard of
the Nutmeg State lassie until yester-
day morning, when she walked into his
store In company with the Kinney girl.
A short time after the younger Rich
ardson girl followed.
Kraft was surprised when his mother
called from a rear room and remarked
that two young ladies wished to see
him.. When he reached the store he
recognized the Richardson girl, as she
previously had forwarded her picture.
Before he had a chance to say a word
the girl introduced herself as Mildred
Richardson. the girl who sent her card
in the box with the Jolly pops At this
time the younger girl strolled in and
was also introduced, and after the trio
had had something to eat, apparently
very tired after their Journey, they
dozed off asleep. Last night, according
to Kraft, the girls spoke of going home,
but Kraft feared they would fall into
bad company, n he gave up his bed,
and W of the party occupied it, while
the third slept with Mrs. Kraft, the
son occupying a couch.
Throughout the travel the girls hard
ly suspected that a Sherlock Holmes
was In pursuit; but such was the case,
and the youthful detective was Frank
Dowd, 10 years old, of 80 Lawrence
street. New Haven. Young Dowd lives
with his mother. who is a widow, and
on Tuesday, after kissing his mother
goodby, he was about to leave for
Bridgeport, when he met Mrs. Michael
Kelleher, an aunt of the Kinney girl,
with whom the latter lived since the
death of her parents.
FRANKIE, when you go to Bridgeport,
see il you can locate Jennie and send
her Jack home,' said the heartbroken
relative. Take this IS with you and
do your best"
The girls had left their homes Mon
day, and, sure enough, while young
Dowd was scouting for his brother,
who is a railroad detective, he. ran
across the girls. He pretended to be
innocent of all, and the Kinney girl
scrubbed off a brief note on a small
piece of paper to a friend named Annie
in the shop, asking her to say nothing
about her running away, etc. : On the
other side were a few words addressed
to the bearer of the note.2
Dowd took the midnight boat which
the girls boarded at midnight Tuesday,
without their knowledge, and arrived
in New York at 5 O'clock yesterday
morning. When he struck the metrop-
oils he came near losing his nerve, but
finally located the place to purchase his
ferry ticket. and while he was late
insdeing so, he took a chance, of his life
and leaped from the ferry slip to the
boat after it had pulled out, and cleared
the four-foot gap in safety.
When the girls arrived in Jersey City
they took a Plank road trolley car
and remained on it until they cached
Sixteenth and Paramount avenues, this
city, where they got off and walked
a block north to Kraft's. During this
time Dowd had been a passenger on
the rear platform, but was spied by
the Kinney girl. When they alighted
he did likewise and attempted to per-
suade the Kinney girl to return to her
home with him. mo, l won't go back;
my aunt will kill me-" said the girl,
and in a short time the girls were
within the place where the box which
contained the card had been located
about three months ago.
Tired and hungry, young Dowd took
up his quarters in a place on the OPP
posite side of the street, and from the
time he arrived yesterday until he left
he had but q few hours sleep. Dowd
was advised that the best thing to do
would be to notify the police, and
shortly after 8 o'clock this morning he
telephoned to the Fourth Precinct Sta
ton and told Sergeant Seipel that
three runaway girls from New Haven
were in Kraft's place. when you send
the police up | will point out the
house." said Dowd.
The sergeant sent the patrol wagon
and Policeman Horter, and Lomax and
the former went to the house first,
after it vas designated by Dowd, and
then called to Lomax, and the girls
were taken to the Fourth Precinct sta
ton. They will be detained in the wit
ness room until turned over to their
relatives. who are expected on from
New Haven. Later Acting Captain Nc
Govern sent for Kraft, and after hear
ing his side ofg the story sent him, in
company with Dowd, to headquarters.
Both told what they knew to Chief
Corbitt.
When seen today Kraft had this to
say about the middle Of May I
opened a box Of Jolly pops in my store
and found a care with Mildred's name
and address on 1t, and the words,
Please answer l showed it to. a.
friendn Of mine and he said, I dare
you to answer and 1 did. Then we
wrote letters to each other, and the
other day I received one which said
that Mildred would be here on last
Thursday. I al alone in the house at
the time, as my mother had arranged
to go on a days outing, and as 1
didn't want any talk, l wrote Mildred
and told her not to come. That was
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