Evening journal., 1907-03-08
LITTLE PAULA'S
DREAM SOON DER
FOuTieen-Year- Girl Lands
in Police Station Not
Before FOOtIiehtS
WANTED TO BE AN ACTRESS

Paula Bcrndt petite, pretty and Iust
past fourteen years Of age is siaea
struck. rhtt is she had the glare Of .hs
foot lights In her blue eyes until the rudo
arm OF the law shattered her childish
dream Of fame. she is now confined az uio
police station la charse OF Humane A. ne
stout
paulas STORY Is a pathetic one She VIII
not De fifteen years Old until october next.
and came 10 Wilmington several months
ago from the home Of her parents In the
village Of Waiting River near Egg Iiar4
bor, n. D. She did nci leave her parents.
who are ros,cctahie Germans. without
their knowledge hu' came to visit her sls-
ter who ia employed by woll-knowa
family In this city as o. domestic.
Worked in a Store
Paula spoke but broken English but
after being here short time she OBJ
tained employment with local merchant
ln whose store German Is spoken freely.
After remaining .n this 8 orc for several
weeks she became acquainted through
her sister with Mrs. Joseph A. Wickcr-
sham, Of No. PTS Washington street. Mrs.
wickersham at once became attracted by
thel ftle German girl and induced her "a
como and live with her
Registered at Hotel
Paula graspod eagerly at ia, opp,r-
iulty Of a homo with Mrs. wickorsham
and IN broken English thanked tho good
!.
Of January tho ciid became an inmata
OF tho Wickersham household in the capa-
city of the cmployc.
Here she remained until Wcdnc- day
evening last when sho left her home ana
has not been seen by Mrs. wickersharn
since.
About II o'clock on Wednesday evening
there walked into tho Clayton House q
childish looking figure. clad IN short
dresses and approaching tho night clerls
said she desired a room. She carried no
baggage but stated in q broken way that
she was from New York and that she had
come here 10 join a theatrical company.
She would send Tor her trunk to-mor-
row"
Accordingly the "child- actress" was as
signed a ROOM registering in a bold hands
Paula Brendt n. y"
Sent for Trunk
yesterday morning Paula summoned the
hotel exprossman and directed him TO go
10 Mrs Wickersham's and get her bag
aggc. This ne did and IN due time he re-
turned with n Ions wicker basket. Of Ger
man fashlonlng the I'D OF which was
fastened down by a stout iron bar held In
place by paddock
When tho expressman arrived az the
Wlckersham home Mrs. Wiokersham in-
uuirod where Paula was and was inform
cd that She had gone on tho stage and
. was at present stopping az the Clayton
! House Fearing that some IN might bef II
the child Mrs Wickersham at once noti-
fed the police and spec I officer Hahn
was detailed 70 look up the girl and bring
her 10 head quarters. In plain clothes or
hcer Hahn proceeded ITO the hotel only o
/ find that the girl had gone out After be-
ing away for several hours the child re-
turned and the officer. going 10 her room
took her into custody.
Paula was not Disconnected over her ar
rest in fact SHE id not appear TO know
what 1t meant A. she was leaving thu
hotel about O'Clock chief clerk Har-
lSlns inquired Of her who would settle her
account "vas Isch.' replied the girl and
Mr.. Harkins was compelled 70 repeat tho
; question in plained words.
"Oh. pay board answered the child.
, ''Afr. ~ he hx IL up Ifc all right" mem
Z tioning the name Of an actor who is ap-
pearing this week at a local theatre. Tho
man. by the way dsciaims all knowledge
Of the girl and says he never heard oc
her Agent Stout is at work on the cast
and will make q thorough Investigation Of
the facts In connection with IT,