New-York tribune., 1910-06-11
MISSING GIRL RAN AWAY
Esther MsaTscn Found Employed
as Nurse in New Haven.
GAVE NAME, MARIE BURNSD
Hysterical and Nervous When
Brought Home-Explains
Act as Girlish Whin.

Esther MearsOn the seveuteen-ysar-oid
girl for whom the police and her family
have been searching since MONDAY. when
she disappeared from her home. al No f9I
East 123d street was found yesterday az
ternoon in New Haven. where she had been
working for several days as a nurse tn the
family OF Mrs Louis l. BassetT. IA Ed
wards street she was brought nome last
night by her brother. Lyon J. z AIearson.
a law student who went TO New Haven
early yesterday afternoon in answer 70 a
telegram which gave the cIew 20 her where
abouts
Her homecoming had been foretoid IN
the neigh6orhood where she lives. and a
crowd OF several hundred persons gathered
in front Of the apartment bO~- and chOSsd
the stairs and besieged the Nearson apart
ment when the brothe- and sister appeared
and hurried into the house The girl was
nervous and hysterical on her return. and
the family would not allow her friends 20
see her last night
Lyon. her brother. met all inauirers and
told the story OF her vanderings and as
crfhed her adventure TO a mere g1riisl in
pulse whim to get out into the world
and seek uer own living
L think II was the 'wanderlust, hs
said. which runs In our blood She could
not tel me why she left home. but said
she had a queer feeling that she must go
away, she did not care where. and ind
work When I found her in New Haven
she was surprised but glad TO me. and
now says that she Is glad to get home and
VIII never 60 away again
The telegram which led TO her discovery.
after four days OF running down many and
varied faIses cIews by her brother and the
police. came from Mrs D. A HubbeII. OF
No S92 WhaIley avenue. WestvIlle. a suburb
Of New Haven II was addressed TO the
girls mother. and said girl answering her
daughters description was safe with Mrs
Bassett in New Haven
Mrs Hubbsu neglected to give her address
in the telegram Leon. the brother. hurried
with the telegram TO Captain Kuhne. Of the
Harlem branch OF the detective bureau, anu
the latter advised him TO take the first train
for New Haven He caught the 2 o'clock
train, and found Mrs. HubbelFs address By
looking at the original telegram she sent AZ
New Haven Il was a long trolley ride
from the New Haven green" before he
reached her house, only TO find that his sis-
ter was not there
Mrs Hubben told him that the girl had
come to her home Monday afternoon, ap-
parentIy having walked the four miles from
New Haven, as she appeared very tired. ami
told her she was an orphan and wanted
work. She -old Mrs. HubbeI her name was
Marie Burns. that she had previously lived
tn Stamford and would work for nothing
for the sake Of a home. Mrs HuboeH
doubted her story. she said. but allowed the
girl TO stay. saying that she could probably
find her a place with some Of her friends
The girl remained with Mrs Hubbell Mon
day and Tuesday nights, and on Wednesday
she sent her to friend, Mrs Bassett, who
employed her. Mrs. HubbeH had seen the
account OF the girls disappearance and her
description for the first time in the New
York papers yesterday morning and ner
suspicious became convictions