New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
GERTRUDE DUMMY FOUND
Discovered in Theatrical once
Seeking Engagement.
SAYS SHE WON'T GO HOME
Tries to Convince Managers OF
Her Ability by Showing sto-
ries Of Her Disappearance.

Gertrude Ouimby. the girl who has been
missing since last Monday from her home
NJ No. $40 Audubon road. Boston, was
yound Yesterday afternoon by Tribune re-
nortor in Henry w. Savage's office. com
nlacentlv reading the stories I'm the after
noon papers Of her continued mysterious
disappearance At the same time, ser
mother. Mrs. A. H. Werner was worrying
about her at home in the belief that ahe
had been lured away by two unknown men
.T was not lured away from home. MISS
souimby said Il left home because was
Y,,s,raated have a stepfather. and-well
Won know what that means. l won't 60
home again--I am going to make my own
way in the world. / am looking for work
$50 that 1 can earn my own living. ! am
going on the stage
She said she arrived in New York on
sTuesdav. having come straight here from
lPoston She went TO the Hotel Albert ana
Registered there as Kathleen West from
Philadelphia. Then she started out To ma
a theatrical opening for herself The first
rersons size turned to were members OF
.The Prince Of Pilsen" company. recently
: closed in Boston with whom she had be-
come friendly while they were playing
man. the manager Of the company. ana
Then telephoned 70 him on Wednesday that
she was i'm town asking him 10 get place
,,or her II was in this way that the first
i,nkling got out that she was in New YORK
As soon as the papers printed stories
shout her saving the police had been asKeu
20 find her. she left the hotel ana went
unto hiding. she said, going TO stay WIN
friend
There is no reason for the polcec looking
,or me-" she said. Il have done nothing
wrong. 1t is not true that am VII" "
,ren or that any man had anything 10 40
With my leaving home ! am staying no"
With a girl friend in Brooklyn won
,eu all about my home life now. Dut II my
family tries to have me arrested VIII teli
oil / know. and that is "A whole lot worse
than what have tod vet ..o,
LIS Dandy. a member of the musicai
cop,nanv. said yesterday at the 1reeh
poon, club that the girl had been hahs-
,ng around the theatre while the piece was
niaying in Boston trying TO get taken On
In the chorus.
"Sbe was crying around there one Night
he said and when I asked her what was
the matter she said that she was treated
6, bsdIv AT home she couldn't stand IT any
LONGER She said she was hungry. and |
had one Of the show girls take her out ana
buy her meal. and then she stayed all
night with the girl. saying that she was
afraid 10 90 home. ! have not seen her
since. and did not know she was IN New
York"
Her identity was confirmed by Thomas
uodgman. who came into the theatrical
office while she was there. lie advised her
10 70 home 10 her mother. hut she persist
ed that she wanted to stay in New YORK
until she found anopening on the stage
Sch spent the afternoon trudginS from or
fee 20 Office with the newspapers contain
,ny accounts Of herself 10 show the mana
gers as an added inducement to them 10
engage her services. She refused to tell
any of them where she was staying. In the
fear. she said, that the police would ma
her.