The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-26
BOYS CARB
DONNED BY
STRAY PAIR
Believed 10 be Hiding
Here; White Slavery
is Suspected

George II. Brown. city marshal Of
Kingtlsher, and c. n Smith, mama
ger Of garage at that place. have
been in chickasha since yesterday
afternoon searching for two run
away girls wbs left Kiugfisher Sat
urday night at 10 o'colck.
Officers Of the city were busy last
night trying to locate the young wo-
men who according to the reports
are now masQuerading IN boys cloth
Ing and have their hair cropped
short.
One OF the them is Jennie Smith.
age IA years, the daughter OF c. II.
Smith who is here looking for them.
She is large for her age. rather
coarse featured. light brown hair
and weighs 100 pounds. According
TO her father her face Is flushed and
she has the appearance about the
face Of just recovering from a crying
spell.
The younger girl, Annie May. aged
iS, Is a girl Of dark complexion,
round fat face. black hair. black eyes
and very coarse voice. Her father
Is a wealthy ~assr4a eaamer Of King.
fisher
The girls were traced to Onion
City. Sunday night, where II IL said
they changed their garb and put on
boys clothes Their clothes we're
found In a box car at that point with
the hair that was cut from their
heads. According TO best reports
the glrla are wearing blue and brown
caps and are dressed IN knee ,rous.
ers.
Marshal Brown got word that two
boys answering to his description
Of the two runaway girls we're in the
neighborhood OF pocassett Monday
morning. They boarded the south
bound train In the afternoon ami
came to chlckasha. Boys answering
the description OF the kingfisher
girls were seen N the Rock Island
station here yesterday afternoon
They excited the suspicious OF the
matron by asking several queer ques.
lions. Mr. Smith and Marshal Brown
we're al the station at the time the
boys were but saw only their backs.
Officers were set on track OF the
girls last night and have been search
ing the town since. The depot has
been watched and no boys have been
seen there the boys who were seen
at the depot we're seen again on the
streets at 9;30 last night but evaded
the officers.
Marshal Brown left this afternIca
for his home. He is confident that
the girls are hiding IN chiekasha or
the immediate vicinity Mr.. Smith
the father OF one OF the girls will
continue his search. Police head
quarters all over This section have
been posted to be on the look out
for boys answering to the Kingfisher
girls descriptions.
Mr.. Smith is Of the opinion that
the girls left their homes at the per-
suasion OF some older head and is
working on white slave clue. .Evi-
dence shows that the girls had made
their plans several days before leay-
Ing home. The smith girl retired as
usual Saturday night and was missed
by her mother late in the evening.
The Mayes girl carried her school
books to the news stand Friday night
and sold them for cash.
Both girls come from respectable
homes and have plenty.
There ia no reason why they
should leave their homes and will
spend every dollar that have or find
my daughter" said Mr. Smith today.
The Kingfisher men were busy in
town all day watching streets and
alleys for the wayward girls.