The evening world., 1911-11-20
She Was Crying Her Eyes Out
When Big Policeman
Found Her.
FAMILY DEAD, SHE SAYS.
She Refuses Any but Incorrect
Information to Children'S
Society Agents.

IF It isn't Little Red Riding Hood!'
exclaimed Mr.. Blue Policeman Henry
Powell Of the Butler street station,
Brooklyn. very. very. very early this
morning when he looked in the hallway
at No. 223 wyckofr street, and saw a
tiny scrap Of a girl dressed all In red.
wen 10 her knitted hood.
NO." said the little girl. I'm not
Little Red Riding Hood. but I'm Helen
Williams. n they have put me out and
I haven't any place to 60 and I'm cold
and hungry. please"
This Littlo Red Riding Hood Is eight
year, old. The way the Blue Po-
liceman happened TO n her was
that somebody who was out awfully late
heard her crying. n went to wyckor
and Bond streets and brought the po-
ilceman back. She said he was the
incest Blue Policeman she aver saw.
because he took her to q bakery and
bought her some milk and buns. but. oh
please. she didn't want to tell where
she had been staying because they did
not want her there. and they had told
her 30.
where do you liver asked the Blue
Policeman.
DID LIVE SOMEWHERE, BUT, OH,
NOT ANY MORE!
II don't live anywhere at ALL" SAID
Little Red Riding Hood Honest. l
don't. I did live somewhere. but / don't
live there any more!"
well, wha do you know about that!"
said the Blue Policeman. who's your
motherf"
Il haven't got any mother. She dis
two years ~
"Who's your father. thenr'
81 haven't got any father. either" said
the little girl. After my mother died
I lived vita my father. but a year ago
he died. too"
Now. you quit your k!ddin'." said the
Blue Policeman. nercely. where s
homer"
IT haven't got any home At ALL" said
the little girl. when my father died
I went to i've with . lady. but she's GOT
i've children OF her own. I'm little and
I don't eat much. but I eat something
and yesterday afternoon the lady says
You'll have to 20 on away, because
haven't got enough for my own Kids.
90 I just went, and then I wandered
around a while. I guess. and then 1t go'
cold and / came In here n went Il
Sleep
When little Red Riding Hood was ar
raigned before Judge Ryan In the Chill
dren's Court she was quite composed
Kind but persistent questioning ha'
failed to get from her any truthful In
timation as to her homo. but she ha'
told an agent Of the Children's Soclet,
that she lived up to yesterday after
noon with q Mrs. Rigler at Nc. 4ls Bal
tic street. There 10 no such address I
Baltic street.
POLICEMAN THINKS PARENTS
!, ARE BOTH ALIVE.
Policeman Powell told Judge Rya
that he had heard the little girls pal
: ents we're alive and that she had NV
brothers and sisters.
THAT can't be- put In little Re
Q Riding Hood. MY mamma and papa ar
Q dead and all my sisters are dead"
..How Ions ago since your paren'
died?" asked the Court.
% .Oh, ever so long ago-an awful
d long time" replied the child II que
Il was a month ago."
(Which died nrst, YOU father
motherf"
Little Red Riding Hood was stumpe
J. hut only for q moment. Then he r
10 piled breathlessly:
"oh, they both died the same day"
!. she said she had attended st. Agnes
70 paroohial school at Hoyt and Sacke
" .treets. This was a promising clue.
D. .What name and address did you 81
when you went to the school?" JudI
Ryan inquired. -,
~ didn't give any answered q
u,tie girl, after a little hesitatio
"And when Il didn't give my tn
- wouldn't let me In the school at all.
she appeared to DO proud OF this o
r,snation and smiled amiably at Il
y~dga and the policemen and everybo,
~ sround. Further questioning prov,
Sruitie,s, and she was turned over
70 .hs Chiidren's Society until her paren
~ he located. for 1t Is believed lit
paa Riding Hood ran away from nor
r isst ev,ning after she had been scold
I'd Ia afraid to tell the truth about h
adventure.
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