The evening world., 1912-09-19
Detectives Searching Wilds Of
New Jersey for Girl Who
!, Escaped From Hospital.
CLIMBED FOUR FLOORS.
Her Sweetheart Was Waiting
for Her and He Gave Her
His Shoes.

All Of the Orange detective force.
\ Augmented by the police force Of Sum-
ft. N. j.. are beating the bush In the
cuntains back OF Summit to-day try
u to md a slender young girl, clad
~ in a misft shirtwaist and skirt
q q pair of mans shoes. The girl is
lsabeth Bessie Mahon. She II nine
Dn years old, and last night she
nbed down four flights to liberty
wn the f,re escape Of the Orange Me-
Iorial Hospital. where she was under
AfFest after having attempted suicide.
One day last July the girl. who was
working as a servant In the household
Df Mrs. Manette Daumer. No. 81 wal
lace street, Orange, disappeared. FIJI
teen dollars was missed At the same
time. A warrant for her arrest was
but in the hands OF the Orange police.
kTussday two detectives appeared at
the door OF Eiisabeths aunt. Mrs.
Elizabeth Mahon. at No. $50 New
street. Orange, and It was the fugitive
herself who answered the ring at the
bal
Yes, know you've got . warrant
lfor me-" she said coolly. Il wish you
, would give me time to 60 upstairs and
4 change my dress."
[ATTEMPTS SUICIDE As DETEC-
TlvEs WAIT.
The detectives allowed the girl to 80
20 her room. A few minutes afterward
ythey heard tho noise OF something
falling heavily and rushed upstairs
Their prisoner was stretched on the
-Naa. .I ~
}eurs OF iodine lying near her hand.
An ambulance surgeon worked hard
~ cave the girls life ana when he hal
gsseUsUd hsr to conscious ness. she was
nmhsd 70 ne hospital and there put to
- under arrest BY Tuesday night
- condition had greatly improved and
Mon . young man, who gave his name
y JOepA M,dhasl and said no was
mancsd 20 the prisoner. oallsd at tho
upiSal. he was allowed 70 90 to her
0s4do end ths Two had their heads
BUt3@ IN intimate conversation for a
- Gonnsufu.
fnst uAsAt near midnight. when the
- IN charge Of the ward In which
nNeth's cot was located was out Of
Doom for o few minutes the girl
"a carefully out Of bed. put . bath
che property OF the hospital, over
6ightgown and made for the window
ing onto the ffre-escape.
~ was WHIST happened to Elizabeth,
Mo police to-day got the confession
d Peter Masuoci. an eightsen-year-
boy, who was arrested With Michael
night. and held for aiding Elisa
y N her escape.
VVhon Michael visited tho girl Tues
~ night she told him she was going
- ssoaps from the hospital at mid
yAUht on the following night and that
~ should be there to help her get
Wuy. So promptly At the hour Michael
~ In hiding in the shrubbery under
lAs window Of Elizabeths ward. When
- saw the wl1ite-clad figure feelfn
- way down the fire escape Michael
q waiting under the ladder to
Dtuh her when she dropped from Its
q. ten feet above the ground.
Rl TOOK TRAIN IN GRO
TESoUS ATTIRE.
rom the hospital grounds tho two
rraed to q vacant lot nearby and
ore Elizabeth, bsrefooted and SILVER
IN her fiimsy attire. hid while MI
asl went and got the Masucc boy
help him scare up some clothes.
st where they went in the midnight
nrch 10 women's clothes the police
I've not learned: but both OF. the
uths returned within an hour carry
between them an old shirtwaist and
simrt far too large for Elizabeth
~ could not And shoes or bonnet.
In the dark Elizabeth donned the
No scant articles of adornment over
nightgown and Michael calamity
I'VE up his own shoes In the lack OF
hers. Then they went by back al
n and vacant lots TO deserted
aptv IN South Orange.
The three remained In hiding In the
anty until time for the $50 train
ough South Orange for Summit
zabeth. a grotesque ngure. without q
and with a mans shoes on her feet
* tho train.
Mere the trail ends short. The de-
Dtives thought at first their fall
ftive had taken refuge with an aunt
O lives In summit; but investigation
ire proved this was untrue. Now {
een men are securing the thicket'
n gullies In the mountain In the be-
?k10R that the daring slrl Is In hidini
nn here back OF Summit