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and wanted to put her in one OF these
| classes.
she has always been mentally de-
fectiye. Although she is sixteen, she
has the mind Of a child Of ten. She
rebelled against going 10 school al
ways has, in fact. But Tuesday morn
! ing when ! left her. the last thing |
said was. Now, YOU are going 70 go 70
the school as I said and study hard.
aren't you?' and she replied that she
would.
Shortly afterward she went 20
store on an errand for my wife, tnat
is the last we saw Of her. The whole
/ thing is. she is just cussed and don't
want TO do as she is told. She has
always been contrary that way"
Story Doesn't Satisfy Police.
The police last night said they were
not entirely satisfied that the story Of
the girls disappearance was cleared up
| by these facts Detective Lee sharp,
of the West 6sth street police station,
remained at her house waiting for an
! opportunity to talk with her
/ Although her dazed appearance led
her father TO say that he thought she
had been "doped," DR.. Schaub, Of
! Washington Heights Hospital. who
made an examination Of her at the
station house, said there was no sign
OF the effects Of drugs or liquor about
her. or Of physical mistreatment, at
trbuting her condition TO the effects
Of exhaustion and lack Of proper food.
II was about 2:45 in the afternoon
when Brophy and Daley, the two men,
saw her in Fort Washington Park,
recognizing her by the pink dress, their
suspicious being aroused by her man
ner as she came along following the
little boy. They first asked the boy
about her.
Il don't know what is the matter
with her" he said. "She came up TO
me and asked me TO sit beside her be-
cause Sne was lonely.
The boy went on his way and they
then questioned the girl
MY name IS Patty White" she re-
piled T live in New Jersey. Ny
father and mother moved and have
forgotten where they live"
Are you sure you came from New
Jersey" Daley asked her. Why
don't you go to friends?"
Told Conflicting Stories.
81 haven't any friends" she said
Sure ! came from New Jersey.
came over on the ferry"
When they continued 10 question. be-
ing more and more convinced that she
was Helen Mccarthy, she finally ad-
mitted she had not told the truth
about coming from New Jersey. saying
she had come from Albany The men
remembered that Helen McCarthys
parents had formerly lived in Albany,
and they then called the attention Of
Patrolman Holt to her.
While Holt was taking her TO the
police station he noticed that she
slipped signet ring off her finger
and attempted to throw it away. This
ring was mentioned in the description
given Of her in the general police
alarm. 1t belonged TO a sister who
had died.
Threw Away Several Cards.
He also noticed her throwing away
some cards. and he picked them up,
taking them 10 the station house. One
was a card Of the Gunst Cigar Com
pany On the back was written in
pencil, "Mr. George Lawler. 41st street
entrance, Knickerbocker. introducing
Arthur Kent" signed George F.
QUINN" with doc" written under
Meath
The other card. which had no print
ing. had written on IL. please report
TO Carl Kelsey. Room 904" The police
said they thought the girl had picked
these cards up, and that they had
nothing to do with the case. Mr.. Law
Ter. who is employed at the Knicker-
booker scid last night that he knew
| nothing about the card or of the men
mentioned in it. He said the 4lst
street entrance was the employees en-
trance to the hotel. which made it ap-