South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-14
NAB GIRL WHO POSED
AS MAN IN M|SHAWAKA
She Spent Three Days in MiSh-
awake, Walking Streets and
Begging-Caught in Denver.

BY special favor of Deputy Prose
cutor Sam Schwartz of this city the
follOwings news was sent to the
News-Times, NLishawala, from Den
yer, Colo, Tuesday morning. Mr.
Schwartz has been in Denver for sew
eral days on business, and while on
a visit to the city Jail there over
heard the following story which is of
special interest inasmuch as the
young man" spent a few days in
Mishawaka during her adventures.
Ruth Myers, a pretty 1S-year-old
Chicago girl, With deep blue eyes, a
mass of brown wavy hair, cropped
close 10 her head, and a pair of rosy
cheeks, sat on cot in the matrons'
quarters of Denver's city Jail Sun
day night and laughingly told Of her
experiences while masquerading as a
man. For two months Miss Myers
has mingled with men, toiled with
them and 'hoboed" about the coun-
try generally. Her detection was
finally brought about when she
sought to beg money on the streets.
She was taken to the police head
quarters and was charged with in
decency
Trsmped In Mishawaka.
When she determined upon her
plan TO be a man in May, her first
manly act was to conceal herself in
a Lake Shore freight car in Chicago
bound for the east Her plan was 10
make Cleveland but for some rea-
son the freight was stalled east of
Mishawaka. Impatient to remain in
active, she swung out of her berth
and walked to the nearest city which
was Mishawaka. For two days,
said Miss Myers, L tramped about
the town until the "a cents / had in
my pocket was exhausted: so cents
went for a room in a little hotel on
Main st, and the balance for sand
witches. The third day l lived on
handouts" at kitchen doors. AT
night l entered an empty freight car
near a big factory, and when | awoke
the next morning | crept out of the
car. | saw a factory sign Dodge
Manufacturing Co." l decided to get
a job and begin to be real man.
walked TO a gate at the side of the
factory and saw a man there l told
him | wanted a job; he looked at me
and regarded my slight stature with
seemingly disdain. He said: Got
no job to give away, you better see
the boss" Just then l heard a
whistle down the railroad track. II
was a freight. Without knowing
where it would take me, I swung on
to car, which had a door open. I
was hungry and tired and fell asleep
in the corner Of a car behind bic
wooden box The next thing I knew
when | awoke was that the car had
stopped. l mept to the door and
jumped out was again In Chica-
go."'
Had Serge Suit.
when brought to headquarters
Miss Myers was clad in blue serge
suit, tan shoes, black shirt and a
brown cap. She told the officer in
charge she begged money to buy a
meal with she had come to Denver
from Aurora, H., via the freight line,
An officer at once began to search
her, In the customary way and 1t was
then that she was forced to admit her
sex. Her secret had thus far re-
manned inviolate. Don't do that she
exclaimed as Patrolman Carney be-
gan search of her. You're a prisoner
and you must submit to a search. re.
piled the officer, and he continued
with his work. But I'm-oh, never
mind what l am, go ahead she said
| finally"