Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
GIRL OF TEN YEARS
DISAPPEARS FROM
HER HUMBLE HOME
Police Dragnet Out for
Mamie McCloskey, Who
Often Complained of Pow
erty's Trials.

Ten year-old Mamie NTcCloskey, of 129
New street. has mysterously disappeared
from her home, and there is not the
slightest clue to her whereabouts. Detec-
tive Captain Cameron, with the McCar-
rick boy mystery fresh In his mind, de-
cided to take no chances and Immediately
spread dragnet over the city.
Plain clothes men in every district have
a description of the girl and ran down
several clues which brought no result
Hardships of poverty, it is said. led the
girl to forsake her home. playmates and
school, and 80 away to seek elsewhere
a life of better things. Today grief
stricken mother who tolls daily In a
factory to earn enough to keep herself
and her girl alive, went to Chester cher-
ishing hone that her daughter might De
there with godfather.
The girl disappeared from the public
school at Lawrence and Race streets
Tuesday morning. She slipped away from
her schoolmates during the recess hour
and except by few persons, has not
been seen since.
The child went from school to the fac
tory at Eighth and Arch streets where
her mother works. and obtained ~ cents
from her parent, saying she needed 1t TO
continue sewing lessons at the school,
The mother gave it willingly for 1t was
her ambition to have the little girl grow
ur with knowledge of useful occupa-
tions.
Leaving her mother Mamie went to the
home on New street, packed small
bundle of clothing and when last seen
was walking in the direction of Delaware
avenue.
Children at the public school say she
has frequently told OF her dissatisfaction
at home. She did not want to be poor
they said. and seemed sad because 1t was
not possible for her to have pretty
clothes and little trinkets like other girls
had she often said she would nave
better things some day. one little sirI
said.
Clara Brodernan, child who resides
in one of the looms of the house on New
street where the McCloskeys live, said
Mamie frequently told her of her discoh-
tent and intended to leave some day to
live with a godfather in Chester who
would give her all she wanted.
Walter McMullen, principal Of the
school, said he could not understand why
the child went away. He knew moth
ing of her unhappy life at home, and
declared Mamie to be .one of his brightest
pupils. she was getting on famously'
said the principal.
Neighbors say the little girl has
sister who does not live at home, Her
father, they say, never has been in
America and lives in Poland. 1t Is
thought he is in the Russian army
The nolice knew nothing of the child's
disannearance until her mother came into
the Fourth street and Fairmount avenue
station weeping. She said the little girl
was the only joy she had In life and II
Mamie was gone there was nothing more
IN live for. WrinEing her hands and
crying. she begged them to help her find
the child. Today she went to Chester
When last seen the missing girl wore
a red sweater, pink dress whlte stock
jrgs and black shoes She had no hat.
The child has light hair, is light com
plexioned and weighs about 50 pounds.
she is four feet four inches tall,