New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-30
LONELY GIRL, Is,
KNIDNAPS CHILD, 5
High School Pupil Wanted
a younger Sister" to
Share Her Love.

Fondness for children caused Ethel Nc
Dermott, fifteen years old, BushWicK
high school girl to become a kidnapper'
Her deed gave Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Glover, Of No. 66 Grove street, East New
York. the fright of their lives, and won
holiday for one thousand pupils OF Public
School Is. until Hope Glover, five years
old. was found by the Brooklyn police.
Ethel lives with her widowed mother
Mrs. Annie McDermott, OF NO. 256 Mon
taulc avenue. Her only brother is away
at boarding school and she has no httle
sisters.
The mother works at night and EtneI
got so lonesome that she decided TO ADOPT
a baby sister unbeknown TO her mother
or the parents Of little Hope Glover. She
carried out her idea Wednesday after
noon after school and until Hope was re-
stored 10 her frantic mother Ethel ana
her new sister had the time OF their
young lives.
OF course Hope had TO stay In cellar
while Mrs. McDermitt was at home, and'
OF course, she had TO DO checked Win
another little girl while Ethel went 10
school. but outside OF that the TWO
girls mad a glorious time with ice cream
candy. streetcar rides and such. Ana
more than that Ethel had a little sister
OF her very own all night and part OF two
days
The end OF Ethels kidnapping career
was reached at the Liberty avenue sta
ton when she promised the police she
would not repeat her deed and Mrs.
Glover said she would not prosecute her.
Before the little girl was found Prin-
cipal Mills of School No. 70 told hfs
Young charges OF the loss OF Hope
who was to enter the kindergarten there
Monday. He released them from their
classes to Join in the search.
II have longed for a baby sister or
baby brother always-as long back as
7 can remember" said Ethel when tell
ing her story to the police. Il just fell
in love with little Hope when l saw her
I'm front of her house. persuaded her
10 come with me. | promised her candy
and ice cream. loved her so and was
so happy that I never thought OF how
worried her poor mother would be over
her absence.
But, then, I meant 10 keep her only
for couple OF hours. had 10 cents, and
we had an ice cream soda together and
then rode TO my home with her.
when got home mother was upstairs.
I hid Hope in the cellar until mamma
had gone to work. ! told Hope she
mustn't be afraid OF the dark. She was
awful good and didn't cry n bit She
ate some candy had bought.
when mamma went away 1 sneaked
bed with me and Gndressed her, and we
slept lovely all night.
"In the morning | dressed her and We
had coffee and bread and cheese for
breakfast, and then I took her outdoors
with me- | had to 20 TO High School TO
take an examination. and so ] asked a
little girl TO take care OF Hope until
called for her in the afternoon"
when called for Hope the girls
mother said my little friend had been
turned over 20 the police. I was heart
broken and went to the Liberty avenue
station TO try and get her back again.
when a policeman took me in charge.
But I really did not mean to kidnap
my little friend. Just wanted to borrow
her for a few days because I was so lone
some"
Ethel had placed the child in charge OF
Dorothy Drummer. eight years old. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Drummer, OF
No. 4l6 Shepherd avenue.