New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Girl Posing as
BoyFleesW When
"Fiancee" Calls
Deceived Waitress Goes to
Monticello, but ''Jack
Brown Departs Before
Constable Can Get Him"
Asserted .sHe'' Was a Man
Mother Tells How Caroline
Worked Years OH Hard
Jobs Wearing Male Carb

In spite of her own vigorous protes-
tations at Monticello yesterday that
she was really man and that she had
never heard of a girl called Caroline
.schim eek, the testimony of mother
now establishes beyond doubt the fact
that the youth passing as Jack Brown
was really q masquerader, and that she
deceived Mary Holdowanetz, the young
Galician waitress living at PITS Lex
ngton Avenue, who has asked that
summons be served on the posing
Romeo.
For two years "Jack" wooed Mary at
Monticello, with the understanding
that they would eventually be married.
In overalls and closely clipped hair
Jack" worked with three other farm
hands at the Kutcher brothers board
ing house. Some weeks ago Mary
learned to her chagrin that her lover
was of her own sex. She tried to have
summons served, and found that
Jack must be brought to New York
CITY before this could be effected. Yes
.erday she went to Monticello to find
him" HE" had disappeared. When
q local constable went to the kutcher
farm to serve papers on the alleged
youth "he" already had gone. Farm
hands who worked with "him" for some
time past insisted that Brown really
was a young man. and branded the
story of deception as "bosh."
Mother Tells of Mary's Career
Notification of Marys story came
from Kingston last night, however, in
the form of a statement from Mrs.
Edward Schimeck, who lives with her
husband and seven children close to
the city limits in settlement known
as Mutton Hollow.
Ever since childhood Carolina, now
twenty-three years of age, has wanted
to be man" said Mrs. Schimeck.
There is no doubt that she masquer-
AIDED and won the love Of Mary Holdo-
wametz. Under the name Of Jack
Brown she proposed to this girl and
was accepted. Last Tuesday | got
letter from my daughter, written in
German, saying she had been Ill and
was unable to send any money to the
family. For three successive years L
have been writing to Caroline at the
dressing letters to y. Brown, in order
that Caroline's sex should not be dis
covered"
The strange history Of Caroline was
described in detail by Mrs. Schlmeck.
Their family came to America from
Galicia thirteen years ago, she SAID.
First they went to North Carolina,
where two OF her brothers worked az
farmers. Seven years ago they, moved
to Brooklyn. Shame dogged tneir
footsteps, however, because of their
daughters craze for male attire. Time
and again they were forced to move.
Three years ago the girl donned semi
male attire and worked as guard Tor
the New York City Railway Company,
said Mrs. Schimeck. She met man
called Willie O'Brien and he proposed
t. her.
"My husband opposed the match be,
cause OBren was forty years ola ana
Caroline was only twenty" said Mrs.
Schimock The match was broken off.
In the mean time her fiance had clipped
Caroline's long. black tresses and she
hid donred male attire and obtained
emnIovment as a laborer for the b. X. 1:
In the course of three years she held
successive jobs as Office boy, elevator
operator, porter, motorman and con-
ductor.'
Spent Earnings on Mary
Caroline always liked work that re-
ouired great strength, her mother said;
She described her as tail, slender and
supple. When she first worked for
Kutcher Brothers they told her she
was such young boy that she was
worth only $50 a month and board,
Mrs. SCnlncch S6lU ilO"SF
transpired that she dug bitches, plowed
and performed manual tasks until the
boarding season opened Then she be-
came a waiter, holding the position
she now has Last September they all
moved to Sawkill, Ulster County, Mrs
ScAimeck said Caroline arrived just
after New Years Day, dressed in male
attire, and sought farm work, her
mother said The Rev. George Vaeth,
x (-otb01tc Church
which the family attended, persuaded
her to resume maidenly attire and
gave her employment at the rectory IS
assistant to his housekeeper. She re-
manned ten days and then went home,
where she did crochet work and helped
her father, who was then employed at
machine sewing for the Kingston
Skirt Manufacturers
Girl Worked as Motorman
"Mary Holdowanetz came here in
April looking for her recreant lover"
said Mrs. Schimeck. 'She had sought
Tor him in every village in Ulster
AZ girl. She remained one night
with us and then returned TO New
York Early on the morning of April
. Caroline discarded her girls clothes
while we were all sleeping, donned
overalls, jumper and an army overcoat
ana disappeared. she lctt note say
ing she was too unhappy to remain at
home as a girl and was going out into
tee world TO be a man again"
According TO the mothers story, sew
eral letters were received from her
a1terward, the last one as recently as
Tuesday. In the course Of three years
Caroline sent home S25 in all. spend
Ing the rest Of her earnings on Mary.
the waitress.
Prior to her disappearance from the
Butcher Brothers boarding house yes-
terday Caroline, still insisting she was
Jack Brown" said:
I'm from Tillery, n. c. came
north three years ago. Never heard
o. anyone called Caroline Schimeck. I
n'osS certainly am man. ] admit |
asked Mary to marry me, but nothing
came Of it. don't know WHY she
~'o1ld want 20 sue me"
Mary Holdowanetz set out for Mont
clio yesterday determined to face the
slfl who had deceived her.
Mary Expresses Disappointment
rot course I'm terribly disappointed
~ find out that Jack is woman" she
said. 1--WE used to have a Joint bank
account. Jack gave me s240 and later
wanted $500. saying that his parents
wanted 70 buy farm. I wouldn't do
that, and last winter Jack showed me
letter from mis- mother in which she
said that Schimeck was out Of work
aud the family was starving. Then !
;sse the $40 and $50 Of my own
,eAncy