Kent - Mamie - leaves home
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 6 June 1902
Charles E. Kent, a drayman of Rockville, was in the city last Thursday in search of his daughter, Mamie, who had left her home last Tuesday. He invoked the aid of the police and last evening she was found in the resort of Jet Brown on East Jefferson Street. Her father took her home Friday morning.
The girl left home Tuesday morning without the knowledge of her parents. She had packed her clothes into a little bundle and in the early morning started out. She headed for this city and tramped all day. She spent Tuesday night with some friends in Waveland and the next morning started out again. She reached this city Wednesday evening and went directly to the Brown place, where it seems she was acquainted. At any rate she was given a place and it was there that she was found. Her father started out on her trail Tuesday evening and by inquiry along the road was able to trace her the entire route. He reached this city on Thursday and soon learned the whereabouts of his daughter. He at once went to the house and inquired of the Brown woman if his daughter was there. He received a negative reply but not being thoroughly satisfied he went to a nearby house and telephoned the police. Officer Steele responded and went to the house. There he was told that there was no girl of that name in the house but he went in and found the inmates in bed. In one room were two beds, each containing a girl. He called Kent in, who recognized one of them as his daughter. At first the girl declined to leave, but upon the threat of Mr. Steele to put her in jail if she refused, she quickly consented to return to the parental roof. She dressed somewhat hurriedly and was soon on the way home with her father who had driven up. The girl gave the reason for wanting to leave home that she couldn’t get along with her brother.