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be made by their fellow-1workmen of this city.Ffmales in] Soi-dieb-Clothes.—Sincethe breaking out of tfi? war there bus been a disposition on the part of some strong’ minded females, whether from motives of patriotism, romance, or what cause we cannot say, to go into the army as soldier*. Yesterday morning Kate Holpin, aged eighteen years,: and Mary Smith, aged seventeen years, were arrested by officers Adams and Russell, charged with appearing in public in male attire, and taken before Alderman Welding- They enlisted ?ome time ago in the 4th 11 Union League Regiment, but becoming tired ctf soldier-life they came to the city yesterday for tTkJmjXe of changing their dress. They admitted.' Store the Alderman that they were temaiet They looked like healthy soldier-boys, with their fatigue caps placed jauntily on their heads, and would have hardly beensoapectcdof being guilty of sush a thing as being glrJs. They were sent to the House of Refuge.About a month ago, the same alderman sen), as be supposed, a boy, about fourteen years of age** to the House of Refuge for misdemeanor. A few days-ago the supposed boy was taken UiJ and the nurse ascertained that the supposed boy was a gtri,*** ah* wnj 1m rh#» female department. % .
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Philadelphia Age
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Nov 18, 1863
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