The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02
THE GIRL WANTED 10 GO.
MILE sCHERIFF. CHILD ACTRESS.
SENT TO THE REFORM SCHOOL.
10 BE . Good Housekeeper, She
Deserts the stnge-Peliee Matren
Much Interested In the Case.

Aiilie Schsri1. the child actress, Is going
to the reform school of her own free will.
Sne deserts the stage In order that she
may get an education and learn house
keeping. Last night she slept in tha
county JAN. much against Police Matron
Tayior's wishes The matron thought that
the jail. In which. she says, are bad
women. was not the place for a girl OF Is
VINO desires 10 be a good woman. The
masron says that Sheriff Meyer refused TO
allow her TO keep the girl over night ana
also refused TO allow her 10 accompany the
girl to the reform school In the place OF
deputy sheriN.
Milne Scheriff." said the matron LAST
night. IS q good girl. II I were able I
would like to keep her myself instead of
having her go to the reform school She
Is determined to &c. however, and told the
Judge so this afternoon From q child she
mas been raised TO a stage life Until re-
Gently she supposed that Lulu Rose, who
was q wen known variety actress at the
old Peoples theateT was her sister, and
that Mrs Scherin was her own mother
IL appears. however. that she was an
adopted child. She has been or the stage
since she was q little tot Her foster
mother also followed the same life. Lulu
Rose died two or three years ago In San
francisco. During the last year or so
Mrs. Scherid has been Ill and Mile has
done great deal TO support them both.
she told me that she made from $40 to SIS
a week. but always went directly home
after her turn and that she never fell
into the habits common to variety act
resses- Cigarettes had been forced 10 her
mouth. but she refused 10 smoke. She had
been invited TO smoke the deadly poppy
but had refused. Some time ago her
mother. Mrs. ScherifY. married a man
named Richardson. and they went 10 live
On small place near Ross. Mile did
not like her stepfather. She said that he
did not treat her right from the beginning.
Becoming dissatisfied with her home life
Mile told her mother that she desired
to so TO the reform school. She was told
what kind of place il was. but that did
not change her mind. She was determined
TO go, In spite Of the remonstrancss OF
ner mother. Her step-father did not like
TO have her enter the reform school. pre-
ferring that she live at home. The girls
mind was set on going to a place where
she could secure the advantages Of school,
ing and also learn homework. At last
her mother gave in and brought her down
to the police station. She was placed in
my charge, and / must say that she Is a
splendid girl. She did not give me the
slightest trouble, and soon grew to think
a great deal of her. She is a iovable girl
Yesterday afternoon her case came up in
the municipal court before Judge Bogue
He told her that she did not have TO so 10
the reform school She replied that she
knew that, but desired to go there. and
would like to have me accompany her.
The Judge told her that he had nothing 10
do With that part OF II. The commitment
was made out While was at the train TO
see the remains OF Policeman Wells go
East. / returned and found that the ball
III had taken Mile to the county Jail. !
FASTENED up there and found her In the
jailer's Office. We went up to Sheriff Moy-
ers office and waited for him 10 come, as
desired to get permission to accompany
Miliie to the reform school. When the
sheriff came ! told him what I wanted.
and he said that he could not grant my
request, as the law did not give him au-
thority to appoint a substitute for a
deputy sheriff. He said that he had had
experience in this line and had got enough
OF 1t. I told him that had several little
friends among the pupils at the school and
/ was anxious to go there. He reiterated
his refusal. Then I asked him to allow
me TO take Mile to my house and keep
her over night, saying that I would have
her ready for the deputy sheriff when he
called In the morning. I knew that there
were some bad women In the Jail. and
did not think ii right to have Milie pass
the night In the same apartment with
them. The sheriff replied that Mrs. Le-
land was In the JAIL and that she was
good woman and would look after Miliie.
Well, Mrs Leland leaves the county fail
after supper is over. and fail to see how
she would do Miiiie any good. The sheriff
seemed 10 think that because Mile had
been placed In his care through the COM
v"'rWeut that he ought not TO let her come
with me over night"