The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03

saying that you are clipping with this
man." said the officer.
"Well, I'm not" said the young LADY,
land what's more, you have no right to
arrest u.s.
will you go to the station and ex-
pIain?" asked the officer.
AS the station was on their way TO
Benedict's house, the couple consented
and with the officer and several friends
of Mr.. Benedict, who are trainmen on
headed for the police station.
1.-THE officers tried to make me tell
another story" said Miss Morris, but
the idea. Why we were not clipping
If we were, would we come right to
Topeka where Mr.. Benedict is known?
and she laughed at the suggestion. Il
was wearing the pair of slippers that l
wore to the party and the officer SAID
they looked rather suspicious and that
it seemed as if / had eloped without
having time to go home for a pair of
shoes, but the fact is I always wear
slippers and never shoes. 1 have slip
perS on now and prefer to wear them all
the time The telegram the officers re-
ceived was from my aunt and was not
signed by an officer at all. 1 do not
know much about the law but L do
know that I had committed no crime
and could not be held upon inStruc-
lions received in a telegram from her.
The officers told me I would have to
stay all night in Mrs. Thorpe's depart
ment and 1 told them that would not
have to and would not do so. / left
my aunts house of my own accord.
''She is not my guardian. My parents
are living and if anyone has authority
over me they have. She can not keep
me at her house or tell me what L
shall do. I told the officers they could
not hold me and they telephoned to the
they did. The next day, that was
Thursday, my aunt came out to the
house and then it was that she tried
to carry me away under her arm and
hoy liGn
She slapped me and my cheeks were red
for a long time. 1t was too funny for
anything to see her tear through the
house from the front to the back,
slamming the doors and all; but I was
awfully mortified when those two men
came and saw the trouble. She said
that we eloped and then that Mr.. Bene-
dict kidnapped me. He did not. I guess
I came of my own free will and that
is not kidnapping. 1 am going to stay
here and take care of Mr.. Benedict's
little girl. My aunt, l guess, has gone
to Argentine, where my parents live, to
tell them her troubles, but that will do
no good
Mrs. wolfrey arrived in Topeka Thurs
day morning and went to the police
and asked that a warrant be issued
charging Benedict with kidnapping her
niece. Chief Strauss questioned her
and when he found that the parties left
another county, that the girl was over
IA years of age, he referred Mrs. VOL
frey to the county attorneys office.
She hunted up County Attorney Jet
more and told her story. He advised
her to have the police issue the warrant
and look into the case. She returned
to the police station and told Chief
Strauss of the advice she received at
the county attorneys office. Chief
Strauss explained to her that the case
came more properly under the super
vision of the county attorney and again
she went back to the county attorneys
Office.
Mr. Jetmore explained that as the
parties had left another county that
the charge should be brought there.
Then Mrs Wolfrey went to Justice of
the Peace McClintock who also referred
her to the county attorney.
While in conference with Chief
Strauss he asked If she knew where the
girl was living. She said she did not