Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-05
COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
Miss Susie Buroh Expresses Will of
Her Own.
REMAINS TRUE TO MAN OF her CHOICE
Declares She VIII Not Return
to Her Home.
VI \ K IS A STAT E NJ E n T

Al positively will not return home" said
Miss Susie Burch, an alleged runaway girl
from BallstOn. Va, when she reached the
house of detention about noon today to be
held for her mother. I'm nearly nineteen
years old. and lawyer whom L consulted
last night told me l could not be compelled
to return
Miss Burch Is a bright and intelligent
young woman. who says she left her par
erts' home at Ballston Monday morning it
IS alleged. because her father wanted her
to marry a wealthy man whom she does
not love. Late yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Burch. the young woman's mother, called
on Lieut. Amiss at the first precinct station
and asked that the police assist her in her
search for her daughter.
A photograph of Miss Susie was fur
,ished the police as well as a description
of her The young womans mother was
worried over her absence and Lieut.. AmiSS
promised he would do everything in his
power to restore the missing daughter to
her.
Policeman Phil Browne. soon after re-
ceiVing the description, arrested Miss Burch
in eating saloon on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near 18th street. He saw her walk
ing along Pennsylvania avenue, and be-
leying she was the one whose photograph
he had seen, he hurried to the station.
took another look at the photograph, re-
turned and made the arrest
Isn't this perfectly shocking?" Miss
Burch asked Star reporter who called on
her at the house of detention, exhibiting a
clipping from morning paper about her
disappearance. Now that mother has
seen fit to do this III tell the whole story.
You may put my picture in the paper too,
for it won't hurt me-
Tells Her story.
Miss Rurch said she left home Monday
morning intending to go to Pittsburg, where
a young man whom she loves is employed.
My father" she stated, was anxious
for me to marry a young man from st.
Louis. who boarded at our souse for
awhile. His father died some time ago. leav-
ing him $4,000 and the Hotel Pilling. in st.
Louis in addition. IS now in ST. Louis
settling up his fathers estate, and /
thought 1 would leave home before he re-
turned
She said she was sent from home last
summer in order to get her away where
she would not see the young man who is
now in PittSburg. His parents, she said,
were also opposed to their keeping COM
pany, and when she returned home he was
sent away The st. Louis young man
came here on a visit, according to Miss
Burch. and he liked this part of the coun-
Try SO well that ne concluded he would re-
main He did so, and she says he boarded
with her parents.
II got tired" she stated, ''and Monday l
left home for good. I'm going to Pitts
burg, no matter what my parents say, and
I'd kill myself rather than return home"
Her arrest today was her first police ex-
perience- She had always had a horror of
policemen, she said. but now she thinks
they are not so bad, after all.
II was treated real nice at the first pre-
CtnCt." Miss Susie stated land there's
nothing the matter with the house of de-
tsntiOn-"
Extension of Courtesies
The officer did not walk side by side with
his prisoner. but permitted her to go ahead
Of him, Il developed that Miss Burch, who
knew the officers were looking for her, had
put herself in the way of Policeman
Browne purposely. Upon the arrival of
the young woman here Monday she went
to the house of friend near 18th and III
streets and rented room. Then she
thought she would get employment here
pending arrangements for her journey to
PittsbUrg.
Since she reached here she has been to
the theater several times and had pur-
chased tickets for performances for today
and tomorrow. She had been to one Of the
theaters a few minutes before she Vas ar
rested During her stay in the city she
visited her aunt on F street and while
visiting friend near her aunt's house yes-
terday she saw her mother cali at her
aunt's house Realizing the object of her
mothers visit, Miss Susie hired a cab and
proceeded to follow her. maternal parent
She was heavily yelled. she says in order
that her mother might not detect her, and
she was near the first precinct station when
her mother. aunt and friend of the family
entered the building. Her mother. she
says. glanced at the cab and she heard her
remark.
IN bet that's Susie now"
Last night she went to the theater. and
on her way there she passed her brother.
but the latter did not see her. SUNDAY
morning, Miss Burch says, she Informed
her mother she would not live 1T home,
but she did not tell her just when she
would leave. Mr.. NJ F. Burch, her father
IS prosperous farmer at Ballston He
owns large farm and, it is stated is
worth considerable money
MIS- Burch was notified Of her daughters
arrest and detention, and she is expected
here late this afternoon.