The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-13
THEIR ROMANCE SPOILED
LA VERNE GREEN LOSES HIS SIN
TEEN-YEAR-OLD SWEETHEART.
They Ran Away from Chicago, and
Found ChamberwOrk i'm Omer
Smiths Hotel Here.

A romance only a week old suddenly
ended last evening with the arrest OF La
Verne Green, twenty years old, on a
charge of stealing a gold watch in Chicago.
He is incidentally held to prevent his again
joining Marie Thompson, sixteen years old,
with whom he ran away from Chicago. She
is the daughter of Ed. Thompson, keeper of
a large restaurant in Chicago. A week ago
last Wednesday Green and Miss Thompson
left Chicago and came to Indianapolis. 1t
is said that he stole a watch TO obtain
money for the trip His funds did not last
long and Monday morning found him look
ing for work He applied at Omer Smiths
restaurant, on East Washington street, and
given a place as night waiter.
Green worked hard, but his experience
was not sufficient for the place, and when
he returned to go to WORK Tuesday night
he was told that he was not competent.
He then told Smith that he had just been
married and was in hard luck. He pleaded
for work and said he was willing to do any
thing. The only place available was as
sstant to the chambermaid and this was
offered to him. He was pleased with the
opportunity and went to work making beds,
sweeping and doing other domestic duties
with "a vim that was admired by all his
associates.
Smith thought he had a man who would
prove valuable on account of his willing
ness to do whatever was assigned TO him
His first days work was highly satisfac-
tory and Wednesday he asked Smith if
he could not provide place for his wife
In order that both might work together
Smith consented To try his wife, thinking
that if she worked like he did, they would
be of very good service TO him. Yesterday
morning Green took the girl to Smiths.
she told Smith she thought she could do
the work she had learned to make beds
and do other domestic work in training
school. During the day Mrs. Smith saw
Green kiss the girl, and Smith cautioned
him against such conduct in the halls.
Green said she was his wife and he had a
right TO kiss her. and added, You know
how 1T is, Mr.. Smith, when a fellow is
Just fresh married" Smith smiled, nodded
myself. You may kiss her all you want
to, but do it in room and not in the hall"
Green apOOgiZed and said the Offense
should not occur again.
Yesterday Miss Thompson received a no.
tice that a telegram was waiting for her at
the Western Union telegraph office. In the
evening after they quit work Green and
the girl went TO the telegraph office for the
waiting on the outside and she
came out and joined Green he was ar
rested. Captain Gerber, of the detectives,
had the police department of Chicago send
a fake telegram TO Miss Thompson for the
purpose of trapping her and Green. The
girls father came down from Chicago yes
terday evening and took his daughter back
home.
1t is said that Miss Thompson had been
attending a school in Wisconsin and was
home for a vacation She had met Green
while shopping. 1t is also said by the
detectives that both were anxious to go
on the stage and ran away with that pur-
pose in view. Green was clerk in Chi