Evening journal., 1901-08-15
COL0RED GIRLS
NOT ABDUCTED
Insist They Left Of Their
Own Accord
CASE MAY DE DISMISSED
Chief Massey Quickly Gets to The
Bottom Of What Appeared to
be kidnapping Case

It was thought that Chief Of Police
Massey had trick up his sleeve I'm the
kidnapping case of the three colored
girls who are alleged to have been alb
Quoted from this city on last Saturday
evening by Robert Reed colored. De.
spite the fact that the girls say they
paid their way to New Jersey and did
not go with Robert Reed. this morning
William Johns, another colored youth.
who is said to have been Of the party.
gave himself up to the police. Johns
says that he was i'm Wilmington and
not with Reed and the girls. The
three girls and Reed say that Jones was
with them. In Municipal Court this
morning Johns was held in 81 600 bail
for the hearing OF the case tomorrow.
When this case first was repOrted 10
Chief Massey it looked serious. Mabel
Hubbard, Minnie Rhoads and May
Roberts three colored girls, all of
them under 10 years Of age, were miss
ing from their homes I'm Locust street.
and Robert Reed was said to have
taken them to New Jersey Taking
up the case promptly and personally.
the chief soon recovered the girls and
arrested Reed. Johns was implicated
to such an extent that he decided TO
give himself up. All OF the principal
factors in the case are now in the
police station. but there appears to be
no abduction in il, for the girls say
that they asked the boys TO so with
them and that they paid their own
way. Reed and Johns probably will be
dismissed tomorrow morning.
Park Guard Broke up Fun
Margaret Cummins. about co years Of
age, and Andrew DOugherty fully as
old, celebrated yesterday in Brandy
wine Park by consuming the contents
Of a big black bottle When a sufh-
cient quantity of the juice Of John
Barleycorn had been consumed, Mrs
Cummins and Mr.. Dougherty becam,
hilarious. and while under the effects
of the stimulant, they we're rescued by
Park Guard James Black. who sem
them to the police station I'm the patro
wagon. They We're arraigned before
Judge Townsend this morning and
fined 81 and costs each.
Louis Knocked Emma About
1t is due TO the influence Of tho
'green-eyed monster" that Louis Green
found himself in the tolls OF the mu.
nicipal department Of justice thi.
morning and was fined s. and costs.
Emma Pettijohn. the complainant
and prosecuting witness, told the couri
that she had been annoyed by Green.
actions for some time. but had hoped
for an improvement in him until yes
terday, when he struck her three times
and knocked her down She said he
bruised her left shoulder as well
Green had no defence to make.
Left in Haste For DIanayunk
James Gallagher was arraigned be-.
fore the court on the charge Of drunk
enness. He told the judge that he
came here with the Manayunll baseball
team and got drunk.
How soon can you leave town o
asked Judge Townsend.
Just as soon as / can get TO The
depot, replied Gallagher, as his face
lighted up with hope.
You can go" said the Judge
Gallagher vanished from the court
room in dOuble-Quick time.
Mark Chambers, who was arraignet
on the charge OF cruelty to q horse
was dismissed. as the acting assistant
city solicitor said that he had investi
gated the case and found that ther,
was nothing In the charge.
William Anderson, colored, was held
in $50 bail for uppa' court on carrying
concealed a deadly weapon.
Michael Dineen, charged with beinl
incorrigible, was reprimanded and
turned over to the custody of his
mother.