Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-14
Father and Son Came to Hunt
for D0llie Lewis.
BOTH WERE ARRESTED
DAUGHTER ELOPED FROM HOME
NEAR ANNAPOLIS
Pitiful Letter, Telling the Old Story,
Brought the Anguished Parent
Here Today.

William Lewis, an elderly man from
Eastport. near Annapolis, Md. arrived
here this morning on the Annapolis train In
search OF runaway daughter. He was
accompanied by his son, Harry Lewis,
tWenty-seven years old. They called at
police Headquarters shortly after they
reached the city and We're relating their
tale of woe to Detectives Helan and Nc
Nance. when the former saw big six
| shooter in the pocket of the girls father
rs that a pistol you have in your pock-
et?' the detective asked
Yes, indeed" was his answer. his man.
ner indicating that he believed he had a.
right to go armed
And have you one, too?" the young man
was asked
He admitted he was armed. Both men
were placed under arrest.
Both in Police Court.
Father and son were escorted to the Police
Court, where they were arraigned before
Judge kimball on charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. They admitted their guilt.
Judge Kimball listened to what one of the
detectives had to say. and it was with some
reluctance that the execution of sentence
was suspended.
Mr.. Pugh, assistant corporation counsel,
recommended that their bonds be taken,
Tor the reason, he stated, that such
course had been recommended by Major
Sylvester and Capt. Boardman
I'VE do not want to encourage persons
to come here with loaded revolvers," Judge
Kimball said, land especially when they
are looking for somebody would pro-
tect even criminal for we have a police
force that Is able to enforce the law
Story Sad One.
The story related by father and son is q
sad one, and the detectives who had to
arrest them as a matter of duty are doing
what they can to find the runaway daugh-
ter. The daughter, Dollie Lewis, is seven
teen years old. Her mother died when she
was an infant, and she has been her
fathers housekeeper since she was old
enough to perform household duties.
The father and son are in the oyster
business at PASSPORT. A few weeks ago
the daughter talked of getting married.
Her father raised no objection so long as
the man of her choice was some one
worthy of her.
He did not relish the idea of being sepa-
rated from his daughter, but he was will
ing that she should do what she deemed
best The latter part of March she went
away without saying a word. Three days
after her departure her father received a
letter from her postmarked Washington
and telling him to send a response to the
general delivery
Couldn't Give Her Address.
She informed him that she was about to
change her boarding house and could,
therefore. not give her address. In the
letter she wrote she was worried, and ex-
pressed sorrow that what she and her
father had most hoped for could never be.
Such happiness is never to be mine,"
she wrote.
The elder Lewis denied that he had
brought the weapon here for the purpose
of using IT. He told Tudpa nhal no bod
scarcely eaten anything had been able
to sleep since his daughter departed
In disposing of the case in court Judge
K1mball ordered that the weapons be con-
fiscated. This afternoon the detectives are
looking for the young man with whom the
girl is supposed to have eloped