The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-09

10 Win N9fH NsAAAAAfdl
which showed at the fair grounds this
week Saturday morning but they were
arrested by squad of policemen in one
of the passenger cars of the Weston
train at the b. & o. passenger depot
The man whom they ullege enticed them
to leave their homes and go with the
carnival was also arrested. All three
were taken to the county jail and i'm
prisOned, the man to await trial ON the
charge of abducting tdiA girls. and the
two girls to await the trial in which
they arc to appear os witnesses.
The girls are Lille Gill, daughter of
Charles Gill. residing at tine Junction
and Virginia Houghncy, who lives near
i,inniclsinnicll The Gin girl is about
s,ixteen years old and the Houghney girl
Is about fourteen years Of age. Both
wear short dresses and are hut mere
children.
When the girls were arrested by the
police they burst out crying and created
quite scene Mt the depot. Tire police
had been notified that the girls were
going to run away about nine o'clock
and Chief Howe and Policemen Nicholas
Whyte. Fox and ShaSleford went to the
passenger depot at once to arrest them
The carnival company had packed NJ
part Of its parnphernalia and shipped
it to Weston where they are to show
next week.
Chief Howe found the Gill girl in one
of the passenger coaches of the train
and took her in charge. At first tho
girl refused to go with him and burst
out crying. The Chief took her from
the car and started towards tine street
ear to take her to headquarters. She
tried to resist, but the Chief and Police
man Fox took her between them and
started for the ear. She was then taken
on over to the police station by the two
officers.
Shortly afterwards Policeman Wnyte
found the Houghney girl in seat OF
one # the passenger cars. He took her
in charge and when she saw that she
was to be taken into custody by police
man she too burst out weeping. Both
arrests created intense excitement about
the passenger depot.
After Whyte and saakitford had tai.
ed the younger girl in charge ami were
waiting for the depot ear at the Glen
FIX hotel corner they questioned her
why she wanted to run off with the
carnival company. She claimed that
one OF the men with the carnival had
coaxci her and the Gill girl to run Of
and Join tl,c company and that they
were 10 rcc'.iva q - wages for taking
charge al two .: tie stands Wien
asked where the man was The little girl
replied that ne WAS on the train she
hal been taken from The officer then
took The girl back 10 the train ana II
ter they had gone through one OF thS
COACHES She pointed out a one-lcgeed
man with crutcaes sitting in one Of nc
seats end said that he WAS the man whe
had enticed her TO go with the carnival
company and had bought her a railroad
ticket. The officers promptly placed
the main under arrest and took aim
with them. He protested that he dila;
have anything to 10 with the matter
and tried to tell the officers that it was
some other man in the car. The police
men did rot stand fer any parleying.
and took MIN to police headquarters.
At the police is1si,a tno man gave
his name as ~ Hall. He was taken to
the county Jail and ncarcerated while
the Chief.of Police swore out warrant
before Magistrate NJ. s. Riley charg
ing tae man with attempting to abduct
the Urls. The girls were taken to the
Jail and imprisoned to await the mans
trial
\, soon as the witnesses can be pro
cured and the necessary preliminary
steps are taken the man will be tried
by the magistrate. The crime for
which he is held Is a felony and is pun.
ishable by imprisonment in the peni
tentiary not less than one year aud nos
more than i've years.
It appears that the girls are of such
Immature years as TO be unable to read
ize the step they intended to take nor
to comprehend what life they would
aead with the carnival show. The
Houghncy girl claims that the man who
had enticcd her 10 90 with the carnival
had pictured things in brilliant color-
telling her what fine wages she would
get and what nice time she would
have. She was to take charge of tho
cane ringing stand she said.
From the newspaper accounts about
the carnival when it showed in Pair
mont it seems that Young girls in ali
of the towns where the carnival had
showed had been alIured and attracte,'
TO the shows. One girl nineteen years