The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-19
ST. LOUIS POLICE
HOLD MINOT GIRL
LORRAINE FAIRFAXn PROVES TO
BE PRETTY ADA BENTIELD.
Juvenile Runaway Is Daughter Of For
mer Railroad Man, and Had $s5 in
Her Possession When Arrested in
Missouri CityWill Probably Be.
Sent Back to Home Town.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Minot, N. D.. Jan. 1s.--Loraine Fairfax, Is
years OF age, the pretty runaway girl who was
Monday, has been identified in this city as Ada
Benfeld. When arrested she told the police she
lived at Minot, but owing to the fact that she
were unable to find her relatives. When ar"
raigned in the juvenile court at st. Louis. she
informed the court that she had run away be-
cause her father was. too strict with her.
A representative Of he burma II today
secured information that proves Lorraine Fairfax
and Ada Bent1eld are one and the same person.
The girl is the daughter Of Joel Benfeld. e for
point by the Great Northern road. At the pres
emit time Benheld is living claim south
Of Stanley With I Wife and hs
child, and it Is reported that her home life
since that time has not been pleasant. Accord
ing to her own story, her stepmother treated
her with much consideration, but her father
seemed cruel towards her. She has been making
her own livelihood as best she could. For the
past three years she was employed as domestic
in this city.
Last week she left her position in the house
| hold o. prominent Minot family, telling her
employer that she would not be obliged to work
| in the future. Last Thursday night she spent
the greater portion, of the night in the lobby
very poorly clad. She left the hotel about 8
o. clock Friday morning. The next heard of the
unfortunate girl was on Friday morning, when
|
supposed to be Myrtle Wallace, who was ar
rested with the Benfeid girl in st. Louis to
Mrs. William Carroll for position dones-
tic. Mrs. Carroll was not In need Of any help,
| but out of sympathy for the girl she engaged
her to do some light work about the house.
Mrs. Carroll asked the girl her name and she
replied 'Benfeld." Mrs: Carroll recalled having
known girl Of that name q, few years ago,
and, after further Inquiries, she discovered the
girl the daughter Of Joel Benfeld who
formerly lived in this city When Ada found
i that Mrs. Carroll knew her, she left the house
stating that she had some baggage she wanted
noon. This was the last time she was seer
that day. -.
Late that night, however, she appeared at the
500 station with Myrtle, Wallace and purchased
tickets for st. Paul. She produced a large roll
Of bills and the 500 agent believes she mus
have had about $3.50 in her possession. Wher
taken into cutody in st. Louis the authorities
found $S5 on her person. Where she secured thi
). amount of money is a mystery, as she was no
known to have had more than $40 when she lef
her last place of employment! The girls fathe
has been notified Of her arrest and she vii
probably be returned to this city.
Breach Of Promise Suit.
+; Owing to the fact that Judge E. B. Goss o
the eighth judicial district was at one tim
attorney for the defendant in the case Of Mar
breach of promise action for $4,000 1t is quit
probable that Judge Fisk of Grand Forks wi
be called in to hear the case, which comes u
at the Bottinaau terns Of the district court mex
month, i Judge Goss has announced that b
would not try the case, but has not ye
selected another Judge. Skulason b skulaso
4 of Grand Forks will represent the plaintiff. Tn
q defendant denies every allegation of the con
0 plaint and in addition claims that at the tin
: the promise was supposed to have been mad
+ he was already married, this fact being know
g to the plaintiff. azii E%5t
q Verdict for Defendant.
: eve, the jury find for the defendant" we
= the verdict of the jury in the famous Davi
r Dinnie damage suit which has occupied the a
l. tention of the district court for the past weel
t County Judge Nehemiah Davis, the plaintiff
IL sued Contractor D. A.. Dinnie and Martin Jacol