Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-10
ADA KRUM
| RESTORED TO HOME

Charles Sutton and Miss Ada Krum
the runaway couple, who were appre-
hended at Athens. this State. with
John Grier Voris, arrived in this city
Monday. The girl has been restor
ed to her parents and Sutton alias
Wray, is languishing in the county
prison with two charges hanging over
his head
The couple arrived on the 81 Penn
sylvania train and were hustled di-
rectly to the Office of Justice Dalton
where the deserted wife and the moth
er of the latter as we'll as of the runa-
way girl had been in waiting since
twelve o'clock.
The meeting of the mother and the
daughter who had been given up as
lost contained an element of deep
pathos The woman yielding to her
motherly instincts, although deeply
hurt. showed disposition to take her
daughter back and to forgive all. The
girl. however, had much to explain.
She confessed that she did not know
what had prompted the course she had
taken II just got it into my head to
go away" she said, land did not
want to go alone" The little journey
abroad, however, will probably last
her life time. Sutton and the girl
made their way on foot the entire dis
tance from Danville to Athens, esti-
mated to be 149 miles. They left Dan
vile on November 5, arriving at
Athens about Thanksgiving day. Some
where between Berwick and West
Nanticoke they spent two weeks with
farmer, where both Sutton and the
girl were employed husking corn.
They confessed that they had endured
many hardships, but that there was
only one night when they had no
shelter. This occurred where forest
fire was raging and the country folks
were all out. The burning timber af-
forded warmth and among the fire
fighters Sutton and the girl found
plenty of company.
The following from the "Athens
Evening News of Saturday. throws
little light ON new phase of the af-
fair
"Charles Sutton was taken into
custody by Chief Mulligan and Coun-
ty Detective McGovern today noon at
the local plant of the American Bridge
company where he has been employed
for the last five weeks!
According to his story he and the
17-year- girl, his sister-in-law, left
Danville last November and walked to
Athens, working at various farms for
a few days at time along the way.
They reached Athens about December
l and he secured work at the bridge
plant. He and his sister law having
been living as man and wife, boarding
with a family residing in one of the
old tannery houses west of the Che
mung river. The girl is in a delicate
condition but Sutton maintains thathe
is not the responsible party.
Sutton was committed to the lock
up Saturday afternoon, the girl being
detained at one of the hotels. At her
own request late Sunday night she was
taken to the lookup and was placed in
cell next to Sutton.
The girl is only seventeen years of
age and is prepossessing in appear
ance. 1t is a sad case of infatuation
and, mere child that she is, she be-
comes an object of deep sympathy.
Sutton, who was working and earn
ing fair wages, had purchased some
up-to date clothing for her so that
Notwithstanding her hard lines she
was by no means unpresentable.
To the charge of desertion and non
support preferred by his wife, Jennie
Sutton, he pleaded guilty, but under
took to justify his conduct by making
verbal counter charges against his
wife.
To the other charge embodied in in
formation lodged by Mrs. Mary A.
Krum, accusing him of being respon-
sible for her daughter. Ada Krumn's S
condition, he pleaded not guilty and
in this he was borne out by the sworn
testimony of the young girl herself.
The girls testimony, however, had
little force in view of evidence given
in by officer Voris, which was to the
effect that she had told the county de-
tective at Athens that Sutton was
guilty. This and other testimony to
practically the same effect the girl at
the hearing before Justice Dalton
acknowledged was true. In view of all
the facts Sutton was held for court on
both charges, bail in the first case be-
ing fixed at 5000 and in the last case
at $500. He made little or no effort to
secure bondsman and was committed
to Jail
The mother, the deserted wife and
the restored daughter, after the hear
ing, all returned to the home in the
country.
Typhoid at Pittsburg.