The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
JAILED AS
FU)GI w
Young GIassworker Taken In
to Custody at Request of Re-
formatory Superintendent.
RAN AWAY WITH GIRL
Her Father Says the Couple
Ran off But Did Not
Get Married.

3 H .
Howard Bartlett, who has been
working at local glass factory and
residing at S26 Clark street, Glen
Elk, was arrested and jailed as a
fugitive from Justice by Chief OF
Police Richard Scott Friday at noon.
The action was taken shortly after
the receipt, by Chief Scott, OF the
following telegram:
Mansfield, o., March 6.
Chief Of Police, ~
Clarksburg, w. Va.
Arrest Howard Bartlett, 326 Clark
street, your city, and hold as fugitive
from justice. See letter following.
Wire our expense.
j. A. LEONARD,
Supt. Reformatory.
The telegram was received at IL
o'clock by Chief Scott and he went
Immediately to No. 326 Clark street
and inquired for Bartlett, but was
told that the latter had not come
home yet. Chief Scott requested that
he be asked to come to his office in
the city building as soon as he re-
turned. An hour or SO later Bart
, lett appeared at city ieadquarters
Z nd Chief Scott arrested him and
gsSaced him in the lookup
Soon afterwards Chief Scott went
before Magistrate G. Harry Gordon
and swore out warrant upon the
information he had, against Bartlett.
The prisoner was then transferred
TO the custody of the county authori-
ties and taken from the lookup to a
cell in the county jail
Just before the telegram came an
elderly man, probably so years old.
called at police headquarters and in
quired about Bartlett. He said his
name was Young. and the father of
the girl Bartlett was living with
some where in the city. Bartlett
eloped with the young girl several
weeks ago from her home in Marion,
o., according to the story told by
Mr.. Young, and, so far as he knew.
the couple had not been married.
Judging from the telegram re-
ceived from the superintendent of
Of the reformatory, Bartlett must
have escaped from that institution.
This is the belief entertained by
Chief Scott, but Just what particular
charge Bartlett is wanted for there
will not be known by him until fur
Their details are received by the
: chief.
Bartlett is a young man probably
"a or 25 years old. The woman
with whom he has been living is
about 20 years old.
James Anderson, attendant OF the
Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield,
o., arrived IN the city Saturday morn
ing to take Howard Bartlett. arrest
ed here the day before as fugitive
from justice, back to that institution.
SIr. Anderson said that Bartlett
was wanted there for violation of his
parole. He was sentenced from Mr..
Vernon, o.. on conviction of taking
part in meat market burglary and
was released on parole after having
served time there.
James Young, of Mt. Vernon, o.,
father of the girl young Bartlett had
been living with here, who came to
the city Friday hunting for the
couple, tried to make Bartlett marry
the girl in the county jail that even
ing but as it was not definitely known
what Bartlett was wanted for in Ohio,
permission to have the marriage per-
formed was denied.
Anderson left in the forenoon with
Bartlett for the Mansfield reforma-
tory. Young will take his daughter
there and endeavor to have the couple
married. Bartlett's mother came
here from Mt. Vernon Friday night
and tried to procure her sons re-
lease, but her efforts were without
avail.
-----------