Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-06
INCONSTANT GIRL BOUND HOME
ELOPED WITH ITALIAN FROM
DANv1LLE, PA.
Transferred Affections to Greek
Then Yields to Mothers Appeals.
to Return to Her.

Catherine Mabel zimmerman left her
home in Danville, Pa, fortnight ago,
running away with an Italian Romeo, and
bent on matrimony. 4 Greek Adonis
caught her fancy in Washington, paid
back her railroad fare of 50 to the sutton
he had superseded in her affections and
promised her to take the other mans
place at the altar.
Yet Catherine is now on her way
home with her mamma and her uncle,
after refusing to return to the paren al
roof because she was not allowed the at
tentions of men, and neither dear charm
er, Italian nor Greek, accompanies her
on her homeward way.
Mother Comes After Her.
Mrs. Julia zimmerman of 11S Chestnut
street, Danville. Pa, arrived here this
morning in search of her daughter.
Mrs zimmerman said this morning she
had received messages from her daugh-
ter, one of them asking for money to
pay her fare home. She also received a
letter from a man. she said, to the effect
that Mabel had become his wife.
a young woman friend of the daughter,
the mother stated. went as far as Harris
burg with Mabel. two Italians accompa-
nying them. A marriage license had been
procured in Harrisburg for her daughter
and her Italian escort, but she had been
unable to ascertain that they had been
married.
Mrs. zimmerman says that brother of
Mabel's girl friend went to Harrisburg
and took his sister home. She knew her
daughter also wanted to return home,
but was unable to do so.
Girl and Lovers Caught.
Miss zimmerman was found this after
noon by Detective Barbee. The young
TIT.
Italian, and Paul Verrios, a Greek, came
together at police headquarters.
The young woman declared she would
not return home with her mother. And
she is twenty-one years old and need not
have gone.
YOU would not let me have company
at home.'' she stated. land 1 came away"
She admitted that when she left home
she was going to become the wife Of
the italian. Afterward she fell in love
with the Greek, she herself tells, and
decided to marry him.
And we are going to get married.
she told her mother.
The mother took the two young men
to task for taking her daughter away.
Accusations were made by Mrs. Ammer-
man. The young men met her with de-
malls.
The mother said severe things. She
also started to handle the men roughly.
Paul Verrios, who admitted he had
Paul Kelly and wife, insisted that he
had a right to marry the girl He had
given his Italian friend 50. he said. rep
resenting the money Dominick had spent
on car fare for Miss Mabel.
Verrios Had Other Troubles.
verrios was arrested in this city about
ten days ago and taken to Mount Carmel,
| Pa, to answer a charge his cousin had
preferred against him, growing out of a
business transaction. While under ar
rest here the zimmerman girl called to
| see him.
Verrios had q contract in his pocket
at that time which contained an agree
ment that the girl should leave Domin ok
and marry him. They had made arrange
ments to get married in Norfolk.
Verrios Strengthened out his Mount Car
! mel trouble and returned here. He has
! lately been employed in the shoe-shinine
room at the Raleigh under the name OF
George Brown.
| After considerable wrangling in In
spector Boardman's Office this afternoon
the girl consented to return home with
her mother and uncle. The latter was ac-
companied by young Italian. who took
an active part in the discussions as a
| friend of the Ammermans.
| Verrios and Rossi were detained at the
first precinct police station until the
Pennsylvania contingent could get out OF
the city.