The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-10
A STAGE STRUCK
Gn Lued Frsa Hs Hoae By Promises
Of Iaaatre Career IS
RESCUED BY THE POLICE

The Poor, Foolish Young Woman
Was Found Travelling With Man
Who SsIid He Was o Seudev lille
Artist, But Hho il Thought IN
Be Forger.
While her g.ief-st-ickea mother
and sisters for the past two weeks
have oeen making futile efforts 70
locate pretty l7-yea.-old Lalla Volt
ne.. the girl lu,ed b. promises OF
lucrative career in the glittering
glare OF the soot!:shts. has been ,ra7-
cling through the South in COMPANY
with Nathan c. Hill. alias y. II.
Clark. pseudo vaudeville artist.
Despite wires 20 every Southern
city OF any importance the mother Of
the young girl. Mis-. Virginia Voll-
mer. o, 39+ Piedmont avenue. At
lanta. Ga. could fnd 30. trace OF her
unit! Tuesday night. when she re-
ceived a wire from William J. Err
wing treasurer OF the Lyric theatre
IN New Orleans. who stated that the
girl was il the care OF his wife in
that city.
Miss Lula vo!lnec. aa elder sister
Of the girl. Immediately made ar
.ansenen;s 20 bring Der back to her
mother. and on Wednesday morning
she left for EeS Orleans 70. that pu--
pose.
According 70 dispatches received in
Atlanta. Miss vollner vas taken in
10 custody by the New Orleans police
at the reaues, 0. Chief Jennings OF
Atlanta. who was acting with the
mother il an attempt TO locate the
girl She was not held n the po-
lice station. however. bnt given over
to the care OF Mr. Erwin. who bad
previously received le;;s. from Der
siste. asking that be attempt 20 io-
| cate he.. She vii! remain With Mrs.
Erwin unit! her sister can bring her
back TO Atlanta
| According TO the story said 70 have
been told the police IN New Oelea rs
5y Miss To!Ine-. she had first met
| Clark Or Hill through an advertise
menc IN local paper. in which be
stated that be wanted young girl
70 take a part IN vaudeville per
-! Torrance. Miss Voliu,ey answered
the ad. It is said and Clark imme-
! iiate,y called on her at sl2 Peters
building. where she was working as
q hookkeeaer.
Clark naae s!kner:rs offers. i,
is said. saying :ha. be needed part.
aer in the vaudeville sketch in which
| as was booked a; number OF well
known houses. He offered the girl
$40 q week. II Is claimed.
Fearing that parental objection
xou.d thwar. her cherished ambition
to 60 before the foot!igh's. without
saying that she was leaving her regu.
| lar work, Miss vol!me- net Clark q,
the Terminal station. SO she says. &c
!, leave for Der 6-st engagement
According to the dispatch. Glars
gave the girl d-ussed eoes-oe4a. and
:hen took her 20 a hotel. where they
registered as man and wife Af,ei
| that they travelled under d!1erea,
names. stopping a: number Of cit
les en route 10 New Orleans The,
we're often in financial straits. it is
alleged. and Clark Is said to have
attempted 70 cash number o:
checks as well prevailing upon he,
20 sign check for $40. using the
oame OF Miss y. Clark.
Their last stop was Ia Meridian
Miss. where. so the police are in
formed. on account OF lack OF funds,
Clark was forced tc sleep In the park
while Miss voilneT registered Al a
aotel as Miss Clark.
On Monday It is said they Scraped
together enough money 10 pay thets
fares to New Orleans. There Miss
vollmer is said to have iefr Clark
in an attempt to get work. She was
shea located by the police with the
result that she was given over 10 the
care Of the Erwins-
Mrs. Virginia Vollner. the mother.
! who went TO Atlanta two years ago
! from North Carolina. states that she
does not believe the report IN Full.
Lila has beea stage-st.ucs for
two years.. she said. 'and have
| always feared that she would maze
"a attempt TO &c on the stage. l
believe that even IL the man did
!,ps Der she would hare come to ber
81 Uses at occe sod LETT hin. Fucth-
ec. believe that they have Been IN
Eew Orleans for toe past two weeks
instead Of travelling around the coun-
Try as the report says.
Always hoping for q chance TO
sc on the stage an sure that she
accepted the mans plausible story
at once. and fearing that I would
place obstacles in Der way as have
always been opposed to her idea OF
going on the stage. she arranged 10
leave for the t-unped up engagement
In the New Orleans theatre. accept
ing the man merely as manager
through which she could gain he!
cherished desire.
Lula, my oldest daughter. left
early Wednesday morning for New
Orleans. and IN two days l hope TO
have my daughter. whom can not
blame for anything except her si7!!sh
desire to so on the stage. with me
again"
Miss Lula vo!lmec is weil known
in Atlanta. She .: one time did
newspaper work IN North Carolina
and has had several stories accepted
by we'll known magazines.