The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-11

''Ill do anything, dear, in this world
for you.
I'll do anybody. too. If you want me
TO-"
Lying prone upon hard bunk in
the dim corridor of the city Jail, a
hand resting over eyes damp with
tears, clad neatly in black coat and
trousers, the collar of soft shirt pro-
truding and green four-in-hand tie
tucked jauntily between the buttons
Of the shirt, who would have thought
the figure that Of pretty little eigh-
teen year old girl?
1t is that of Sylvia Daily who loves
perhaps not wisely but too well. She
would 60 to the end Of the world with
her sweetheart and all Because Of her
love for him she Is required to remain
shut in one apartment of the Jail with
nothing to look at but the gray. dis
NAL walls and iron bars: no one to
converse with except her iailer. And
on the other side Of the brick wall,
behind the door of solid iron. amid
criminals and drunks sits her lover in
deep meditation. He is sad and de-
pressed, unknown to her. He feels
the pangs Of remorse and regret. lack
ing the exhilarating buoyancy of her
hopes. She yearns to offer solace and
comfort to him but the soul mates
must remain apart
Wells a Poor Man.
Such demonstration of sacrificial
love has not been encountered by the
local police department in its history.
Clarence Wells, the twenty-One year
old sweetheart of Sylvia. is a boiler
maker by trade. He wanted to help
his love, but the purse strings were
pretty tightly drawn and existence
would be problem. With her quick
ingenuity, the girl saved the day. He
was to work at his trade and she
would go along as helper. He would
swing the heavy sledge driving the
rivets into the boilers. She. as his
younger brother. would work side by
side and hold the white hot bits of
iron in position while he struck and
his blows reverberated about her ears.
But they would be happy and this
need last but until better days could
come Then she would disappear
from the boiler factory. don once
more her feminine apparel and be a
wife before the world.
Voice eetrays Her.
Miss Daily makes q fine appearing
boy. Her hair is straight and has
been cut close to her head. leaving
enough on top to part well. She
weighs but about 100 pounds and
were 1t not for her voice her disguise
would not be detected She and her
paramour were awakened from their
sleep at Main street hotel about 2
o'clock this morning. Somebody had
heard her talk and somebody had Civ.
en- the police tip. Officers McMan-
us and Hebble made the arrests. The
girl, put on her male attire and went
with the officers to the station. She
remained there the rest of the night
not being taken to the Home of the
Friendless. as is the custom with
women prisoners.
Tells Of Mistreatment.
~
She tells a story Of ,mistreatment
and abuse at the hands of her step
father Nathan Hill, of Alexandria. She
says he wants her to work out all the
time and objects to her coming to
visit her m0ther or her half sisters
and brothers. She claims he has beat,
en- her severely number OF times
She determined to end 1t all by run
ming away from home last Sunday
night.
At the home of friend, Mrs Rob
ert Gipe, she secured permission to
stay during the night. In the wee
small hours she awoke. stole from her
bed. went to the wardrobe of Mr.. Gipe
and extracted enough clothes to dresa
herself. She even took vest. al.
though the night was warm. Discard.
lng her corset but. not being able to
overcome femme scruples. still wear.
Ing stockings, she left the house. She
walked to the south end Of town and
awaited an interurban car and her low
o..
Went 20 Anderson.
II was but short time after her
arrival at the trysting place that Wells
appeared. Together they boarded the
car and went to Anderson. Monday
night Was passed In the county seat
and Tuesday Munoie was made the
destination. Wednssday atAernoon- The