Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-05
GIRL HOBO BEATEN
BY HER COMPANION
Sordid Story Of Phoebe Maiden
Who Ran Away With a
Tramp.
DRESSED IN MANS CLOTHES
Beating Their Way 10 salt Lake on
Freight Trains the Couple
Land In Jail.

Whipped, beaten. tried 20 be forced
| into life Of ill-shame, to support "a
| worthless man, after beating her way
| homo and parents in Phoebe. New.
| dressed in male attire. Grace Foster, in
| company with her seducer, Frank COL
| lier. was arrested last night and now
lies in the city Jail facing n Disgrace
ful future.
The story told by the girl, while in a
sense romantic Is yet prosaic. teeming
with the elements Of either heart
tragedy or the fancy OF a depraved
soul surrounding her foul story with a
halo of romance.
According 10 the girl some months
ago she met Collier in Phoebe where
she lived with her parents, and where
she was waiting on a table in a res
taurant. Collier. she stated, met wooed
and finally won her. But the man had
AN unsavory record. and when the
girls father was appealed 10 FOR con-
sent TO their union, he repulscd col
licr The latter, knowing that the girl
could neither read nor write, then pro-
duced what nc called his and her mar
rlagc certificate" and told her that all
she had to do to become his wife, was
To sign II. The girl, IA her Innocence
Of the evil in the man. and in her ig-
norance, believing that he. whom her
heart selected FOR its mate, spoke true
signed the paper.
SEEING THE WORLD"
Then. without money. the girl dressed
In male attire accompanied her com
panion in his easy travels" as ne
grandiloquently painted out his life 20
her. They walked from Phoebe 60
Panaca. a distance OF II miles. From
this place they rode the brake rods 20
Calientc, where they were thrown off
the train At last they succeeded in
beating their way to Milford, but be
tween the two latter stations the
brakeman caught them and demanded
some money They gave him s.. the
last cent they had, From Milford they
rode the blind baggage into this city.
The girl had I'm the meanwhile kept
the bundle containing her female at
tire. which was cached by the couple
on reaching this city under bridge al
sixth West and Ninth South streets
when she arrived in Salt Lake the girl
was dressed In a pair OF trousers,
sailor hat, white shirt. collar and tie
coat aud a pair OF heavy shoes. Her
hair had be-n cut short before Tho
couple left Phoebe.
TRIED BEGGING.
Since the pair have been i'm this cits
Collier has tried to compel his gin
companion TO lead a life OF shame to
provide him with a living She has
refused. but he has been on begging
tours throughout the city. which while
realizing something, did not satisfy
him.
The matter eliminated last night
when he turned on the girl and seH-
ously beat her. Hobo friends of the
girl. who with her and Collier were
located in the vicinity OF Fourth West
and Ninth South streets, telephoned
the police last night. the result being
the arrest Of the couple.
COLLIER SENTENCED
As she left the stand after telling |
her story i'm the police court this morn |
ing Grace Foster handed over to the |
man who had betrayed her the one pos |
session she had, plain gold ring. Then |
she walked out OF the courtroom, after |
hearing her betraycr sentenced TO a |
fine OF $50 or so days i'm Jail.
Grace Foster appeared i'm court In |
woman's attire. Though dressed as |
woman, with her bronzcd arms |
and face and short hair, she looked |
more masculine than feminine. on. tho |
stand she stated tLnt Collier had push |
ed and hit her, when she refused to aC- |
cede to his commands. Friends had in |
tervencd and the police were called. |