The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-31
JUDGE TOUCHED
BY GIRLS STORY
Ruth Mallory Makes Dramatic
Appeal to be Allowed to Go
Home.
SCORES II TER BROTHER
Charges Him With Poisoning
Her Fathers Mind Against
Her.
SCORES HER BROTHEl

Her pretty face writhing from the
pam of her silk stockinged. but cruelty
swollen ankles, fifteen year-oId Ruth
Mallory, VINO ran away from her
home, aoS East Leigh street one week
ago, In answer to Inc lure vi the foot
light, stood In police court Monday
morning. and hurled defiance at Judge,
probation officers and brother.
Il have nothing TO say Ia any of
YOU she cried. As she spoke she
threw back her head with its mass of
dark brown curis. Her HANDS went
out with a sweeping gesture in which
there was a world Of dsdain. Her
large halt childish. half sombre eyes
flashed,
What right have you to keep me
here" she asked Il want my father.
/ want 10 talk with him. He won't
send me away. Can't I see him,
please y?
Where is the father " asked JUS
tice Griggs. A brother of Ruth step
ped up and said that Mr.. Mallory
had been unable to come to court.
He is IN rather bad physical condi-
ton" the brother explained. He is
at home, in bed, and his trouble is
! due largely to the way my sister has
acted. You see judge he
Bursts Into Tears.
But Ruth interrupted. "Ah yes
! blame it all on me- she cried. 1T
is all my fault. of course She grew
sarcastic. No one else ever did any
! thing wrong but ME.
! Yet, what have | done that is SO
! terrible ?" She paused moment, and
| then all the imperiousness vanished
/ in the twinkling OF an eye. and she
/ became just Very beautiful but very
unhappy little girl. Her eyes filled
with tears. and she raised her arms
/ to hide her face
You have just told papa lot Of
/ stories about me-. she sobbed ~ Curve
told him all sorts OF things that aren',
! true. want to talk to him-alone--
can't cant | please? Can't | see
my own papa ~
There was silence for a moment
and then Attorney Gilbert X. Pollock
spoke; Let her go to her father
Judge" he urged Send an officer
| with her If Necessary, but let her GO
Perhaps they can Ak things up better
| than anyone else. Give her chance.
u Will. announced Justice Griggs
she shall have every chance in tn.
world to do what Is right. viii con
tinue the case until October A. Mean
while she and her father can tall
Things over.
1t was on Sunday one week age
she ran away from home. and beeam,
member OF the Peerless Minstre
Company. composed OF three girls ant
two boys. She was to do singing ant
dancing. for which she was TO receiv,
the salary of So weekly, and her room
rent. board and transportation ex
penses
She was located at Rocky Mount
n. G.. Saturday and was placed unde
arrest. Local police were notified an,
they in turn informed w O. Mallory
the father
Jumped From Window.
Mr.. Mallory went after his daugh
ter. brought her back to Richmon,
early Sunday morning and turned he
over to the Associated Charities
Shortly before O'Clock Sunda
evening. while on the third floor 0
the building. she ran to a windoy
and leaped out. She landed on
gymnasium roof about twenty feet he
low. Then she crawled to a wall
jumped to the ground, leap OF per
haps- lNGnt%-fe+-t-t, f-trsorr,- es
capped. Later in the evening she wa
captured at the home of a friend
Again she leaped out of window
this time from the second story. Sh
landed on a little shed and was pre-
pairing to jump to the ground whel
| Detective Duffy who had taken tn
same leap. seized her