Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-10
HERITAGE SPENT,
GIRLS IN JAIL
YOUNG WOMEN CLAIM UNCLE
CAUSED DOWNFALL
Canadian Farmer Unable to With
stand City Allurernents, Wastes
$4,000. Introduces Nieces
Into Gay Society

The squandering of a heritage of
$4,000 on joy rides and high life in
four weeks the sudden disappearance
of the heir, a Canadian farmer 40 years
old, who had chaperoned his two
nieces, 15 and II years old respectively,
from their home town in Canada,
where their parents are said to be
wealthy; the consequent downfall of
these two young girls in the night life
of the city to which they had been
introduced, and their subsequent ar
rest last night in Hill street room1ng
house, where they We're living, it is al
legged, with two young men, were the
outcome of what is probably the sad
dest case with which the police have
had to deal for some time.
AS a result, Stella and Ruth Smith,
is and II years old, sisters, of Hamil-
ton. Canada, are lodged in the wom-
ans ward of the county jail, where
they are held as incorrigibles awaiting
word from their family in Canada.
w, l.. McDebbit and Henry Lutes'
the two young men with whom they
had been living, frequenters of the
cafes of the city, are in separate Gems
at the city Jail charged with abduc-
tion. and John Scryber, uncle of the
Girls. who has squandered $4,000 in
four weeks and, according to the po-
lice. brought ruin and disgrace on his
two nieces is missing, and is believed
NV the police to be either suicide or
on his way to Hamilton, Canada
Girls Deserted
Scryber, the police say, deserted tne
two girls two weeks ago atter ms
money had been spent leaVlns rlt llertt
oanniIess in the city and alone, except
FOR the chance acquaintances they hae.
made. These later proved the girls
ccrvber came to Los Angeles SIX
,,'.alrs ago with his nieces shortly after
receiving 10000 to which he had tallen
heir. according to the story told py tne
Girls to Detectives Mcnamara anu
Carroll. who arrested them. lmmeGl-
ately on arriving in the city, say the
GIRLS their uncle became enamored
with the night life OF the Guy .n anu, o.
though he had always been a conserVa-
tive man and lived quiet life, saving
~, money he started in to spend with
= free hand at the cafes, which at
t,acted the notice of the habltual
.,honeers-on.' Their uncle bought
+her1 handsome gowns, hats and jew
eI,v saw the sisters, and this state
,oant is borne out by dozen tfaVelils
haps and numerous boxes containing
finery dear to the 1eihlllHe neai y GU
whose cost is estimated at many nun
dreds of dollars.
Starts on Joy Rides
scryber met handsome woman at
- of the downtown cafes, say the
oi,ls and she started him on series
Of Wild "joy" rides in which they were
participants. The hospitality of every
,oad house on the map is said to have
been shared in. Ruth and Stella say
they met many young men who paid
them a great deal of attention and
tbet after a wine supper at one of the
road houses in which their uncle was
the host they, were not accountable for
their actions and from that time on
ioined their relative on his sprees.
The girls state that two weeks ago
ecrvher deserted them while they We're
stopping at Broadway hotel. leaving
them penniless, SO they were forced TO
Continued fags rwOI