The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-01
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Ruth Mallory Goes to House Of
the Good Shepherd in
Baltimore.
BIDS SICK FATHER GOOD D! BY
Policeman Escorts Her Home
From Police Court for Final
Reconciliation.

BY agreement between herself and
her father. w. o. Mallory, OF 5os East
Leigh Street. Ruth Mallory, tho rum
| away girl who was arrested Saturday
morning IN Rocky Mount. N. c.. where
she was appearing with the Peerless
Minstrel Company, of which John w.
to 20 to the House OF the Good Shep-
herd. a home for hayward girls, II,
Baltimore. She left In the afternoon
in company with Policeman F. I.
Gentry.
The. agreement was reached, after
the hearing in Police Court, at the
bedside of her father. who had coll
lapsed and become dangerously Ill over
the escapades Of his favorite child.
Ruth asked Acting Police Justice
Griggs to allow her to gogto her father
SO that she might talk to him alone.
The magistrate. who was only too will
tween father and daughter, readily
gave his consent, and the girl went to
her home with Policeman Gentry.
Wants Her Protected.
There the Ill parent turned to his
son. who had appeared in Police Court
in the fathers stead. and cautioned
him to see that good care was taken
of the girl and that, when he died, she
got her share Of the property he will
leave. which is said to be ample to
keep her in comfort until she is Of
age.
Ruth is his favorite daughter and
the fact that she had run away from
home to go on the stage after he had
steadily refused her request and plead
ed with her to remain with him near
ly broke his heart. But the same feel,
ing does not seem to exist between
brother and sister. and Ruth was prone.
to lay a large part OF the blame for
her fallen hopes on her brothers
shoulders.
When the affecting scene came to
an end Ruth kissed her father good
by and departed with the officer. On
account of her ankle. which she
sprained in her daring jump Sunday
afternoon from a third-story window
in the Associated Charities Building.
Mr.. Mallory summoned a taxicab for
his daughter and sae was driven to
the First Police Station, where, pend
In her departure for the House OF
the Good shepherd, she was locked up
in private cell. Shortly before 5
o'clock she was taken to the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac station,
whence. with Policeman Gentry, she
left on the Sis train for Baltimore.
Determined to Escape.
Ruth Mallory disappeared from her
home Sunday afternoon, October 80,
and was arrested Saturday morning
in Rocky Mount. She was brought
back by her father Sunday morning.
arriving here at $50, and was imme-
diately taken to the Associated Chart
ties.
At o'clock Sunday afternoon sh.
escaped by jumping from third-story
window onto the roof OF the gymna-
SUM. whence she climbed over wall
and dropped to the ground. she then
made her way to the home Of Mrs.
Bottoms. s2o South Pine Street, where
she had once been boarder, and Sc
| creted herself in an effort to eiude the
officers who she knew would 1e sent
to look for her She was found
at $3.50 o'clock by Detective Sergeant
| Wiley and Acting Detective Duffy, who
searched the house after Mrs. Bottoms
had declared positively to them that
the girl was not there and that She
didn't know where she was.
When she heard Detective Duffy
coming upstairs, Ruth jumped out OF
second-story window onto shed
roof In the rear The officer jumped
after her, and she was lifted up to
Sergeant Wiley. who drew her back
into the window. She flung her arms
about Sergeant Wiley's neck, scream
ing, and begged him to let her go. But
there was a warrant for her arrest,
charging that she was hcorrigible. and
he had to lock her up. The girl has
been motherless for several years, and
lit Is believed now that. under the kind
~ care and protection OF the home to
which she has gone she will reform.
improvements Of Markets.
The Council Committee on Markets held
an extended session last night #when.a num-