The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
THINKS DAUGHTER
WAS DRUGGED
Mother of Detroit Girl Found In
Cincinnati Tells of Latter's Disap-
pearance-Two Arrests.

Nearly overcome by the nervous
strain under which she had been la
boring for seven weeks, while search
ing for her daughter. but over1oyeo
that the latter had been located and
that the two men alleged to be lie
sponsible for her disappearance along
with that OF Edna Westman, 10 years
old, had been arrested, Mrs. James
Wetmore, mother OF Gladys WetmoIe
also 10 years old, told the story oi
her daughters disappearance, Friday
According TO investigations made
by Truant Officers Max Grossman and
Louis Plies, under the direction oi
Lieut. Breault, the girls were induced
/ 10 leave the city by offers from an
alleged fake booking agency 10 get
I them positions on the stage. Claude
kellogg and Floyd Pettibone, believed
/ TO have been the prime movers in
white slave organization, and who
were also interested in the fake book
ing agency, 1t is alleged, have been
arrested in Cincinnati, and will be
brought here for trial under the fed
eral act of 1907. relating TO the white
girls are still in Cincinnati, the West
man girl being now i'll in the Deten,
ton home there.
IL is said that the investigation now
being made by the truant officers and
the government authorities may lead
to further revelations regarding the
white slave traffic In Detroit.
My daughter was always such a
good girl and II nearly broke my
heart when | found that she had left
home" declared Mrs. Wetmore, Fri
day, in her home, No. III Plum-st.
II have never spent such a miserable
seven weeks as those just passed, and
hope TO God that | shall never go
through such another experience.
II am sure my daughter did not
leave OF her own accord. | think both
of the girls were drugged and then
hustled out of the city.
ION Feb. &c, Gladys and the other
girl said they were going out into
the country with Pettibone, for din
ner, and that they would be gone ali
day They left my house together.
Neither of them prepared to leave the
city, except for that day. That was
the last we saw OF them.
Gladys has always wanted to be
an actress and once took the part VI
maid in Captain Racket which was
given in theater on Gratiot-ave.
kellogg took the part OF comedian
in the play and it was there that
Gladys first met him. Kellogg )
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
McManamy, also took leading parts
in the play"
According to Mrs. Wetmore, Gladys,
in February, received telephone call
from Ray Loranger, one OF the al
legged principals in the fake theatrical
company, who also was night watch
man in a downtown store, asking her
IL she had ever played on the stage.
The girl replied that she had, and
he asked her to come to No. 90 Mon
roe-aye.. headquarters of the agency,
and he would talk with her regarding
position with the American Lady
Minstrels. IL Is said that kellogg
furnished him with her name.
She went, according to her mother,
and later attended a number OF re-
hearsals. one of which was held at
No. 1000 Townsend-ave. Gladys was
given a contract with the company
along with about eight other girls,
who were brought into Juvenile court
by Truant officers Plies and Gross
man, and she was told that she would
be paid IS a week as long as they
played In Detroit. She was also
given a book containing the lines for
a play called Bellies OF Blackville.'
At rehearsals she met Pettibone, her
mother says.
According TO Mrs. Wetmore, many
letters were received by her daugh-
ter from Loranger. all OF which were
filed with "dearie" and sweetheart
and other lovable words. Loranger
also pleaded with her to marry him.
One OF these letters fell into Mrs.
Wetmore's hands, and, after she had
read Il, she called up Loranger and
ordered him to cease writing 10
GLADYS. According to the mother, the
girl never responded to any OF these
letters.
II is said that Pettibone is paper
hanger by trade, while Kellogg Is
decorator.
Both girls have written their par
ents, asking to be forgiven, and al
lowed to return home.
r. d. Colquhoum, stepfather OF the
Westman girl, and living at No. 800
Grand River-ave., said, Friday, that
Edna also had ambitions to go on the
stage. and he believed that II was
the inducements made by Pettibone
and kellogg that induced her to leave
home.
He said that, when Edna left home
she did not wear a hat, and did not
take any extra clothing with her, but
I is said TO have obtained a hat from
Helen OConnor, living at No. ~
! Cherry-st.
Edna went TO the graded schools
until a short time ago, when she quit
I 10 obtain a position In the office OF q
7 local telephone company, according &c
I her father. who says that as soon az
I sbe returns, she will be placed In .
I convent. :.
Both girls are attractive. Edna Is
/ a brunette. Both have good voices
and the Wetmore girl Is musician.
The girls were discovered through
| n communication received here by q
friend. directing that the reply be
addressed TO james j. Perry, Gin
cinnati." Thursday, the truant OF
scers we're informed Of the receipt OF
this communication and they at once
notified United District Attorney
/ Frank II. Watson. who wired the Gin
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