The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-08-10

Two giris from Washington who
were being taken TO nescue homes ar
rived In Raleigh Friday. and tried TO
escape from their rescuer while
here A reporter of the News and
Observer gives the following account
| OF their escape in this city:
Having given their custodian.
/ Captain Gosseti. OF the New Bern
/ Salvation Army Post. the alp. Chris
tobeI Daniels and Mrs. Ada Dawson.
/ two girls from Washington. -. c.,
were located In the woods near Cam
eron's field Saturday shortly before
noon and taken 10 the city guard
house. where they remained until the
afternoon. when the Salvation Army
man took them abroad the Southern
/ westbound train. They will be taken
. TO rescue homes In GreenvIlle. 8. c..
/ and Birmingham. Ala, respectively.
( What the Girls Said.
The sight OF the two young girls
much attention In the downtown
portion OF the city. Both were rather
neat in appearance, but seemed to be
in mighty good spirits considering
the fact that they were in the hands
of officers OF the law.
When they had been lodged in the
station-house, the girls were seen by
newspaper men and told their side
OF the story. They said they both
lived in Washington, n. c., and the
Dawson girl said she was born in
Indiana, but was raised in this State,
and about four months ago married
one VIII Dawson. She said he would
On Friday it seems they were per-
suaded to go to rescue homes. The
young women themselves stated that
they were told that they would both
be taken to Greenville and allowed
to remain together, but that when
they got nearly to Raleigh the Saliva
ton Army man told them he was go
ing to take one to Birmingham, Ala,
and the other to Greenville. It was
then that they bolted and declared
that they would not be separated.
They said the Salvation Army man
then told them that If they refused
to go he would turn them over to
the authorities when they go to Ra-
leigh and have them indicted for vag-
rancy.
Reaching the union station at Ra-
leigh Friday night, the girls said that
they went to the ladies' retiring room
while Captain Gossett was on the
outside talking to some boys.
Zone of the girls stated that while
in the retiring room she wrote the
following note and threw it out the
window:
I" Whoever finds this note will
please send it to 234 East Fourth
Street, Washington, N. c. Attached
to this, she said, was the following
note to her mother:
Dear Mamma: They are in
tending to send me to Birmingham
instead Of Greenville, as they told
you. Am in bad hands. Send for
me-
According to the tale told by the
girls, some one found the note and
wrote reply, stating that they would
give her railroad fare back home.
What Salvation Army Man Said.
When seen at the union station
Saturday afternoon, Captain Gossett,
of the New Bern Salvation Army
Post, stated that the two girls were
being detained by the Washington Of
ficers on the charge of disorderlyl
conduct. He made arrangements tol
have them released if they would
consent Ito go to rescue homes, and
started >out with them Friday after
noon. Arriving in Raleigh, they en-
tered the union station. Immediate
ly the girls began passing notes to
some boys on the outside of the sta
ton. The Salvation Army man went
outside and told the boys they must
cut it out. In the meantime the
girls left the station and when found
Saturday they were out near Gamer
on's field. The Washington author
tiles were notified and advised Cap
tain Gossett to take the girls on So,
he left with them on the o'clock
train Saturday afternoon