The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-25
JUST ELOPEMENT,
YOUTHS DECLARE
Kellogg and Pettibone Deny Enticing
Girls From Home-Willing To
Wed, They Say.

new federal white slave law by en-
ticing Gladys Wetmore, aged 16, and
Edna Westman, aged 10, from their
homes here, sums up his side OF the
story. In this version young Petit
bone concurs
| Kellogg and Pettibone were ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Finney, In the federal build
| ing, Monday morning, having been
brought from Cincinnati, where they
were arrested, Sunday. They waived
examination and were held in the sum
of $1,000 each to await the action OF
the grand jury, which meets about
May 10. The girls, who were detain-
ed In the county jail as witnesses,
Sunday night, were allowed to return
TO their homes for the present after
they had told their story To District
Attorney Watson
Kellogg, the younger OF the two
lads. told his story on his way back
to the Jail, handcuffed to Pettibone,
with Deputy United States Marshal
Cash p. Taylor keeping watchful eye
on the pair.
1T isn't true that we enticed the
girls to go away with us on the prom
Use that we would get them jobs on
the stage declared Kellogg. Be
sides, there was no enticing about H.
The girls were willing and anxious to
go away with us and both said they
would never go back home again.
ut came about in this way. We met
the girls several months ago and
came to like them very well. For my
part. ! was In love with Gladys Wet
more and | guess she was with ne.
One Sunday. about eight weeks ago,
we were all invited out to the farm OF
Petitioners father. near BEDFORD, to
spend the day. was delayed in the
city and went out alone later. When
| / arrived there found the others
planning an automobile ride to Lans-
ing and persuaded them to give II up.
The girls insisted that they wouldn't
go back home, so we decided to go to
Toledo. Gladys and were to be mar
ried as soon as | could get work and
get little money together. Pettibone
and Miss Westman also talked OF mar
riage.
Well there was nothing doing on
the work line In Toledo, so We went
to Lima, o. We didn't have any bet
ter luck there, so we went to Cincin-
natl had been working a week and
things were just beginning to shape
themselves around so we could get
married when We were arrested.
Il really love Miss Wetmore and
would be willing TO marry her now II
| were free. | think she feels the
same way about IL as / do"
Pettibone likewise expressed will
ingness to marry Miss Westman.
A government official stated, Mon
day, that II II were shown that the
young people went to Cincinnati with
the bona fide intention Of getting mar
ried. provided the girls we. e OF age,
there would be no case. The Iact that
the girls are not OF age would tend
to give black eye to such defense,
though II is understood that the de-
tense will claim that the girls repre-
scented to the boys that they were 10
years old.
Kellogg and Pettibone admit that
they were living with the girls in
Cincinnati and elsewhere.
Deputy United States Marshal
Smith escorted the girls from the jail
to the federal building, to attend the
arraignment of Kellogg and Petit
bone. On the way they were laugh
ing and joking and both maintained
an airy, defiant attitude.
IL shall never go back home" de
clared Edna Westman, as she ap-
preached the federal building But
as she entered the office OF District
Attorney Watson and was confronted
by her step.father, Roy Calhoun, she
ran to his arms and broke into bitter
sobs. Mrs. James Wetmore was
waiting for her daughter, Gladys.
and the reunion was pathetic. They
stood for several minutes with their
arms twined about each others
necks and both weeping.
The story told by the girls does
not agree in all Its details with that
of the boys. They say that Kellogg
and Pettibone had planned to go to
work in Cincinnati and earn money
enough to purchase u houseboat.
Then all four were to start on "A
cruise down the Ohio river, stopping
at small towns along the way and
giving nightly performances on the
boat after a custom that was once
popular on the Mississippi river. Next
they we're to cross the country In a
large covered wagon on the order OF
prairie schooner for similar
cruise down the Mississippi.
| AS she left the district attorneys
office, closely guarded by her mother,
| Miss Wetmore was told of Kellogg's
statement and his desire to marT
her.
she hates the ground he walks
on declared Mrs. Wetmore with
some asperity.
YES, put that in the paper" sup
plemented the girl. Marry him?
guess not. | never want to see him
! again"
Miss Westman's step-father would
not permit her to be interviewed and
kept very close to the girl to make
sure that there would be no attempt
on her part to disobey the order.
The arrest Of the young men came
about through Miss Westman appeal.
ing to the mayor of Cincinnati for
help. She was iii and asked the city
authorities to provide her with
transportation back TO Detroit. Petit.
bone was unable TO help her and she
had already pawned all of her be.
longings that were of any value.
Pending an investigation OF her
case, the girl was sent to the deten-
ton home in Cincinnati and for the
past month had been under treat
ment there. The investigation con
Quoted by the Cincinnati authorities