The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

Admitting that he made arrangements
Tor placing in St Joseph's Academy, at
McSherrystown, Pa, Mrs Grace Dodd-
Browner, alias Mrs. Gertrude Toy,
twenty-three years old, now under ar
rest in Boston for violating the Federal
white slave act, DR.. Emil L. Scharf, of
soo3 Mozart place northwest last night
told the story of how the young woman
had come to him, a friend of her par
ents, and sought advice in regard to
rising from the hardship into which she
had fallen during her short, unhappy
married life.
KNEW HER PARENTS.
DR.. Scharf said that he has long known
the Dodd family, ever since they lived in
Virginia. The daughter would frequently
come to his Office for advice. as the fam
fly was broken up after moving to Wash
ington. After her unhappy marriage TO
Browner, Grace's calls were more fire.
quent Late last fall she came to him
and. placing a roll of bills in his hands
asked him to name some good Catholic
institution where she might take a bust
ness course, The girl was then working
for the firm of Miller & Claggett. in D
street northwest, and realized how ham
business training.
Mrs. Browner suggested St Joseph's
Academy as, being an agreeable institu-
ton to her, as she had a girl friend,
Miss Helen Berens, of Washington,
there. DR.. Scharf had the young woman
make him power of attorney. He met
the young woman in Baltimore, and ac-
companied her to the convent. where he
remained long enough TO see that she
was comfortably settled Mrs. Erowner
seemed delighted with her surroundings
and appeared ambitious of starting ~
once upon her studies. Mrs. Browner
was enrolled at the academy under the
name of Miss Grace Lightner, the name
Of her grandmother. She did this be-
cause of the unpleasant memories Of her
married life
DR.. Scharf made several visits to the
institution later to deliver lectures. and
found the young woman still pleased
with her surroundings The officials of
the academy said they had experienced
no tr0Ible from her, and that she was
considered a good student
His Letter Returned.
DR.. scharf was surprised to learn last
December that the girl had escaped from
the convent with her friend. In January
he received a letter from Mrs. Browner,
requesting him to send her trunk, which
was in Washington, to Madison, Wis, in
care OF 4 certain young man, who would
deliver it to her. Dr. Scharf answered
the 'etter, asking the young woman to
disclose the whereabouts of Helen Be
rens. The letter was rot called for at
Madison. and was returned unopened to
Washington Since then he has heard
nothing of his young charge.
THE girl came to me-" said DR..
Scharf last night, because she-knew
I was in touch with the Catholic insti-
tutiOns Of the country being manager OF
a Catholic news syndicate l took the
matter up asa business proposition alone.
have helped hundreds Of girls and
young men in this way, and I was of
the opinion that I could help Grace out
of the abyss into which she had fallen.
Now that have faithfully performed
my duties as her attorney. have moth
ing more to do with the case. have not
communicated with the Boston authori-
ties, and do not intend to. The Berens
family at first blamed me for Helen
running away with Grace, but now they
understand how absurd that proposition
Is. I was merely a business representa-
tive of the girl
The father of the young woman is
Ernest Dodd, who once conducted a
milk dairy in Pennsylvania avenue. be-
tween Sevepteenth and Eighteenth
streets northwest.