Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-08
LOVE TR|UMPHs,
GIRLS TEARS WIN
BOYS FREEDOM
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children. / want to get John a 1ol
somewhere. I want to do all l can fol
him."
Il have no option Recorder Not
replied. II had to set the bail at $500
on a charge such as this. Now thu
matter is in the hands of the prosecu-
tor"
John seemed pathetically yount
when he was arraigned today. AL
though he is II he looked hardly oidel
than Is, as he bravely faced the judge
in the cheerless courtroom.
did you go away to get married.
Recorder Mott asked.
NO" was his boyish answer
why did you do it, then?'
20, we just wanted to go ava,
together and play house"
While the bo%y-eloper was being ques'
toned his prospective mother-In-lav
n Ella sat in the court room ana
listened. Johns widowed mother. how
ever. was not present.
After John had been remanded TO 6
Cell III QGldult VI tHt Potovv phiis 49,
Edelhoff pleaded long and anxiously fol
the boys freedom. Then, when her OF.
rorts failed 20 move the judge. Ella
was granted an interview with the DO,
in his cell.
The girl. dismayed by this dreary
end to her rosy dream of romance,
sobbed aloud.
20, John-I'm so sorry-I'm so sor-
1911 Il --t-1 ssXxTI,.r a ,,a tIaU oil CO
cruel?"
John bravely tried to cheer her up.
''Never mind" he said. "They won't
do anything to me, / guess
A shudder of apprehension belied his
attempted hopefulness.
"Mama and / wanted so bad to get
you a job" the girl sobbed. Now We
can do anything. But we'll go and
see the prosecutor and try to make
i'm let you CO."
Both children cried when they
parted.
we would never have stayed away
from home SO long" the girl said after
wards, 'if / hadn't been scared that
papa would spank me-"
TMany a spanking she got from her
papa, too said Mrs. Edelhoff. I'm
very sorry for John and his poor
mother
The boy and girl eloped eight days
ago n lived as brother and sister in
a room at 20 Court street. When they
read in the Evening STAR that they
would not be punished IL they returned
home they went back together to Mrs.
Edelhoff's home. at 259 Sanford street,
East Orange. They had been playing
house together like two children. How
ever, a warrant had been issued for
John and he was arrested.
Acting-Captain Caffrey, OF the First
precinct, today sent Plainclothesman
King to reprimand Mrs. Pauline
Gerodiss, proprietress of the boarding
house at 20 Court street, for allowing
the boy and girl to have a room. She
pleaded as an excuse that her servant
had let the room.
.'Then ] denied them admission she
&x9d. "But they brought me u letter
and then I let him have the ROOM"
The letter was as follows:
South Orange, Feb. 2, 1912.
"The bearer, Fred Wallace, and his
sister. Elizabeth. nave been in our m
ploy and we found them both trust
worthy and willing to work n al
recommend them to anyone in need of
their services.
MIR. AND MRS. p. DOLANE."
"A cot was put in the room for the
boy to sleep on.
While her boyisff sweetheart is in
Jail ella will be at home. under the
watchful eye of her mother. She is
II student in the Elmweo'- Public
School.
John Gerodis was m to the
First Precinct Court and severely
~reprimanded by Judge Hahn. Acting
Captain Caffrey pointed out that the
boy and girl had been harbored in the
home of Gerodis when the police
throughout the country were searching
for the young couple.
II asked for some sort of a recon-
mendation," said Gerodis.
"Yes. but couldn't you tell that the
letter was written by a child. II you
couldn't you must be very stupid. |
anu going to warn you that the police
were justified in bringing you here and
that a repetition of such an offense
will be severely dealt with. 1t is your
business, it is a~nybody's business, to
notify the police Immediately in such
a case as this