The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-09
Mrs. v. E. Shrontz Choses
To Return T9 Ohio Home
Rather Than Go To Jail 10
San Francisco, Cal.
Husband Says he Won't Live
With Ger Again

The following special from Sal
California, appeared in tn,
Cleveland Plain Dealer con
cerning the elopement and apprehen
sion of Mrs. William L. Shrontz o
Martinsturg, o., who is we'll known II
Mt. Vernon:
San Francisco, July Mrs.
Pearl Shrontz, wife of a Martins.
burg, o., physician, and Robert
Warrington, travelling salesman
of that place, elopers, were placed
under arrest Saturday by San
Francisco police.
The couple had been followed
here from Ohio by DR.. w. e.
Shrontz, the woman's husband,
and ]. F. Shrontz, his father.
Warrington was placed in jail
and Mrs. Shrontz was given the
choice of being locked up or ac-
compsnying her husband back to
Ohio. She chose the latter.
Mrs Shrontz, whose maiden
name was Pearl Rouse, was edu-
Gated at Delaware. O., and 1t was
there she first met Warrington.
Her parents reside in Xeuia, o.
II cannot live with her again
and l cannot leave her like this"
declared DR.. Shrontz. II will take
her back to her mother"
II did wrong-I don't know
why" declared Mrs. Shrontz just
before she left for the east.
It appears that Mrs. Shrontz hal
been spending several weeks with
relatives at Paintersville, Xenia ant
and It is the suppOsltior
hat she became acquainted with the
nan with whom she eloped while Wis
ting in the latter city.
The travelling salesman who gave
his name as Robert Warrington is moi
! resident of Martinsburg as stated
N the dispatch above. His name Il
Robert Williams and his home is Col
imbus, O., where he has O wife and
.wo young children. BY occupation
,e Is q house decorator.
While Mrs. Shrontz had not beer
n Martinsburg for several weeks, she
was frequently visited by her husband
and 1t is only short time ago. thai
DR.. Shrontz visited with her in Colum
bus.
Information was received by 'rela
Ives IN Martinsburg on Saturday
June 20, that Mrs. Shrontz had LEFT
Columbus with the travelling sales
nan. but the affair was kept exceed
ngly quiet IN order that some trace
If the eloping couple might be obtain
ed. A week ago last Sunday DR.
5hrontz went to Columbus and learn
ed that the couple had left for In
Fastening to that cit,
he discovered that they had departet
Tor California and that their tickets
called for two stopovers enroute.
Returning to Martinsburg for a con
ference with his parents, DR.. Shront,
decided to follow the elopers and OF
evening. July 1, departet
from Mt. Vernon for the west In com
pany with his father. The two reach
ed San Francisco last Saturday ant
had but little trouble In locating th'
elopers. A telegram received from
DR.. w. e. Shrontz by his mother II
on Saturday night gave
the same information al
In the special to the Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
DR.. Shrontz is now enroute Eas
with his wife, but will separate upol
reaching Ohio. DR.. Shrontz will re
sumo his practice at Martinsburg ant
Mrs. Shrontz will return to her par
ents at Paintersvllle. near Xenia.
Mrs. Shrontz is most handsome
woman and had large circle o
friends both in Mt. Vernon and Mar
tinsburg. The domestic relations be
tween the doctor and his wife hav'
always been the best and the elop
ment came as surprise to everyone