The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-16
ELOPING COUPLE
CAUGHT IN BARRE
George Raymond of Claremont, N. H..
Held on Statutory Charge
Girl Only Is.

George Raymond of Claremont, n. H.
a machinist, is under arrest on a statu.
tory charge and Miss IRA Cook, also
of Claremont, is detained at police head
quarters pending the arrival OF Sullivan
county officers and Sheriff j. H. Kinlry
Of Windsor county. Raymond is 21
years old and the girl whom he has
been introducing around town as his
wife is only Is years of age. Chief OF
Police Samuel Sinclair took charge Of
the pair yesterday afternoon at the home
of w. d. Murray in Pearl street, where
they have been living as man and wife
since arriving here from White River
Junction Thursday. The chief had been
looking for the couple since their alleged
elopment was discovered by the Clare
mont police a week ago.
The girls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
c, Cook first advised the Claremont Off
GERS of the affair and within few hours
the police in several Vermont and New
Hampshire cities had been notified. Cir
cumstances led the authorities to believe
that Raymond would steer for Vermont
and Chief Sinclair was among the first
to be furnished with a description OF
the missing couple. Heart broken over
the disappearance of the child, Cook and
his wife told the officers to spare Meth
er money nor pains in locating the pair
They believed that their l5-year-old
daughter had become infatuated over
Raymond and that with the return of
common sense she would communicate
with friends. Local officers had main
tanned careful lookout for Raymond
and the girl. who went at once to Whte
River junction, after leaving Claremont.
Thursday afternoon they came to this
city and not long after their arrival, the
Barre officers found clue to their iden-
tity. Raymond and the girl went to
the home of Mr.. Murray and asked for
a room, the former declaring that they
had been recently married. Mrs. Muir
ray who came to the door in response
to Raymonds knock, had no reason to
suspect the two and she assigned them
TO a room. Yesterday morning, it is
Raymond began to be cramped
for funds With the Cook girl, he had
been living at restaurants and lunch
around the city until his money
gave out. When apprehended by the
chief yesterday afternoon Raymond was
out looking for work, while the gin re-
mained in the room. Chief Sinclair
tapped Raymond on the shoulder and
asked him to accompany him to GER
tain house on Pearl street. Raymond
offered no resistance and later when con-
fronted by the officer and the arrested
man, the Cook girl broke down and con-
fessed the whole affair. On a warrant
issued by Grand Juror Hugh III. Car
penter, Raymond was arrested on a stat
utory charge and taken to police head
quarters. The girl went with him.
The charge against Cook is techni
cal one and what the issue viii be in
his case cannot be determined until the
New Hampshire officers have been ae
luainted with the facts. According TO
ocal prosecuting officers, the young man
,an be arraigned under the Mann act.
so-called, which is commonly known as
he white slave" law. Should the Yer
mont authorities care to push the case,
Raymond would undoubtedly be prose-
,uted under the recently framed white
slave" statute. II the government takes
,harge of the case, the prosecution viii
'esort to the Mann act, it is expected.
New Hampshire has white slave" act
similar to the one in Vermont and as
he Sullivan county authorities are ex
1ected to assume charge of the case,
Raymond win probably have to answer
o a charge under the New Hampshire !
,enal code 1t is not thought that the |
nan will fight extradition. On the CON
rary, the Barre police believed he will |
valve his extradition rights and accom-
,anv Chief Cole of the Claremont police !
orce back to New Hampshire. At any |
ate, the couple will proceed as far as
Windsor in the custody of High Sheriff
<iniry.
Both Raymond and the Cook girl
eemed penitent enough at police head
uarters this morning. The girl had |
ust emerged from sleepless night and |
eemed extremely wearied after her long
igil. Since yesterday afternoon she |
as ceased to cry only at short intervals.
maintains greater degree OF
but he, too, says he is tired |
{ the duplcity. In White River June
ion as well as Barre, the couple posed
S man and wife. Raymond's home is in
roy, n. Y, although he has been en-
loved as machinist by the Sullivan
Iachinery Co. in Claremont for some
ime. His acquaintance with the Cook
irl dates back several months The
irl is student in the Claremont
rhools Her one desire now is to be