The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
EloPERS, BAFFlED,
HAVE HARD TIME;
POLICE GET THEM
Unable to Get Wed on Long
Trip, They Hunger and Strike
Trouble in Stolen Auto.

PHILADELPHIA, May M.-A roman
tic story was brought out here to-day
Of the s,opsment from Boston OF . Chi.
case youth and . young Boston siri.
OF TIE failure Of the pair to induce .
elsryymsn to marry them In Boston or
New York. Of how their money ran out
at Trsnton. how they -hiked" 70 Phila-
aeiphia over muddy roads. end hoS
thsv took an automobile In the city
streets dashed along the Lancaster
piss. flashing past tougates without
paying tolls. finally landing In the hands
Of . constable In the Blue Mountains.
two hundred miles west Of Philadelphia
The young man gave his name -
Lloyd Williams and 10 said to be tho
twsnty.ysar -old son OF . wealthy Chi.
caRo family. The girl il Edythe May
Howe. daughter Of = railroad freiyht
solicitor in Boston. Williams ~as
brought hers to-day charged with steal
inx the automobile and the GIRL IL In
the care Of her father At lie wistown. Pa.
who will take her back to Boston. WILL
Jams IL said to have been q student 81
Q technical school In Boston.
1T was just by accident that We
| siopsd 80 suddenly" said Williams to
the police hero to-day. Miss Howe
and myself have been friends for three
yeara I frst met her at . football
game. Her father never liked me-
Early last week ! received some money
from my homo. and Edyths and do.
cidsd to get married. We could not
get anybody to perform the ceremony
In Boston. 20 We took . train for New
York. There we also tried to get mar
ris6 at the Little Church Around the
Corner, but the minister said We we're
not old enough. I had only . few dol
lars and We got ~ far A. Trenton.
to Philadsiphis-"
Williams went on to tell that when
they landed IN Philadelphia they had
but ave cents. and with this they pur.
chased loaf Of bread. The youth said
they we're fearful Of the police and the
wrath Of Miss Hows's father. 10 IN
passing through Philadelphia they tool
the back streets. Miss Howe. accord.
ing to williams. became exhausted. and
seeing an automobile standing In the
rear Of q bank building he decided Il
take II and 70 west.
Continuing his story. williams related
how they asked their way to q road
that would take them to Pittsburgh
Having no money they could not PAL
tolls and rushed past these places with
out stopping. Al Lewistown the coupi,
were suffering from hunger and wen
. Into Q general store and purchased Sl.a
, worth Of food. charging Il to q either
D Of Lswistown. Before the storekssp
, er covld question the couple the,
. jumped Into the automobile and Dc
parted.
This transaction proved their undoins
, 20 q telephone message TO . constabi
Z further west hs .ded them on and 10,
4 | to their arrest. Williams ran into tn
/. woods. leaving the GIRL In the machine
y She vas placed In the care OF the 20
lice and later Williams surrendered
4 After the couple had been Identified tn
. | girls father was notified AND no imme
- aiats,y went to Lewtstown
After a shearinE here to-day q polio
|. magistrate held the case under adviss
Z msnt
MAIDEN, Mass, May 3i.--The youn
man who gave his name ~ Lloyd w,l
/. Jams when arrested IT Lewiston. Pa
). in company with blythe NJ Howe.
"a said by the police to be Earl w. Scot
!. who 10 wanted here for taking autom,
!. biles len standing in the streets RI
!, GIRL. who n about sixteen years oil
Is the daughter OF Lewis r. Howe.
local railroad freight solicitor. SEQ
10 the son OF q street railway conduct,
70 and has been employed as en- usher
u moving picture theatre. He and Il
Sirl disa1psars1 TOO weeks sSs E