Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-12-26
Federal and County Authori-
ties Seeking the Where
abouts of Miss Marion Mar
shall, Local High School Girl.
CHARGES A PIANO PLAYER
Post Office Officials After Ra-
gette for Sending Obscene
Letters Through the Mail
Criminal Relations With Girl.

Federal and county authorities,
the police of several cities and mem
bers of two families are said to be
seeking the whereabouts of Miss
Marion Marshall, eighteen Jears old,
of 328 Watson avenue, and Henry
Ragette, of New York, a moving pic
ture pianist, who while engaged in
this city gained some aCtoriety by
the reported loss Of his speech, which
he later recovered. 1t has been de-
clared the belief of members of the
respective families that they are to-
gether, despite the fact that Ragette
has wife and several children
Aside from being wanted by his
aged mother, who desires to care
for him, Ragette Is being sought by
the government and the Middlesex
county authorities for violating the
white slave laws and sending OBJ
scene letters through the United
States mails to the girl, 1t Is de-
clared.
1t was while working as a pianist
in the Royal motion picture theatre
was a student in the local high
school A warm friendship devel-
oped, with the result that they spent
much time together.
About a month ago relations be-
tween the man and girl became such
that Mrs. Grace Marshall, mother OF
the girl, objected strenuously. She
employed Thomas Brown as counsel
and, through fear OF being arrested
it is alleged, Ragette disappeared
from the city and Joined his mother
in New York city.
He was last seen by her Saturday
December 13. On the day following 6
he came to this city, 1t is declared
and met Miss Marshall. He sought
out place where she was, knocked
on the window and beckoned to her.
1t is declared they then stole away
and neither have been seen nor
heard from since. Ragette tele-
phoned to his mother Monday, Dec
ember 10, stating that she would
see him on the day following. The
mother waited, but no son came;
neither did she receive any mes
sage. Several days passed by and
the mothers anxiety grew. She came
to this city last week in vain at
tempt to find him. She went to
his former boarding house in State
street and inquired at the Marshall
home. At neither place was his
whereabouts known, and she was
told, to her surprise, that Miss Mar
shall was also missing.
Ragette IS actions in connection
with the girl, are declared to have
been criminal. Upon request of Mr..
Brown, the high school authorities
refused to let him see the girl there.
He then met her on the street and
other places. Soon after he had
been frightened from the city, Rag
cite began to write indecent letters
to Miss Marshall. The girls moth
er was counselled to bring the sub
Ject to the attention of the county
and federal authorities. 1t is plan
ned to have the man prosecuted on
two government charges, of trans
porting a girl from one state to an
other for immoral purposes, known
as white slavery, and for using the
United States mails to carry obscene
literature. The state may prosecute
him on a charge of seduction if he
is captured.
According to counsel involved in
the case, Ragette has woven net
of criminal evidence of the most Sc
rious kind about himself, and will
be caught in time by government
officers, no matter where he may go.