The chronicle=news., 1913-07-24
RUNAWAY WIFE Of
En6uSAMAN IS HELD

boarding officers held up MrsYvette
Pollock. wife OF captaia william Pol
iock. retired. Of the royal field sr'ii-
iery. aud pse,ented her froa, soinx
ashore when she arrived on the
White Star liner Hattie from Liver.
pool.
The little woman vas surprised.
Tear sprsnx To her eyes and she
dropped into = chair In the dinink
room Of the baltic. not seeming to
care what happened next.
Mrs. Pollock spent the day snd
nigh, on Ellis Island awaiting or
d.rs from, her husband In his club.
the Portland. in London. and the o.
King Of two drafts on I.oudon hanks
which sh. showed to the imn,iKra-
tion Officers.
Mr Poiiork had run away from
her elderly husband. after = tiff. and
later rep~nt-'i OF her action.
There seemed to he . good reason
at first In d-inininx Mrs. Pollock I'M
der III. United Statrs immigration
laws. for she had only . siKpence In
cash.
She had planned to return To her
husband nj his home. No. ~ Albion
stree. Hyde Park. London on the
Olympic at 10 o'clock. t~o hours ai
fer the baltic docked.
when the iusmixration officers
told her she would have so 20 10 Ellis
island because she had not enough
money TO Insure her support In this
country. and after she had made surc
her husband had not cabi-d his for
siv-nc~s and his permission for her
to return she replied: why. Z have
enough money"
Where 10 your money" they ask.
ed.
She then produced the two drafts
each calling for $500.
why. these are not money. hut
drafts" said Purscr Edwards. who
was present.
The passenger AGENT Of the white
star line then said he would cable
to London to learn II the drafts were
good. and u they were the line would
furnish her with return passage on
the next White Star fine steamer
sailing for England. with sufficient
funds for her Immediate needs.
To this arrangement all agreed.
and Mrs. Pollock was taken aboard
= barge with the immigrants and
landed at Ellis island. to await the
reply 10 the message.
She said that after she had the
little difference with her husband
she searched the house and found
Just cash enough to paw her fare on
the boat train from London to Liver
pool and her passaEe.
The second out from Liverpool
she sent = wireless message to her
husband at his club. briefly impior-
ing forgiveness and asking him to
permit her To return on the Olympic
To hcr conformation she found no
cable awaiting her.
She sat poiting In the cabin be-
fore the inspectors were ready to
take her to Ellis island. She said she
had been In America four times In
all.
But II ever run away again."
Mrs. Pollock admitted. 4 will never
come to New York No one has of
fered me even cigarette. know
a gentleman In New York. but I
would not have him know Of nv
plight for anything"
Mrs. Pollock said that she would
he willing to accept the aid of the
British consul general and n report.
or OF the London Central News rush :
cd off the ship to telephone. II POS.
siblc. the british consul and ask as.
sistancc in her behalf.
The reporter could not locate any
body at the British consulate with
sufficient authority to do anything
for Mrs Pollock.
She has sister in Boston, whom
| she has visited and a telegram war
sent to her.
Mrs. Pollock. It is said, was n dan.
GER In one of the London music halls
when her husband fell in love with
her.
When you feel lazy, out OF sorts
md yawn good deal in the day.