Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-29
RUNAWAY GIRLS
TAKEN BY POLICE
Leave Home in Dubuque When
Rock Island Man Sends
Railroad Fare.
STEAL PARENTS MONEY
Hitch in Plans Prevents Scheduled
Meeting-Traveiers Are
Stranded.

Two Dubuque girls who came TO
Rock Island Sunday night after run
ming away from home were rescued
by the police yesterday and were put
on board train bound for home, sad
der but wiser for their experience
They we're aged 16 and IT. The girls
claimed they came here at the solici-
tation of two Rock Island young men,
who forwarded them transportN lion.
The younger of the two had some time
ago visited with relatives in Rock Is
land and then it was that she met the
man who sent the tickets.
FOOL PARENTS.
The plans were carefully laid, and
Sunday the two conspirators SNUG
gled their things out of their respec-
tive homes and prepared to leave. The
transportation received was over the
Milwaukee, but fearing detection,
should they leave at that depot, the
girls boarded q Burlington train at
East Dubuque, coming here on the c.
B. & Q. In order to get sufficient mon.
ey 10 pay the fare, one girl took $3.50
from her parents, according to her
own admission. When the pair reach
ed Rock Island they redeemed the OF.
er tickets. The plan was for their
gentleman friend to meet them at the
depot, but owing to the switch in ar.
rangements, they found themselves
alone in a strange city.
SEEK HELP.
Later in the evening, Sunday, they
were standing outside a church and
were invited within. After the serv.
ices had been concluded they still
fingered. One member of the congre
CATION approached them, and the girls
inquired as to suitable place to spend
the night, stating that they were with
out funds. They we're taken to the AS
ISOLATION house where a recital oil
their story led TO it's being reported to
! the police.
INVESTIGATION.
! The girls were taken to the station
after the case had been investigated
( by Police Matron Schroeder and Com
missioner Hart. The girls named the
man in the case, and as a result a
/ Rock Island man was called 10 fne sta
| ton.
| He admitted having sent the tickets
TO the girls, but claimed his motives
were entirely proper He appeared
! badly scared, but would not change hi:
| story The police then directed the
Rock Islander to purchase two ticket:
for the girls, and yesterday Afternoon
! they were placed on board a traiI
bound for Dubuque. The Dubuque po
lice matron was communicated with
and was asked to be on the look-ou
for them.
CHANCE MEETING.
1t appears that the Rock Islande
met tie younger of the girls here
some time ago and had been CORE
spending with her ever siAe Th
| younger seemed to be well versed Il
the ways of the world She PERSUADE
the older girl to run away from home
She is alleged to have Lao di:fcultie
with the Dubuque police in the past.
While Mrs. Schroeder was still
making her investigations, and befor
the girls had been arrested, a visi
was made to the place of business O
the man in question by the police me-
tron. She made some inquiries as re
CARDS the girls and then departed
When the girls arrived a short tim
afterward, they were warned tina
someone was on their trail The Roc
Islander did not recognize the polio
matron and mistook her for the mothe
of one runaway. The girls had the
planned to fee to Iowa, when thei
capture was effected. The local ma
was dismissed, inasmuch as there wa
nothing on which to hold him.