The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-21
Bert Gellinger, Married, and
Mrs. Flory Pyle Fined in
Police Court on Statutory
Charge.
BOTH PLEAD GUILTY
Pretty Co-Defendant and
Lover Arrested When PO-
lice Chief Goodwin Visits
Home.

Mrs. Flory Pyle, III North Six
zenith street, pretty, petite and at
tired in a handsome gown, and Bert
T. Gellinger, 315 South West Second
street, married, this morning heard
Prosecuting Attorney Keller in
The city court charge them
with statuatory offense, the woman,
trembling. with face downcast; Gel
linger. pale and extremely nervous.
Both pleaded guilty. Mrs. Pyle was
fined $25 and costs, which she paid.
GelIinger was fined $c5 and costs and
given thirty days in Jail.
Gellinger is also confronted with the
prospect of facing a charge of wife
and child desertion when he is re-
leased, Chief Goodwin said.
In city court Mrs. Mcclure of Kan
sas City. sat at the side of her sister,
to comfort her, although, the police
say, she was instrumental in having
the authorities called in as last re-
sort in her efforts to break up the
liason between her sister and Gellin-
ger, who appear to be infatuated with
each other. Mrs. Mcclure was not
prompted to take such action, how
ever, until neighbors had notified the
police of the relations existing be-
tween Mrs. Pyle, whose husband, c. 2
Pyle is All inmate CT private SAM
tarium, and the frequency ot GeIlin-
gers visits to the home o. Mrs. Pyle.
Chief Warned Them.
~ have been working on this case
for some time, making every effort to
convince Gellinger and Mrs. Pyle of
the error of their ways" Chief Good
win said today. Il twice visited the
!, % DBL I,,A 4 ~
see her. The third time | met her
and told her to have nothing more
to do with Gellinger, and she denied
all reports that had been circulated
about them. | also saw Gelllnger and
with the woman.
Last Thursday Gellinger left home,
telling his wife that he was going to
North Dakota on business. | learned,
however, from one of his wife's rela-
tives that he had not left the city
and was at the home of Mrs. Pyle.
Last evening I heard that they were
going to elOpe, and | had the trains
watched. When | was informed that
they had made no effort to leave the
cit. went to the home Of Mrs. Pyle,
and her sister, who has been spending
the winter with her. trying to induce
her to give Gellinger up and assisting
her in operating her collection bust
ness, let me in the house.
Gellinoer Upstairs.
81 had told her | was coming Mrs
Pyle and Gellinger were upstairs, and
Mrs. Pyle was summoned by her sis
.er, When Mrs. Pyle came down I told
Ter | wanted Gellinger. and she called
lim. He asked me what | wanted
Il will say for Mrs. Mcclure that
without asking. He accompanied me
20 headquarters without saying any
hing more.
police. has neglected his wife, and
she did not expect any action to be
taken against her sister, but it was
impossible for us to discriminate be-
tween her and Gelinger"
When questioned at police headquar-
ters before the court hearing this
morning Mrs. Pyle admitted her re-
lation with Gellinger, but he entered
complete denial. However, he en-
terd plea of guilty when arraigned.
1t is understood Gellinger and Mrs
Pyle have been infatuated with each
other for over year. Gellinger, the
child during the time he has been
paying his attentions to Mrs Pyle
Mrs. Gellinger is now living with
her father. and is in very poor health
Mrs. Pyle has a young daughter Gel
linger has been in the emDlOye g the
Street Car cOLlpanY.