Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-09-29
SALISBURY N. C., WEDNESDAY, sEPr 29rH, 1915. H. ST
MOre Crimes Of Rome in Michiqa
So Greatly out of Hatneay With American
ism The Stories are Shocking To Macy.


ism the Stories are Shocking To Macy.
By DeLong in Menace
| Sept. 25.-The following factt
concerning a Michigan girl and
the House Of the Good Shepherd
in Detroit, should start a wave oil
opposition which should soon
sweep these infamous prisons from
the face of the earth. .
Ruth was an unfortunate girl,
she had a good mother but never
knew her father. When Ruth
WAS fv5 months of age her mother
found it necessary to seek a home
for her among strangers. Mr. .
aud Mrs e. II Kynett, memb srs
OF the Seventh Day Adventlsts
church, gave Ruth home
When Ruth was about twelve years
of age, Mr.. Kynets died.
/ As an evidence of his love for
her and an interest in her future
he made q llbarial provision, by
will, for her education. In order
that Ruth's interests and life
might be fully guarded. Mrs. Ky.
nett took out adoption papers IN.
der the laws of Florida, aud was
also appointed by the court as
Ruth's guardian.
Later, 81 Q with the girl moved
to Battle Greek, Michigan. Ruth
was then sent to the Adventlsts
Seminary at Holly. Michigan.
During the frs. term of school
she seemed happy and contented.
In the beginning of the second
term she became associated with
some reckless girl and ran away
from school. An eff ser found
her in Pontiac and took her to the
police headquarters in Battle
Greek. She was placed in the
custody Of the matron. When
her mosher called for her she was
Informed that a charge of delin-
quincy had been plaosd against
the girl and that some legal pro.
cedure was necessary.
Judge Poztsr of Marshall,
Mich, called W. K. Ksllog. of
"Corn Flake" fame into consul-
tat,on. Mr.. Ksllog agreed to act
as special probation off, scr for
Ruth for period of three years.
He advised sending her to the
Meshodist Seminary of Aurora,
ILL.,, and agreed to pay her expen.
SOS. All investigation convinced
Mrs. Kynett that the school was
all right and she consented to the
arrangements. Mr.. Kellog per-
sonally accompanied the girl to
Aurora. He stopped ON the way
at Marshal Fields in Chicago, and
purchased clothing fer Ruth to
the amount of one hundred dol.
lars. He did this regardless of
the fact that according to the
mother g testimony, hsr oiothing
was sufficient aad satisfactory.
| Ruth had been IN the Methodist
school only a short time when
without any apparent reason she
was secretly broughs to Battle
Greek; hidden by Mr.. Ksllog from
her mother and then sscretely
taken to the House of the Good
Shsphfrd in Detroit, whsre she
is at the present time.
The above facts were furnished
the writer by Mrs Kynett with
she urgent request that we employ
any means necsssar! to secure the
release of Ruth. We found bv
investigation that little more
than three years ago she wrote
letters to relatives, begging them
to secure her release from the
Catholic institution.
In one letter written shortly
afssr che had been taken there,
she stated thas if she had been
sent there fer penanoe she had al.
ready done her share. In the
sams letter abe stated shat Mr. i.
Kellog didu't seem to care for her
any more.
At the present slime, strange
ana unbelievable as it may seem,
Ruth is a dsvout Casholic and re.
fuses to leave the institution, hav'
ing fully decided she says to be-
came q member of the order OF
"Masdalenes." Her mother hal
visited her recently aud hal the
privilege of talking with her
through the bars.