Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
PASTOR" REFUSED
TO SEND GIRL HOME,
ATTORNEY ASSERTS
Russell Replied to Mothers
Request for Return of
Ruth G a | br a ith With
Scriptural @ u o t a tt ons,
Says Eugene Raymond.

ssriptural quotations were the only
.,swers which "Pastor" RUSSELL of
arooklyn, is said to have sent to the
,rantlc requests of Mrs. Elizabeth H.
esalbralth of Atlantic CITY, formerly of
philadelphia, for the return of her IL
s.ar.old daughter, Ruth, according to
rueene Raymond, an attorney, with Of
Arcs in the Real Estate Trust Building,
.ho has brought suit for the return Of
the girl.
since Ruth was taken from her home.
a states avenue, Atlantic City, by her
half sister. Grace Allen Hollister, and her
husband, william ]. Hollister, to Brook
tvn In April, the mother has valnly tried
20 regain possession of her daughter, ac-
cording to the attorney.
Ruth, according to Mr.. Raymond, is
an inmate of Pastor Russells Bethel.
Columbia Heights, Brooklyn. This is an
annex to the evangelist's huge taber-
nacle. Mrs Galbraith instructed him to
Institute habeas corpus proceedings
aralnst Mr.. and Mrs. Hollster ordering
.he return of Ruth. The writ Is answer
hDle DtlOlt DiO"h tAl tiS uiliSipdi
Court tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollster, according to
Mr., Raymond. are working for Pastor
Russell, and he declares an attempt was
made to get possession of Ruths estate,
which is held in trust by the Land Title
and Trust Company. The HOLSTERS filed
A petition with the Orphans Court in
November alleging that they were obliged
10 take the girl from her mother and
asking that the Court order the girls
monthly allowance sent to them in
Brooklyn. The Court appointed William
Drayton master to investigate the case
and the first hearing was held Decem-
ber II.
The proceedings were suddenly dropped
A few weeks ago because Mrs Hollister.
II is said, refused to attend further hear
ings At that time Mr.. Raymond served
a writ issued by the Orphans Court upon
Mr. Hollister, and two weeks ago petit
toned for another against both Mr.. and
Mrs. Holister in the Municipal Court
II Is on this writ that arguments will be
heard tomorrow.
Ruth Galbraith's income amounts to
more than $50 month. At the hearings
before the master II was declared that
the girl was lured away from her home
BY her half-sister last spring, one morn
ing before breakfast. She had been act
Ing as an usher at the moving picture dis
play OF Pastor Russelrs Creation at
Atlantic City. 1t was shown at the hear
ing says MIR Raymond, that between $50
and 200 men and women were living in the
various houses rented by the Pastor"
and that many of the women were either
unmarried or living apart from their hus-
bands.
When woman reporter for a Brooklyn
paper tried to see Ruth at Columbia
Heights, she was told she was not there
but had been removed to Bethel. There
an elderly woman answered the bell and
SAID:
"You cannot see Miss Galbraith."
Mr.. Hollister was found, however, and
he said:
This is a personal and private case.
Ruth's brother was suffering from tuber-
culosis and she wanted to get away from
home simply for reasons of health. She
Is not strong. She thought it was dan
gerous to live there and she was inter-
ested in this work. 1t was not a question |
Of getting her money, for she promised
TO send her mother half of her allowance |
II the court would allow her to receive it |
regularly, as she should. She needs the |
money for clothing and for board, If her |
place In the Bethel should not be perma-
nent."
Mr.. Raymond said that, according to
testimony in the hearings, Mrs Hollster,
who is the daughter of Mrs. Galbralth |
and her first husband. Mr.. Allen. created |
so much trouble in the Galbraith house
hold that she was sent away.
Francis H. Shields, With offices in the |
Land Title Building, is representing Mr.. |
and Mrs. Hollister.