Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-15

I Miss Dciilah r. Bradley and Joel VI.
Foster.
Mobile. Ala. June 10. Joel N.
I Foster. the wealthy pouItryman OF
I Browns Mills. y. J.. and son OF T.
I J. Foster OF Scranton, Pa. president
I OF the International Correspondence
I schools. who was arrested in Mo-
| bile IN January. 1914. in company
with his 1S-year-old stenographer.
pretty Delilah F. Bradley OF Pember-
/ ton. y. J.. has Just been found guilty
I Of the charge OF immortality and has
been fined 500 and costs by the Mo-
bile city court.
According TO the girls father. Hen
~ c. Bradley. a baggage master on
the Pennsylvania railroad. Delilah
left her home as usual on Dec. I5.
1918. 20 so 10 Browns Mills. where
she was employed as stenographer by
the International Poultry Sales COM
pany. % which Foster was the head.
Feeling indisposed she left the Office
early. taking the same train for home
on which Foster and his wife were
going To Philadelphia.
~ home she went directly TO her
room. packed her belongings. wrote a
note TO her parents. and left. saying
she was going 20 visit friends az Stan
wick. She did not leave the train at
that station. but continued on TO Cam
den. and on Dec. IS telegraphed her
parents that she would be home on
the cath. When she failed TO appear
on that date the authorities were ask
Cd 20 help locate her.
Foster. who was ~ and married.
aHHHHn 81 a.
Office on the 18th. and he did not ap-
pear again az the poultry farm nor
did he leave word as 10 whereabouts.
Nothing was heard from either Fos-
ter or the girl until Jan. following.
when Foster was arrested in Mobile
on n charge OF violating the Mann
white slave act. With him was Miss /.
Bradley. They were staying az an
expensive and fashionable hotel in 1
Mobile and were known as Mr.. and I.
Mrs Foster"
Within n short time after their ar
rival N the hotel they had become |
acquainted with many OF the guests. /
and the handsome gowns and jewelry 4
worn by the young woman became 1
the subject OF much comment. Their l
mutual devotion was very noticeable.
Her father came 20 Mobile as soon
as he heard OF the arrest, and found
hts daughter defiant. She declared
she loved Foster and would not leave
him for any one. Her fathers per 4
suasion was OF no avail. a Methodist
was asked TO reason with
her. as abe had been a member of a
Methodist church in Pemberton and a
teacher In the Sunday school. The girl
would listen 20 none Of these appeals.
In desperation the father sought the
aid of the authorities in Mobile and
the girl was taken 20 a sanitsrium.
Her clothes were taken from her so
that she could not escape. There. f.
aaily. she was prevailed upon TO re- I
tgrn home With her father. Foster. ,
who in the meantime was a. liberty, 1
fastened north IN search OF her, VOW
nE that he would marry her as soon {
~ re obtained 4 divorce from his /
wife. Many loving messages passed /
the two. The personal coll
INNS OF the newspapers were used, 9
he signing her messages "Cutey" 5
Ind he signing his "Snooks."
When the girl reached Pemberton :
he went on a hunger strike, declar-
ng that she loved Foster as much as
'ver and that she wanted him and
he whole world 10 know IL. II want
o be with Joel. and they can't keep
ne away from him." she cried as she
gas carried into her fathers home.
The father took steps to prevent
Foster communicating with her. The
ouse was guarded by detectives and
he girl was not allowed TO leave. At
er much persuasion and some threats
he yielded
In the meantime Foster had been
10 a sanitarium in Con-
ect.cut by his wealthy father. He had
ecome ill in New York and was sent
> the sanitarium for rest and exam-I
nation. Fearing an examination as TOT
II sanity. Foster, with his attendant.
scaped from the ssnitarium. leaving
o clue.
Late IN May. 1914. Deiilah Bradley
stunned with her parents TO Mobile
, testify against Foster before the
'derai grand jury. Foster. who failed
} appear. was indicted on the testi-
ony OF the girl