The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-06
GEORGIA
GIRLS ROMANCE
ENDS SADLY HERE.
Her Lover Awaits Trial in
United States Court Un-
der Mann Act.
FRUSTRATED, SHE
FINDS PROTECTION
Matron of Protective Home
Shelters Girl Through
Trying illness.

Betrayed by the man in whom she
had pinned her faith and hopes of
future. happiness, her girlish romance
blasted, pretty Maud Page, 16 years,
a member of an old aristocratic
Southern family, living in Wrights-
Vile, Georgia, is in a critical condi-
ton, at the Womans Protective home,
and continually calls on death to end
her sufferings and disgrace, as she
tosses on a bed of pain.
Meanwhile lodged behind prison
bars, Cromwell Jackson, 27 years,
who comes Of a prominent South Car
olina family, is awaiting his removal
from this city to Hartford for trial
on charges of violation of the Mann
white slave act. U. S. District At.
torney Spellacy will serve papers on
Lieut.. E. o. Crof1an for the removal
of the prisoner Saturday.
Miss Page, a slim little girl, and
typical Southern belle, who talks
with that drawl peculiar to her peo-
pie was the pride of Wrightsville viii
lage. Her parents are proud folk
who trace their lineage back to the
first Southern families, sah.''
Jackson, her lover, lived just
across the state line in South Caro-
lima, about 100 miles distant, and his
brother resided near the Page girls
home. While visiting his brother he
met Miss Page. About a year ago he
came North and obtained a position
with the Remington Arms Co. Several
months ago he returned to his home
and visited his brother. again meeting
the Page girl. He laid seige to her
heart and impressed her with his tales
Of Northern pleasure and travel.
They hunted through the thick
persimmon tree woods for 'possum,
and during long walks under sunny
skies, he told her he wanted to marry
her and she agreed with his sugges-
ton that it would be much more ro-
mantle to elope.
He obtained a marriage license Il
month ago, which he showed her to
prove his intentions, and the girl pre-
pared to leave home secretly. They
made their way to Charleston, where
they intended to wed, but Jackson
claimed they would miss the boat if
they stopped for the ceremony, So
they sailed as man and wife. Arriv-
ing in this city the pair hired a room
in Berkshire avenue lodging house
and he returned to work in the muni-
tfon factory.
She often spoke to him of going to
the ''parson" but somehow, as she
explains it, 1--WE all just didn't" She
tired Of staying home all day and de-
cided the best thing she could do
would be to get work. With this in
fn ,I,o
Arms employment office. The fact
that she stated she came from Geor-
gta, coupled with her innocence and
youth aroused the suspicious of the
officials and they notified, the police,
who brought the girl to headquarters.
To Lieut.. Cronan she told her
story and in a paroxysm Of grief,
begged the police official to spare her
the humiliation and disgrace, which
''sah. shore huff, will jest break the
old folks heart" Touched by her
story Cronan had jackson arrested
and turned the girl over to Miss Cath
crime Hewitt. kilograms were sent
to her home in Georgia and the story
Of her elopement verified. The fed
eral authorities in the South arranged
with U. s. Attorney Spellacy to prose-
cute on white slave charges ana
Jackson was held for arraignment.
The trusting girl, broken hearted,
Immediately took sick and for the
past three days a doctor has almost
constantly attended her Lieut.. Gro
nan, today. however, is going to show
her a letter from Georgia in which
the "old folks though heartbroken
for the "stain on the family name"
forgive her and will welcome her
home with open arms which may i'm
prove her condition.
THE old folks know I've been a
good Christian daughter. I know
they'll forgive me-" said the girl
when arrested. and the verif1cation
Of her belief, it is hoped by the physi-
clans, will bring about her speedy re-
covery.
She states she will not marry Jack
son. even though he might desire to
right the wrong he has done her,
holding that he in her opinion sis
jest no man"