Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
MRS. PR|NCLE IN TROUBLE
. over SONS DRAFT PAPERS
Alleged to Have Made Misstatcmcnts
Il In Supporting Claim for
Exemption.
UNDER BOND FOR HEARING
Arrest Follows Preliminary Trial uf
William II. PrinSlc Before Conn
missioner Flcgcnhcimcr- Pleads
Innocence of Intentional Wrong.

The second chapter in the PrinElc
questionable case was written ycstcr-
day afternoon. when Mrs. .. H. Pringlc,
mother OF William II. rringle. who was
haled Wednesday for his appearance
teforc the United States District Court
Washington 10 appear before Federal
commissioner Melvin FleGs uheimcr TO
answer charge OF making false state
nentS and claims in her supporting af-
fdavit to the answers in the question
naire of her son. The particular
charge was hat the value OF her prop
erty amounted 10 $3.50, when, as a mat
ter of fact. the value Of property own
ed by her, or held in trust for her.
amounts to something over sS.Soo, it
is said She Was held for United states
District Court under $500 bond. which
she furnished with her personal check.
Mrs. PrinGle who appears TO he
about fifty years old. who is a we'll
preserved. good looking woman OF good
breeding. appeared before the commits
sioncr. declaring that neither she nor
her son meant to do anything wrong.
She stated that her son did not know
how much money she had in the bank.
and that she, who advised with him in
filling out tho QUESTIONABLE. told him
TO put down $500 or $500, and that she
didn't remember exactly what figures
he used. She said that she didn't re-
gard the amount -. money she had
as materially important in the case.
She admitted that she ha ID s3.Sn0. but
added that that sum was insufficient
If she lived any time.
MOTHER STRONGLY OPPOSES
HER SONS MARRIAGE
Either outraged. or affecting outrage,
Mrs. PrinEie. whose home is 20I East
Franklin Street. and who has done some
public stenoEraphic work during the
sessions OF the General Assembly, At
the Richmond Hotel and in the Mutual
Building. was reasonably composea'
but som what inclined 10 talk and crit
icize the authorities for dragging her
away from the government position
Hhe had just accented and aTraiGnins
her in court. Rcitcrating that they
meant no harm. she said that there
were doubtless thousands who did, but
who were not before the court.
Saying that her life had not been
blessed with ease, she added that they
had as we'll take her and shoot her
now and end ii all. as TO take her
shot: for in reality what money she
had and her earning capacity combined
would probably not he sufficient to
keep her during her latter years
Mrs Pringlc, who was originally
Miss Holt. of Staunton, asserted tina
her sons recent marriage was the
that she was violently opposed to the
marriage. The son married Miss Ruth
Robertson. or Robinson, only 4 few
tionnaire he contributed from $500 to
$3.50 a year out of his $1,000 salary
10 his mothers support Her expenses
own earnings in addition TO the sons
contribution would amount TO.
EXPLAINED TO LOCAL BOARD,
PUZZLED OVER ARRESTS
Mrs PrinCle remarked that sh
couldn't understand the cases com
ing up. since she and her son took the
matter up with local board No : them
selves. 1t was SugCcstc that the cause
OF the case wa thc marriage of the
son. Before marriage he appears TO
have given nearly all his earnings TO
his mother She was opposed 10 the
marriage. and it Was said, that she
tried To separate them, and then that
she finally reported the matter 10 the
local board 10 re; him in the army
so bitter was her opposition to his
marriage a. this time and in the pres
cnt circumstances.
William IL rriuglc was in Baltimore
on Job for Hallett II Pratt when
he was arrested. Mrs. Pringlc was in
Washington when She received word to
appear before the commissioner Th
bond required in both cases was $500.
The bondsman for the young mag went
on his bond AT the request OF his
wife.
The commissioner explained TO Mrs.
PrinSle that il was AN official duty he
was performing, and that she should
not be eXcited-over the matter though
the officials We're strict as TO the an
swers IN missionaries.