Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-22
GIRL CHARGED WITH
MURDER Of RIVAL is
NOT Held IN PRISON
Sheriff Placed Her AT House
OF Good Shepherd To Get
Needed Quiet.

House of the Good Shepherd where all
is quiet and restful, the peace broken
only by occasional chimes and the soft
footed steps and whispers of the sisters,
is Ruth Garrison. the confessed modern
Borgia. She was taken there yester
day afternoon by Deputy Sheriffs Con-
nor and Ramage on the order of Sheriff
Stringer.
Immediately after her arraignment
yesterday in Judge Boyd lulnan IS
court she was taken to the county jail
whore half hour S conference with ner
attorneys resulted in her being removed
to the other institution.
Prosecution Attorney Fred 9. Brozyn
was indignant last night over the treat
ment accorded her.
FShe is no better than any other wo-
man prisoner" he asserted, "and /
shall object to her being accorded bet
ter treatment than any other.
Attorney Objects.
"She is murderer, not a martyr" ;"
said Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John
D. CarmQdy, "and there is no sense in
trying to make her one. She belongs
in jail and should be there
Sheriff Stringer, on whose order Ruth
was taken to the Good Shepherd Home
told United Press reporter that he
wanted her to be away from v,o.y oAe.
81 want her to be out there where
she can obtain all the rest and quiet
she needs, he said. 81 don t want her
in the county Jail with those women up
there. 1t is no place for her. And |
don I want her to be where she can be
bothered by morbid and curious people
who would come to visit her."
Love Letters to storrs.
A few hours after Ruth Garrison
reached Seattle last Monday from
Okanogan, she wrote love letter to
Dudley M. Storrs. 1t was intercepted
in the mails by order Of Captain of De,
teetives Tennant. The letter follows;
Seattle, Wash, March 10, 1919
"Lover Here a,n, IN tny -ookicst
city ever built. Oh, how I do hate it
and everybody in it!
"I'li have to hand it to Clara,
though. She IS a peach. Met me az the
train; loved and kissed me like la u,s;I
SWAY for years. She has not said a
word so far, except to ask how / felt,
etc, and tell He all the news of what
has happened since / left. She's here
in the bedroom with me waiting
patiently till | finish this, so she can
talk. rather dread it, but then-Aunt
M. and Uncle (Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
arc worse than twelve feet Of snow.
"Boy--they'll hardly speak; but
Clara wanted me to come out here for
the night, so thought I'd better. To.
morrow I'm going down to the island, to
get things Strengthened out down there
as best ] can. Just as you thought
that letter was mostly bluff-the boys
aren' t worry much one way or the 9th,
cr, as near as I can find out.
''lf anything happens down nome III
manage, some way or other, to wire you;
but | know it won't. All they want Is
for me to be home and in misery with
out you.
"Oh. lover boyl You looked so lone.
some there this morning when we left
II hurt me worse than the fact of my
having to leave you. had Il wonder
full talk with Frank on the way over
Nothing real personal concerning be-
tween you and I, but just generally
He s peach Of fellow.
| Listen. sweetheart. Frank met the
banker, Whitworth, on the train today
and he says he has nttIe five-roon
house just back Of the schoolhouse; ant
although there s bachelor living there
now, he said he would make him move
out for Frank. So Frank says if Thay
er viii pay just his own transportation
,aald wages from the time he leaves here
lthat he'll bring his wife and come fly
ing. For the love Of Mike take him VI
on it. Only, please, lover, don 7 20 t.
live with them, viii you7
"It's a shame I stayed and spent al
your perfectly good, hard earned money
for board; but surely had wonderful
time with you.
please write just as quickly as pos
lsible, and send my mail to Camano
Wash. Don't know how I'll ever ge
used to being 'miss again.
Good night, lover man, and don
4 ever forget I'm all always.
" Sweetheart Girl"
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