The Washington times., 1919-04-12

GIRL BLAMED
ONBROADWAY
Aunt WeepS Over Former New
York Model Arrested for
Theft of Clothes.

In a little house at 2el1 L street
northwest Mrs. Catherine Goley, past
sixty years. sits and cries.
"She was a good girl once" she
repeats. May God have mercy on
her"
In a cell in No. 1 precinct police
station sits Julia McAuliffe Phillips,
pretty nineteen-year-old niece of
Mrs. Goley. In the police book she
iS charged with false pretenses and
larceny. Detectives Barbee and Will
son took the girl in custody yester-
day on complaints Of two war work
ers that she stole clothes from them.
A store owner complains that she
forged a $40 check. OF these charges
the pretty nineteen-year-old girl says
nothing.
THAT Julia would even think of
doing such q thing almost kills me
to think Of" the aunt told q reporter
for The Times today.
Il raised her." said Aunt .Goley,
"and for eight years she was a good
girl. Her mother is dead. Her father
Is away.
New York Caused Downfall.
"She was such a devoted girl for
eight years Her downfall came after
she came home from New York. No
longer was she the devoted girl
whom I knew, but just little uncon-
trollable girl.
After she had ben with me a short
timeqshe met bad companions. 1 told
her many times, Julia, please be 9
good girl. Don't disgrace US. We ali
- II ~
girl 1t was no use talking to her
And now look at her. After all my
years working hard just to give her
nice clothes and send her to school
she does this. May God bless her and
have mercy on her"
Three weeks ago Julia met Captain
James ZedIer who was stoppl X at q
local hotel. Three days later. Ihe po-
lice allege. she forged a check in the
captains name. The police were no.
tifed and Detectives Barbee and vii.
son began looking for her. Two weeks
later two more complaints were made
to the police about the girl.
Miss Gertrude CLARK. a war worker
who lives at HOO H street northwest
told the police she had been robbed
Of over 500 worth of clothes. Miss
Clark said she met q pretty girl al
q dance. The girl told her she had
just come to town and that she did
not have a place to sleep.
Worked On Girls Sympathy.
She said she came to Washington
to get q war job and expected IL in q
few days. Would Miss Clark let heI
stay with her several nights for she
had no money!" the girl asked
Touched by this sympathetic story
Miss Clark took the girl to hor house
and shared her room with her for 9
couple OF days. Returning home ono
evening she found her shoes, furs and
several dresses missing. The girl had
disappeared. Yesterday Miss Clark
identified Julia as the girl who stayed
with her.
A story similar to this was told the
police by Miss Emma Russell, OF 2602
Rhode Island avenue northeast. She
identified Julia and made the com.
plant against her. Out Of work, out
of money, nowhere TO go and tears
in her eyes, for the second time she
had worked upon a sympathetic girl
From Miss Russell about $50 worth oi
clothing was stolen.
Monday. Mrs. Goley is going to &C
| to Police Court. May the good
| Judge have mercy on poor Julia,
Mrs. Goley said. She is a good gir
at heart. God bless her"
Julia worked in New York as g
model before returning TO her aunt's
home here.