The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
MRS SBAMBRIDGEONLARCEN CHARGE BROUGHT TO BIRMINGHAM YESTERDAY
 DECLINES TO DISCUSS HER PLIGHT
Little Boy Crying at Jail Entry Pathetic Figure.
 Case Involves S4000BOnds, Mrs. Simmons Property

1T don't want to be locked up, Mama; I don't want to be locked up," cried a little boy in sailor suit, as his bright blue eyes dimmed under the shadow of his navy cap and long locks of blond hair. \
 He was following his mother, Mrs. George Bambri ,ge, through the barred door of the Jefferson county jail.
 At 5:3O o'clock, following he rarrival in Birmingham from Chicago, where she was arrested by Fred Bodeker, de- tective, Mrs. Cambridge, formerly Mrs. Mary Scales, was confined. She is charged with larceny of 5000 In bonds, securities, silver and laces from Mrs. c. S. simmons, it being alleged that she took the vaIuables from a room in the Tutwiler hotel. where they had been left in January.
 See my attorney" said Mrs.
 statement for the press. LITTLE SON FOLLOWED MOTHER TO THE JAIL She was escorted from the station to the offices of the Bodeker Detec- tive agency. When photographer at tempted to get a snap of her she threw up her hands to hide her face. Later she left the office for the jail. escorted by Deputy S. F. Cunningham. Tn one hand she carried bag. In the other she held the hand of her little boy. neatly clad in blue, who trotted along a half pace behind her. Mrs. Cambridge wore a small red hat a veil and a long blue coat. q am glad to be in the hands of gen tlemen," she told the sheriff. Here they do not treat one roughly as they do in Chicago, where everyone arrested | is thought guilty. I am glad there are | two sides to the case"
 l According to Fred Bodeker, who fol- lowed Mrs. Cambridge over half the continent and found her in luxurious apartment in Chicago, she admitted selling the bonds in New Orleans. AN UNKNOWN MAN FIGURES IN STORY l "She said an unknown man gave | them to her." said MT. Bodeker. | "She was at the races when he ap- preached her with hard-luck i story, asking for money. which she | gave him. Some days later. she 1 said, he came to her and without l word handed her the bonds and l left, and she has not seen or heard | of him since."
 | G. R. Harsh has been appointed at tornev for Mrs. Cambridge by wire from her husband. it is said, who Is thought to be a steel broker in Chicago. | MT. Harsh said:
 1 ~Mrs. Bambridge has not yet told me l all about the case. She does say that she is not guilty; that she has a little son whose life she cannot af ord @ son whose life she cannot afford to herself of the trouble by settlement, but that she is not guilty and cannot afford to do s0."
 MRS. SIMMONS WOULD
 DROP THE PROSECUTION
 Mrs. Simmons has stated that she merely wants to recover the amount of the bonds, and that she has no desire to prosecute Mrs. Cambridge.
 'I left the bonds in the box in the clothes closet of the room because was too sick to carry them to a vault" she said. No one except Mrs. simmons knew they were there. Mrs. Cambridge later occupied the room.
 She was traced to New Orleans, from there to Pittsburg, from there to New York, and thence to Chicago.
 PRISONER WELL KNOWN
 BY BIRMINGHAM PEOPLE
 Mrs. Cambridge lived here until three months ago, when she was married te Mr. Cambridge, and she operated the lBluebird cafe in the Margaret apart Iments. and also hotel on Shades mountain. She was then Mrs. Mary IScales. and was known widely. Upon her arrival at the jail. Sheriff HartsfieId told her that she could either. take her little boy inside with her or leave him with some of the offi' cers, who would take care of him. Tt the cry of the little tot that he didn'' want to be locked up, she safd' 4We aren't going to he locked up. 1 We're just going in here for a littl' while.".