Evening journal., 1920-12-02
OFFICERS TAKE
WITNESS AWAY
Authorities Decline to Say
Where Negro Girl Was
Removed to
SHE TESTIFIED
IN ELLIS CASE

Removal OF a young Negress. al
legged 10 be insane. or feisning insan-
itN, yesterday afternoon. from a home
near Cooch's, Penc3der hundred.
whene she had been employed as "a
domestic, has aroused considerable
comment as the authorities refuse 10
diVulge where she was taken TO.
The Negrtss Is said TO be Ada Ask
ils. who recently was a witness In ihe
County Court In the case OF William
C.. Ellis. superintendent of the Della
ware Orphans Home and Industrial
| School. at Harc's Corner. Ellis was
charged with adultery and was CON
Victed. His counsel, j. Frank Ball
/ ton is slill pending. should there be
another trial the girl. II Is said, would
again be needed 10 give testimony
The girl Is said 10 have been acting
/ strangely FOR a week or more and
| State Detective Frank Mccoy wa.
/ sent there last week 10 investigate the
| case. Mr.. Mccoy stat.d this morning
/ that he did not believe the girl was
insane a week ago when he saw her
/ but that he did not see her yesterday
owing TO the girls peculiar action.
yesterday morning, an appeal was
| made 10 the Attornoy-Gencrals ofllc,
FOR protection as the members OF th
family were afraid she might at an,
moment become violent.
As State Detective Mccoy was en-
gagged on another case Constable Geo
lWhitlinCiOn was assigned 20 The cas-,
and accompanied by Richard Macken'
Ze. executive secretary OF the stat
Board OF Charities. he visited th'
home where she was employed. TIT
two officials were taken 30 COOcl'i
i'm motor car OF The Amer can Re,
Cross, 9i3 Delaware avenue, which
was in charge OF Mrs Mary b. Adami
and Miss Helen Harrington.
Arriving at COOchs, they found tn
members OF IN family very much cN
cited. and the whole ne ghhorhOol
aroused. over the actions OF The Cirl
land several expressed themselVs a
much relieved when she Wds re
moved.
The officers were conducted 10
bedroom where the girl had been Sc
cured and after considerable difficult
succeeded in getting her into the au
lOmobil3 and carried her away. he
shrieks Of protest alarming the Who'll
neighborh0od.
lust where the girl was taken
not publ ely known as those VIII
, know refuse 30 state. but 10 was ri
pOrted this morning that the girl wa
placed in confinement where she ca
neither harm herself or be aTprOlchc
. lby outsiders before her presence
, required at the At session or cour
, Mr.. Mackenzie refused 20 stale th
| morning where the girl had bee
taken but did admit tha. she Is cor
, fined in a place where she viii
/ taken care OF and that the state a,
= ihorities know where 20 find her whC
y they want her.
n for his reticence that IL was a ca
D. concerning the ..aitorney,genera
q | Office alone. and that ne had be
q only too glad 20 assist In the remON
q OF the girl al the request OF the ATTIC
\. ney-general's office. but n any inf,
a nation was given out IL would not
) from him.
The American Red Cross headqua
q ! ters. qi3 Delaware avenue. when ash
!, / concerning the case this morning, 2
~ fused 10 give any Information on d
- subject. and stated that they we
u acting on the request OF Mr.. Ma
NJ Kenzie. that no Information be Civ
N out concerning the removal OF the Il
o or the place where she is now co
y fined.
20 A request for Information al q
e attOrney-generals office this NOR
ing was answered by the staieme
IN that request had been made OF IN
~ | office yesterday for the removal Of
~ Negro girl from a house at COOcn
n where she was employed, as she a
m peared to be demelted and The fal
'lv were afraid Of h r. and that I
A. case was referred 10 Constable VII
a iington and Mr. Mackenzie. What
A. ton had been taken. 10 was said,
A moi been reported TO that office.