The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-04
A FATHERS PLEA
Broken Hearted Los Angeles
Man Asks for Daughter.
Girl, Found Under Mans Bed,
Is Now at Lansing.

Thomas Craig. Los Angeles, in
letter received today by Miss Eva
Corning, probation officer. begged
Miss Corning to return his daughter.
Thelma, lie. now confined at Lansing
for social disease treatment. to their
humble home al Los Angeles.
Meantime. Leo Walters, in whose
home the girl was found hidden under
a bed dressed in mems clothes, is serv-
ing thirty days in the county jail
charged with keeping an immoral
house on East Second street. 1t was
only two days go that Cecil Channel,
a married man with family of three
children. who confessed to running
Alta Adams. 8. and being the father
of her child. went to state prison for
the crime. His family. evicted for
non payment of rent. was obliged to
appeal to the Provident association for
help.
The father in his letter fails to clear
any element of the mystery surround
ing the appearan of his daughter in
Topeka and her subsequent arrest at
the Walters home. Officers, too, are
baffled. The girl claimed that she met
a man in Los Angeles, who said he was
going to Kansas City and who offered
to pay her expenses to Kansas City.
Upon their arrival in Kansas City.
the girl stated. he left her standing
on the street corner. She came to To
peka on the advice of a girl she met
on the street. She stated that she
came to Topeka and was met by a girl
who took her to the Walters home.
Several men were taken before the
county attorney at the time of the
girls arrest and admitted they had
met women at his home. All were
turned loose.
The Fathers Letter.
The fathers letter, depicting the
scene of Il father heart broken, poor
and yet willing to spend his last cent
to return his daughter to their home
and again give her an opportunity to
turn over a. new leaf follows:
s''Receivet your letter about my daughter.
Tehlma Craig. and was surprised to here
her grandmother that day she did not have
any money That was four weeks ago last
Thursday 1.-THE letter was dated at Los
Angeles Feb. -, 1920
so You see someone must of taken her
there And about her being diseased or
anything wrong with her. Well, her grand
pure when she was home.
Now Miss CorinG. l just came to Los
and get better health. I just got work
two weeks ago and l am making $40 a week
so You how I am fixed l going to
try and save up enough to fetch my wife
here for she was very poor in health to.
Now Miss Coring l would come to To-
peka but l have not got money enough
but II you could fix it up sOmeway l
could get my daughter back why 1 would
sent her care fare for / can get that much
l think
Now Miss Corning you will be doing me
one of the greatest favors l could ask for if
YOU would let me have my girl and I know
Thelma will be a better girl when she gets
with her mother for 1 think this has taught
her a lesson.
Now Miss Corning for Gods sake on
account of her mother. please write and tell
ME l can get our girl back.
Yours truly.
Thomas Craig.
zoos 0verton street. Los Angeles, Calf. -
Back When Cured.
There were tears in Miss Corning
eyes when she finished reading the
letter this morning.
When the girl is cured you may
rest assured that some way will be de-
vised to return her to her father
she said.