The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
GIRL s ACTIONS
PUZZLE GIBSON
Genevieve Gardner Is Ques.
toned After Enter
ing House
SOLICITORS FOR
GIRLS, SHE SAYS
Connected with Some Indefinite Organ
ization-Denies She Has Any COnnec-
ton with Rum Running-May BE
Charged with Disturbing the Peace.

Charged with Disturbing the Peace.
One of the most puzzling cases that
has come to the attention of States At
torney f. w. Gibson was investigated
by him this morning in the municipal
court room when he questioned young
woman and her companion and others
concerning the entrance last night into
an upstairs tenement at % Chestnut
street, occupied by John b. Beattie. who
is employed by the s. \. Smith Mfg. Co.
The young woman. who gave her name
as GenevieVe |. Gardner and said that
She sometimes used the name of Mrs.
Henry Carmel because we are to be
married very sOon.' was housekeeper for
Mr. Beattie two weeks last December
and has worked at Hoadley's and Street
er's restaurants.
Around 10 o'clock last night Miss
Gardner and a young man named Rus
sell Burr. who works for the BrattlehOrO
Lumber Corp. and has lived in Spring
field (Nt.), went to Mr. Beattie's home,
and according to Mr.. Beattie and his
present housekeeper she raped on the
door and when Mr.. Beattie asked who
was there she replied Gene" Mr.. Beat
tie said nothing more and presently the
door was burst open and the couple en-
went down stairs and telephOned to Chief
of Police George Wilson, who responded
at once by automobile. The couple had
gone when the officer arrived, and Mr..
Beattie accompanied Chief Wilson to the
railroad station. where the pair were
taken into custody.
This morning they were questioned
by Mr.. Gibson in the municipal court
room. The girl. who is of slight build,
said she lived in Wilbraham. Mass. She
said she had been ill several days and
was not working at present. Her step
father. Peter VI. Duprey of Wilbraham.
she said was sending her from $50 to $50
a week to live on. She declared that her
only purpose going to the house was to
get an apron that belonged to her.
She gave very indefinite replies to a
series of questions asked by States At
torney Gibson. saying she was connected
in an indefinite way with the government
service and was paid by an individual,
for keeping in touch with girls and see
ing that they went straight. She was
one of about 30 persons. she Sald4 CON
nected with a society which looked after
this work but which had no definite head
quarters She had talked with several
girls here, she said, but they were not
local residents but belonged in MaSsa-
chuSettS.
Miss Gardner said that after begin
ming work as housekeeper for Mr.. Beat
tie she used the name of Mrs. Carmel at
his suggestion because he thought the
neighbors would talk if they knew he
had an unmarried young woman working
for him. She couldn't say Just where
Mr. Carmel was at present but that he
was going to New Jersey the last time
he wrote her. Mr.. Gibson produced a
letter which she wrote to Mr.. Beattle
in which she addressed his as dear
uncle Jack" She said that Carmel had
visited her once or twice at Beattie' 5
home
Mr.. Beattie declared that he had be-
come thoroughly frightened because of
Miss GardnerS attentions TO his daugh-
ter. who lives on Flat street and said
that while she pretended that she was
trying to get the Beattie girl to go home
to live he did not think she was tell
ing the truth. and he worried for his
daughters safety. He said she told him
she was a federal officer and that she
had a revolver. but she denied this and
he said he never saw the weapon.
When Beattie made a remark that
she thought reflected upon her character
Miss Gardner jumped to her feet and
dramatically told him that if he made
any more insinuations she would tel
what she knew about him and how she
locked the door of her room before she
finished working for him. She accused
him of asking her to kiss him. and de
clared with emphasis, If | wanted tC
kiss anybody | would pick some one whC
had a good looking face"
States Attorney Gibson asked her i
she was stationed here in connection
with any of the rum running business II
Vermont, and she denied any knowledge
of the business.
1t is probable that she will be charged
this afternoon with disturbing thu
peace.