Evening journal., 1921-11-12
TOTTEN FAILS
TO GET BAIL,
NOW IN JAIL
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nlnQ closed doors. several women I
teachers. who are attending the
State Teachers Association here. also
went TO the Jail and asked admission
TO see Totten, but on being admit
ted. they were disappointed as Tot
ten refused TO see them.
Mr.. Mearham. Of Rochester. n. Y.
father of Mrs. Totten. arrived here
at noon today and after greeting his
daughter went directly TO Deputy
Attorney General Winey's office.
where he was closeted for some time
with Mr.. Wiley and state Detective
Wharton, discussing the case and the
advisahility of pressing the charges
so far lodged against Totten, that OF
non-support and desertion.
After the arrival of Mrs. Totten's
father she for the first time was
advised of her husbands arrest and
the fact that he is in the Kent county
iail This information was purpose
ly kept from her by her friends. She
said she could forgive Totten bur
could never consent to live with him
again.
It is apparent that Totten has no
available funds to indemnify a
bonding company and neither does
he seem to have any friends who
will come to his rescue. With this
state OF affairs existing, Il looks as
though Totten will likely have to
remain in Jail indefinitely. The time
of the hearing has not as yet been
fixed. but viii probably be some-
time today.
The report that the Tottens had
several children is untrue. They
have no children.
The charges against Totten. as
filed by Deputy Attorney-General
Wiley. several days ago. are deser-
ton and non-support, and Il is on
these two warrants he will be given
hearing and bail probably fixed.
Friends OF Mrs. Totten say she is
determined to press the charges of
desertion and non-support. She is
staying at the home OF friends and
refuses to see anyone but her
friends.
The return OF Totten TO Dover
last night. by automobile. in the GUS
tody Of Detective Donoway. aroused
much interest and hundreds made
an ef1ort 10 get a look az the eloper,
who had been away for more than
a week with Miss Hill His return
could not possibly have been at a
more inopportune time for Totten,
because of the presence in Dover Of
about 700 teachers, his former as
sociates in educational work. attend
ing the annual meeting OF the State
Teachers Association. Judging from
\ remarks heard, the teachers have
Miittle sympathy for the man who de-
81 serted his wife and ran away with
miss Hill.
n Deputy Attorney-General Wiley
a was informed yesterday afternoon.
S<A,y Attorney General Townsend. OF
otten's arrest in Wilmington, and
hat he would be sent to Dover,
a NTffe the charges were made. De-
n tecfive Donoway with Totten. man
ID aged to get into town with but few
q persons knowing IL. Not until nearly
o'clock last night. did it become
known that Totten had been deliver
ed to Sheriff Graham. and was then
occupying a cell in the Kent county
Jail
James Hall Anderson, attorney, is
said to have been solicited by some
one to represent Totten on his ar
Mr.. Anderson frankly said in Mag
istrate Woods office that he would
not represent Totten, that he had no
sympathy for him in his actions. and
could not justly represent him.
When Mr.. Anderson heard that
Totten had reached Dover he went
to the jail and repeated his state
ment made in the mag atratos Office
that he could not represent him. "a
which Totten offered an explanation
but Mr.. Anderson would not lister
to any explanation and replied ther,
could be no explanation for his acts
Anderson then told Totten that h'
had offered his services TO Mrs. Tot
ten II she so desired and in view O
this fact could not represent him.
Totten was detected as he sat in
Dom in the sheriff's home where n
had been brought from a cell in tn
Jail to talk with Mr.. Anderson. II
admitted 10 Sheriff Graham that H.
mad made a mistake.
After being placed I'm custody O
Sheriff Graham last night Totten ap
peared weary and worn out, but ca
a hearty meal.
Of his whereabouts since Thursday
Of last week. how he and Miss Hi
had travelled in their machine &c
Brookline. Mass, the home Of his
mother. While on the trip they met
with an accident, he said, which
came near proving serious, when the
machine in which they we're riding
turned over and buried them both
srseRder It. The machine was badly
wr&lSed. but later repaired and left
Ia Brookline.
on arrival at Brookline quite a
'ew persons recognized them.
When asked If he desired to have
preliminary hearing last evening.
lotten expressed a desire that il be
referred until today which was
-~ssrecd to.
II was ascertained that Totten got
IN the train at Wilmington yester-
lay afternoon thinking that Miss
iiiis father who is a railroad man
night be there and that he (HuD
,ould take the girl that he had
Aoped with home. while he woulC
.ome to Dover and give himself up
HIS detection by Detective Donowa,
ipoiled this plan.
Miss Hill was detained In VII
n'ngton until the evening train an,
'eaching here at s.33 o'clock wher
Ter mother who had come to Dove
IN the sos o'clock train. met he
md accompanied her the rest OF tn
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