Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-19
COTTRELL PARENTS
PLEAD FOR DAUGHTER
Seek to Have Court Rescind Or
der Placing Her in In
dustrial Home.

An appeal from the action of the |
Juvenile Court in committing Gloria
Cottrcu to the Industrial Home for
Girls was heard before Resident Judge
Rice today,
John II. Cottrcn. father Of the girl.
who lives at 5t3 Lombard street, testi-
flcd that the girl aged l2 years, left
her home June Z. 1920. in company
with Frank Il. Jones. boardcr at the
house Prior 20 that time the girl had
never given her parents any trouble.
Cottrel said he formerly lived at Mil
ton.
Under cross examination by r. War
ren Green. Cottrcl admitted that his
daughter had married man named
Foster during her six months absence
from this city Cottrcu said his dauEh-
ter was II at this point. hut under
further Cross-cxamiuatiuu. he said he
did not know the date Of the girl $
/ birth He never received any letters
/ from his daughter while she was absent
/ from this city, Cottrcn said Jones was
! s5 years OLD and was married man,
/ but Mr.. Green brought out that in spite
I of this. Jones took the cirl - the. movies
/ before they left here last June The ia
/ ther denied that trip to California had
/ Deen DL3IEltu ny Jones anu tttFR fit+ti'.A
that Jones had told the girl he would
| buy her an automobile.
| Mrs. Cottrcll. mother Of the girl. testi-
fed that her daughter had always at
tended public school and Sunday school.
and had never given any trouble. She
said Jones gave her daughter a ring
with an imitation diamond setting IN
H. She added that Jones had also given
her and her husband rings as birthday
presents.
The first knowledge ~ her daughter =
Whereabouts Mrs Cottrell said. was re-
ceived January l. ~ this year. when q
telegram was received o. the effect that
Jones had bocn killed and that the
girl was in custody at II Paso. Texas
Rev. Thomas Reatson. ~ the Baptist
War Service. 1T l.I Paso Texas wired
the local officers
Under Observation-Disclosures Mrs Cot
troll admitted that She krrw Jones
Foster and her daughter had bcrn ar-
rested at RI Paso. on barge of hlgh-
way robbery 81 an automobile
Ii was al this tIn7c that Jones was
killed Foster is uow scrylnE time foi
his part in the robbery The mothei
said she knew hcr dau chtrrs release
had been secured throuch the effort;
Ol rev Att'24 LStall MIS- 'ftA4t44 SsAitl t4t
daughter had newer been incorrigfhle
She tld She neNor knew cf any inn
mat. relations between her daGEhtei
and Jones Tho mother said She wanted
10 return 10 her home II Milton. anS
that she planned a. do This as soon a
her daughter was returned 70 her.
DR.. Stubbs testified that he had beel
the attending physician a. the CoItrel
home and that the girl he'd mature
very rapidly
2 Several witnesses from Mll--a test
=, fed TO the good reputation 81 he Cot
: trells while they lived al Milton. Tn
4 Cottrells have lived here for about fou
: years
E a number Of witnesses testified tha
e the child had not been incorriglble.
s the chidr had not been inCorrigible
= Or Francis Lee Duuham II The Bal
= timore CITY courts and medical exam
= iner of the local Juvenile Court, said h
G examination vas one relating 10 pei
= sonality and mentality. The girl. :
Il said was perfectly normal and ws
s rather overnight The general nerS
system development indicated that II
l. ( system was unbalanced. He said tF
e girl was irresponsible and that 81
: could not make any adjustment in h'
It home. following the experiences she hi
e gone through. She does not reahi
It what has taken place. He said mi
g the girl spoke Of the experience as if
Ie was a movie stunt. DR.. Dunham sa
is that the girls leaving home was 20
untary and probably influenced !
Jones. The girl or her home have n
been the cause Of the trouble. the phi
sician said but il has been due 10 vi
controllabie factors.
o. The case viii be resumed this afte
noon.