Evening journal., 1921-09-17
GIRL'SROMANCE
ENDED BY Law
Meredith in Jail; Ruth Nor
row is Glad to be at
Home
PARENTS GLAD
TO HAVE HER

yes I am mighty glad to get
home. and am sorry went away"
said Miss Ruth Morrow. the 17-year-
old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Morrow, 101 west Twenty
fifth street. last night. shortly after
her return from Baltimore, whore
she had been taken in charge by
the officers. and her companion,
James Meredith. formerly boardes
at 1902 Market street. sent TO the
Baltimore jail. in default OF $4,000
bail on a charge of violating the
Mann act.
Ruth. who was about TO commence
the last lap of her education in the
Wilmington High School this month
as a member OF the class which
graduates next February. Is said &c
have gone away on August 10 with
Meredith.
Now that am home, l am going
to stay here with my people. unless
they send me away to avoid the
notoriety. There will be a lot OF
notoriety. guess. but I'm going to
stay here until my parents send me
away And I'm not going TO talk
about the matter to any reporters or
anybody else. I've said all I'm go
ing to say until ! go back to Balti-
more to testify. Both my father and
the United States Court officials in
Baltimore have given me strict
orders not 10 talk"
An air of tranquility hovered about
the Morrow home last night, just
few hours after Ruth's return.
Yes. ] have forgiven Ruth" said
Mrs. Morrow. Il was very provoked
at first, but under the circumstances
] am glad that things turned out as
well as they have"
That was in contrast to her atti-
tude OF the afternoon. When seen
then. she seemed in an unforgiving
frame OF mind. She said she hod
received two letters from Ruth. ask
ing forgiveness and permission to re-
turn home, but had not answered
them. and when informed that her
daughter had been placed In the
Florence Crittenden Home at Balti-
more. TO be held as witness. sho
expressed approval, saying that Is
lust where ! want her to be, In a
place like that until she learns her
lesson and realizes her mistake
Edward Morrow. her brother.
went to Baltimore yesterday and ar
ranged for Ruth's return. She came
home unaccompanied. her brother
being detained till late in the even
ing with details Of the case.
Asked whether she had been mar
ried to Meredith, Miss Morrow de.
clined to answer.
According to her mother. the briei
farewell note left by the girl wher
she went away from home over 1
month ago stated that she was no
satisfied to remain ct home and wa
sleaving for the western states will
my husband
Il wouldn't be satisfied 20 hav'
her married to a man ike him." wal
her reply to a question az 10 wha
would be her attitude In case thu
couple had been married.
Il did not know Meredith yer,
we'll. but I heard he was married be.
fore he met Ruth. didn't know
him long mother did Ruth for tina
matter. She had only known him q
little while. He told me he Il
twenty-three years old. but I believ'
he is closer TO twenty-six."
II was the letters from Ruth e
her mother. In which she gave hei
address at 1915 st. Paul street
Baltimore. Nd. that enabled th'
authorities TO locate the couple. !
was through a sister OF Ruth. livinl
in Salt Lake City. Utah, that the in
vestigation by government officer
was launched.
When Ruth left home. her mothe
did not know that she had gone will
Meredith. until she learned that IN
Young man was also missing, and hal
obtained a pass to Chicago from tn
railroad for which he worked.
ruth has not been a bad girl,
the mother said. TITS just that sh
got into bad company and wouldn
listen to her parents. She though
we were too strict"