Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
GIRL Who FOLLOWED.
PRIMROSE PATH IS.
PAR0LED TO SISTER.
COURT DECIDES VIOLA REED is
MORE A VICTIM OF MANS PER-
FIDY THAN DOWNRIGHT BAD,
AND DECIDES TO SHOW HER
CLEMENCY.

Viola Reed, the sixteen year old
| Streator girl who was arraigncd IN
the county court yesterday afternoon
on delinquency proceedings, was pa
rolled to Miss Launia Aussem, proba'
| ton officer, who was instructed TO
place her in the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Anna Christensen in Streator.
Viola promised the court to be good
in the future, and was informed by
Judge Reck that at her first departure
from the straight and narrow path,
she would be placed in the girls
school at Geneva
! A petition was filed asking that Vi
ola be declared delinquent. after ber-
tina Hodges, a Streator girl. told the
authorities in her home town, that
she had been given Knockout drops,
| in a Streator saloon, on the night OF
June 60 after Gancc. she alleged
! that she was then taken to held
NEAR town and attacked by three
men. During her expose Bertha In,
! formed the authorities that she went
| to the dance with Viola. The author
tiles Investigated Viola, after when
petition was filed asking that she
! be declared dependent.
The girls father, F. A. Reed III
/ Grove street, Streator, employed AT
torney A. II. Shay and contested the
charges A hearing was held TWO
weeks ago. when two of Viola's girl
companions. testified of her alleged
misconduct. One girl told of she
and Viola spending the night in the
Ottawa car barns, when they missed
their last car to Streator one night.
She also claimed that Viola purchas-
ed an Easter suit, for well known
Ottawa young man, and named
married Greek, who conducts Strea-
tor garage, as friend of Viola's.
A continuance was taken by the
state to look up further testimony
Yesterday no testimony was taken,
as Attorney Shay made a motion
that Viola be paroled, when the case
; was called for hearing.
Delay Verdict on peru SITl'
The case of Mabel Clark, aged H.,
who was given a delinquence hearing
in the County Court yesterday after
noon was continued until il is deter
. mined whether the girls mother could
contribute anything to her support.
The grandmother of the girl Sarah
A. Kelly, SOB First St. Peru, was one
of the principle witnesses against her
Mrs Kelly claimed that her grand
2 daughter stayed out nights, and at
tended public dances. The petition
which asked that the girl be declared
delinquent was filed by Miss Etfie
: Doane One of the charges made
!, against Mabel was that she smoked
cigarettes"
+. Mabel worked in the Peru garter
a factory. Her story gained sympathy
! from the court room bystanders. She
, lived with her grandmother and wen
a to public dances against the wish o.
:. her maternal grandparent. On july
Il 4th she wanted to visit the Starved
y Rock State Park. AS her grandmothel
n objected to her going there she tolt
g her she in company with another girl
e Victoria Kasik were going to Peoria
Instead of making the trip to Peoria
the two, in company with other girl
p younger sister went to the State Park
n A witness testified he saw here ther
n Just in company with the other girls
y When they returned to Peru, Mabe
n claimed she was afraid to go home
e so with her girl friend she went t
Il the Peru Hotel, where the two regi:
tered and remained overnight. Mabe
registered under the name of Bah
McCleary.
. Both girls in court testified tha
they were absolutely alone at tn
hotel. and that nothing of an indi
IN crete nature happened. The story {
ID their visit there, however leaked out
at Mabel's mother is an actress. Sine
to the petition was filed in July askin
m that she be declared delinquent. til
H. girl has been confined to the Count
in Detention Home.
at Mabels employer at the garter ia
in tory, Joseph Kintenbach, testified thi
he believed she was a good girl.
Dy Other witnesses who testified TIL
ed they believed Mabel was a good gil
ST. were Anna Cosgrove Tony Atrosl
and Frank Lekle, all of Peru.