Smyrna times., 1921-11-09
||lI[l AND yEAFDRD WORKED
|r n 1Fl F STRANGE ELOPENENT
GOTTEN. DOVER ELOPES
| r,rH MISS MARGARET HILL

rru MISS MARGARET HILL
is a Married Man and Statis-
for State School Board; Latter
:, Pretty Teacher of near SeafOrd
..,,, received at Seaford and Do
fs3 'asIsin the strange disappearance
.0.1.r /. Totten, of Dover, statisti-
'' y tbe State Board of Education,
" \ NJ. u :, Margaret Hill, daughter Of
y ~ ~, Mrs. Ira 7. Hill, of Seaford,
Ia L# their homes under strange
..+.nces -, last Thursday MORN
~ parents of the attractive
" county, school teacher received
s NJ, saturday night, written by
I,t.s, s,,, and signed by Totten and Miss
N ' + was written on stationery of
...Jin Philadelphia. and post mark
Ellington. n. j., Friday night at
! .,,loek. In the letter Totten and
a, I'M begged forgiveness of her
1t. They said they met on Au-
) y at Seaford, during a teachers
'.ni,stiOn which was being held
4. and il was a case of love at first
.Ist a thing which TOtten said in the
=, be never before believed in.
sn said they rode to Seaford last
Esbesday night in his automobile
;ts no idea of anything unusual hap
s,iDg. but that after leaving SeafOrd
I'M 10 o'clock that night, circum-
.,r,es arose after arriving at the
ms Of Mrs. ]. NJ. Dickerson, of near
5ageyIle. where Miss Hill boarded,
.sib resulted in an agreement that
n both leave Dover together the
N morning. He stated that now
sg we're away they were glad they
uk the step when they did, but be-
n taking the step he said both con-
erd the matter seriously and
apfuIly. One part of the letter
ssd We are sure we made no mistake
Ei that our lives were intended for
hd other, and that a complete under
binding would show any fair-minded
nn that the real right was for
H to be together and the real
nag would be for them to remain
pit"
b Moral Law Above the Civil Law
mother part of the letter stated.
L Do not feel any sense of guilt not
aua We are criminals in mind but
pause the moral law based on the
= stool Of individual cases is above
evil law" Prof. H. E. Stahl, su-
EHiiendent Of Seaford public schools
Ieceiyed letter from Totten post
Burlington, n. j., last Friday
ght, in which TOtten mailed him the
70 Miss Hills desk at the districr
H'o near Bridgeville, where she
gnt and asked the superintendent
3 to the district school and get
NILS belongings and send them
naOOken, n. ]. In the letter to the
parents, TOtten told them he
gong to take their daughter to
nome Of his mother, said to be in
eIllne, Mass. He stated they
la remain there a week. From
zone Of the letter received from
couple, it is judged they are trav-
g BY automobile.
bill, a Pretty and Attractive Cir
S hlll is 10 years old and Totter
Z years old and married, his wife
Fng in Dover. Miss Hill has 2
l, Albert Hill, a member of the
1,lu high School and a baseball
~o'OaI y player. She was educat.
! ue public school of Seaford an6
%Ok a teachers summer course
U University of Delaware. Mrs
q Slie Of Roger L. Totten, sta.
'aa Oh the State Board of Educa.
sno elOped with Miss Margaret
nss received a letter from hel
IA M II Is said the letter also i.
S'''e officials Obtain Warrant
~, ~ steps I have been taken to ap.
b,,l ~ AOger L. Totten, the fugitive
l. 'au was evidenced by a warrant
s"uin out at Dover late last
asnng on charge of non-support
s:i'lOn ~ Of his wife. Now that
S',.i sson mas been taken the STATE
'S =. y nave something to work or
bs,a.! ! Sne belief that he will be an.
su fssS. az an early date. Mrs. Tot.
,sDssa1 Sr, = a Prominent business mar
h s.r,l4l 1st, New Y York, is expected II
n, I..n s. MS daughter within iwen.
s,d.r hours as she talked with him
Epbms noon ~ over the long distane,
d ilII,, H., Efforts having been made t,
s Tsay Oy wire for the east w,
d II. %4le ~ Mrs. Totten has deciar
Il tras. - Lace Of all the events wbicl
sbs splred olp.15 since last Wednesda,
bsrd 'Juld y not again live with he
st # sne mas no intention at n,
sit6't.nads3u ads3ututiing divorce proceed
baad irnGing IL the suggestion of he
tbng III al ais letter, that she do sucl
ads" f. and d even suggested tn,
The Ia.st grounds, gu. Mrs. Totten vii
!, lost guess IT,,