Evening journal., 1921-01-17
RUNAWAY GIRL
Is Home AGAIN
Gloria CottrelTs Escapade is
Romance From Real
Life
SAYS SHE WALKED
TO Ell PASO, TEXAS

Gloria Cottrell, the i3-yoar-old girl
who disappeared from her home, 5i3
Lombard street. last June. at the same
lime Frank Jones, a bOarder, left, was
returned to her home yesterday af-
ternoon, completing the last lap OF
her trip from Fort Bliss, Texas, frOm
Washington 10 this city, In the GUS
tody or Mrs. John hOseman, Of the
Volunteers OF America.
ON June 3, 1920, Mrs. John Cottrell.
her mother, reported TO the police
that her daughter and q boarder.
Frank Jones, had disappeared and
were supposed TO have eoped TO
California, according 10 remarks that
The girl was said 10 have made 10
some companions.
As soon as the police We're inform
ed, they sent "lllers" out TO the sur
rounding country 10 watch for the
couple. No trace OF them could be
found, however.
According 10 Gloria, she and Jones
walked TO Philadelphia and were In
that city until July iG, living at a
house In the 1000 block on Green
street They left there in short
time and walked 10 Pittsburgh, near
which place Gloria got work in
mine driving mules for - a day. This
money was used for food and other
expenses. Jones was also employed
In the mine.
After working month, the couple
lrft and crossed Ohio, working their
| Way along AT various farms or other
work they could ind. Sometimes they
got lifts along The road, but most
OF the time they walked. Finally
they arrived in Chicago and remained
there for a resting period on ledv-
ing Chicago they walked 10 Mlnneau-
oils, stopping a dag or so at various
places and working FOR their food and
| lodging.
From Minneapolis, they walked
south and arrived In Texas about No
yember or the first part OF Docem-
Der.
one day while in El Paso, Texas,
Jones noticed an automobile stand
ing In front OF a gasOline-nlling sta
ton and suggested TO Bob" Foster,
a soldier at Fort Bliss, that they steal
/ the machine. Foster started TO pro-
/ test, but Jones would not listen TO
him and he finally agreed. Jones
had a loaded revolver and threat
cned Foster If ne backed out, IL was
said
The three jumped into the machine
and made their way TO the border.
| As they were about TO cross one OF
| the bridges over the Rio Grande, the
American sentrics called Jones 10 stop,
so that their permits could be exam
lned. Jones either did not under
stand the order or thought his theft
or the car was known, and immedi-
ately iammed on The throttle and
| gave the car more speed.
The sentry fired three shots At
| The third shot Jones gaSped Two or
three times, relaxed his hold on the
wheel and fel back In the seat. The
/ car was stopped and examination
showed that Jones had beet Killed.
Gloria and Foster were placed un-
der arrest by the sentry and taken
before a magistrate. Foster. il is
said, was turned over 90 the army
authorities and II Is understood that
he was sentenced by court martial ia
two years for participants In the
theft OF the auto.
The magistrate noticing G'oria's
youth, turned her over tO The Ban.
list War Service. She then told thl
Rev. Mr. BeastOn, In whose charzt
she was, her real name and that sh,
had run away from her home here
Nlr. Bcaston then wired her par
ents
ON arriving I'm this city yesterday
afternoon, Gloria and Mrs. ROsemau
were met at French street station
by Captain Roseman and one OF his
lelulenants. They left the station at
Once and drove 10 the home on LOm-
bard street, where a repetition OF the
greeting in Washington was effected
between the long-parted mother and
daughter.