Evening journal., 1921-04-15
FAIR WAITRESS
HIS UNDOING
Philadelphia Youth, Who
Advertised For Girl, Fined
For lmpertinence
JUDGE WARNS HIM
NOT TO REPEAT

The rather unconventional means
taken by William II. Trout. OF Phila-
delphia, to make the acquaintance
of Wilmington young women. ter
minated in his arrest here last night
and his pleading guilty to a charge
OF soliciting before Judge Hastings
in Municipal Court this morning. A.
fine OF 500 and costs was imposed.
Trout. when quizzed at the detec-
tive bureau last night, confessed
that his motives were anything but
proper. which was the reason for the
placing OF the charge of soliciting
against him.
The case is an unique one. Trout
recently inserted in a Philadelphia
morning newspaper an advertisement
for a waitress, and the "ad" was
answered by the local young woman,
an employe in hotel. On Wednes-
day. the girl received an answer
from Trout, signed ~. w. Thomas. "
and dated April ~. The letter.
which smacked OF impertinence. in
structed the young woman to meet
him on the first floor OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad station.
Delaware avenue and DUPONT street.
at o'clock last night.
When she received the letter, the
young woman took II TO the detec-
tive bureau. When Trout arrived at
the station. the young woman was
at the appointed place to meet him,
and but a short distance away we're
Captain Benson and Detectives Vir-
den and Wallace, After Trout and
the young woman had talked only a
short time. the officers took the man
into custody.
Trout gave his residence as Phila-
delphia and stated that he is en-
ployed by an engineering concern
there. He confessed that neither he
nor his parents have a restaurant
or one in need OF a waiter, and ad-
mitted his sinister motives in meet
ing the girl He had S109 with him.
which left him little after paying his
| fine and costs.
In imposing the fine on the man,
/ Judge Hastings remarked that "this
| ought to be a lesson TO you" "You
look like a man with good sense.
/ but you act like one without any"
the judge admonished him, and told
him that II he wishes to continue
such a practice TO confne It to
| Philadelphia. The letter, which
was tpyewritten. follows:
Dear Miss:
"Your answer TO my adver-
tisement received and given
great consideration.
81 will have some business to
bring me to Wilmington on
i Thursday April IA. and would
be glad to have an interview
with you.
MY people are now in the
, South and expect to go direct to
the seashore some time next
week. and l have been advised
by them TO meet them when
they arrive and have a wait
ress with me. This. / am sure
that I can do. as l have had a
great number Of answers to my
advertisement, but yours seems
TO look good to me. 1 also am
TO stay in Atlantic City all the
summer.
Last year could not get
along with the waitress that we
had. so this year l can pick the
one I want
II want some girl who is
good worker and who is recon-
mended as to her honesty and
ability; also. who is a fairly nice
dresser and who is 10 go
out in the evening ma
chine ride and haveu "a time,
but Of course my people do not
have TO knew who / am going
out with in the evenings. Some
people object TO the short
dresses that girls are now wear
ing, but 1 do not, as l am young
and the shorter they wear them
the better ] like them.
, III you are what I am looking
, for, the matter OF salary will not
be of any question.
, Would be pleased TO meet
you at the B. and o. station. on
the first floor. Thursday evening,
April IA. at 8 p. NJ.
'I am making this late en-
gagement because I understand
from the people at the hotel
where you are working that you
do not finish until 7 =. NJ, which
believe Is correct
!. Hoping to see you Thursday
- evening. remain
- yours truly.
IL .T W JvrrOzFAcs