The evening world., 1922-05-17
CH|LD'S PLEA WINS
HER MOTHER BACK
TOHUSBAND'SH HOME
Mrs. Jordan of Staten Island,
Found in Virginia, Fancied
She Had Been Wronged.
LURED BY EX-SPOUSE.
Arrested With Him at Cottage
in Woods, She Quickly
Wins Forgiveness.
LURED BY EX-SPOUSE.


NORFOLK, Va, May 17.-"Mamma,
lets go back with papa to home and
little brother" This plea OF thirteen
year-old Virginia Druinheller to day
restored his wife TO her foster father
and averted the ruin of his homa
and now Mr.. ana Mrs. II. b. Jordan
and Virginia will return to Staten
Island and try 10 forget the unpleas-
ant episode that threatened to wreck
their happiness.
Monday night man walked into
the Detective Bureau at Police Head
quarters. His eyes were bloodshot
from lack Of sleep and there was .
stubble of beard ON his face ''I'm
looking for my WIFE," he informed
Detective 6. |. Williams. after intro.
ducing himself as II. e. Joldan. lie
explained that his wife left their home
In Staten lsl2ud nearly two weeks
ego, ostcusibly to visit hcy mother m
Fredericksburg, Va Sac took with
her Virginia Drumhcier her own
and her husbands foster daughte,.
A few days after her depature Jur-
dan said he received a letter from her
accusing him Of things that he had
never even dreamed Of aud telling him
that she did not intend to return. he
wrote TO her demanding an cxplana-
ton, and the next letter be received
from her vas postmarked Pctersburg
Jordan fastened to Fredericksburg
and to his wifc's mother 10 find out
what the letters meant
From his muther-in- law he learned
that his wife's former husband. 4. +.
Drumhcller of Ocean View had been
in Staten Island few wce.;s earlier
aid that he had talked with Mrs.
Jordan. His wife's mother told nlr
that she feared her danehter he'd
returned to Drumhciie.. from whom
she was divorced over ten years ago
Detective Williams got n touch
with Judge Wright at Ocean View
and found ont that DrImhsllel had =.
cottage in the woods near ClCSI-
peake Avenue. Accompanied by De-
tective Billy MurIisetto ard Jordan
no motorcd 10 the View. and after
procuring warrant from Judge
Wright, wen, to Drumucller's cot q
tsgc. Thee they found Mr. Jordan
and the little gin. Drunh0llcr and
his former wife were taken into Gus
tody. Justice Wright tIncd the woman 4
t26 and Drumhe,ier $50 ana costs. Nt
also delivered n scathing lecture fp'
the benefit Of the man who had lured
his former wilc from nrr husband
and children. Mrs. Jordan cuntendec
that she had gone TO he. former hus-
bands house in the capacity o
housekeepcr because she wanted lit.
tie Virginia to ~bc with her owi
father.
But little Virginia, when the proh'
lem was put up 10 her, de
clared that Jordan had always beer
the only father she had known, anC
urged her mother to return home
with him and to take her back e
the little brother III Staten Island
Jordan. meantime, had assured hi
wife Of his forgiveness and Joined thu
little girl in the plea not TO wrecl
the happiness of the little. home il
NeY York.
Finally Mrs. Jordan re.ented anC
agreed to go back. In the meantime
Drumheller had paid the fines i'm
posed both upon him and his forme
wife, and the reunited family climbed
into Detective Williams's car anC
came back to Norfolk and TO hotel
They will return TO New York thi