Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-23
DREAM Of GIRL
TO CO WEST IS
To Be REALITY

WI o. NCOs StCi n SOliiSS
Here to Act as Nurse;
Man in the Case Fined
$35, Sentenced to Jail
Mrs. George Stark. Kansas City
girl who claims to be a cousin OF
Robert M. La Toilette, United States
senator from Wisconsin. left Albu-
querque last night to join her
father in California, after partlc-
ularly trying experience here. Mrs.
stark is the 17-year-old girl VINO
answered an advertisement IN the
Kansas City Star, which is alleged
to have been inserted by Christian
Dunn Of this city. and then came
to Albuquerque only to stumble
into a case which police say skirted
closely on the border of the Mann
act.
Christian Dunn. the man who
appeared in the case, was tried yes
terday afternoon in the police
court. Judge George Roddy pre-
sided and lNistrict Attorney F.. b.
Garcia was present to investigate.
Dunn Pleaded Guile
Dunn pleaded guilty to having
signed the register at a local
hotel as himself and wife I'm
der this plea Garcia agreed not to
prosecute under the Mann act pro-
viding Dunn would pay the eX-
penses of Mrs. Stark to Ontario,
Calf, where she is to join her
father. Dunn agreed to pay these
expenses and posted the money for
this purpose. He was also fined
$35 by Police Judge Roddy and
was sentenced to serve three days
in Jail,
The story Of Mrs. Stark gives the
details of the case. Mrs. Stark, a
beautiful brunette of II told her
story to a representative Of the
Morning Journal last night. in a
simple, girllsh, unaffected manner.
At times she stopped in her mar
rative, apparently to gain control,
and then went on in the same sim
pie manner.
She said she will be 1S years old
December next. Her mainden
name was Leila La Toilette and
she is, she said. a cousin OF the
United States senator from Wis
consin. Her father G. c. La Fol
leue, is now at ontario, Calf. He
is, she stated a first cousin of SEN
ator La Toilette. Her mother,
who is now Mrs, Alice Achterbery,
| lives in Kansas City.
... Decided to Marry
The girl has made her home
with her mother in Kansas City,
Last summer George Stark, a
member of the United States navy,
was granted a furlough to visit his
home, which is also at Kansas City.
Stark and the girl. now his wife,
had been boy and girl sweethearts
i and they decided to marry during
the period of his furlough, as il
would be a long wait of more thar
| q year. before he would be free
from his enlistment in the navy.
They Were married July % OF
this year. A short time after their
marriage Stark was compelled to
return TO his ship, the time Of his
furlough having almost expired
He reioined his ship. the e. S. s.
| Cleveland, and is now serving
aboard that ship at Balboa, Canal
Zone.
The young wife, left alone, de-
cided she would obtain employ
ment and thus add to tie nest
egg" which Stark is putting by
from his pay in the navy. Stark
is to join his wife at the end of his
cruise" and the nest is then to be
built with the money which has
accumulated in the "nest egg"
With this thought in mind Mrs
Stark perused the advertising col
umns Of the Kansas City dailies.
Finally she happened on one in the
Kansas City Star which she
thought would fill the bill 1t call
ed for a young lady to act as nurse
| for children who were to be taken
to California from Albuquerque.
This opportunity looked particu-
larly desirable. 1t would take her
to California where her father is
now located and she wanted to re-
! join him. Moreover, she and her
husband had planned upon going
to California to settle after he
leaves the navy. She read the 'ad.
vertisement last Wednesday. No
vember IS.
Replied to Advertisement
So Mrs. Stark wrote to Albuquer-
que in reply to the advertiser o"t
Both she and the local police de.
clare that Dunn then wired hel
funds for transportation from Kan,
sas City. She left there Monday
night at 1920.
Her mother was not as entirely
satisfied as was the girl that al
was well. So the mother wired the
Albuquerque police asking them tC
investigate the case and to take
whatever action these investiga.
tions led them to consider advis.
able.
The result of these investigations
was that Chief of Police GalushG
detailed Officer George e. Wyatt
to meet the girl at the railroad
station. Upon her arrival at 12:3i
Tuesday night, Wyatt met her ant
escorted her to the police station
AS soon as she had given the police
the information they sought she
was escorted to a hotel.
The investigations further led tC
the police taking into custody
Christian Dunn. the man alleged tC
have inserted the advertisement il
the Kansas City Star and to have
wired transportation to the girl
Dunn's trial and the sentence i'm
posed yesterday afternoon fol.
| lowed.
Z Mrs. Stark left Albuquerque Al
$3.50 last night, en- route for Cali,
fornia. She will Join her father a
Ontario. Calf, Before leaving las
night she said she intends to re.
main with her father until her hus
band is discharged from the navy
and joins her.
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