Evening star., 1925-04-09
HAL DONAHEY FINED
IN CASE WITH GIRL
Latter, Taken on Auto Ride,
{ Put on Probation With
Youth.
DIV the Associated Press.

stBy the Associated Press.
6 GAINESVILLE, Ohio, April e.-Hal
sDonahey. 19-year-old son of Gov. Vic
.Donahey. today was fined 500 and
costs by Probate Judge Clarence Gra-
sham on charge of contributing to
the delinquency of Miss Lillian Vogel,
15-year-old GAINESVILLE girl whom he
took to Columbus Sunday night.
He was remanded 70 the custody of
Sheriff o. L. Bradford until the fine
was paid. He also was placed under
the control of the Muskipgum County
Juvenile Court until he reaches Il
years old.
3 Miss Vogel was placed under strict
probation of the court for IL months
Young Donahey and James w. Hun
man, executive secretary of the gov
ernor appeared in court shortly after
Q O'Clock before Probate Judge Clar-
ence Graham in answer to the charges
which followed the taking to Column
bus last Sunday night Of Miss LII
liam Vogel, 15-year-old GAINESVILLE girl,
by the governors son The girl, &C
,companied by her mother, also was In
court.
Mother With Youth.
Mrs. Donahey, wife of the governor,
sat beside her SON during the trial.
Young Donahey waived the reading
of the affidavit. Judge Graham then
heard the stories of Miss Nogel and
Frances Keaton of their acquaintance
with the governors son and of their
automobile ride with him last Sunday
night. Paul Harmon, Newark sales
man, the other member of the party.
also was a witness. r. E. Leasure,
GAINESVILLE attorney, represented the
interest of the Vogel family.
Soon after sentence had been pro-
nounced, Mrs. Donahey, who was in
court with her son and the girl
whom he had brought to Columbus,
paid the fine and costs.
Judge Graham said he was con-
vinced that there had been no i'm
proper conduct between the gov
ernors son and Miss Vogel and that
the only reason he fined Hal was be-
cause he had lied to him last Tues
day, when the judge questioned him
about the disappearance of Miss
Togel.
Il would like to be lenient with
you. l would like to let you go free,
but in view of the stories you told me
Tuesday 1 am obliged to fine you
and put you under the control of the
court" Judge Graham said.
Hopes Boy VIII Sell Car.
1t is too bad that your father
bought you the fine roadster. I hope
YOU Will sell it to pay this fine. 1t is
like you told me yesterday-you have
too much sporting blood in your
veins TO own an automobile"
Judge Graham told Miss Vogel that
she must not appear at public dances
and that she would be watched con-
tinuously by court authorities for a
year
Both young Donahey and Miss Vogel
detailed to the court the circum-
stances in connection with their auto
mobile ride Sunday night, which end
ed when he took her to Columbus
because she was afraid to return to
the home of her aunt with whom she
was staying. Reaching Columbus be-
tween 2 and 3 o'clock Monday morn
Ing, they said they drove about until
Z O'Clock, when they had breakfa ST
and he took Miss Nogel to the home
of her friend, Miss Margaret Luther,
where she spent Monday and Monday
night Tuesday she entered the room
ing house where she was located yes
terday by Mrs. Donahey Several
other witnesses corroborated stories
which the two had previously told
about their meeting in GAINESVILLE and
their activities there before Hal and
Miss Vogel started for Columbus.
Mrs. Donahey and Hal returned to
Columbus.