Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1917 — LOVE’S YOUNG DREAM BLASTED [ARTICLE]

LOVE’S YOUNG DREAM BLASTED

YOUNG JASPER COUPLE, ELOPING, DETAINED BY CHICAGO POLICEWOMAN. - Had not policewomen Wrightman and Crott, of Chicago, been at the Dearborn street station Tuesday, the terminal of the Monon railroad, an<k had they not been keen, active and alert, the telegram which appears below would not have been* sent to Mrs. Alice Woody, of this county, and two of Jasper county’s young people would have entered the list of matrimoniaT ineligibles. But the policewomen are paid for being regular visitors at the Dearborn station and keeping a watchful* eye oh young people alighting from' incoming trains. And thereby hangs a tale. On Tuesday last, unknown to her mother, Miss Madge Woody, aged sixteen years, boarded the northbound train leaving this city at 10:36 a. m., after having purchased a ticket for Chicagot which caused no more than passing notice at the time. At 3:31 p. m., on the same day, Judson Michaels, of Kniman, son of Robert Michaels, also bought a ticket for Chicago, but that his leaving Rensselaer for Chicago had anything to do with Miss Woody’s departure in the forenoon, never entered the head of anyone. But it did.

On arriving in Chicago, Miss Woody was about to pass from the train shed into the depot when accosted by the policewomen. They questioned her, cleverly drawing the story from her, and she was taken to die station. They then returned to await the arrival of Michaels, and when he put in an appearance he was promptly taken to the station also. When the young people failed to put in an appearance at their homes Tuesday evening their parents started an investigation, but nothing definite was learned until the following telegram was received by Mrs. Woody Wednesday morning: Chicago, 111. Mrs. Alice Woody, Rensselaer, Ind., R. D. 3.: Your daughter Madge is detained here, in company with Judson Michaels.—J. L. Mooney, Chief of Detectives. Deputy Sheriff John Robinson was notified and left for the city Wednesday forenoon to bring the young people back to their parents. On arriving at the Harrison street police station Robinson found Miss Woody and Michaels each occupying a cell, surrounded by newspaper reporters and photographers. A few moments previous to the arrival of Sheriff Robinson, Michaels had asked to be allowed to purchase a package of cigarettes, and the chief was in the act of sending one of his men for them, when Robinson put in an appearance. Judson was then told that he and Miss Woody were to return home with Mr. Robinson and that he could buy his own cigarettes after leaving the station. Judson was very glad' to see the sheriff as may be judged by his exclamation of “O Goody!” when he saw Robinson. Miss Woody and Michaels were returned to Rensselaer by Deputy Robinson and were sent to their homes, with a reprimand. No charges were preferred against them, as they had committed no very serious offense .and it was simply another case of where two hearts wanted to beat as one. Michaels told the police that it had been the intention of he and Miss Woody to go to St. Joseph, Mich-, to be married and that they would have done so had they not been apprehended by the policewomen. It is said that while talking to the reporters that Michaels made the statement that everything would be all right when he got home and that it would only be a matter of another day or so until s he and Miss Woody would be married. “We have been sweethearts for ten years,” he added. “Just a case of childhood sweethearts,” says Miss Woody in discussing the affair, *