Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1912 — Another Juvenile Court Case. [ARTICLE]

Another Juvenile Court Case.

Judge Hanley had another case in the Juvenile court this week, that of Mollie Marlin, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Stephen Marlin and wife of west of town. The parents of the girl have had considerable domestic trouble and a few times, Mrs. Marlin once applying for a divorce. They went to living together again each time, however, and the last time this girl was considerably put out over it. She also claimed-that her father collected her wages when she worked in town as a domestic. She left Rensselaer about three weeks ago, and was in Attica about two weeks, working pne week in a restaurant or boarding house and one week for a private family, she says, going to Danville, 111., from there and thence to Champaign, 111. At Champaign, she made inquiry for a Mrs. Price, who used to live here under the name of Goodner, and who, it is said, left Rensselaer in company with or about the time that Charles Elder, who was sent to

the penitentiary here last week for deserting 'his wife and children, left here. The woman now goes under the name of Price, and is said to be a notorious character in Champaign. y The girl gave her name at Champaign as Isabelle Marlin and her age as 17 instead of 15. He youth led the officers there to turn her over to the United Charities Association, who wrSte to the Baptist minister here, of which church the girl had told them she was a member, and asked for information regarding her. The letter was turned over to Probation Officer C. B. Steward, who notified the girl’s father and he came in and took the necessary means to have the girl brought home, declaring that she was incorrigible. Judge Hanley sent Mr. Steward after her Wednesday and they arrived in Rensselaer Thursday afternoon. The court and other officers who talked with the girl think that there is nothing really bad with her, but unless a good home is found for her ; n a day or two, it is understood to he the court’s intention to send her to the Julia E. Work training school for girls at Plymouth. Pending a final disposition of the case Judge Hanley turned the giriover to Sheriff Hoover, in whose family she was employed, for a few weeks recently. The girl is bright, and has a very good education for the advantages she has 'had, and with proper surroundings will no doubt make a good woman. Had it not been for the charity organization at Champaign picking her up when they did she would probably have gone altogether to the bad.