Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1916 — MRS. c. r. McFARLAND ARRESTED [ARTICLE]

MRS. C..R. McFARLAND ARRESTED

Charged with Shielding Friend of Shoplifting Charge. Mrs. Charles R. McFarland, wife of a former reporter of the Jasper circuit court, is under arrest in Chicago charged with shielding a young lady friend, who is also under arrest for shoplifting. Until this information reached Rensselaer it was not even known that Mr. McFarland was married. He left here a few years ago and entered the Chicago Dental college, from which he graduated recently. He was married March 20 to Miss Margaret Heath of Indianapolis, and since his graduation has been a practicing dentist in Chicago. Miss Heath's earliest recollections were of an orphanage. During her high school years she met Miss Elba Carroll, daughter of well-to-do parents, and the two became fast friends. A year ago they separated just after S400 worth of goods had been stolen from a department store in Indianapolis. Miss Carroll disappeared and Miss Heath was arrested. It developed that she was but a dupe and was released. She then went to Chicago where she met Mr. McFarland and they were married. Elba Carroll went East and after some time went to Toledo, where she met and was married to Henman Simon. Their married life lasted but a week and she left him. He knew of the shoplifting charge and communicated with the police of Indianapolis, telling them that she could be found at the home of her friend, Mrs. McFarland, In Chicago. Sunday’s Chicago Herald said of the arrest: At midnight Detective Sergeant John Ronan rang the bell at the McFarland apartment. Mrs McFarland answered. Ronan told his mission, and the young wife became hysterical. Elba Carroll reached the house soon after midnight. She saw her weeping friend. She saw the stranger. Then she walked hurriedly away. McFarland walked into the room where his wife was and saw Elba Carroll hurrying down the walk. “I heard everything,” he said to his wife. “I’ll stick to you. Don’t you worry.” To Ronan the husband promised he’d get Elba Carroll. Yesterday the Carroll girl telephoned to the house and asked what had happened. “Meet me at the Morrison hotel and I’ll tell you all about It.” McFarland told her. Detectives were at the hotel, too. Last night Elba shrugged her shoulders and curled her lips. In the same police station Mrs. McFarland was weeping.