BARTLESVILLE, Ok., Mar. 4—The
sordid revelations of Katherine Wald,
13-year-old girl, who was sold into
slavery to a gypsy “prince” by her
father, has resulted in a dramatic in
vestigation of conditions among gypsy
tribes in Oklahoma.
Authorities are holding “King” Una
vonwich. chieftain of the tribe in
which Katherine was found; Steve
Mitchell, “crown price of the tribe,”
Katherine’s gypsy husband, and the
father of the girl, while the probe is
proceeding under the direction of Mrs.
Mabel Bassett, state commissioner of
charities and corrections.
Hardly old enough to realize her
predicament, Katherine related the
story of her experiences from the time i
she was sold by her father to the j
time she was apprehended by L. W. }
Gaston, chief of police of Bartlesville. |
“It was just like the stories I read :
in the books,” the girl said.
“And her story of the sale has all ;
the elements of a story book romance i
in spite of its sordidness.
Several months ago. Katherine re
lated, the Wald family left Ft. Smith,
Arkansas, in a covered wagon, travel
ing into Oklahoma.
Eventually they came across a band
of gypsies. They traveled with them
for a while, then Wald established a
refreshment stand in a carnival that
the Gypsies followed to tell fortunes.
Katherine worked in her father’s
stand, where Steve Mitchell came fre
quently to buy drinks and sandwiches.
He told his stepfather that he was
in love with Katherine and the king
paid a royal visit to the stand and
cast a scrutinizing eye over the girl.
Then he opened negotiates with
Katherine’s father.
Their parleys finally led to the sign
ing of papers—-drawn up in a drug
store in Fort Smith. Ark., by the
terms of which the girl became the
property of the gypsies. The agree
ment specified that the parents were
willing to a marriage between Kather
ine and Mitchell when the girl became
of age.
However. Katherine said she was
given to Mitchell immediately after
sue jomeu me gypsy camp, snu be
came one of his possessions like his
horses and clothing.
She had been in the tribe six months
when Chief Gaston, acting on a tip
rescued her and arrested Mitchell on
the charge of violating the white slave
law. The girl was placed in care of
a juvenile authority.
Katherine told the Red Cross that
she was tired of gypsy life and she
was willing to quit the band.
Wald, the girl’s father, said that he
signed the papers, but denies that he
received any money consideration.
The girl’s mother, now living in
Muskogee, admitted to officers that
she signed papers giving her child
away, but like her husband, said they
received no money. She said they
were poor and that Katherine wanted
to wear pretty clothes and travel. She
said she was willing to take her back
again.
AMONG THE SPORTS
“Hook” Wiltse is back in the big
show.
Not as a pitcher, ’tis true. But
the fact that he will appear in uni
form again “up among ’em" is in
teresting news.
And his appearance with the
Yankees instead of the Giants makes
his appointment all the more inter
esting.
Wiltse still ranks as the best
southpaw the New York Giants ever
boasted. McGraw has had other
good ones, including Rube Marquard,
Art Nehf and Ferdie Schupp. But
none of these proved as valuable to
McGraw or as sterling a pitcher.
Wiltse was an important mem
ber of the “Big Five” which car
ried the Giants to pennants in 1904
and 1905. Christy Mathewson, then
reaching the peak of his career, Joe
McGinnity, Dummy Taylor and Red
Ames were the other members.
“Hook” was still doing yoeman
service for McGraw when the Giants
again copped the flag in 1911. Matty
was still with the team of course.
The others had departed.
When Wiltse dropped out of the
FIRPO DECIDES PARIS IS THE BUNK, SO
IS OFF TO REDUCE WAISTLINE AT NICE
PARIS, Prance, Mar. 5.—Paris is too utterly bewildering for'
Luis Angel Firpo, who has gone to Nice in his high powered road
ster in hope of finding tranquility tinder the soft Mediterranean
skies.
What the “Wild Bull of the Pampas” especially disliked in
the capital was the weird hours kept by Partisans.
“Nothing gets started here until night,” complained Firpo,
“and if you don’t drink, what can you do”’
During his stay in Paris, Firpo spent Ids evenings in a well
known Angentine restaurant in the Monte Martre and as he doesn’t
drink, he was obliged to eat. As a result, his waistline quickly
exceeded the limits allowed under the Marquis of Queensburv rules.
Luis says he is going seriously into training at Nice and will
be ready to meet any heavyweight, bar none, by April 1. At pres
ent, lie* is considering an offer to meet Ermino Spalla, the Italian
champion, at Nice some time this month, the only obstacle being the
size of the purse.
“This is all Tex Rickard’s fault for placing me seventh on the
list of heavyweights,” Firpo argues.
The promoters say that maybe they will be able to raise the
ante about $500, making his share enough to defray the upkeep of
the roadster for the next six months.
The promoters believe the match practically arranged and that
it will draw large crowds from the Rivera resorts, besides Turin
big leagues he entered the mana
gerial ranks. He had bossed the
Buffalo club of the International
League for seven campaigns when
he resigned last fall. His action
iollowed criticism heaped upon his
shoulders because the team had hit
a slump and lost some 3 2 games |
in a row.
Wiltse is given credit by John L.
Corbett, former business manager
of the Buffalo club, for developing
Stanley Harris, now the well known
manager of the pennant possessing
Washington club. Harris played
with Buffalo in 1918 and 1919 and it
was Wiltse who engineered the deal
whereby Stan became the property
of the Washington club — after
“Hook” had offered the youngster
to John McGraw and seen his offer
I spurned.
The acquisition of Wiltse—it is
I expected that the deal will go thru
j—will strengthen Huggins’ brains
i staff materially.
Connie MacK will try out a
new pitcher named Glass. And
Cornelius the Elongated is hop
inq there is none of it in the
lad’s arm.
Speaking of Connie he has a
| rookie catcher named Jimmy Fox.
Which gives Washington the “Old
Fox” and Connie the young one.
Rube Bressler, slated to play
first base for the Cinci Reds the
coming season, insisted that his con
tract for the year included a clause
that he could not be sold or traded
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