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Hough, Emerson
American Protective League; Propaganda, German; World War, 1914-1918 -- Secret service -- United States
His convictions in this matter were respected. He was allowed
to affirm, and was then taken to the Miami County jail. After
his incarceration it developed that two of Weiss’s children
were living with a Mrs. Smith in Dayton, Ohio—two bright little
girls—and that there would have to be some provision made for
them, as Mrs. Smith was simply boarding the children and was
unable to keep them unless their board was paid. Mrs. Smith wrote
a letter to Weiss setting forth the facts, to which he replied
that she should “take the children to the office of the United
States Marshal and leave them there.”
Mrs. Smith brought the children to the office of the United States
Marshal, who made arrangements with the Juvenile Court to place
the children in the Orphans’ Home, where they were to be cared for
until Weiss was released. Weiss was arrested on October 24, 1918,
and on account of good behavior, was granted a parole on November
14 and was released from the Miami County jail on December 5,
1918. Immediately upon being granted his freedom, after having
complied with all the rules and regulations governing his parole,
he went to the Juvenile Court and obtained release papers for his
two children, who were confined in the Orphans’ Home, the Judge
of the Juvenile Court having been notified that Weiss’s behavior
since his incarceration had been first-class and it was thought
that he really had a change of heart. But it was the same old
story of “Kamerad! Kamerad!” As soon as Weiss had obtained the
release papers for his two children he presented himself at the
institution where they were being cared for and demanded them
immediately.
“They are in school now,” replied Mrs. Hartrum, Matron of the
Home, “but will be dismissed in about twenty minutes. Won’t you be
seated and wait for them?”
“No,” he replied, “I’m tired of this damned dirty red tape. I want
them right now.”
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