Belle Ashens, 16-year-old fugitive from the Anna B. Lewis Home for delinquent children at Nixonton, is back in custody of the authorities. The girl was brought here early Saturday afternoon by the Rev. A.H. Outlaw, County Welfare Officer, from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Richardson on the George Washington Highway about two miles above South Mills.
Belle Ashens fled from the home at Nixonton before dawn Wednesday morning and dropped out of sight for three days, insofar as the welfare officer and police were concerned. Late Friday, Mr. Outlaw received a tip that she was in Camden County, and acting upon this, succeeded in finding her. She was held on a technical charge of vagrancy. Mr. Outlaw got in touch with Norfolk welfare officials late Saturday with a view to having her committed to a detention home there.
Declaring the officers were only trying to get others in trouble, the girl steadfastly refused to tell who carried her to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson. Mr. Outlawn [Outlaw?] stated Mrs. Richardson told him she was taken there by a man and woman whom she did not know.
The girl came here shortly before Christmas in company with a young woman of questionable reputation, according to Mr. Outlaw, and subsequently was placed in the Anna B. Lewis home. She appeared entirely contented there, and her sudden departure this week occasioned much surprise on the part of those who had been in touch with her.
From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Feb. 20, 1926.
The last name of the county welfare officer was spelled “Outlaw” and “Outlawn” in the newspaper article. newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92074042/1926-02-20/ed-1/seq-1/
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