Myrtle May Shively was born on 17-May-1898 in Fremont, Sandusky County, OH and died on 6-May-1970 in Starke County, IN. She was the daughter of Edith S. Doll and Martin Shively. The articles pertaining to Myrtle May Shively were found in the following newspapers:
A correction to the following article is copied from the Fort Wayne Daily News, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Friday, March 28, 1913, Page 9, Column 5:
Angola News
(Special Correspondence)
It was not Ray McNabb, as reported, but his brother, Bert McNabb, who lured Myrtle May Shively to Toledo and deserted her.
Located in the Angola Herald, Angola, Indiana, Wednesday, March 19, 1913, Page 1, Columns 5-6:
McNabb Faces Serious Charge
A case has been filed in the circuit court here against Ray McNabb and William Stafford, in which the defendants are charged with larceny — the theft of a horse from the livery barn in Pleasant Lake.
Both of these young men, who are residents of Angola, are now held in jail at Auburn for a minor crime, to which they entered a plea of guilty and the case is held under advisement by the court.
But against Ray McNabb, who is the son of Bert McNabb, there rests a still graver charge, for which he will be held to answer, possibly, to the federal court. Myrtle May Shivelly, aged 14 years, daughter of Mrs. Edith Clark, who is employed at the Hendry hotel, is held in jail here of charge of delinquency, having been committed by Esquire Ramsay on the above charge, and will be made to appear as a witness against McNabb at the April term of the Steuben circuit court, or in the district federal court, if the case is taken there. The following, taken from the Toledo News-Bee, of March12th, will explain the cause and indicate the nature of the crime charged against McNabb:
“Is Lured From Home And Deserted Here”
“Myrtle May Shively, aged 14, who then police say was lured from her home in Angola, Ind., by a young man named McNabb, was found in a rooming house on Broadway, near Courtland ave., Tuesday afternoon. Local authorities were asked by her parents to find the girl.
“The girl told the officer that her companion deserted her. McNabb is reported to be held at Auburn, Ind., on a charge of burglary.. It is probable that he will be prosecuted by federal authorities here.”
At the request of Mrs. Clark, officer Domer Cassel went to Toledo last Thursday and brought her daughter home, and she is now held in the county jail as above stated.
Fort Wayne Daily News, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, March 22, 1913, Page 12, Column 5:
McNabb Was Quickly Nabbed
After He Nabbed A Horse And Other Things
Is Charged With Committing An Assault On Small Girl - Other Neighboring News
(Special To The News)
ANGOLA, Ind,, March 22. —Myrtle May Shively, aged fourteen years, daughter of Mrs. Edith Clark, is held in jail here on the charge of delinquency having been committed by Esquire Frank Ramsey on the above charge, and will be made to appear was a witness against Ray McNabb, a young man aged nineteen years, of this city, at the April term of the Steuben circuit court, or in the district federal court, if the case is taken there.
Miss Shively was lured from this city by McNabb, and they went to Toledo, O., in which place McNabb deserted her, returning himself to this city. At the request of Mrs. Clark, officer Domer Cassel went to Toledo and brought her daughter home. Mrs.Clark’s testimonial against her daughter, or McNabb, can not have much weight in court, as she ran away from home herself when a girl with a man and was with him for a number of days. But McNabb will probably be made an example of, that other young men in this vicinity may learn that running away with young girls and not marrying them is not the right thing to do.
McNabb on returning from his trip to Toledo joined William Stafford, of this city, a young man of eighteen years, and together they went to Pleasant Lake and are alleged to have stolen a horse from a livery barn. The case against William Stafford and McNabb for larceny will be tried in the April term of the Stueben circuit court.
Steuben Republican, Angola, Indiana, Wednesday, March 26, 1913, Page 1, Column 6:
McNabb To Reformatory
Stafford Put To Work
Judge Powers sentenced Ray McNabb in the Dekalb Circuit Court this week to the Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville for a period of one to eight years, on the charge of grand larceny on which he was being held in connection with breaking into the school building near Summit a few weeks ago, and he has been taken to the reformatory.
In the case of William Stafford, who was with him, sentence was suspended during good behavior on the condition that the young man go to work steadily and show a disposition to improve his time. He has engaged to work on a farm. A more serious charge awaited McNabb had he been released, it being alleged that he enticed away with him Miss Myrtle Shively, the 14-year-old daughter of Mrs. Edith Clark, and prosecution would have followed. The young girl is now being detained by the sheriff of this county.
Angola Herald, Angola, Indiana, Wednesday, April 16, 1913, Page 1, Column 8:
Couple Escapes From County Jail
Young Davidson, jailed some time ago for burglary from Clear Lake, was aided to escape from the county jail this evening at 7 o’clock, by Myrtle Shively, a “trusty”, in custody because of her escapade with Bert McNabb in Toledo, several weeks ago. The girl to the keys and let him out. Her age is 14; she accompanied Davidson. Sylvia Richardson, who is employed as a domestic, made the discovery. The Shively girl and D. had been exchanging notes for a week.
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thursday, April 17, 1913, Page 2, Column 2:
Secured Escape Of Burglar Lover
Girl Held As “Trusty” In Angola Jail Liberated And Fled With Vandy Davison
Angola, Ind., April 17. — Miss Myrtle Shively, a pretty girl, aged 14 years, who has been held in jail here for some time as a witness in a white slave case, last evening effected the liberation of Vandy Davison, of Clear Lake, who was awaiting trial on the charge of house-breaking, and fled with him. The escape was discovered a short time afterward and a search of the pair was immediately begun.
The girl had assisted in the housework at the jail and was not locked up even a night. In her duties she assisted in serving meals to the prisoners and was on friendly terms with all of them. Her attachment to Davison had not been noticed.
Previous to liberating her lover she donned male attire and thus dressed she escaped with him. A description was telephoned broadcast last night by the sheriff and it is thought the couple will be apprehended.
The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Thursday, April 17, 1913, Page 2, Column 1:
Girl Aids Lover In Escaping From Jail
14-Year-Old Miss Dresses In Clothes Of Sheriff’s Son
By Associated Press.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 17. — Dressed in a suit of clothing belonging to the sheriff’s son, Myrtle May Shively, 14, a trusty at the Steuben county jail, last night secured the keys to the cell room, opened the cell in which was lodged Vandy Davison, awaiting trial on a charge of housebreaking, and escaped.
The Shively girl was held at the jail as a witness in a white slavery case and because of her youth and apparent willingness to remain and aid the state, had been allowed the liberty of the jail.
The sheriff and his deputies are now scouring the countryside in an effort to locate the couple. It is not believed they had time to catch a train and they are believed to be in hiding in the neighborhood.
Steuben Republican, Angola, Indiana, Wednesday, April 23, 1913, Page 1, Column 3:
Misplaced Confidence
Two Youthful Criminals Escape From Jail, But Are Retaken
Wednesday evening of last week, between seven and eight o’clock, there was a jail delivery in Angola when the sheriff did not turn the key. Locked in the jail was a young man by the name of Vandy Davidson, who is charged with housebreaking over in Clear Lake township. On the outside and within the mail home was Myrtle May Shively, aged about fifteen, who was held in custody by the sheriff on the charge of delinquency, but was especially being quency. Miss Shively had been given liberty to go about the jail residence, and in carrying food to the prisoners had become acquainted with Mr. Davidson, and together they made plans to escape. On the evening mentioned above, when the girl knew the sheriff would be away from home, as he had planned to go to Orland, she procured the keys from the cupboard in the kitchen, and while the family was busy in another part of the house, unlocked the jail, let out Davidson, relocked it and together they walked out the back kitchen door. They went east to the first street and then north to the Lake Shore railroad and followed the railroad track to the Bell school house near Ray, where they took the road east, and were in hiding the balance of the night. The next day they went to the home of Mr. Davidson’s people, where they claimed they had been married, but kept in the shade until Friday, when they went to Ray, with the intention, they say, of returning to Angola to give themselves up to the officers, but for some reason, they do not make very satisfactory, they went north and that evening were seen by a farmer west of Reading, who knowing the description of the parties wanted, telephoned a deputy sheriff at Camden, who took them in charge and they were later that evening brought to Angola. The fact of their escape was soon known to Sheriff Hershey’s family, and at once search for them was instituted, and now that they are in custody again, Mr. Hershey says he will know where to find them in the future, and the little, misguided, incorrigible Miss will have to be content to remain behind the bars in the ladies’ department of the jail, until taken to the girls’ industrial school at Indianapolis, as ordered by Judge Powers this afternoon.
Angola Herald, Angola, Indiana, Wednesday, April 23, 1913, Page 1, Column 5:
Troublesome Pair Captured
Last Wednesday evening, as Sheriff Hershey was about to take the special train for Orland with about seventy of his fellow Masons, in the anticipation of having an enjoyable evening, free from official cares, the discovery was made that two of the prisoners at the jail, Miss Myrtle May Shively, who was being held on a commitment for delinquency and to appear as a witness in a case to be tried in the present term of court, and Vandy Davison, held to answer the charge of housebreaking and burglary, had escaped. The sheriff at once abandoned his proposed trip, and immediately planned to pursue and, if possible, recapture the fleeing prisoners. With an automobile and with the assistance of Night Police Cassel the official was soon on the road, but having first visited the Lake Shore depot and had then passenger train guarded. News of the jail-breaking was sent to various points to apprehend the fugitives. It was suspected that the couple would go to Clear Lake, which was Davison’s home, and so the sheriff and his deputies went in that direction. But morning came and the sheriff returned without a clue. Friday news was circulated here that Davison and his fair companion had been seen Thursday evening, or night, in the vicinity of Clear Lake and Friday evening at Ray. The sheriff again took the road and a little later was overhauled by a telephone messaged that his prisoners had been recognized by a farmer residing near Reading, or between Camden and Reading, win Michigan. So they were soon overhauled and invited to return with the officers to their former quarters at the county jail. Of course they returned. While in the jail Miss Shively was regarded as a willing prisoner, anxious to remain and appear as a witness in the trial of Bert McNabb, who some weeks since had taken her to Toledo, Ohio, where after remaining with her for a few days, he had deserted her in a boarding house, where her friends found her. She was therefore given much liberty and was not locked in. But it seems that something of an attachment had formed between Davison and herself, and at the former’s suggestion, as appears from a note found later, she undertook to assist him to his liberty. She knew that the key to Davison’s apartment was kept in the cupboard in the kitchen; she went to the cupboard and got the key, and with it she unlocked the door and Davison stepped outside. Myrtle then returned the key to the cupboard, and the two proceeded to “shake the dust” off the jail from their feet and to the enjoyment of liberty and the keen night air. They traveled in by-ways and sojourned in the swamp to escape public notice. But the story of their escapade traveled faster than they, and confronted them as soon as they came out in the open. So, it appears, that their scheme, howsoever shrewdly planned, did not prove to be she. Both will now have two charges, instead of only one to answer for in the open court and the penalty will not be lessened by their effort.
Angola Herald, Angola, Indiana, Wednesday, April 30, 1913, Page 1, Column 4:
State vs Myrtle May Shively; complaint for delinquency; court finds defendant guilty, and committed her to the state reform school for girls at Indianapolis until she becomes 18 years of age. She is now 14.
Steuben Republican, Angola, Indiana, Wednesday, May 14, 1913, Page 4, Column 2:
State vs. Vanda Davison, the young man was arrested for housebreaking in Clear Lake township, and later escaped from jail with Myrtle Shively, but was re-arrested, was heard by Judge Powers without a jury, and after hearing the evidence in the case, Davison was sentenced to the Indiana reformatory for a period of 1 to 8 years, and fined $1.00 and costs. He claimed to be 18 years of age.
Myrtle May Shively was born on 17-May-1898 in Fremont, Sandusky County, OH and died on 6-May-1970 in Starke County, IN. She was the daughter of Edith S. Doll and Martin Shively. Myrtle married Alva Herschel Masten on 30-Aug-1919. Alva was born on the 21-Mar-1902 in LaGrange County, IN and died on 20-Jan-1982 in Angola, Steuben County, IN. He was the son of David Mark Masten (1853-1922) and Emma Gaskill (1872-1950). Alva married 2nd in 1972 to Dehea Vivian Miller.
The following article was copied from the Angola Herald, Angola, Indiana, Friday, September 19, 1919, Page 10, Column 3:
Weddings
Married at the home of the bride, August 30, 1919, by Rev. Millard Pell, Alva Masten of Angola, Indiana, and Myrtle M. Shively of Angola, Indiana,
Located on the 1920 Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN census are Alva Masten age 17 and wife Myrtle age 21. Listed on the 1930 Jackson Township, Stueben County, census are Alva H. Masten age 28, wife Myrtle M. age 34 and cousin Thomas R. Cool age 15. On the 1940 Steuben Township, Steuben County, IN census are Alva Masten age 38, wife Myrtle age 42, Thomas (Cool - marked out) age 25, Ruth (Cool marked out and written Masten) age 17, and Kenneth (Cool - marked out) age 14. On the 1950 Steuben, Steuben County, IN census are Alva Masten age 48, wife Myrtle age 52 and cousin Thomas Cool age 33.
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