, 1890-01-30
A CHILD DEBAUCHED.
Old Maggie Wilson and Depraved
Man Charged With a Helm
Gus Crime.
Lena Fairfield. a Half-Breed indian
Girl, the Victim-The Pris-
oners Interviewed.


a little half-breed indian girl
named Lena Fairfield, who has
lately been living with Maggie Will
son, wcll.known dsreputublc
character, in Shuntytown, near the
water tank, was ON Wednesday even
ing placed In charge of the sisters
at the hospital.
On "Wednesday evening Officer
Ed Barlow saw the girl standing
leaning against II box car near the
water tank. He supposed she was
waiting for some one and after
passing the time of day passed on,
Soon attcrward colorcd woman
found her in the same place crying.
Being asked the cause of her grief
hc said that her person had been
outraged by man ut MLggic's
house, and that Maggie had held
her while the brute accomplished
his purpose.
The Colorcd woman sent the girl
to the hospital, aud yesterday
morning the sisters tclcphoned
chef Warren, who proceeded to
the hospital and interviewed tho
girl. She repeated the story, and
gave II description OF the man whom
she had heard Maggie address as
George.
In the afternoon Chief Warren
arrested Maggie Wilson aud n man
named George Parsons, who an
Swcred the description given by tho
girl, aud lodged them both in the
city jail.
THE PRISONERS INTERVIEWED.
i REVIEW reporter called at the
Jail at night and interviewed the
prisoners. Parsons was the first
seen. lie IL II, large, bearded,
rouphly.drcssel man and came for
ward with his hand on his breast,
as though In pain.
Being asked what he Ind to say
for hIm'clL lac sud the officers had
arrested the wrong mun. lie had
bscu ut work at odd jobs around
town until lately, when he was
forced TO stop work OH account of
suffering from heart disease. He
cXprt -scd himself ~ feeling very
badly over his arrest. He had
never been arrested before In lI.s
life, aud was innocent of the charge
brought against him. lie offered
written rycunincudntinns whichfc
had IN his pocket TO prove his char
UCtCr.
The reporter was next shown into
the cell Cpuuining Maggie Wilson.
\ Asmall, ,stOop-shouldcrrd woman, at
loas, 80 years Of age, got up from
pile OF blankets ON the floor. Her
dark skin showed u trace of indian
blood In her vcius.
she answered the reporters In
quirIos readily aud ia nn Intelligent
manner. -hC ~yid Lena was II
years of age, and lad M parent, us l
fer as known. When her mother |
diHL j., WIS taken charge at by an !
Indian woman, who Kept her until (
lg-t ~prnc, when she turned the |
child over To another Indian !
woman. This woman died on the |
tulNillc IysvrvAtiOn durl - |
tho rlluHu H. or In the ]
early tall, and Maggie, I
who was on ,he reservation ut the I
time, took charge Of Lena, aud In /
October Brought her To this cl'y, /
and had taken cure of her ever
since. When she 1r.u' lat the child /
To town she YVES suffering from scru.-
ula Ou the neck, ANA -n. had teen
ductor,ng uct ilr IL, aud had about
cured her. Bcmg asked what she
hUi 10 say of the gifls charge /
u -,ius' her, she said:
"NhDtcNcr has been done 20 the /
ch ild was 10y h"r own consent. ON /
" cdnr>uay | had u cook stove to
put up, and this man, George Par
SOM, AIDA noighbor, who is Scotch
man, were hc,piug me. There Was
u railroad MIN ere, aud While Nc
weIc II. work I...lu 81, on las lap.
"After we llbt the stove UP went
into the other ruum and lGft them
alone together. They remained
there u long time aud 1 finally
called the girl aud told her she had
better sVud the man away. lie /
started to 20 and she followed
him out tO the wuOGshCd aud
remained there until | called
nor ugnin uul igadc her come in.
iskvd her if she bad permitted him
Ia d. anything wrong and -hu Hd-
nit,cd that l.hc had. She had al
owed tie indians on the reservation
.uc same puvile -, and s.nCc sine
,nme here has frequently given me
money earned, 1 guess, III tic same
way.
"'lhis man Parsons had nothing
o do with l.er can prove my in
iuccncc. have lived here y long
inc. Officer Lewis has the name
It the railroad man. | can prove
III ! want To prove by my nelghbor,
he Scotchman, who saw all that
ook place"
The examination will take place
'cforc Justice Curry to-day.
DRuMuELLER-POWELL.
/ Wealthy Citizen of Spokane Falls