Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-30
A YOUNG GIRLS RUIN.
THE Victim "a Lehi uirt, anu she In.
sirumrnta Of Tier Uudoing.Au
Very nad characters.

The particulars OF a mosi iamenlable
story ola young girls ruin have Iust
come to light Ia this city. Tho Victims
homo IL Ia Lehi and her name ls Edith
Karsns and her age about eighteen.
Her father b the city marshal Of the
sugar factory town aud tho iustfu.
monts Of his daughters disclmnturr
aud ruiz are said 10 be- Nellie Davis
aud Minnie Haley, two notorious au1
shameless live hHbifues on Frank 100
avenue, auu "Billy" Lynch,au Ouauu
pugiliat OF u very bad reputation, wuu
was auOt through the body three Or
four months naO by BatouU, tho
Cuban complexion specialist, ON &C..
count Of murdurUua threats male by
him. Tue trouble AROSE. 40 that time
over the division VI "b.OoI money!
portion Of which, 10 is claimed, had
been reluctantly given up by Probate
Judge ReId, " saupeio county, The
woman ln tue case was the wife 0f
FmnB Purcell, the barber bmlser who
went from here o. Denver On getting
out Of jail.
Beng closely Questioned as 90 her
leading up 70 10, Elitn stated that Hhe
left her nome last summer GA AZ.
irving ~ this city shr fought aud Oh.
taiuod employ mont from "a Mrs MOiltt
who lives on sixth south street, aud
later she accepted position NJ servant
at tho Ttm let0u hotel. Her employ.
meut terminated there on "wednesday
" this week when she returned %
10 a
mail Tor her. From Mrs. Ml1apa sho
came back up town aud was passing
along Thitd South street where II 10
intcutcted by franklin avenue. Hoo.
INK woman Hlnuuiug Ia tno street
sue tquirrd VI her how near she was
% 5oguLl $ nth street, aH EIith claimb
she knows little or nOtuIng about tue
location " them, The wOmsu replied
in an evasive manner anu at once pro.
ceodtd 10 engage her IN conversation,
aud learning that shc was from tho
country anu that she was searching
Tor worH, promised 10 assist her mi
Invited huriu house near by. The
girl accepted tho invitation, declaring
anu mhtutai ing that sho was wholly
iguufaut OF the hind of place that rue
was entering. 10 was tue DAVIS woman
VINO played this role aud VINO intro.
ducud her b another within, whom she
called Mamie sud vino she said was
nur daughter.
The gid luther ayers that tho was
putsuauud 10 stay uuul supper and
was gwen the promise that employ
mruI would DO found Tor hoL IL AZ
pears also that she consented b drink
wish the wOmcu, who, during the
evening, were joined Uy male CON.
| pauiOut, among whom were Billy
! Lynch anu "Iug" WilH1n,a hatkmnu.
Inc drink, she says, absolutely over
Camt hrr. Wednesday night the
police learned that some unusually
evil deed WAS being prrpetrste1 In the
| place. Sergeant Ford Hnd Palrolmen
JUhuton anu Pack faided IL, fndiug
tno .girl stuponed almost 10 uncon.
sciuusntss. The two women were
arrested anu takon 10 the police station
anu lUcked up. Miss katens was also
vscOtied 10 the station, tut has been
kindly cared Tor by the UtllorIs.
she remained thereuntil today awaiting
tue auiyal from Lohi Of her father,
VINO was notified 10 come 10 Salt Lake
~ once. Lynch was also locked up,auu
/ the feeling against him about head
| quarters II very high.
The case went directly before the
| gfauuJ jury this afternoon at two O'clock