Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-03-28
.LOTTIE'S LAME LEG
and HER FAT SACK
Both Cause a Legal Examination as
to the "Whyfors" Of the Cause
That Brings Her Here.
She is Arrested, is Relieved Of Big Sum
and Has Legal Hearing Today
Before the Police Court.

Before the Police G0un.
A decidedly interesting case was
before Judge Bauder today, wherein
a woman figured as the defendant
on simple charge of misdemeanor.
The victim was Miss Lottie Smith,
a lame girl, who has been soliciting
financial aid for several days in this
city on the pretext, it is sald, of Sc
curing collegiate touch up of her
mental faculties before entering the
sphere of this busy world, that is su
distressingly hampered these DAYS
with commercial shrewdness and
cinching trusts. At any rate Miss
Smith seems to be an up-to-date
little busines woman, and no one,
not even our municipal legal exac-
tions, is against her or her methods,
the only clash being the supposition
that she is but decoy and is using
her lame limbs and the peoples
dough" to slick up her devoted
"fellar," All women are either pretty
or fascinating, and when once in the
meshes of the law this is strikingly
exemplfed. But in the case of
Miss Smith, hers is an exception.
She is au extraordinary good look
ing and somewhat petite little lady,
and when the rapid fire guns from
the municipal battery were turned
on her this morning she was Just as
Tesolute as she was beautiful, and
never wavered an inch. Her de-
meanor in this respect won for her
admiration, and if dozen men had
had voice in her case, she would
have been turned loose and her sup
posed paramour lynche1 on sight.
The case briefly Is one in which
her soliciting is obnoxious to the
law, from the fact of the suspicion
that the aid she receives is
not applied to the purposes intended.
Accordingly she was arrested, and
when an examination was made of
her person the amount taken was so
large that the curious for the time
wiped away the tears of sympathy
for the poor girl" and proceeded at
once to do some rubberneck work in
a financial speculation. For the
latter reason, more than any other,
Miss Smiths case has assumed a
hilarious aspect with all classes, and
our municipal defenders are no ex-
ception to this feeling either. In
short it is another illustration of
the power of the sack, and with us
the cnly regret is that a defense
less and homeless girl is in the pit
liable condition of going it alone
not a friend, in short, has she ex-
cept paid attorney.
She was on the witness stand this
morning, and supported by crutch
on one hand and a one armed legal
adviser on the other, Johnny For
-esr), denied the allegation, and
spiced up the intellectual hash In
such manner as to make 1T hard
guess whether she was right and the
city wrong, or vice versa. The case
seems to hinge on a letter found on
her person, published below under
The head of "Polnters," written SO
officials state by her invisible friend,
and from the fact that she is alleged
to ave been here two years ago on
a similar mission, accompanied by a
male person. She also had finely
executed railroad time table, but
very little baggage, but winning
and persistent manner, how ever,
that made every limp count when
she bumped up against any and
every one. When searched on We'd
nesday evening she had 1925 in all
kinds OF money on her person. Be-
sides this sum she was also loaded
with literature that made her entry
into any community an easy one
the miner, the mechanic, the rail
roader, and others being so nicely
referred to in specially prepared
verse, that she was always barrieaded
for any vocation to face her.
Judge Bauder took the case under
advisement this afternoon and will
render a decision this evening at
7:30 O'clock.
Whether guilty or not this partic-
ular case will have a good effect and
fakirs or their ilk will be watched
for by our authorities hereafter.
POINTERS.
Your watch is one hour fast again
This is Pacific time.
Phenix is a big town, Pet, and yor
must fling it good. Leave your bis
grip in Congress Jet. until you come
back from Congress. If you cam
get stage from Congress to the
junction Monday night so you cal
get that midnight train, you will
, have to take livery rig about 6 P
IN. 1t is only three miles. Leave
the big grip in Jerome Jet. also unit
= you come back from jerome. Fiing
Kingman Thursday night as yo1
: leave there that night at 2:25 a. II
When you get to the Needles yol
: are in California. Ny address i
: Los Angeles, Cal. Leave big gril
= in San Bernardino until you com
: back from Redlands. Write to m
, Sunday from Ptenix and also FIR
> day from Needles.
Darling. when you leave Maricop
Saturday morning you will live, fror
there on, in Kern, Kern county, Ca
1t is on the Southern Pacific r. +
IS in the southern part of the state
Bakersfield is the county seat c
Il Kern county. Kern is seven mile
a from Bakersfield.
d No signature is attached to th
$ above, Miss Smith stating that
} was written by commercial drum
o mer, and that the author was but
d friend. Such phrases as pet" ali
It darling" are the quintesence, W
,r suppose, Of friendship in Mi:
l. Smiths vocabulary.
u Latest Etiquette in Eating.