The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-16
A RICH man
The PL0TTER.
Manufacturer Gold Accused Of
a Very Grave Crime.
NOW A FUGITIVE FROM CHICAGO
His Agent Mother Lyons, Lund Jsauls
Johnson 10 Her Home and Dstalnst Her
Thsn- Pr6cursss on Trial.
NOW A FUGITIVE FROM CHICAGO

Chicago, May 16.--No story has startled
Chicago for many month as the story
OF Jennie Johnson, told I'm the criminal
court Monday.
Jennie Johnson Is an innoceD< girl of
seventeen years. a Sunday school teacher.
She answered an advertisement for "a
companion for an elderly person" The
elderly woman seized her and kept her
prisoner for week. During that time
several attempts were made by an old
man 10 corrupt her and failed.
Jennie wrote notes 10 friends and
tossed them out OF a window. she was
rescued. She caused the arrest OF the
elderly woman" who is known 10 the
police as Mother Lyons.
Today the states attorney tore the
mask from the face OF the man I'm the
case. lie is fifty years OF age and was
known 10 Jennie as Bert Brown"
This man" said the states attorney
is E r. Gold, wealthy manufacturer,
who has wife and two grown daugh-
ters in Hyde Park. lie paid all Mother
Lyons expenses To have her lure young
girls for him We believe he ruined a
score OF girls before this prosecution.
Gold has left the city and We are after
him."
n AdfEE crown Ehinfftu TO near AHt
evidence, yet few Understood the slgnit-
cance OF "a question put by Assistant
States Attorney Olson to the jurors.
:. 10 o {ou snew oJ man psmedl pa sl,.h hs1vr5 asIb
OF those called. in this way the identity
OF Bert Brown was revealed
Gold is the Western manager Of the
Gold tar-Heating company, AND has OF
fees al Nos 6i4 and GIG ROokery building.
He has wife and two children living
in Hat at No. 5s37 Indiana avenue. lie
q tMA 20 H.. n mot
and g. supposed TO he the man who is fur
nishtng the defense with money 10 pay
for it's attorneys.
Gold has been traced To St Louis,
Omaha and Davenport, and Is supposed
70 haye slipped iin and out Of Chicago
last Saturday. III captured he win be
tried the principal GA the case.
A pathetic scene was revealed when
the real trial hegan. Jennie Johnson,
weeping and almost pushed into the
room. took her place beside tho wife OF
the Rev. Or. Condit of the Tabernacle
church and listened with flushed cheeks
as Attorney Olson opened the case. OPP
posite her, gowned in a blue waist dark
cape and black hat which showed of
in strong relief her ewhite hair and softly
wrinkled brow, sat Mother Lyons.
Jennie. in the most modest manner, told
a story that appalled, even the hardened
habitues OF the criminal court
'The second day was there the man,
Bert Brown. came into my room and
fectiOnate lips and wanted TO kiss me,
but / struggled and struggled" she said.
He puts his arms about me, though I
fought as hard as / could. He took me
10 houses I'm Jackson boulevard and
young women. fancifully dressed, tried To
make me drink wine.
"One day a man came and told me ]
was in a bad house and wanted 10 get
me out. Mrs. Lyons found ont what he
was doing and she took one arm and he
took the other, both pleading As hard as
they could Mrs. Lyons asked for one
word with me and took me aside.
4" For heavens sake don't tell them
about Bert Brown" she pleaded, FOR
they won't understand
Bert Brown once asked me where |
would go II 7 was broke and wanted
money--to bartender or minister. and
when | said 60 minister he called me
his Miss Innocent"
Elizabeth WHltor. = seamstress in fiat
in the same building. was largely instru-
mental I'm saving the girl She testified:
II saw Brown coming and going from
the Lyons nat for months. When Jennie
Johnson came ] knew she was an inno-
cent girl one day she was around the
house clad only in a wrapper. Brown
called. and In fifteen minutes she scream
I'd and ! went upstairs and saw that she
had been I'm a struggle. Her hair was
down and she was flushed and weeping.
Brown went out.
she told me he had seen her i'm the
wrapper and attempted 10 kiss her and
she had fought him. Jennie said Run
20 Tabernacle church and have them
save me. "
Mrs Walton went to the church and
the minister and police effected the
rescue.