The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-01
SAD PART OF HER STORY
WAS NOT TOLD IN COURT
George Lee, Once Happy Innocent Girl Tells OF the
Temptations That Conquered Her. and Theat-
en- Others Every Day

| would rather live and die with the
people Of my adopted class. ] think
| got my Idea OF life from novels.
Il was brought up In "a Chicago
convent until ! was ~ years old, and
we girls would sneak such silly books
as Pretty bensio's EHcapadc.' and
tho like, ana then the convent used
TO seem 10 stupid and mouotonoua.
wanted excitement. ] began TO hate
the qulet virtue Of the place and H.
nally another girl and myself de-
cided 10 run away and strike out for
ourselves. We thought all sorts Of
nice things were going 20 happen
10 us but they didn't.
she wsnt Home
'The other girl went home.
bat 1 was too proud aud went 30 san
Francisco and worked in "a store.
One ~ the fioor-N alksrs pretended
70 be In love with ma and asked me
10 so 10 the tbaAter uith him.
went and he took Inc 10 supper at
terwats1s and save ms wine 20 drink.
That WAS the heginuinE ~ the End.
1 continued thfater and supper go
Ing with that man until he grew tired
OF me and one morning. when / went
10 work. he told me that ! had better
go. as they dld not employ girls ~
my character IN that place.
For days and days l looked for
something 10 do and then some one
offered me chance In a cheap
variety thcaier
4 saved up enough money to set
20 Seattle. where tried again IN BE-
rsHpectabie. but It WAS the same old
story. I eOtiidn't get work and what
else could I 40 but htarVe or ask
charity ! would rather die th7n
do that.
II have only been here two months
hut have made a good deal of money
IN that time was very unhappy
and had almost resolved 20 try again
IN a new place 20 lead a Respectable
life Hut fooiiwhiy gave my money
20 Ryan 20 keep for me, and when
asked him fer 81 20 got a doctor when
I was sick he wouldn't give n 70 me
We oas Respects We
NO ono respects me now. or cares
what happens % me, Zone times
think ] don't care myself I hate
every body. Yes, I have a father
and mother. Ny father IL weii.ta-do
IN Illinois. and my mother. I think
the best woman IN the world hAvs
two younger sisters. VIII never e.
bark home again and Disgrace them
guess they think that am deed.
II am only - years, bat there
seems to he nothing elsr for me N
a. but live and die with these reorif
who are social ouioaFiu like my.
self"
In court Ryan stated that he had
given back e. the girl AT the money
she had given him 20 keen f0r her
Georgia raid that che fid rot kaer
an account because she trusted Ryan
ard go rot think that he would
keep her money.
Trtfs Her owu cass
The giFi practically tried her own
[ case. as her lawyer seemed 20 b,
dreaming end did not come 10 her
assistance on several occasions. even
when Judge Emory asked " he wer,
not going 10 object 90 some 81 thf
I questions which were being hakea
| his client
| when the attorney fer defendant
asked ths plalntiff what her business
/ was. her Hrs tremhied and abe ~.
/ fused 20 answer. The Judge seemed
I 20 pity the girls Embarrassment and
I ordered that the question be omitted
l When asked BY the attorney 20 tel
I her real rame. with flashing eyei
she faced the court and said. M,
name now n Georgia Lee. that IA tbs
only name ! wifi ever give again"