The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-13
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Within the past three DAYS two
mon. each married and the father
or Tour children, have each endeav
ored In Judge Grlfnn's court 10
send a woman Of Questionable char
aeter IN the peniientlary Tor hay-
lhH robbed their pockets while they
were suut for a good time"
Theodore Larson. aged IS. upon
whom the society 81 hia wife and
four children had palled. began
some st1 or eight months ago to
dangle after Bertha Robinson a
pretty girl II - who was earning an
honest. II mearef. living a. a mark )
er IN local laundry.
According 20 his own teatim0ney
he gave the girl diamond ring and
anme dreaara. and be ana not deny
that he had painted FOR her dazzling
word pictures of life in a furnished
Tat. minus long hours az work In
the laundry. dld not deny. either.
that he had Introduced her az his
wife ~ az apartment house. nor
that he had Haunted $685. In gold
before her ewes for two OF three
hours. then iri her carry Il about
IN her pocket book. saving that she
might have lt 10 furnish the flat
But Nhen. tempted by the pos
session ~ the money. and not AZ
iracfsd hY the thought 90 living
In flat With a married man more
Than tHlee her axe. she fled With
the gold BE had her arrested ON q
charge 81 grand larceny. and en-
desYored t. have her sent "a the
peuitenfiaFy
To The credit % the jury 81 r.
decent men who listened 10 the exl-
denee - Il said that they returned
verdict 81 not guilty That was
on Monday
On wednesday morning. bright
and early. one James - Baker. aged
5s. also married and she father nf
four ehIldrnn. aaTenriy took the
witness stand and attempted 10 have
Carrie Mtilal. aRed 2s. sent 20 tho
nenlientlafN he said he had gone
into an uuaaFnry district 10 have a
good time and had bought beers
for the gifi. and that later when he
had gone To sleep IN the girls
roam. and Nhsn he awnke the girl
and s. ffusH hla pocket had dis-
appeared The girl. whom Prose
cutting Attorney Macintosh
declared - b "A person without
mesna asaa after waa seen ar-
complaining the feat % having =
gold pleee changed BAKER straight
way had her arrested. The case Il
on trial II the present time. and
whether o. not the jury will send
her to The psailsntiarY Is a matter
o. Development
But
The iaw wili not modest thr mar.
xho left bis wife and children aud
sent into a territory which In po-
Tito society Il spoken % only IN
whispers 10 have a g0od time"
Neither Wfu Il modest Theodore
larson. Nhn vhlle bis wife coos
ed menaef and washed dishes and
cared for thH children " home went
abroad With a pockelful 81 gold TO
try 10 dazzle a Young girl ~ -
into branding herself with an ugly
name by making her the mistress
% a mTateri0ua fiat. NJ which he
should N thu aarfeputloua master
The iaw DOES not concern itself
with these things
IN each case the man went forth
wlth gold in his pocket, bent upon
british. iHstfui pleasures
IN each case the woman. peunl-
Jess AMI puzzled as 90 how 10 wresi
bread aud butter from a KrudginR
world. followed a fnerceuary i'm
pulse and helped herself ~ what
money she eould lay hands upon
when the degraded. lust driven vic
that he did not notice.
Tho women were hauled into
court. and into the shadow ~ Wal
Ia Waila's prison walls Ito protect
tho public" an attorney In the pros
eeuting attorneys office said
The Law took no notice ~ the
men They were n part Of the
public which must be protected. p"
And a wife and four children. :"
said Attorney p. u Hughes. look
I ing aedrufully on. is no protection
/ to \ man. you know. for they ear
not 60 with him lots Of places he
must 90
The only trouble either man was
put 10 over the matter was nf a
nature criminal Law does not deal
with. The customary stall" that
each had met a bunch of good fell
Iowa and couldn't break away
served 10 explain 10 the tired wife
the uncertain articulation and still
more uncertain movements Of the
father Of her children.
Served 20 explain temporarily
only. for
Mrs. James - Baker has engaged
an attorney and viii sue for d.
yorce
n may be questioned. however. II
even this will be a punishment for
In case the divorce IN secured the
man will be released from domestic
responsibility and will no longer
be forced TO support the mother OF
his children. lie will be free TO
revel In beer orgies In questionable
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