Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-09
LURED TO A LIFE or SHANE
Young Woman from Iowa Placed in Evil
Resort by Her Cousin.
WOMAN ESCAPES AND BOTH ARE ARRESTED
Man L. sent to jail as = Warrant, bat
Likely VIII Have More Serious
Charge to Anawer-YOunE
woman wants work.

Give Lennie the limit OF the law That
is not his wife. Hold the girl with I.ennie,
alias Harris till her father comes. Jennie
is a former convict and a crook He is
married man with a wife and child here" .
Such was the information conveyed to
the police in two kilograms yesterday
afternoon after c. L. wilcox. a youth OF
%, and Anna Wilcox, a young woman Of p
years claiming to be man and wife had
had hearing before Judge Scott in police
court earlier I'm the day on a charge of va
Rrancy.
The story developed by the arrest of the
couple revealed the iuriug OF a young UNI
sophisticated country girl from her home
in a small Iowa town and the placing Of
her by her companion. who is said to be
her first cousin, in a house OF ill-fame la
Omaha
The couple we're arrested late wednes-
day night on information given the police
by two men, who. 1t is said, were ennis
saries of the house of prostitution in
Omaha where the young woman was
placed by her supposed husband. In police
court yesterday morning they both told
the same story OF how, being stranded in
Omaha without funds, the young woman
had, despite the protest of her alleged hus-
band. entered the house of ll-fame. The
young wOman's experience IN the place was
not what she had anticipated and she tried
to leave, but was, as she asserted, pre-
vented. She succeeded, however wedhes-
day night in making her escape and with
her husband. as she called the young man
by her side in police court. walked-to Coun-
Gil BLUFFS as they were without funds to
pay carfare Two men, said to be con-
nected with the house of ill-fsme from
which the young woman made her escape,
followed them and told the police that will
cox ought to be arrested for placing his
wife in house of Hl-fame. These men
only desired the arrest of Wilcox and asked
that the young woman be placed in their
care. The police, however. decided 20 ar
rest both wilcox and the young woman.
woman Tells Her story.
Wilcox and the young woman said they
were from Minneapolis, but IL later de-
veloped that the young man only came
from there. The young woman admitted TO
Chief Richmond that she was not the wife
OF Wilcox, but in fact was his first cousin.
Her home, she said, was in Baird Ia.
where she taught music Her home life,
she said. was unpleasant and after cor
respondence with young Wilcox he agreed
! to secure her employment elsewhere. Last
d, Saturday Wilcox appeared in Baird and
that evening the two left, going to Ded-
| ham. where they put up at hotel. Az
DedhaTn. according to the young woman &
STORY, Wilcox teiegraphed TO his4wife in
Minneapolis, who sent him sufficient money
| 10 enable them to reach Omaha where they
put up at a cheap lodging house and the
next day the young woman entered the
house of il-fsme.
The kilograms received by Chief Rich
mond from Minneapolis were from the
| young mans mother, who in one OF them
signed herself His Broken Hearted
Mother" The young woman, realizing evil
IDENTIFY the disgrace she has brought on her
self and her family, is not anxious TO b.
sent home and requested Chief Richmond
10 fnd her employment somewhere. .'.
Young Wilcox. after receiving scathnl
| lecture from Judge Scott. was sentenced tC
forty days in the Aty jail. but the county
attorneys once now has the case under.in
vestigation and 1t is possible that ne will
be held on a more serious charge. AfteI
his arrest Wednesday night wilcox sent
telegram to his folks in Minneapolis asking
for SIS to enable him 10 return home. Yes
terday he received a telegram from Mime
apois, addressed to c. w Harris, care o
police station. and signed Thornton. You
wife here" was all thatlthe telegram con
tanned.
" Val