The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-17
TWO women TAKEN
PRISONERS IN GAVE
Florence WeelSIey, Alias Hawkins,
and Liz Carter Jailed For Depra.-
ed and Immoral Conduct. E
FLORENCE STRIPS NAKED
In the County Jail Refusing to Wear
MEMS Clothes She Said
We're All She Had.
1E STRIPS NAKED
FLORENCE


Florence weekiey. alias Florence
Hawkins. and Liz Carter, are oc-
cupying cell in the county jail
awaiting a hearing in Magistrate
Riley's court on the charges of stay
ing in the old Pike coal mine east or
the city for immoral purposes as the
result of raid on the place by
band Of constables late Thursday af-
ternoon.
The officers found the two women
In the mine but no men. The two
were quartered
In Horrible Shape.
They occupied a sort of room near
the entrance of the mine and small
bonfire of coal and wood gave out
some warmth, but the place is damp.
ill-smelling and uncomfortable, an
awful place for human being TO
live in. The walls and floor of the
cave are wet and water seeps through
the mine room and drops on the floor
and trickles down the walls.
Mine Car For Bed.
An old delpldated mine car was
used for bed. The women procur-
ed their food at an Italians store not
far from the mine and the garbage
from their meals was scattered about
the cave floor Crude utensils were
employed for preparing their food
and the whole scene reminded one Of
a Robinson crusoe story OF ship
wrecked person cast upon desert
island where civilization is unknown.
Here, it is charged, Florence Week
ley has been holding forth,
Receiving Foreigners
of the lowest class and indulging In
acts of debauchery too horrible to
mention.
1t is said that an equally shocking
case of deprayity exists In an ahand-
oned coal mine opening on the north
side of Pinnlckinuick and officers
will investigate It.
Given Bath.
The first apparent duty Of the
sheriff and jailor when the two
prisoners had been given unto their
keeping was to have them washed
and cleansed Of the Nth they had ac-
cumulated upon their persons. This
was done by woman attendant and
three bars of soap were used up in
the task.
The Weekley woman was still at
tired in her outfit of mems wearing
apparel when she arrived at the
county jail. She presented a rather
stacy sight in her outlandIsh garb
and after her bath she seemed to
think less of it than formerly.
Strips Herself Naked.
After being placed In her cell
again she pulled on all of her
clothing, threw the garments into a
corner and absolutely refused to put
them on again. She created consid-
cradle CONSERVATION on the part Of
the sherif and tailers by remaining
in the altogether but she was per-
suaded to wrap herself up
In a Blanket
taken from the bed of the cell. Thus
she remained until overseer Of the
Poor Andrew Lyon, who was called
in to see about the matter. procured
clothing for her.
Florence said she did mot have any
other clothing than the secondhand
ed male garments she had been wear
Ing. She said that while asleep one
night some one stole all her dresses
and other things and that as she was
Homeless and PenniIess
she had to wear Just what she could
get. A little boy who knows some
thing Of Florence's recent history.
said Thursday morning that she de-
liberately burned her clothing up =
couple Of weeks ago at shanty HIIl
and donned mans attire 60 that she
could run around certain places With
out attracting attention.