The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-01-24
TWO WOMEN TAKEN
PRISONERS IN CAVE
Florence weekley, Alias Hawkins.
and Liz Carter Jailed For Depray-
ed and immoral Conduct.
FLORENCE STRIPS NAKED
NAKED
STRIPS
In the County Jail Refusing to Wear
Mems Clothes She Said
Were All She Had.

1 Florence weekly, alias Florence
Hawkins, and Liz Carter, are oc-
cupying a cell in the county jail
awaiting hearing In Magistrate
RiIey's court on the charges Of stay.
ing In the old Pike coal mine east OF
the city for immoral purposes as the
result OF raid on the place by a
band OF constables late Thursday al.
ternoon.
The officers found the two women
in the mine but no men. The two
were quartered
In Horrible Shape.
They occupied sort of room near
the entrance Of the mine and a small
bonfire of coal and wood gave out
some warmth, but the place is damp,
ill-smelling and uncomfortable. an
awful place for a 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.
4. An old delpidated mine car was
used for bed. The women procur.
ed their food at an Italians store moi
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
Robinson Crusoe story OF ship
wrecked person cast upon a desert
island where civilization is unknown
Here, 1t is charged. Florence Week.
ley has been holding forth,
Receiving Foreigners
of the lowest class and indulglng II
acts of debauchery too horrible t.
mention.
1t is said that an equally shocking
case of deprayity exists in an aband
oned coal mine opening on the nortl
side of Pinnickinnick and officer
will investigate It.
Given a Bath.
The first apparent duty of tn,
sheriff and jailor when the tive
prisoners had been given unto thei
keeping was to. have them WASHED
and cleansed of the filth they had &C
cumulated upon their persons. Thi
was done by woman attendant ant
three bars of soap were used up IL
the task.
The Weekley woman was still at
tired in her outfit of mems wearin,
apparel when she arrived at tn,
county Jail. She presented a rathe
stacy sight in her outlandish CARL
and after her bath she seemed t.
think less of il than formerly.
Strips Herself Naked.
| After being placed in her eel
again she pulled of all of he
clothing. threw the garments into /,
corner and absolutely refused to pu
them on again. She created consid
cradle CONSERVATION on the part O
the sheriff and jailers by remaining
in the altogether but she was per
suaded to wrap herself up
In Blanket
taken from the bed of the cell. THU
she remained until overseer Of tn,
Poor Andrew Lyon, who was called
In to see about the matter. procured
clothing for her.
| Florence said she did not have an,
other clothing than the secondhand
ed male garments she had been wear
ing. She said that while asleep on,
night some one stole all her dresse.
and other things and that as she wa,
Homeless and Penniless
she had to wear Just what she coult
get. A little boy who knows some.
thing of Fiorence's recent history
said Thursday morning that she de
liberately burned her clothing up q
couple Of weeks ago at shanty Hill
and donned mans attire SO that she
could run around certain places with.
out attracting attention.
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