Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
TRAFFlCKERS IN WOMEN
GIVEN STUNNING BLOW
Judge Sentences Joseph ochsner to
Two Years in Prison and to Pay
Fine for Hardening
Woman

CHICAGO Nov. IA stunning blow
was delivered to the white slave"
traffic in Chicago by the federal gov
eminent when Judge Bethea imposed
a fine of $500 on Joseph Ochsner and
sentenced him to serve two years in
the government penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth. Ochsner was found
guilty on a charge of harboring Marie
Schulkraft, an alien woman, for inn
moral purposes in violation of the i'm
migration laws. 1t was also charged
that he brought the woman from Stuff
CART, Germany, after deserving his wife
and children.
District Attorney Parkin urged the
court to inflict the extreme penalty
upon Oshcner, which is five years inn
prisonment and fine of $4,000, but the
court declined on the ground that he
was doubtful about the constitution
ality of the law under which the
white slave" prosecutions have been
prosecuted.
81 won't inflict the extreme penalty"
said Judge Bethea. Before such an
action is taken the supreme court
should have an opportunity to pass up
on the constitutiopality of the law. 1t
will he called upon to do so, have no
doubt
But even the sentence as imposed
brought panic to the traffickerS in Wo-
men. Heretofore they have merely
smiled in state cases, which usually re-
suited in fines that easily were paid
from the profits of their degradation.
Incarceration in government prison Is
far more serious fate.
Landlords on Trial
A. J. lacey, charged with leasing his
building at 1873 Thirty fifth street for
illegal purposes, was placed on trial in
Municipal Judge Going's court yester-
day. William Fl. Rogers, 3241 Vernon
avenue. the first witness, testified to
following l.. r. Garren, a private de-
tective employed by the Douglas Neigh
borhood club to get evidence, and his
step sister, Miss Rita Williams, 20
years old, to the place where they en-
gagged a room, without registering $.
r. Wilson, another member of the club
who accompanied Garren, corroborated
his testimony.
The case of Jacob Silverman, charged
with renting his fiat building at 1895
Thirty-first street for immoral pur-
poses, will be given to jury in NUM-
cipal Judge Newcomers court today.
O. G. Witness the last witness exam
ined yesterday and a member of the
Douglas Neighborhood club, astonished
the prosecution by declaring that he
had visited the Silverman flats several
times.
"Did you go there to get evidence"
asked Assistant States Attorney Oscar
Olson.
''No. went to have a good time"
was the reply.
Jacob Silverman took the stand in
his own behalf and testified that he
bought the property less than year
ago, and that he had no personal
knowledge of the alleged character of
the tenants.
st left the property in the hands of
Mr.. Brinkman, a real estate agent,
said Mr.. Silverman. when I received
a letter from the Douglas Neighborhood
club 1 planned to eject certain of the
tenants. but found that they were oc-
oupyihg their rooms under leases, some
of which do not expire for two years.
I could not evict them"
Wed to Stop Prosecution
Miss Dorothea Jensen halted the
prosecution Of Steffen Nybol in Judge
Bethea's court yesterday when she de-
clared that If Nybol was sent to the
penitentiary she would want to die.
Nybol was being prosecuted for living
in an alleged disorderly resort with
Miss Jensen, who is an alien, without
being legally married. The case was
continued, and Nybol and Miss Jensen,
in chargeeof deputy marshals, went and
secured a marriage license. They were
married by the Rev. V. A. M. Morten-
son. superintendent of the Rescue
league, and Nybol was then taken back
to Jail. 1t Is expected that Judge
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