Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-19
Two YOUNG men IN TOLLS
Bound Over on Charge of Enticing
Girls Into an Immoral Resort.
TRAVELLING MAN SAVES THEM
witnesses the Episode and Reports "a
the Police, who Immediately
visit Place and Rescue
the Girls.

Charged with enticing two young girls
into a house of ill-fame, Arthur II. Ed
munds. aged 20. and Herbert Wright, aged
p, were yesterday morning, after a pre-
liminary hearing In police court. bound
over to the district grand jury by Judge
Snyder. Their bonds were fixed at $500. In
default of which they were committed to
the county jail.
Bessie Walling. only Is years Of age. and
Maude Myers, aged 10, were the prose-
cutting witnesses. The young men and their
alleged intended victims are all residents
Of Glenwood. The young women owe thelr
escape from the fate which 1. is alleged
their companions had planned for them to
the accidental Intervention Of w. X. st.
Helen, a travelling man from Bradley, g..
D., who CHANGED to see the party entering
the resort and notified the police.
The girls came from Glenwood a few
days ago to Omaha to visit Mrs. Arab
Hilton, 1903 South Ninth street. a sister
OF Miss Myers. The young men. with
whom the girls had been acquainted at
Glenwood. followed Thorn, they said. to
Omaha. and calling on them at the Hilton
home were invited to stay for supper.
After supper the girls accompanied the
young men to several of the moving pic
ture shows in Omaha. Later the girls
found themselves In Council Bluffs, hav.
ing boarded a car for that city instead of
one going in the direction of where they
were stopping. as they had supposed.
On reaching this city the girls were
| taken. to a Broadway restaurant, where
the party had supper and where the girls
said they each drank several glasses OF
beer. From the restaurant the young men
tool, the girls in a hack to the resort at
312H West Broadway. BY this time the
younger Of the girls was becoming fright
ened and. commencing to cry. tried to
break away from the rest. The elder
girl. however. It is said, assured her she
would take care Of her.
As the four were entering the resort
at 1924 Broadway the younger girl held
back, but was forced In, It is said, by
the two young men. Mr.. st. Helen hap
pening to pass at the time saw, as he
thought, the three forcing the younger girl
to go upstairs with them. Although I'M
aware of the character of tho place, Mr..
st. Heleu's suspicious were aroused and
he accosted the first passerby. r.. P.
Steele, residing at 107 Nicholas street.
When he learned from Mr.. Steele the
character OF the place. Mr.. st. Helen asked
Mr.. steele to accompany him to the police
station, where he reported what he had
seen.
Accompanied by Captain Shafer. st. Heller
and Steele went to the resort, where they
found the two young men and the girls
in the reception parlors. The men hat
their coats and vests off and were evil
IDENTIFY preparing to make a night Of it
Beer, It is said, had been served to the
party.
Upon entering the place Mr.. Steele, who
formerly lived at Pacific Junction, but for
the last eighteen months has resided in
this city. was surprised to find that the
two girls and one OF the young men were
known to him.
The four were taken to police headauar'
tiers, whore the young men were locked
up, hut the girls. who were noticeablS
under the influence OF liquor, were al
lowed to so upon their promise TO appear
i'm court IN the morning. The girls were
taken across the river to the home Of Mrs
Hilton by Mr.. Steele and Mr.. 81. Helen.