The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-02
FORD GIVEN
THE LIMIT
OF LAW
MAN WHO FORCED A WOMAN
INTO THE ALLEY.
Then Attacked and Drenched Her in
Bood-Other Charges to Be
Brought Against Him.
well. Judge. I'd been drinking. +"

We'll. Judge, I'd been drinking"
With this paltry excuse upon his
lips. George c. Ford, charged tech
nically with yagrancy, sought to JUS
tlfy the cowardly attack which he
made Saturday night upon a frail
woman companion, Mrs, Lola Jeffer-
son, he had previously enticed away
from her home and husband in San
Pedro, California, and whom he was
attempting to force 10 lead a life Of
shame in this city.
This man." said the judge. Us
charged with vagrancy the extreme
penalty for which, as provided for in
the statutes, is fine OF 800 or SEN
tence of 80 days in jail. or both. in
this case, the penalty is fhr too light,
but will give him the limit, 80 days
in the county Jail and fine of 500.
No incident In the past year has at
tracted such general attention in po-
lice circles as nas the case OF the
brutal attack which this man Ford
made upon the unfortunate victim OF
his wiles Saturday night, after he had
forced her to rent and occupy crib
and, then becoming enraged because
she had not made as much money as
he wanted. struck her to the floor and
kicked and beat her shamefully.
The woman in the case, frail OF
body and with her face still discolor-
ed and bruised by the fists of her Sc
ducer. was the sole witness against
Ford and her story Of meeting the
man in San Pedro, dining with him
frequently, deserting her husband and
child, and subsequently coming to
Ogden, was told in detail She told OF
$500 which she had taken with her
from her home and how she had spent
it in paying the expenses of herself
and Ford during t1eir trip in which
they visited Los Angeles, Winnemuc-
ca and Ogden.
The woman's blood-stained night
robe was exhibited In court to sub
stantiate her story of the beating
which Ford administered. She told
Of going to rent the crib after having
been threatened by Ford. and also
stated that the $3.50 which She gave
him as her earnings" was from the
small sum which she yet retained.
The defendant. who is a comely-ap-
pearing man Of 3S or 40 and weighing
something over 200 pounds. was call
ed to the stand to state his defense,
He made a feeble effort to throw the
blame upon the woman, claiming that
he did not know she was married
when he met her and that she had fol
lowed him about from one town to an
other. and finally had rented the crib
Of her own volition. He tried to ex-
plain the attack which ne had made
upon her by stating that he had been
drinking and remembered nothing of
striking her He claimed to be a
miner by trade but admitted that he
had done little work for the past sew
en- years except occasional jobs in
| gambling houses.
The city attorney tangled Ford up
| badly in cross-examination and there
was little doubt in the minds of the
court or spectators but that he was
guilty In every sense of the word.
| Having successfully landed the fell
| low in Jail for some time, the au-
thorities Will proceed at once to prose-
cute nim on the charge of adultery.
| which, if conviction is obtained. will
| land him In the penitentiary for from
three to ten years. Meanwhile the
woman will be detained as the states
witness against him.