The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
CARROLL IS TO
KNOW HIS FATE
BEFORE NIGHT
Faces Two Serious Charges
Denies He Induced Pretty
Ruth Dressell to Come Here

John r. Carroll. the Brooklyn mo-
ton picture theatre singer, was SEN
fenced to prison for from three 20
five years in the Criminal Superior
court late this afternoon for white
slave traffic in this city. The cour,
administer a scathing rebuke to Car
roll.
John r. Carroll, the dapper Brook
lyn concert hall singer song writer
and moving picture film salesman,
charged with procuring female and
enticing q female into house Of III
fame, two distinct counts, Will have
his case settled by the jury this af-
ternoon.
This mornings session was taken
I'D with the completion of the evil
dence and the arguments for the State
by Prosecuting Attorney Alexander l.
Delaney and Assistant States Attor-
ney Galen A. Carter, and the argu-
ment for the defense by Attorney w.
w. Bent. Following the noon recess
Judge Lucien F. Burpee del vered his
charge to the jury. after which that
body filed out to reach a decision.
When court opened this morning
Carroll was being put through an ex-
hausting cross examination by Attor-
ney Delaney. Carroll stuck to his
story of yesterday afternoon that he
never led Ruth Dressed to this city,
that she knew where she was going,
and was willing to enter into the
new life.
Robert F. Kinder, proprietor of
Kinder's pool parlors in Broad street
stated that Carroll came to him ap-
plying for a position as a singer in
his moving picture house and also
was selling moving picture films. Il
took him for fiend.'' said Kinder.
"he appeared to be under the influ-
ence of DOPE"
Carroll's testimony IN his own be-
half shifts the blame for the coming
of the two TO this city entirely upon
the young girls shoulders. He says
that the girl did all the leading and
that he was willing follower. Car
roll stated that he was married in
March of this year, that his wife
was now living in Brooklyn and was
about to become a mother. His oc-
cupatio was that of singer and a
seller of moving picture slides. He
was also a song writer. Carroll met
Ruth Dressed on Sunday, Sept. II at
a party where he sang and where he
danced number of times with the
young girl. They met the following
morning, and every morning there
after at her invitation, and that they
had gone to the Truxton Hotel. At
one time to procure n room she pawn
ed her locket and charm. Again that
she might meet him She left notes at a
cigar store for him. Carroll told the
jury that on account of the girls
following him about and staying
around the moving picture house, he
lost his job. He told her of losing
his position and stated that he was
going to New York to secure work.
She wanted to go also. At another
time Carroll said the girl told HIM of
a fight she had in her home and was
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from her uncle which she gave to
him, Carroll( and that they secured
tickets for this city. Carroll denied
that he ever asked the girl to solicit
He denied that he placed her in Her
mans place.
Frank Herman. formerly proprietor
Of the place wherein the Dressen girl
and Carroll We're employed, how serv-
ing six mcntns sentence in jail for
conducting that place as a house of
1ll-fame, was q witness this morning.
Herman stated that Carroll came TO
his place and was hired out as q
singer. Carroll, he stated, never suS-
gested to him that the girl be placed
to work.
Prosecuting Attorney Delaney in
summing up the evidence cited the
case as "one of the most reprehensi-
BILE crimes known to criminal law, the
bringing of a female into n house IF
ill-fame to obtain mercenary gain up
on her nefariouS trade. The state
has proven beyond a reasonable doubt
that the money this young girl has
taken in was given to this worthless
wretch to keep his reeking body to-
gether."
Attorney Bent made strong plea
for his client, citing that the life of
the young girl was not new to her;
that she pawned her jewelry that she
might live with this young man; that
she borrowed money of her uncle TO
come TO this city, coming with n man
whom she knew was married and not
divorced: that she entered the life in
Herman's dive full knowing what
sort of q brothel it was.
On the other hand Attorney Bent
claimed that Carroll when he came
to this city obtained a position as a
singer and that he endeavored to sell
moving picture films, apparently
meaning to earn an honest living.