Barbour County index., 1910-05-11
ARRESTED FOR INCEST
]. A. White Arrested in Wichita
Saturday. Outraged his Daugh-
ter. Brought Home
Yesterday.

The blacklist stain that has ever
been entered on the court records
of Barber county was thrown open
to the public gaze on Sunday
morning when it became known
that John A. White was arrested
in Wichita charged with an abom-
Unable crime committed on his Io
year.old daughter, Nellie White,
who was found to be in delicate
condition.
Through his own daring meth
DDS, Mr.. White set his own trap.
About FIVE weeks ago he took his
daughter to Wichita. She had
been complaining and Mr.. White
succeeded in persuading the other
members of the family that she
had appendicitis and he told them
that he would have her operated
upon. He first took her to the
Lenox sanitarium but met no en-
couragement there. Then. accord
ing to the girls confession, he took
her TO the Charity Home and ap-
pealed to a DR.. Mitchell. The
physician put him off by saying the
operation would cost $3.50 and,
Dir. White, not having the money,
compelled the girl to copy and
sign letter written by him, and
addressed it to a citizen of Medi-
cine Lodge, in which a demand
was made for $I25, accompanied
by a threat. This letter was at
once turned over to Harry S. White,
son and brother, who with an
other brother, Roy, went to Har-
per at once and consulted with
another brother, Jacob White. Jake
and Harry went to Wichita Satur-
day morning, found their sister, Sc
cured complete confession from
her, notified the police department
and had their father taken to Jail.
They returned home on Sunday
morning and went before County
Attorney Field and caused the is
suance of warrant charging in
cest and rape, and Sheriff Mathews
went toWichitaMonday and return
ed with Mr.. White yesterday. He
is now in Jail awaiting trial, which
it is thought will be speedy.
There is little doubt of Mr..
Whites guilt. The girl says that
her relations with her father have
been improper for seven years, but
she was compelled to submit
through fear. He threatened her life
number of times. She says he
told her if she ever told it to any
person he would "cut her throat
from ear to ear" He also made
admissions to DR.. Mitchell at
Wichita that are conclusive. He
stated to him that his wife was
dead and that he committed this
ofense while he was drunk, but
did not say that the girl was his
daughter.
The two brothers brought their
unfortunate sister home on Sunday
morning. The poor mother is al
most distracted. Her agony is
terrible but with the love and help
of her sons and daughters it is
hoped that she will bear up brave
ly, conscious of her own good
name and an unsullied conscience.
The brothers and sisters are much
depressed. But their prompt action
in the matter meets the approval
of the public and they are entitled
to great praise for doing their
duty, however unpleasant it may
seem.
Some of the members of the
family had their misgivings for a
year but, knowing the disposition
of the man, they did not dare to
take decisive step until they
knew their ground absolutely.
There are no words that can
properly express the enormity of
this crime nor adequately measure
public indignation. We can
scarcely believe that a man who
will stoop so low can be sane,
and yet there is no sign of Mr..
Whites insanity.
This is a hard blow to the family.
Mrs. White is an excellent woman
and the sons and other two daugh-
ters have always borne an excellent
reputation. Their friends sympa.
thize with them deeply in this
trouble.