New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-20
FOUND GUILTY Of
SELLING TWO WOMEN
Belle Moore Quickly Convicted
in ''White Slave" Traffic
Case.
!'VICTIMS" WERE OF AGE
Discussed Terms of Their Pur-
chase with Agent Of Grand
Jury, and Were Willing to
Go to Seattle.

Belle Moore, the negro woman indicted
by the Rockefeller grand jury for selling
two white girls to an agent of District
Attorney Whitman for immoral pur-
poses, was found guilty in General Ses-
sions last night and remanded until May
26 for sentence Five years or $4,000
fine, or both, is the maximum penalty
The case was in the jury's hands for
two hours and half. one of which was
spent at dinner.
Many elements appeared in the evil
dence to tone down the sensational story
of so-called white slave traffic given
out by the authorities at the time of
Belle Moore's arrest, two weeks ago.
The two females whom the 'ihdict-
ment charged the defendant with having
placed in the custody of the special
agent. George A. Miller, for transporta-
ton to disorderly house in Seattle were
the only witnesses for the defence
Their appearance on the witness stand
and their testimony that they We're
twenty-four and twenty-five years old
obIiterated the impression that had
fingered since Assistant District At
torney Reynolds said two weeks ago
they were both under eighteen years
old, and that when bought" by Miller
they cried for their Teddy bears and
dolls.
Not Crying for Their Dolls.
Neither of them cried yesterday, but
sion" and told of the negotiations pre-
ceding their agreement to go to Seattle
with Miller and Mrs. Frances Foster. the
Radcliffe College graduate who posed
during the investigation as the keeper Of
dfsorderly house in the Western city.
Alice Milton, one of the women sold"
testified that she had been summoned
to Belle Moore's apartment, at No. 34S
West 41st street, on April 26 by white
girl named Sallie Isaacs. She said the
negro told her white man wanted two
girls to go to Seattle with him Miller,
under the name of Dick Morris, was in
troduced as the man. Miller agreed to
give her money and see that she was
supplied with clothes, and she agreed
to go.
The next day Alice Milton introduced
Miller To Belle Woods, the other girl, in
a disorderly house, in West 41st street,
of which she was an inmate. AS mat
ter of fact Belle Woods did not see
Belle Moore, she said, until after she
had seen Miller; but Belle Moore was
charged with placing her in Miller's
custody. These facts were not disputed
by the prosecution. and practically con-
stituted the defence.
Miller told of his many visits to Belle
Moore's apartment, as did also Mrs
Foster The latter did not seem en-
barrassed by her position and told her
story of her experiences in clear voice
The REORGANIZATION by Alexander
Karlin, of counsel for the defence, which
was filed with suggestive by-plays for
the benefit of the jury, did not affect
her.
Mrs. Foster Tells Her Story.
She said she called upon Belle Moore
and told .her that she wanted couple
of young girls to take West with her
and specified that they should be girls
who had had no experience in a dis
orderly house
Two letters placed in evidence were
Identified by her. One she had written
10 Belle Moore from Atlantic City. In
the letter she asked the negro woman
to be "a good old sport and see what
she could do in the way of getting the
girls.
The other letter was signed by Belle
Moore and addressed To Dear Frankie"
In it the defendant said she could not
get certain girl referred TO by Mrs.
Foster in her letter. but asked her to
stick it out a day longer" as she had
"a good little girl. Lottie.' and hoped
to get her
Mrs. Foster said on cross-examinatinn
that she had been married nine years
before. but had left her husband a year
ago. Objections TO series of questions
by the defendants lawyer regarding
alimony, her means of livelihood. her
college career. and about her husband,
were sustained by Judge Grain
Mrs. Fosters testimony OF visits to
Tenderloin cafes with Miller and Belle
Continued third page.
GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.