Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
HELD FOR COUNTY COURT
Richmond Woman and Her Son
Unable to Furnish Bail.
Testimony of Two Girls Introduced In
city Court Saturday, Very DAM
aging to Mrs. Nina Coates and
Alden Emery.

As the result OF hearing in city court
Saturday. Mrs. Nina Coates the Rich
mond woman, who was charged with at
tempting to induce two girls to leave
the state and live lives Of shame. was
bound over to county court in the sum
Of 81 900 bail and her son, Alden Emory,
who waived examination. is bound over
on charges of adultery and selling in
toxicatnK liquor. The bail in the former
case was fixed at $1,000 and in the latter
at $500 Neither could furnish security
and both will remain in jail until the
next term of county court, when their
cases viii probably be taken up
The hearing Saturday was fraught with
sensational testimony and Marguerite
.Adrich. the Il years old girl. who was
about to leave her home. when caught
hiding in a hay loft by her father. was
strong witness for the State Follow
ing her Laura Whitcomb, the girl friend.
also testified and with Mrs. Emory, wife
of one of tho defendants, brought In most
damaging evidence
Although the hearing was not private.
the mob Of the curious was held back.
by n locked door and that proved an act
of mercy to the girls. who were obliged
nesses who were examined were the
parents of both girls and several others
but the States attorney did not deem
it necessary to use their testimony The
hearing was held before Judge c. $.
Palmer
ALDRICH GIRLS STORY.
The Aldrich girl was first put on the
stand and began to give her testimony
about II o'clock and did not complete it
until after 1880. Disclosures of n start
ling nature followed closely one after the
other, and in answer 10 the questioning
of States Attorney II. b. Shaw for the
prosecution and Attorney T. L. Hopkins
for the defense the story of her down.
fall in the short space of seven weeks
was made clear. Her answers were made
in quiet manner and all of the sordid
details We're brought our by her in n
way which Indicated good breeding and.
at some time, respectable surroundings.
She told of the first trip taken TO tho
Coates house situated between Rich
mond and Willis;on, on a Sunday night
in company with the Whtcomb girl and
two men named Ash and Lapulla or
something that sounded like that That
night. according to her testimony,
sport" Emory sold them liquor and she
became Intoxicated. The night which fol-
lowed was wild one, and she reached
her home number of hours later
The first conversation in regard to her
initiation into a life of shame was held
the following day ut the factory where
both the Whucomb girl and herself were
emrloyed with the Coates woman. 81
am going to New Hampshire and girls
make easy money and lots of it over
there" was the first of the rornarl,s mass
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girl of II and. following that. apparcntly
argument followed argument to Undue,
the girl TO leave Richmond.
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e'"i," ny Her IN the house Of Peter
'PS'"Ae 81 her bad character.
'' '"''S woman mad told her
'"' 9"' prev louSIy lived in Boston
"' '''t' 'ho ponce bothered her so
.'u. mat 'here was no money in 1t.
:" "oo'9Nlle there would be no such
rHai4E II came down to the matter
io"'ihs ilchNond' The girls were
~ "'ue !" livery stable and went
"eie dooul eieH1 O'CLOCK in the even
ms, lHsy were 10 stay In the hay loft
"''i '"e Early morning train left for
Hohtroai me one big obstacle in the
way seemed TO be the Aldrich girls
lather' WHO would 20 after her If he
h"o" any Such Schcme was on root.
II was i'i t"at T'asos that they wore
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'rack' 7p"r' Emory was t. accom-
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womb appear a-!u th'io them TO Woods
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