Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-01
FATHER RACES AT COURT
For Saying That His Girl "Played
With Fire."

New YORK, NOV. Sup rose NtHSeAt
II. O'Hara in Judge Swann's part of
general sessions, Wednesday. Red
with rage. brandishing his fist at Julio
Botelio. the prisoner at the bar.
OHara strobe down a court aisle to-
ward the bench, shouting.
Il demand to be heard before SEN
tence is pronounced. This man should
be punished as severely as the law
allows. At heart he is a criminals
mean criminal. With vile premedita-
ton he committed a crime worse than
murder against my daughter. | want
to see him receive full punishment
he must not be turned loose to do
more such crimes
Never had such a protest been ut
tered in that court. Court officers
rushed toward O'Hara, but Judge
Swami waved them away and said
calmly as O'Hara confronted him:
1T was at my suggestion that the
prisoner pleaded guilty. You must
understand that there are two sides
to every story. l do not mean in any
sense to condone this young mans
offense, but 1 do think that the young
woman, your daughter, led him on to
certain extent. A young man goes
as far as a girl will let him and no
further"
do you mean to make any insinua-
ton against my daughter, sir?' cried
O'Hara, trembling with anger.
Most certainly not" answered the
Judge "but she was imprudent. She
was playing with fire and should have
known it. By her, own testimony sht
had met this young man and been OF
late jaunts with him without your knowl
edge. BY her own admission she has Wis
tied hotels and restaurants in the Ten
derloin with him late at night. she hat
become addicted to the Great Whit
Way"
Botello is young civil engineer o
Mexico City. Three years ago he me
Florence C. OHara, 20 years, at hel
home in Scranton. Pa. Her father is {
we'll TODD contractor there. Florenci
and Botello became engaged, but they
quarreled and he returned to Cuba.
After a time the youthful pair be
came reconciled through letters. The,
met here, Oct. % last, and Botello tool
the girl TO dinner at fashionable hotel
She says he drugged her there AT any
rate, WTeU ln6y WcHl " tlit ItOtfL AS
tor after dinner she became faint an6
was placed on settee in a public room
Recovering a little, she was assisted into
a taxicab. She says she remembers
nothing until she awoke in the Hote
Werner on West 45th street.
All this and much more was brough
out before the jury by Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys wasservogel and Well
man, in charge of the prosecution. j. B
Merrill defended the Mexican.
After a whispered consultation be
tween Judge Swami and the lawyers,
was decided to accept a plea of guilt,
of assault in the second degree. The OF
fence for which he was indicted is pun
ishable by imprisonment for not les
than 10 nor more than 20 years. Unde
his plea he cannot suffer more than fiv
years imprisonment.
O'Hara must have known that fact H
sprang from his chair between hi
daughters. Florence, and Marion. Floc
ence arose, with hands clasped above he
; head.
"He says I have been around the Ter
derloinr' she shrieked. "ffow could
know where was going? l had jul:
come to New York. f.
| She became hysterical and court off
| GERS carried her to a. room.
"Your daughter should have know
what her conduct would lead to-" Jude
| Swami went on to the father. by HI
| own admission she did suspect Botello
| purpose. She must have realized tn;
| she was no longer in Pennsylvania, th
| she was in New York, and must ha'
! appreciated that to be in the Tenderlo
at unseemly hours as matter of hah
i means eventually that one is of the Te
| derloin. One cannot touch tar witho
| being defled. / do not intend to han
! this young man. but / intend to puni'
him. His offence was a grave one, b
| you must understand that had his ca
/ gone TO the jury they would have had
consider both Sides
Half an hour passed before Mi
O'Hara recovered her composure. The
she and her father and sister hurried
District Attorney Whitman and cor
planned bitterly of Judge SWANS actio
Mr.. Whitman promised he would conf
with the judge before Botello is SCI
fenced, next Tuesday.