Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-08
POLICE ARREST
 THREE WOMEN Mrs. K. J. Ferguson, Daugh- ter and Katie Powell Talk
 en to Headquarters.
SORRELLS URGED TT
One of Them Had Escaped a 3a,- K Hospital Mr.. Fs@.rasea
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 CilE AtEoHzz WB s0crHTa charge of go8daejias# aa as5fznaIiou house d No 4l9 East siXta avenue. Her daQsnser, Mrs Gene Ferguson Harbour. bride of only a few weeks, Was also arrested on similar charge. and Katie Powell, young woman about 70 ytars old. was jailed at the same time on a charge of vagrancy. Later Mrs Gene Harbour was rele3s- ed on bond but Katie Powell spent last night in the city jail in tears. She is said to be a member Of q well to do family of Texarkana.
 The arrests were made by Chief of Police F. C. Stanley and City De tective Dave Glover. Mrs. Ferguson was arrested at the office of City ...- torney N, R. SorrSls at about ! o'clock Saturday afternoon. H.= not kneWn what prompted her 10 go there, buT it is reported taal sine Was sent for by t6e city ttofasg a5d thea a@festea fa JBe city police court later Mt !'e1easog. 5ad5z. .'8- YfVf=# tg7
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 The arrest of Mle. Ferguson has created no little feeling among a large number of friends of the aged woman, who has lived herr many
 ( good reputation. It came about through her renting a room to a man named Ben Cox, who took Katie Pow ell to the Ferguson home and repre- sented that she was his wife The Powell girl has just escaped from the Davis Hospital, where she was taken for treatment some days ago by Mayor w. l.. Toney, City Attorney Sorrels and Dr. J. l. Norris, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, who inter ested themselves in her behalf and induced her to leave a resort on East BaIraque street, where she had been taken some days befGt'e by Hiafbour the young mar who afte NaTds nar- ried Gene Ferguson. According 10 Mrs. F6rgu9on she has been badly mistleated. She says Katie Powell and 'hcn Cox a young msn who came to this city with Harbour and the Pow ell woman, were liYiCg at her home as man and wife and that sine had Hot ascertained Whe ther they were Ie- gaiiy maEried. Cox ana the girl and Harbour and his Wife left Pine Bluff for Memphis Christmas night. The men deserted the young women in Memphis and the girs.Te turned to this l city and took up their residence with ! Mrs. Ferguson Their arrest yester- day resulted
 Although Chief Stanley stated last night that Mrs. Ferguson had been fined $25 in the police court, those | who went on her bond said her case will not be heard until Monday Mrs. Ferguson has employed Judge w. D. ! Jones to defend her and is confident that she will prove her innocence of the charge
 The Powell girl is said to be mar ried and her husband lives at Texark- ana She was in a local resort for about 2 week and when some prom inent ladies heard of her presence there they set about to save her from life of shame. She was ill and | was taken from the resort by the three Pine Bluff ms and placed in the ] Davis Hospital for treatment. That [ same night she jumped cut ol win dow on the lower floor and escaped. ! It is charged that Cox aided her to -44p away from the hospital