The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-21
WOMAN BR[l|
DOWN IN Cd
Mae Brown, Coari,a
White Slavery" c,l1
When Sentence Is n,
ORDERED TO SERVE m
YEARS And STy h
VIII Be Taken to K.,.
Prison at Lansing :, h
LeaYenworth. 4

Seldom has the local unl,..
trict court been the sccu. !,
and pathos such as wa, 49,,
large and curious audnpes =
room yesterday incoming r.l
Brown. the frat woman
in a federal court of IL.
laiing the laws againu -
traffic. was sentenced IN -
ana six months in the .tals
Lansing. Kan AS judge ~
arraisned the woman 70, ~
FTohm. Il 1s-year-old s.s :,
into a den OF infamy at pue,,.
then imposed the penalty e.
sank PROSTATE into 2 ch.,, ~.
ing so hysterIcal that hs. ~
throughout the rooms sra
the federal building. 1s,s.
from the court room 10 IN.
fee, where all attempts "a
proved futile. she was r,
county jail hospita, and -
restored by the adminlstrz,las
stlrnulants. -''7
Since the hearing OF n. !.
recently IN the federal court Sz
mad hoTle up we'll under ,s.
strain. All through the pn<sss
While the story was beir, -
part she played in causing a.
OF the young Frohrn girl wSo -
from a mothers confidnnr. ~
ton to a low brothel. Nh p
faced the court !Inpassiyely. I
weakens Befors Ja,a
First signs OF weakness 5sr,,.
when the woman stood bebn /.
Yesterday morning to her ir
With eyes riveted on ,hs sso,
swered Judge Morrls's oueris 4
name. age and home.
Il am 80 years old" DE "A
came here from Denver"
II was plainly evident thzt i.
was on the verge OF collapp
with his statement, Judge Gsr1-
Il must admit that the 49,
your case shows some d!fers}
your crime and that Of Hcrssyt {
hope that when you have =
term you Will De a different =
that this will be a warning 8
also TO others. Although ygu
not very much less than ta,
l take into account tbs xur
woman. The sentence. Of u
that you be confined In TIE 81
of Kansas at Lansing, Kan, q
OF five years and elk months
Becomes Wildly HyHcd
As Judge Morris concluiss q /
sank back into her chair Is I'd
stuTor. Then she completely -
Her sobs and groans incTsisd
terical screams. AS bailffs ~
side and escorted f1er 10 o. 4
office, where she was placed q
she tore at her helr and be. q
the most distant offices In ~
bringing a throng OF speetain1
court floor corridor. Dr.. IL .
called He ordered the soEls
10 the county Jail hospital. Eh1
somewhat quieted through st1
Mrs. Brown was conrietA
night. with Herbert Gould,
Iured Cora Frohm 10 !lfs 90
using the unfortunate gin y
slave" in 4 brothel at Icc'ls
mond Thompson. also aeca4
same crime. was acquitted y
Mrs. Brown and the Frohn q
In Main street store, WY
were employed The eyIdeEs
showed that the Frohm IN
made every effort 10 sever =
from association with the BIN,
even sending her away ircs
Despite the mothers efor
shown. her daughter was ~
Salt Lake from Scipio. U@
Brown and Gould, who toof q
tello. United States DslNA
Fl. K. Booth learned OF ths =
Mrs. Frohm. and the area
Mrs. Brown and Thompson "
the charge OF being an
quickly followed.
First Woman c0rdd
Monday morning. following r.
ton of Mrs. Brown and g
acoulttal OF Thompson, Gors
fenced TO serve seven !ssn
at the governnsnt
r LeayenWorth. Kan Ths ~
Brown presented oostacies y
however, as shs "
woman ever convicted VI
aral court. and also eecseT
hat the laws appertainlns VI
N this district OF the itae's
5arently made no provision
she should be sent 20 - -:
Action was consequently 80
yesterday pending te!ss,ar
rom the federal author1u5Tr1 T1r,,-
Mrs. Brown. Gould and w
III white slayers. VIII oe
;ss TO face their resPeepMs.
,rohablv the last part O. ~
,fficers from the Unitea ean,.ss 49,
,ffice. The sentence lm X. n,
lorris indicates clearly ts.i;5
,oyernnlept In ITS deteInloa
mi white slave" trafDe -
The rial of Ross Morris =
,.ggs .1 also accused OF engagf
lave" traffic. will Desh
ohm A. Marshall and 8 ~
raj court today. The pnI par.s
avins taken Irene HeIlse'M5 @ ri
ity 10 La Grande' ote.' -
Vslla Walla, Wash, for