The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-21
Chicago Women Support Lucille
Cameron'S Mother
IN FIGHT AGAINST CHAMPION
The Black Fighter Is Menaced--Crowd
Cries Lynch HIM" as He Starts
Toward Guarded Auto
mobile.

Chicago. Oct. 2l-I ncensed at the
Haunting by pugilist Jack johnson of Il
white girl, Lucille Cameron of Minneapo-
lis. and his reflections on womankind
and insults TO the mother of the girl,
| prominent Chicago women and women's
social and economic organizations pledged
support Saturday afternoon to Mrs. +.
! Cameron Falconet in taking decisive
measures to prosecute the prizefghter.
The mother of the girl, who in her
efforts to rescue her daughter has set
the machinery of four different courts
in motion, received in the morning more
than score of letters from leading Chi
eago women offering assistance, and the
presidents of half dozen clubs com
municated with her in the afternoon.
Among those who voiced their senti-
ments of the case and offered their as
sistance are officers Of the woman's party
OF Chicago and the Chicago Welfare
league. Several of the individuals who
pledged cooperation asked Mrs. Falconet
not to reveal their names.
Charged with the abduction of a white
girl, Jack Johnson. the negro champion
pugiist, was arragned in municipal
court Saturday His bond was increased
from $500 to 81 500. and the case con-
tinued until the Goth. Johnson be-
came furious when counsel for Mrs. +.
Cameron Fa Ieonet. mother of the 10
year-old girl, demanded that his bond
be increased 81 don't see why Johnson |
should be shown any more partiality /
than any other defendant charged with |
a similar crime said Charles Erbstein,
the woman's attorney. Il don't think |
it's necessary to increase the bond
johnson told the court. Il am respon-
sible citizen. | have business worth /
$50 900" at NAV be worth that to
vou.' flashed back Erbstein, "but it's IL
legal and you ought to be put out of
business "All right, Mr. Mayor" COM
mented johnson with laugh.
"Tf ! was mayor Of Chicago, YOU
wouldn't be in a business three days,
replied the attorney.
After considerable wrangiing Judge
Hopkins placed the bond at $1,000. the
usual amount in abduction cases. Then !
Johnson asked permission to write out
, check to cover the increase. moi
'hecks 90 with me" asserted the attor-
'ey. "All right II will be cash then. = .
shouted Johnson. spelling out the word.
4 professional bondsmsn posted cash
bond for the negro Two agents Of the
governments department Of justice were
n court.
A mittimus ordering the detention OF
.ucile Cameron was issued Saturday by
nited States Commissioner FoOte. on
DUPLICATION of the district attorney. She :
vas held under s25 200 bonds. Miss Cam :
ron win appear before Commissioner
roote Tuesday and il i expected she
vim be taken before the federal grand /.
urv on the same dav. She was ques Z
toned bv government agents for two (.
ours Saturday. but refused to tell Of !;
or relations with Johnson. Another 4
unor spread over Chicago during the :,
orenoon that Johnson had been shot. !.
/ was wholly erroneous. A report that I.
nhnson had visited the hank in an at. :.
arunt 20 obtain s25oo0 "a effect the !;
iris release on bonds. caused federal !:
fcers % plan ~ remove Mss Cam I:
Ron 70 the county jail ~ Rockford. I:
q United States Commissioners foote !.
sued papers authorizing Der removal :;