The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST JOHNSON ARE UNDER PROBE

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 Negro Champions Alleged Rela- tiOns With Several White Girls May Bring Him Under
 Prosecution of Mann White Slave Act
 Chicago, Oct 22-The investigation started by the government, when Mrs. Cameron-Falconet, of Minneapolis, complained that Jack Johnson, negro pugilist was keeping her daughter, Lucille, aged 19, from her, developed today, into a thorough federal grand jury inquiry into alleged traffic in white girls who have been brought | here for negroes who were wealthy enough to pay a large premium. De- tectives who have been employed by the government, today, reported to District Attorney Harry Barlin, who | is conducting the federal investigation, that they had unearthed evidence which would show the existence Of a systematic traffic in white girls brought to Chicago to supply large demand for them, the demand coming chiefly from negro men of wealth and l rich Chinese.
 The government hopes to connect Jeannette Dorr, the woman now being pretty Cameron girl for Johnson, with several otI1er cases of imported white girls which the government agents are Investigating
 l Mrs. Cameron -FaIconet appeared be- fore the grand jury. today, and it was understood her testimony covered the already published allegations she made against Johnson whom she charges with having abducted her daughter and held her in spite of appeals made to him by the mother herself and friends Of the girl
 The Cameron girl was closeted with her mother for a quarter of an hour in the United States marshal's office. to- ! daS Before the mother went to the grand jury room The officers left the two alone and when Mrs. Cameron were red with crying. The daughters face was impassive, her eyes were dry and dull and she showed no signs or motion.
 senting Mrs Cameron-Fa1conet, pre- pared for a possible release Of the having issued a writ ordering the in- quiry into the girls sanity, alleging that her infatuation for Johnson is due to an unbalanced mind. The writ was placed in the hands of Special Bailiff Isaac Dof and he stationed himself outside the door of the fed
 eraI Ia4 Dgii6rng frse b1 g0 Jndge nd 1 carpenter with the bailiff, Attorney Erbstein ordered a crew of half a dozen to await the girls coming out and to prevent any action by Johnson or any of the negroes who were accompany ing the pugilist, today, in trying to keep the girl out of custody. All of the men picked by Erbstein were husky, rough fellows who ad- mitted that they would like a fight. What if Johnson starts trouble when you attempt to take the Cam eron girl?'' one of the crew was ask ed. we are all supplied with Cats 4< k1-1 man replied and explained that in his sphere Cat is police re- volver.
 appeared at the grand jury room
 ready to testify. He said that he un-
 derstood he to be asked if his son and the Cameron girl. He said
 he would answer that the girl never
 met anyone at his house except her
 mother.
 The grand jury investigation was
 expected to include an inquiry into
 the affair of the Narcissus Club of
 women.
 Miss Cameron arrived at the fed
 eraI building from Rockford, Ills, at
 II a. m. She walked from the train
 with the deputy and was followed by
 crowd. She carried a bundle of
 manuscript
 ment, today, reported that they had
 learned of two girls who have been
 living. in Jack Johnson's apartments
 over his cafe since before the suicide
 of Johnson's white wife.
 Helen White, one of the tvo came
 here from Detroit, the detectives said about the same time Lucille Cameron met the negro fighter. The other girls
 name was withheld.
 Chicago, Oct. 21-Lucilie~ Cameron. the pretty white girl from MinneapoIis who clung to the arm of Jack John son, negro pugilist when her mother pleaded with her to go home, was brought to Chicago from the Rockford, federal grand jury and tell her story which, it is charged, will involve John son in alleged violation of the Mann white slave act.
 The 19 year old girl has not wavered in her determination to stand by the negro fighter and she has repeatedly asserted that she will marry him, if | he is willing as soon as both of them are out of the multitude of troubles which have surrounded them.
 Johnson was in particularly ill flu- nor, today. He had received news of fcially that Hugh Mcintyre the Aus tralian promoter, had cancelled his of i fer of $50,0O0 for Johnson to fight a 1 series of bouts. He also had word offi- cially from Al Tearney, former fight CT and stakeholder for the Johnson Flynn fight at Las Vegas that Tear l ney would have no more dealings of | any kind with him.
 CT will not lend Johnson S25 GOO and will not lend him 25cents'' was the word which Tearney had sent to John l son.
 Johnson objected so strenuously to 1 finally the government officers re- quested that he go outside of the cafe l and await them on the sidewalk. 'Af- l ter he was gone, Johnson said:
 "Gentlemen, if he hadn't got out of l here you'd have had chance to hurt