The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
CLOSE IN ON JACK
Web of Evidence Tightening
About Negro Champion.
MuIattO Said to Have Given
Secrets to Officers.

Cbicago oct. 25.-Federal officers
the city legal department., reform or
ganizatiOns and local women's CLUBS
have Joined in weaving closer around
Jack Johnson, negro champion pusll-
ist whose relations with Lucille Cam
eron. a Minneapolis white girl, have
aroused a racial sentiment throughout
the country, a web of evidence with
which they hope to send him to the
federal penitcntiary.
Deputy United States marshals mace
important steps toward the final bring
ing Of a white slave charge against
Johnson when they brought Ada
Banks. the mulatto entertainer whose
husband Yesterday filed a $4,000 alien
alton suit against Johnson, before
Martin Lyns, acting superintendent OF
the department of justice. She was
questioned by Lyns and is said 20 nave
told of Johnson's relations with her
and with white girls in the Cafe De
Champion.
BerthoId Meyer, one of the special
agents of the department of Justice,
made a mysterious taXicab trip TO
downtown hotel, in company with d
member of the district attorneys staff
He would not say what was the cause
of the trip but would not deny that
Mrs. katherine Dorsey, at whose place
Lucille Cameron lived when she first
came to Chicago was at the hotel
Mrs Dorsey and ''Jeannette Dorr, the
woman who brought the Cameron girl
to Chicago and introduced her to john
son are said to be the same woman.
They Must Tell of johnson.
Subpoenas were issued for Mrs
Geneviye Grant and for George Little,
of Cleveland, a former manager of
black fighter on his theatrical tours.
Mrs. Grant is a sister of Mrs Dorsey
and the federal operatives hope to
gain valuable information from her
when she appears before the grand
jury -Ionday.
The subpoena for Little was issued
to gain whatever Information possible
bout the conduct of Johnson while on
the road While with d burlesquo
show he played in Minneapolis and it
is thought possible that he might have
first seen the Cameron girl there in
stead of in Chicago, as he later
stated.
City Prosecutor James S. McInerny
declared that Johnson will have
hard time If he attempts to secure
another saloon license to replace the
one belonging to the Old Style Lager
Brewing company of Lacrosse, IS.
This license, as far as it is rented
to Johnson, expires November 1 and
the brewery announced that Johnson
could not renew 1T.
Attorney Charles Erbstein, counsel
for Mrs Cameron-Falconet, mother OF
the girl. received nearly a hundred
kilograms all over the country, express
ing outraged feelings over the conduct
of the negro.
One letter, unsigned, purporting to
show the feeling of Knoxville, Tenn.
people toward Johnson, was given out
by Attorney Erbstein. 1t read:
Cant you frame up some PROPOSE
ton to get this Johnson to our city
We will stand the expense and promise
that he suffer no pain. Just address
the letter in care of the city council.
Tenn
Erbstein also declared that a 1evea
character woman who he once de-
Tended told him today that the thugs
had been hired to assassinate MIN.
MY client told me- said Erbstein.
that johnson had offered 81, 900 if i
were put out of the way, and that
sluggers had been put on my trail
Emil van Bever. law partner of
Erbstein. corroborated the story of the
threat.
Meanwhile Johnson, abanuoned
even the members of his own family,
sulked in the Iounging room over his
Cafe De Champion a reporter
asked Johnson if he had anything TO
say.
Too much has been said now" re-
piled the black champion apathetical-
y. Go on away and let me alone
You reporters have got me in trouble
rorI, .IT-aa H.