The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-05
FIeis Accused of Transporting
Girl from Pittsburg TO
Wheeling.
GRAND JURY THROUGH
Returns Six Felony and
twenty-five Misdemeanor
Bills Altogether.

julius Rath, former st. Louis
newsboy. who declares he has been
making an extensive trip around the
world during the last fifteen years in
order to win cash prize offered by
the st. Louis Club, was on trial the
greater part of Saturday in federal
district court here on charge OF
violating the national white slavery
law by transporting Lulu Bell
young girl. from Pittsburg to Wheel
ing for an immoral purpose.
Miss BeTE the prosecuting Witness
was placed on the witness stand at
the morning session and the defendant
also testified. He declared he brought
the girl into West Virginia with the
intention OF marrying her but that he
could not obtain a license for that
purpose because the girl was under
age.
The prosecuting witness testified
that she had associated with Rath
both in Pittsburg and in Wheeling,
hut that it had been the intention OF
both to be married as soon as they
could obtain a license. The defendant
gave similar testimony and declared
that he had not only intended to
marry the girl but that he was will
ing to marry her now
Rath declared that he had con-
tract with the ST. Louis Club to travel
100000 miles in his trip around the
world, all OF which distance was to
he traversed on foot, within eighteen
ayears. He declared this contract was
SIN "a vault Of the First National Bank
effIn st. Louis L. G. Munson, special
counsel of the national bank division
in the Department of Justice, who
was a witness in another case in the
court, testified that there is no First
National Bank in ST. Louis.
Two Wheeling policemen, who ar
rested Rath on train at Wheeling
bound for Huntington after Rath and
Lulu Bell had stayed in Wheeling,
also testified.
The taking of the testimony was
completed at the opening of the
afternoon session, Judge Dayton in
structed the jury as to the law points
+, involved and the counsel were allowed
taR6ty minutes on each side for
4sllrxments. The case was given to
> the jupy, at y2;4O O'Clock.
2maAfter, being out thirty minutes the
sijury, returned a verdict of not guilty
Daniel Hottie pleaded not guilty
,whc, narraigned on a charge OF viclat-
ing the national white slavery act by
:, transporting Rose Odds from MASH
lon, O.. to wheeling for an immoral
purpose, and his trial was set for
Monday. An attorney was appointed
to defend him.
Joe Rinehart, coIored, was arraisned
on a charge Of 'bootlesging" and
pleaded not guilty. The court APP
pointed an attorney to defend him and
set the trial for Tuesday morning.
forfeiture of bond was noted in
the "bootIegging'' case of Mike Facy
and a capias was ordered to be is
sued ]. J. ConneIl is the boudsman.
The grand jury made a final report
oF one felony and one misdemeanor
indictments Saturday forenoon and
vas discharged by Judge Dayton
Two fetony indictments We're present
cd Friday afternoon by the grand
Jury. During the term it reported
total of twenty-eight bills. of which
six were for sfelonies and t"enty-two
for .misdemeanors. All the misde-
meanor cases we're for "bootlegging'
Charles ManIey, alias Charles Muir
ply. was acquitted late Friday after
noon by jury of charge OF selling
liquors without federal license at
speakeasy" at Moundsvilie.