Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-18
JACK JOHNSON HAS
 HYPNoTIZED HER GIRL.
Minneapolis Woman Unable to Get
 Daughter to Leave Him.

Chicago, Oct. 17-Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight champion pugilist appeared before Chief of Police Mo- Weeney today to explain his relations with Miss Lucille Cameron, 19 year old white girl, daughter of Mrs. F. Cameron Falconet of Minneapolis for whom the police had been asked to search by the mother.
 In a dramatic appeal Mrs. Cameron Falconet told of her failure to get her daughter away from the influences of the negro. She described her an- guish when she learned last Friday that her daughter was a frequenter of Johnson's cafe, her hurried trip here to rescue the girl, her interviews with the pugilist, who she declares, insult ed her and fouted her plea that he give up the girl. Johnson she said told her he could '"get' any woman he wanted.
 When I found Lucille I pointed out the wrong she had done. 1 pleaded with her. I told her I would give up everything I had in life to get her to go back and I would go any place with her and shield her from criticism back home. She refused to come, be- ing apparently under Johnson's in- fiuence.
 Then telephoned the pugilist. He said he would send an auto for me; friends advised me to see if I could not personally get him to giva up my daughter,
 When his automobile arrived he was in it himself, although he said 1t would be empty. When I entered the machine I drew down the shades so as not to be seen. This nettled him.
 "'Oh, some of the best white women in Chicago ride in this car,' is what he said to me.
 T begged Johnson to give my daughter up. He said he wouldn't and leered in my face
 'We rode to a home on Sheridan road where Lucille was staying. She wept and told me she had gone too far to go back. Every once in while she would walk out Of he room with the negro aLd talk with hin.
 T left her uialecidel Finally she came to my hotel. We talked of how she could become disentangled. I was convinced at that time that the negro had hypnotic influence over her.
 "she went down stairs to use the ed. Johnson told me he would give every dollar he has to hold her. have appealed to the police, but they Say that they can do nothing as Lu- cile is 19 years of age"
 Johnson made an absolute denial of unduly friendly relations with Miss Cameron and that infa5uat;on for the Cameron girl was one of the causes of the suicide recently of Mrs. Etta Duryea Johnson, his white wife. He declared the girl left her position as cashier in his cafe for another posi- tion and that his wife had never seen Miss Cameron.
 Johnson denies the whole thing" said Chief McWeeny. "Ono thing is certain. If I find anything wrong with Johnsons place hell be arrested in a hurry
 Miss Cameron was taken into cus- tody by the police tonight after she had refused to leave her companions in Chicago and accompany her mother to Minneapolis.
 She was questioned by Police Cap tain Neotbaer and later taken to the South Clark street police station for the night. She was arrested on com plaint of her mother, but was not booked.
 Miss Cameron told Police Captain Nootbear that she loved Jack Johnson and that while the negro ndd not vel made her a proposal of marriage she expected soon to become his wife. At this announcement the mother of the girl became hysterical.
 Later Johnson. accompanied by an attorney visited the police station. and attempted to talk with the girl, but was denied permission to see her. T cannot back out and l don't want to go back to Minneapolis said Miss Cameron. who appeared unaffected by the pleading of her mother.
 'I expect to become the wife of MT. Johnson shortly, although he has not proposed marriage to me. l love him and want to stay in Chicago"