Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-21
Judge Kerwin Orders Ar rest of G. B. Smith, Who
 Placed Wife in Resort.
GIRL IS FROM TEXAS
Department of Justice Orders kerwin to Act in Absence of District
 Attorney Martin.

Delne duthOriZeQ Dy the special COm- missioner Stanly Finch, Of Baltimore, Md, filed an affidavit before A. L. Burnett, United States Commissioner, charging Gle1orie e. B. Smith, formerly of Houston, Texas. and late Of St. Louis, Mo, with violation of Section 7 and 2 of the White Slave Traffic Act of June 9, 1910. Com missioner Burnett upon the affidavit filed by Judge Kerwin issued sub phoenas for witnesses and also war. rant of arrest and sent same along with the affidavit to the United States marshal at Little Rock. Ark. The offelse being a continued one it is probable that it will be tried here
 The filing at this time of the affi davit by Judge Kerwin was made possible because Smith arrived Tues day morning from St. Louis. knowing that the white slave officer here had been Investigating him for sometime, and used a certain chauffeur tu further his scheme by having the chauffeur telephone to resort on East Barraque street asking if This gir2 was there. That afternoon she left the house where Judge Kerwin has permitted her to stay at her own request and secretly met Smith. She for Ind m of f and after he told her what she had done, expressed a desire to go to her mother in Houston, Texas. Judge Kerwin immediately telegraphed the special commissfoner@w what had hap pend and his instructions received by telegraph were, that owing to the absence of the District Attorney W. H. Martin, and heahpving appointed no assistant attorney. for Judge Ker- win to file complaint and affidavit before proper officer.
 Judge Kerwin for more than ten days has been awaiting the return or the district attorney from Washing ton. D. C., and as it appeared that Smith is preparing to flee the country the action taken yesterday was made necessary by the actions of Smith and the attitude of the prosecuting witness.
 Judge Kerwin as white slave of- ficer has been quietly working on the case and getting the facts together for the past month and has had it ready for the district attorney some ten days ago. The substance of the affidavit filed and the story connect ed herewith in brief is as follows:
 That Glenroie Smith, known also as G. B. Smith. lived at Houston Texas. Also lived there girl by the name of Josie Jones, known in the underworld as Bessie Welsh. She was working girl at Houston, Tex as, and Smith had been keeping com pany with her some time He inform ed her after repeated attempts to ge, the girl to marry him that he would follow her until she did agree to marry him. She started to leave Houston. Texas, and he desired that she get off at Palestine. This she refused to do but went on and arriv- ed at TeXarkana Texas or Arkansas, but it seems on the Texas side. She arrived there on the morning of JuLe 12, 1913 at o'clock in the morning according to the story of the girl. arrived the same day June 12, 1913, at the same place in the afternoon. They met sometime the same afternoon. and Smith took her over to the Ar kansas side and went to County Clerk Little, of Miller county, secured marriage license, and according to the story of the girl they were marri- ed that afternoon about , o'clock by Presbyterian minister. Immediate ly after she became his wife Smith took her back into the State Of Texas, on the Texas side of TeXarkana, and on her wedding night his first act was to go to the madam of a house of ill fame located at No. 405 Ward street and engage room for her. The next morning Friday June 1s. 1913. he took his newly made bride and wife and placed her in the house of i'll fame remaining and talking about one hour and half. He call led to see her every day while she was there according to the owner oi the house, Grace Browder. Smith then left and went to Little Rock and got her to follow him. On July 5, 1913, he came to Pine Bluff bringing his wife and immediately took her to the Mansion, house of i'll fame here on. East Barralu street, and remained 6s VI