The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-20
Woman Says She VII Follow
When She is Torn From
Him at Train.
WILL STAY CLOSE TO H1M
Sentenced to One Year, One Day III
Fort Leavenworth Prison and
Pay Costs in the Case.

Y ~ & N
| Dahville, March 10 Dewitt e.
Nellis was this morning sentenced
Ihy Judge Wright In the Federal
court here 70 imprisonment At hard
labor IN the Federal prison at Fort
Leayenworth, Kan, to one year and
/ one day and to pay all the costs in
the ease against him.
The jury in the case had IL under
/ consideration from Tuesday morn
ing at 1900 o'clock until 500 Al m.
this morning when a sealed verdict
was returned
1 Judge Wright upon convenine
icourt this morning at 1000 o'clock
cent for Neliis and read the iuyy's
verdict finding him guilty of the
charge Of enticing Mrs. Idelle Wynn
from Gnnthersville, Ala, TO East St.
Louis for immoral purposes.
/ immediately Nellis' attorneys
made a very strong plea for d JaI
Isentenee instead Of a term III the
Federal penitentiary, but their pleas
We're nnaYailing and Judge Wright
with severe lecture fixed the SEN
Itance.
/ Mrs.. Wynn remained al the side
Ioi Nellis from tile time he was
lhrougilf into the court room. the
i verdict read and, the sentence i'm
lpossed and he was taken from the
court room ta the marshal's office
4. Lite this evening Neflls. hand
Icnifen 70 q negro. was taken to d
tram IN charge Of deputy enroute
70 Fort Leavenworth to begin his
lscntence. Mrs Wynn followed
| Nellis from Jail to the train. cling
ing 10 his form and crying that sha
would stand by him to the end OF
the world.
| The Services of two policemen
were required to tear Mrs. Wynn
from Nellis 30 the, deputy In charge
| could get on the train with his pris-
toner's.
i Mrs Wynn, after the train had
departed. declared that she would
take the next train for Kansas City.
| where she could he close to the man
lshe loved bcttar than. life. iii
Kansas CITY she would 20 10 work.
REMAINING there until NeIiis had
served his time at Leavenworth.
| She said, as Leavenworth was con-
Injected with Kansas City by am In
| terurban railway and was only fiji
lty minutes ride she would see him
as often as Warden McGfaughery
would permit visitors to see prison
fers. She further said that Nellis
should never want FRI anything.
that he was innocent ana was suf-
lfering punishment for crime
which he had not committed and If
lthere had been an offense committed
lagainst the law OF God or man she
lalone was the guilty one.
/ The sentence of one year and one
day ia the penitentiary is absolutely
necessary as term in the peniten-
tiary under the Federal law must
Iexceed one year. With good be
hasior Nellis term will be cut short
one month. but since the costs of
the court were added TO the penalty
he viii have to stay one month adj
Il ditional. 50 he can schedule under
the pauper act.
Tie case against Nellis had its
beginning in Cairo some few months
ago, Nellis meeting the woman and
becoming Infatuated with her. This
infatuation brought him into sever
al scrapcs with the husband and
with two other young men about
town Mrs. Wynn was sent to rela-
ltiyes at Gunthersville, Ala. by her
husband, but Nellls sent for her.
She only remained In Cairo a few
days, heing ordered to leave town
following a hair -p1liing escapade.
| Chief Egan thinking this the easiest
way to settle a scandal. She left
Cairo and returned to Gunthersvllle
lorly to be the recipient OF letters
and telegraph money order from
Nellis TO meet him at Mounds and
together they would 60 10 East st.
Louis. The womans husband sus-
pecting his Wife. was apprised ot
her departure. meeting with Nellis
and their destination.
He followed. located the pair and
notified the Federal authorities of
the violation of the Mann Act and
INells and Mrs. Wynn were caught
lin room together in an East st.
Louis foeming house. where they
had. when engsging the room. reg
istcTed as man and wife.
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