Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Wilson Girl, on Stand, Tells ORA
matte Story of Wild Career for
Few Days Prior to Her Arrest,
Morbid Throng Hears Narrative,

WIN elght CONVICTIONS Obtained
Saturday and five persons facing trial
Monday morning, Chief Of Police
James L. Beavers declared Saturday
night that his campaign against the
vice ring in Atlanta has just begun.
What the Chief regards as conclu-
rive evidence has been obtained
against five men, one Of them a prom
inent druggist and another the son Of
a prominent business man. In addi-
tion to these. Chief Beavers has the
names OF ten other men and " half a
dozen young girls who. 1t is alleged.
are involved. The girls Will be ar
rested and efforts made to induce
them TO furnish the names OF others
who are connected with the vice ring
Before Corinne Wilson and Dora
Rothstein are taken to the Cincinnati
Reform School where they were SEN
fenced Saturday afternoon by Record
er Pro Tenn. Preston, they win be
questioned again in the hope that they
will furnish other names than the ones
they have already given the police.
Men Held for Grand Jury.
In addition TO the action taken IN
the cases against the Wilson girl and
the Rothstein girl Saturday afternoon.
A. c. Dollar and W. w. suttles. named
by the Wilson girl in ner statement.
were held on S20O bonds to await the
action Of the Grand Jury and the
higher courts. They were tried before
Recorder Pro Tenn. Preston and were
represented by Attorney William M.
Smith
The other four persons who We're
convicted Saturday Of completely in
the operations Of the vice ring were
Hattie Smith, Paul Estes Hoyt Mon
roe and Mrs. Lola White All were
bound over by Judge Broyles follow
ing Hattie Smiths story OF a joy
ride 10 DeKalb County
A sensational feature Of the trial OF
the Wilson girl and the Rothstelu gin
and Dollar and Suttles Saturday aft
ernoOn was an arraignment Of the
parents OF the Rothstein girl by Re
corder Pro TEN Preston.
IF you had "A dog in your home"
said Recorder Preston TO them, you
would not treat IL as you have treated
TINS girl. Just such action as this lis
resulting to-day in the ruin Of hun
dreds of young girls Of this city"
The stories told by the Wilson girl
and the Rothstein girl were sord.d
recitals of experiences they have has
with men. many of them old enough
TO be their fathers.
Wilson Girls Story Dramatic.
The startling confessions of Corinnc
Wilson formed one Of the most dra-
matte incidents ever known in At
lanta's Police Court
The great crowd. attracted to the
courtroom by the promise Of sensa-
uonal ana salacious details, was not
disappointed.
The girl apparently Obvious q
the throng that surged close about
the judges stand, remained calm and
unperturbcd throughout the ordeal
and never once taltered.
i realize that / have been caught
and that my shame is known TO the
world, and / want TO tell my story in
the hope that some other girl may be
stayed" began the girl 81 have
sinned simply because ! would not
heed advice and listen To the words
that would have kept me in The
straight way. I fell into bad COM
pany and didn't have the courage 10
resist the tempter / became an easy
victim
Father Objected to Match.
Several months ago / fell in love
at least l thought | was in love.
Andrew Wilson, a youth of about 20
years, began paying me attention, ami
! soon found that his was the intlu-
ence that directed me. He seemed "a
good boy, and when he asked me to
marry him / consented. My father
objected TO the match and several
times chased Andrew away from oue
home in Highland avenue, Then An
drew and l eloped ana We're married.
This was shortly after Christmas
was too young TO marry ] ought -
be in school right noW-but l didu
realize all this at that time. Ny nus
band is now in Marietta. I came back
here four weeks ago to stay a while
with my mother.
And then came my downfall. l.
all seems like a terrible nightmare to
me. But I'm going TO tell il all-the1
] believe III feel better about IL.
want to confess all
1t was on the Fourth OF July that
7 went out TO White City, and there
! met this other girl Dora Rothstein
! had been skating in the rink AMI
fell Several people rushed TO my as
sistance, and among them was this
girl. She seemed so nice and ! felt
friendly toward her She later sug-
geste5 that we go in the rear of the
park and pick blackberries and I con-
scented Then she introduced me 10
some boys
Remains With Party.
Dora talked 10 ME about having a
gooG time. Everything looked so
rosy thar I decided I wouldn't return
home. Dora suggested that we re-
main with the boys, and ! thought
tnIs would be fine
something was said about spend
ing the night in a cheap hotel I was
leia that VIC could get a room there
aae that we would be safe. But
N1llgr consent To this I was afraid