Arizona republican., 1913-11-07
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It Took a Federal Jury Less Than Ten Minutes Yes terday Morning to Find Robert Maehl Guilty of White Slavery

A federal jury in less than ten minutes decided that Robert Maehl was white shaver and returned verdict to that effect. His attorneys moved for a new trial and pending the hearing of that motion asked that his bail of S1,2OO be continued Judge SaWtelle said that he believed that such a bail was entirely inade- quate in the case of one who stood convicted and would not allow it. Maehl was taken to the county jail and locked up.
 About two months ago Maehl, who was detective in the office of Dis trict Attorney Fredericks of Los An geleS county, California, arrived in the city with a young and prepos- sessing woman, Mrs. Starc1 About that time several Shriners who were returning from a meeting at Los An geles, were attracted to the pair by the drunken conduct of Maehl on the train, and learning that they had stopped at Maricopa as man and wife, the Shriners reported the affair to the office of the United States marshal. They were immediately taken into custody. Maehl was locked up and the woman for a time was held as a witness. but later she was turned over to the Crittenten home, it being supposed that she would be a willing witness for the government as she had freely told the govern ment officials of the story of her downfall a the hands of Maehl
 A few days ago she escaped from the home, but shortly before the trial Of Maehl she was located and detained until the beginning of the trial on Wednesday. She said that Maehl was an old friend of her fath- er,- and she had known him from childhood. Her parents a few years ago moved east, leaving her in Los Angeles in the care of Maehl, whose conduct toward her was circumspect until after her marriage. Then he became frequenter of her home gainst the will of her husband, who al length deserted her, leaving her with a babe, which for some years she endeavored to support by honest means. Gradually her relations with Maehl became criminal and a couple of months ago. when he was about to take a vacation, he begged, and finally forced her to accompany him to Phoenix, where he told her that she could find more profitable em- ployment.
 There were two other white slave cases to be tried yesterday, those of Williams and Atwood But as United States District Attorney Morrison was absent and at the request of Assistant District Attorney Richey both were continued.
 The case of Atwood presents one interesting feature. He was charged with transporting a woman from Wilcox to Clifton for immoral pur- poses. His attorney Benton Dick, denurred to the indictment on the ground that the case did not come under the Mann act for the reason that both Wilcox and Clifton are in Arizona MT. Dick assumed that the woman had travelled on a through ticket through New Mexico, by the only convenient route by which one may pass between these places. But it turned out that one ticket had been bought to Lordsburg, N. M, and one from that point to Clifton. The demurrer was therefore over ruled.
 Judge Sawtelle stated yesterday that when he was ready to pass upon the demurrers in the neutrality cases he would notify the attorneys for the defendants that they might have their clients in court.