The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-12

DEFENDANT IS Rel E E' p,
MARY MARTINA t.El lbS Y n SFoFsWlrs
NESS.
This morning before Unite
tCommission John ". Mason ItS ae.
CURED the trial Of Fred AnihFcsia asld
Frank cavelio, two Italian cSa
ed with violating the aan ghite
Slave Act.
The trial resulted in the eleage
Frank Cayello, %hile Fred AraHsos q
land Mary Martina, an talIlp lFlS
were held as charged IN ths Ladics
ments issued against them.
The case had been. wotk aps
Secret Service Officer q z. y armsh 81
Washington, D. c.. who Is i speclal
tlcer in the tracing down the giclatcEa
Of the White Slave act.
Farmer traced the two men ltlglpss
man and the girl from Chicago, AL. to
Clarksburg, W. Va, and from fhere
the Lucas mines outside o. elaFk
burg
The secret service man this morn
ing submitted to Commissiones Mason
n sheaf OF messages from ehief Finn
lof the Chicago Offices, the messlgss
giving different details regafdiH hs
case. In one of the messages the
cago Office stated that the ease Which,
Farmer was working on seemed
a "flagrant~yiolatIon, and advised tiat
the men wanted be charged with stFlils
porting, seduction, and other serious
crimes
United states Deputy MafHh " p
Hupp brought the two men and tleigc
man to this city this moEnltg Secret
Service Officer Farmer accpttpaaslt
the trio OF prisoners.
The testimony produced be- Fore Com
missioner Mason was 70 tas
cayellO. Ambtosia and aiaf
had all come to Clarksburg ftcn
cago, Ambrosta runningSaway
girl from her home in Chicago S;RtsFe
she had been staying with hef motHe
and working at sewing of some kihd
at her home with her mother.
According to what the chieagp oalce
sent opt by message, complal alnts had
been made TO them that Amhtcsia,
CayeIlO and other Italians had ril
away with the girl, bringing her toIthi
part Of the country where she
be used as a prostitute. but ttiis diti
not seem to come out at the trial this
morning. as the testimony Of alI tttee
was TO the effect that. Mary dtttlla
land Fred Ambrosia we're to be
rled, and that no other person Aa
been with the girl other than Fred AZ.
brosia.
Ambrosla tes-. saat after sutis
ming away from Chicago with theIElEl X
end coming to West Virginia, he 3Een
to the clerks Office in Clarksburg and
attempted to secure license 10 bsia
lowed to marry the girl but this
refused as the girl was only la. years
Of age II "a
Ambrosla and the girl had been lllF-
ing together as man and wife atBess
eral different places, but had been
fired out when 1t was learned that they \
were not married.
The secret service officer seemed
think that the story as told byI
three was the truth, as did comaIs
sioner Mason, and caxello was allow
ed his freedom. IL
Mary Martina and Fred Amhtosl
we're However, held for the edetal
grand jury, and Deputy Marshal Hdpp
took the two to Martinsbufg Wher
they will be confined 1.-THE jail ,ntI.
until tie time of Ambrosla's g ttiaI; ME
girl was held as witness.
The two were guilty Of at least
technical infraction Of the Mann White
slaveact ana it was thought that
Chicago Office might have some atton
er evidence against the mar.
Mr.. Farmer is working on osher
fcases in West Virginia, and Gcmmi
sioner Mason will likely becallad ;tFoli
TO hear several Of these cases within
| the next few weeks.
Frank Grafton acted as inteEprets
| in the hearing this morning