The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-15
STORY OF A
FALLEN GIRL
Geraldine Smith Tells Butte Officers
That She Began to Lead Evil
Life At 13-involves Proml.
nent Men Of State

Butte, Mont, April 11.-Petite Ger
aldine Smith, not yet IS years Of
age, who was arrested by the police
at IL o'clock last night. has proven
a source Of information for which
they have long been looking and as
the result Of her statement j. L..
Graf, Joe (Red) Mcdonald and Lea
Williams are in Jail here and ollie
Bates is in custody in Missoula, all
charged with violating the DonIan
white slave law.
j. H. (Curly) Darrah and Myra
Morgan were arrested on charges OF
selling liquor without license, on
her testimony.
Miss Smith told an unusual and
interesting tale. some parts of which
shocked her listeners in the chief
Of policies office but hardened as she
is by the life she aas led, never
brought blush to her cheeks.
She freely admits that she has
been living fast life since she was
IS years Of age, has been an inmate
Of three different houses Of i'll fame,
and has been friendly with a num.
Der Of prominent men around the
state.
She stated this morning that she
still likes Jack Graf, although be
was untrue to her. She will tell all
the facts about him. She spoke about
Joe Mulcahy, the youth she had ar
rested for stealing SIS from her room
and whom she acquitted in police
court yesterday morning by saying
he was not the one who took the
money. Today she admitted that ne
grabbed the $15 She also told of a
fight she had with him in the Wind.
sor resort, where she says he threw
vase at her and she struck him
with hair brush.
Born In Ohio
Her story is as follows:
81 was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio,
June 16, 1895, and came to Montana
with my mother and stepfatner about
five years ago. We lived in Angus
ia, Mont, about AZ miles from Craig
and I got too fresh there, and was
sent to the Home of the Good Shep-
herd, where they kept me for a year
My mother moved to Helena, and
when / was released we lived in that
city. I ran away from home, but
was caught by the officers ana sent
back to the Home of the Good Shep-
herd.
They kept me there for three
months and gave me my liberty.
then fell in love with man many
vars older than myself and ran away
to get married, but was arrested and
sent to the home for the third time.
After | had been there two months
! got too tough for them and they no.
titled my mother to come and get
me. She took me back to her home
but caused her SO much trouble she
would not let me live with her and
| had to shift for myself. I stayed
with a girl friend OF mine named
Sofie Lehman in Helena. She Is the
daughter Of an alderman there. One
night l hired horse and buggy, went
out and got drunk and then drove to
the Savoy hotel. where l got room
and went to bed. abused the horse
terribly and left him standing in the
front Of the hotel. They arrested me
for cruelty to animals, but l got out
of that trouble.
Il then worked in the home of Jo-
scph A. Barnes who is hea. OF n
society to hep fh)leh girls but Mrs.
Barnes did not like ne and ! la to
leave. Barnes secured a place for me
In Drummond but they objected to my
way of living and turned mo out.
then went to work for J. N. Thomp-
son in Missoula. They were very
strict people and attended evaagc-
list meetings with them and sang sew
eral solos. On going home met a boy
from Helena and Mrs. Thompson dia
not like him SO got fired again. I
went to a house of i'll fame In Nilsson
In conducted by Leona Howard but
only stayed one night as I knew the
Helena officers were looking for me.
l met Ollie Bates In Missoula, told
him Of my troubles and he took me to
his room where I lived for q week
with him. I was afraid the police
would find me so Bates and I walked
to Bonner about six miles and took
the train to Butte arriving here ire
latter part Of February.
Il slept the first night at the Ben