Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-01
RESCUE GIRL;
 JAIL BETRAYER. Story of Victim Reads Like Chapter From "The House of Bondage" ACCUsED's BOND $2,000 Wilson Kelly, Aged P, Held on Charges of Violating Mann
 Act-Texas Girl the
 Victim.
ACCUsED'S BOND $2,O00

Hardly less horrible than the de- tails related by Herbert Kaufman in his "The House of Bondage" is the story told by Edna Hopkins, a IT, year-old Pittsburg, Texas, girl, who was rescued by E. J. Kerwin, federal white slave officer, and Chief of Police Frank Stewart from a house of prostitution where she had been placed by Wilson Kelly, 27 years of age, claiming Pittsburg, Texas, as hls home, but who is suspected of being a white slave" cadet. Kelly was given an examination before United States Commissioner A. l.. Burnett yesterday on charges of violating three sections of the Mann white slave" act and was remanded to the federal jail at Little Rock in default of bond of $2,000, The Hopkins girl was taken back home by her father, J. H. Hopkins, who came ill response to a telegram from Mir. KerWln.
 That the girl is now with her par ents is due to the provisions of the federal act requiring that the arrival and departure of women from houses of prostitution be reported to the white slaveH officer; to the readi ness of the keeper of an East Bar raque street house to comply with the law and to the prompt action of Mr. kerwin and Chief Stewart.
 Excepting there was no Amazonian- like madame" the tale the girl tells of her Gebauchery by Kelly in a room at the Huckins house at TeXarkana differs not at all from the world picture of the scene painted by Kauf- man in his great exposure of the white slave" traffic.
 Kelly and the girl reached Pine Bluff Monday evening from Little Rock Their presence was first known to the officers Tuesday, when MT. Kerwin was notified by resort keeper of the arrival of stranger. MT. Kerwins Investigation revealed the truth, the girl was removed from the place and the alleged cadet" captured by Chief Stewart when he called to see his victim shortly after ward.
 Apparently in terror of Kelly, the girl at first sought to shield the fel low, but finally was persuaded by Mir. Kerwin to disclose the whole horrible story that had it's beginning at Pitts burg, Texas, on Saturday, April IS, when Kelly proposed marriage to Miss Hopkins Eff she would leave with him and go to TeXarkala to live" Inexperienced in the ways of the world and men, the creduIous were moving that day to Mount Pleas ant, Texas, that she and Kelly were to be married and would live in Tex arkana. Like many parents, Mir. and Mrs. Hopkins did not investigate closely the character of the men who had proposed marriage to their daughter, and they acquiesced.
 Kelly Shows Shrewdness.
 Miss Hopkins says Kelly told her to purchase a ticket to TeXarkana eX- plaining it might cause comment if they were seen departing from Pitts burg together. She did so, and was joined on the train by Kelly, who took her to the Huckins house upon their arrival at TeXarkana. Kelly did not wish to register under his own name, and evaded carrying out his promise to marry by explaining that he had DeeU III tIOuU1o III IoAdI hdlld Stuu could not obtain a license there.
 The girl says she was dissuaded from wiring her father by kelly's declaration that he would redeem his promise of marriage, and She con- sented to remain with him.
 He went out and came back drunk with some whiskey he offered me" she went on. "I refused to take it., and he forced it down my throat. What happened after that, l do not remember"
 When she awakened that Sabbath morning, she realized all to well how she had been doped, but the poor creature did not know what she