The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-15

under arrest were in Oklahoma City
at that time The girl did not re-
turn with them
She went TO Wichita to join the
Jones woman upon receipt of the fol-
lowing telegram, which is now in the
| hands Of the federal authorities:
wichita. Kan, Mar. l6. 1911
Miss Carrie Davis, care Regal Hoicl,
oklahoma City:
60 to Santa Fe for ticket Come
on 1870 sure. Wire me.
(signedl Babe Miller 5:45 p M
In response to the message the girl
went 10 the depot and signed UP for
ticket with Agent Best. 4 carbon
of the receipt will be used as an
exhibit. The girl has been known as
Davis by many persons here though
her right name is Dawirs.
The first real clue that we cot was
through the message which We found
in the telegraph office, said De
tectiNe Biewer last night. The girrs
step-father grew suspicious and we
began an investigation be continued
We have the number OF the ticket
which was sent here from Wichita for
ihe girl The agent at Wichita win
identify the parties who deposited The
money for the ticket.
The ease was brought to focus
Friday whom the Dawirs Girl and
Jones woman returned 10 Oklahoma
City arrested The girl in the
terminal station and The woman in a
hotel on South Hudson street They
were expecting to depart for Houston,
Texas.
During the correspondence withl
he police at Wichita, it seems thai
The TWO mon got wise that the Of
ficers we're on their trail They have
sent the woman and The girl away "a
try ana throw the officers off the
trail
we secured the sworn statement
Of The Dawlrs girl She says that she
was taken to q rooming house in
Wichita where she stayed for twelve |
days with one of the men. They
were in d looming house located on
North Market street in Wichita.
"The Two men. according to her |
statement. expected to fit MP a resort
with this woman and the girl who is
a mere child.
We secured q fan statement from
The Jones woman FRIDAY shortly after
the arrest. She was willing to swear
to all Of it up until the time we
asked her to do SO. While we we're
writing it out her lawyer told her to
not sign same. We have witnesses
20 prove that she dictated its con-
tents and viii Use it anyway as evil
icnce at the trial
THE girl says that she was led
'stray because she was not earning
enough money TO support herself at
lines she received only 50 per week,
she says.
This woman's husband conducts
aundry in Shawnee, from the infor-
nation We have received We have /.
.vidence to prove that she secured .
he eirl-that the men furnished the /
money.
"l believe We nave a complete case
gainst all Of them Both OF the men
re married
Ne have q large number OF letters
'hich were found in the trunk OF the
irl also some letters which the wo-
IAN received from the two men. They II
III GEE used as evidence"
Under the white slave act. the OK
eme penalty is double in case like
Dis one. For Transporting a Girl un- III
ar age, the extreme penalty is ten III
'srs in prison with fine OF $1,000 =
We will have no trouble in PROV .
z that the parties are not guilty ~
hen the preliminary trial is held.
i'd T. + Robertson. lawyer for the
mes woman.
She will endeavor to secure her <
lease from the Guthrie jail on
nd" continued the lawyer Robert s
n was one Of the star Witnesses for
prosecution in the nd-Gore
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