The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-02
WEALTHY MEN
Fined for Offenses Against a
Sixteen Year Old Girl

Cincinnati, O., March 2.-Col1nel
Brent Arnold, more than go years old,
a leading figure in southern elite So
ciety, clubman, and general freight
agent and superintendent of terminals
of the Louisville. and Nashville rail
road, pleaded guilty 10 juvenile court
on II charge of contri buting to the de-
~linquency of little Mildred Crane rs
years old. of 313 Webster street.
Sentence, as was expected, was pro-
nnurced later and Arnold was fined
$3.50. Arnold. who voluntarily went
to court earlier in the day, had furn-
ished II, 900 bond, signed by Attorney
9. ID. Robertson. AT that time he
asked for IA delay before pleading the
charge. When he visited court in
the late afternoon he was closeted with
Juvenile Judge German. Arnold was
one Of four wealthy and prominent
men named in warrants sworn to by
Mrs. Bertha Meg han, the mother of
Mildred Crane. The other three were:
Hugo Goldsmith. 30 years cid, mem
Der of the firm of p. Goldsmith's
Sons, nationally known manufacturers
of baseballs and sporting goods, resid-
ing on Greenwood court, Avondale,
Cincinnati; Newton Fox, 30 years old,
member of Fox Brothers & Co, deal
ers in diamonds and jewelry, East
Fourth street. and residing at Ali Oak
street, in the exclusive section of the
city; Charles House. general agent
Nam Work nlnKhfnn haran k,oI
quarters at Louisville, known through
ont the central states and Michigan,
visiting Detroit often.
Brent Arnold was charged with
contributing to the delinquency of
Mildred Crane on November 3. 1918,
in rooms over the manicure parlors of
Mrs Elizabeth Phares Brown at l29
West Seventh street here. House is
charged with contributing to her de-
linquency at a Cincinnati hotel Oh De-
cember 30. Fox's alleged offense took
place. it Is charged, at $40 Carlisle
avenue here on December 81. Gold
smith is charged with contributing to
her delinquency at 5i6 Carlisle avenue
in this city on cem Der 5.
Because of his age. no imprisonment
was given Colonel Arnold by Juvenile
Judge German. In answer to Prosecu.
tor Weinig's questions. Arnold bowed
his head. Colonel Arnold has been a
national figure in railroad official
circles tor over a quarter Of q century,
and N from one of the fret families
of Kentucky. Some years ago. Arnold
was "a we'll known igure in Detroit
railroad circles, but attained his
prominence since coming with the L.
81 N. railroad, participating, as the
representative of the railroad, 10 the
bitter legal fight of that RAILROAD,
against Cincinnati, to gain possession
of nine miles of public Ohio river
landings, for the use of the railroads
| against the pittsburg- Cincinnati steam
boat lines. These cases went to the
United States supreme court and were
considered test cases in the United
States in the contest between the water.
way lines and national steam railroads.
Mrs. Bowen, manicurist, at whose
fashionable parlors, Arnold, it il
claimed. obtained "A meeting with the
Crane girl for 800. will be tried later.
George Richter. u chauffeur, who, al.
so pleaded guilty, was fined.
Theodore Myers. a local clothing
manufacturer, arrested in indianapolis
and truned states evidence. is await
ing a hearing while Mrs. Lillian Boeres,
and her colorsd maid, who conducted
q meeting place for wealthy men and
young girls. were both recently fined
$500 upon conviction and appealed
| their cases.
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