The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-10
JUVENILE COURT
OFFICERS PROBE
DELINQUENCY CASE
Prominent Men Implicated in
Affair Which Stirred
Queen City
PARTISAN ACCUSED
ENTERS DENIAL
Two Confess to Charge of
Contributing to Girls
Delinquency

A case which has attracted atten-
ton in Cincinnati, as well as in this
city, was the trial of Mildred Crane, a
/; sxteen-year-old girl, who was charged
with being delinquent, and who, it
was stated in Cincinnati paper, last
Friday morning, gave out a statement
in which it was alleged chat a number
/ of prominene men had contributed to
her delinquency. Among the number
mentioned were Brent Arnold, Gener-
al Freight Agent Of the Louisville &
! NASHVILLE railroad, whose home is in
Cincinnati, and George Alexander,
president of the Alexander Banking
Co., and wealthy citizen of this city.
Probation officers in Cincinnati
have been conducting a thorough in
vestisation into the story of the girl,
who, it is said, made visits to the es-
Enlistment conducted by Lillian Be-
reas, manicurist, in Cincinnati,
where she was introduced to men, the
names of whom were withheld by or
der of Judge Caldwell, presiding at
the sessions of the Juvenile Court, but
a Cincinnati newspaper secured the
names alleged to have been impaired
to the Court, which resulted in their
publication.
The fact that number of promi-
nent men were involved caused quite
stir in the Queen City, and at the
trial, held Friday afternoon before
Judge Caldwell, the Crane girl was
adjudged delinquent and was held
pending the prosecutor Of the BoreaS
woman. 1t was upon the testimony
/ of George Richter, a chauffeur, with
| whom she had relations in January,
that the girl was heiG by the Court as
a delinquent.
Mr.. Alexander was i'll at his home
on Pleasant street, where he has been
confined for the past three weeks,
when he received the information that
his name had been linked with the pro-
ceedings in the Juvenile Court at Gin
cinnati. When seen Friday evening,
he was able to sit I'D and gave ont a
statement in which he stoutly main
J tanned his innocence of the alleged
charges placed against BIN in the
Cincinnati newspapers, and declared
that the matter WAS ridiculous and
absurd.
| "It is very unfortunate that l
should have been drawn into this
affair."" said Mr.. Alexander, "but am
as innocent as a baby of the charges
made by the girl, and the first intima-
) tion had of being involved was when
was apprised Of the newspaper ar
ticle, and of my name being linked
with the affair"
did you know, Mildred Crane?"
/ was asked.
81 never saw the girl in my life," he
replied, neither do / know the wom-
an to whose home it is said she was
taken. The accusation is infamous,
slanderous, and absolutely without
foundation. My last visit to Cincin-
natl was on New Years Day. While
there was the guest of Brent Arnold.
Since that time have given my atten.
ton to my business, until three
weeks ago, when / became I'll. The
motive, think, is purely one for gain,
otherwise it would have been impossi-
bic for them to have identified me
with the disgraceful proceedings"
81 have been informed" said he,
chat Mildred Crane is said to have
letters and kilograms bearing my sig
nature. If such letters and kilograms
ARE in her possession they are forger.
les, but / question the truth or such
report"
Mr.. Alexander did not seem per.
turbed over the affair, other than the
embarrassment to which he had been
subjected through having his name
involved.
In the Juvenile Court, Saturday,
Lillian Boreas was given a fine Of $3.50
and q thirty days suspended sentence
for contributing to the delinquency OF
the girl. George Ritcher, who figured
in the case, plead guilty to the charge
OF contributing to her delinquency
was fined So and cos:s and sentenced
to thirty days in the workhouse,
which was suspended on application
the assistant prosecutor. The cases
of Elizabeth Bowen were continued
until this week, when they will come
up for hearing before Judge Cor.
man, the newly appointed Judge Of
the Juvenile Court, instead of Judge
Caldwell. whose term of office expired
Saturday.