Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
Chauffeurs Charged With vio-
Iation of White Slave Act
When Officer Injured
MANUEL p. M0RGltH0
STILL AT DEATHS DOOR
Women Companions On Joy
Ride Subpoenaed to Appear
in Federal Court

At the instance of United States
District Attorney Jeff McCarn war.
rants were issued this morning fcg
the arrest of William l.. Welsh AMI
Charley Reynolds, charging them with
a violation OF the white slave act
Both were placed under arrest
shortly after noon by Acting United
States Marshal Harry Holt, and Will
be given a hearing before Commits.
sioner Davis at ten o'clock Monday
morning
S25v0 and each was of the opinion that
he would be able to raise that amour.
during this afternoon.
In statement 10 the Star-BnlIetn
Mr.. McCarn said that he took this
action solely upon his own initiative
and that he had consulted no other
authorities before 80 doing The fail.
IRE of the authorities now having tn :
matter under Investigation to takn
some action, he said, was cne of tn
reasons which prompted bfm to caus
the warrants to be issued
In conjunction with the ISSUANCE e
the warrants for the arrest Of Welss
and Reynolds, subpoenas have beer
served on Mrs. Mabel Guest and Mrs
Dolly Gordon. notifying them to al
pear in the federal court Mon la
morning as witnesses in the case. /;
is believed that other subpcenas fc
witnesses will be issued during the
day.
Welsh and Reynolds, together with
two women, were members os a "jot
ride" party which ended early Thurs.
day morring In the probable fatal In
jury OF Mounted Police Officer Mar
uel p. A.oranho anil the killing Of his
horse In the collision between an al :
tomobile driven by Welsh and COZ
tanning the other membeIs of the
party. and the mounted officer. Nc
ranho now Is in the Queens hospital J
and ii is stated that he has but a
slight chance for recovery.
Act Chauffeur Violated.
According to Mr.. McCarn It is ir.
sisted by the federal government that
Reynolds and Welsh violated Sector
2 OF the Act OF June IS, 1910, entitlel
IAN act to further regulate interstats
and foreign commerce by prohibitlne
the transportation therein, for immo
al Purposes, OF women and girls, an
for other purposes
That section, in part, reads as TO-
lows
That any person who shall know
ingly transport. or cause to be trans
ported, or aid or assist in obtainin q
transportation fer, or in transporting
in Interstate or foreign commerce, o.
In any territory or in the District o.
Columbia, any woman or girl for the
purpose of prostitution or debauchery.
or for any immoral purpose. or witt
the intent and purpose to induce, er
tlce or compel such woman or girl t,
become prostitute, or to give her
self up to debauchery, or to engage in
any other immoral practice, shall be
deemed guilty of a felony. and upon
conviction thereof shall be punishei
by fine not exceeding $4,000, or by
Imprisonment Of not more than fiv
years. or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, in the discretion of the
eourt-
no Icttttoftat RCtton.
Asked this morning for a statemen.
as to the motives which prompted
him to take this action, District At
torney McCarn said:
Il do not know what the territorial
authorities intend to do, but the fact
that the authorities now having this
matter under investigation have taken
no action as yet, has suggested two
questions in my mind:
First, whether the defendants vic.
lated any law or not.
Second, II so, what law.
IF by negligence or recklessnes1
they fatally injured the police Officer
they violated territorial law If they
were transporting these women for
immoral purposes, they violated fec.
eral law.
Il have nothing TO do with the frs.
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