Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-10-24
White MAN Held
FOR PANDERING
Wilson Kelly Released by
Federal Authorities to Be
Taken by State.
A r MY DESERTERS
Constable Clint Green Leaves Today
to Return Young White Wen Who
Left Their COmmands-Circuit
Court in Recess.

On tie charge Of pandering, Wilson
! Kelly, q years cid, of Pittsburs,
Texas, was yesterday held to await
lie action OF the grand jury by
Justice j. A. Frazier. After $3.50
band was furnished Young Kelly &C
companied his father, J. N. Kelly, to
their home yesterday afternoon.
Kelly was first arrested sometime
ago by federal authorities on a
charge of violating the Mann white
slave act. The federal grand jury at
Little Rock failed to indict him, how
ever, and he was brought to Pine
Bluff on a complaint filed here.
He is accused of bringing to Pine
Bluff and placing in a disreputable
resort young woman from Mount
Pleasant, Texas. his arrest by the
federal authorities followed an in
vestiehtion by Judge E. J. Kerwin,
federal officer here under the Mann
act, and Chief of Police Stewart. The
case was reported ITO the officers by
the mistress of the house in which
the girl was stopping. The woman's
suspicious became aroused through
statements by the girl and actions
by Kelly.
According to the story told Judge
Kerwin by the girl, she was practi-
celly debauched by Kelly in a Texar-
kama hotel. She admitted she had
used her own money in travelling from
Mount Pleasant across the state line
to Texarkana, where she says they
were to be wed.
Deserters Going Back.
Two of the three young white men
arrested Thursday afternoon by Con-
stable Clint Green and Deputy Con-
stable James Reidinger proved to be
deserters from the United States
army, as Constable Green suspected.
The trio We're arrested on complaint
OF w. d. Ferguson of McFaddin's fer
ry who charged them with the theft
OF tent, which was recovered. The
larceny charge will not be prosecuted
ands Clarence Mains, the third and
youngest of the men, will be permit
tedtO return to his wife and baby az
Little Rock.
The other two proved to be Thorn
as Howell and Charles Carlton. Their
identity was established yesterday by
a telegram to Constable Green from
the commandant of Fort Crockett,
Texas, who said Howell had deserted
and that Carlton was absent without
leave. They will be taken today by
constable Green to Fort Logan H.
Root. The government pay reward
of $50 for the return of a deserter.
Howell and Carlton say they LETT
their commands last Sunday. They
say they have served one enlistment.
were honorably discharged and re-
enlisted again recently. They desert
ed, they say, because they were badly
treated, explaining that conditions
are different fro mthose existing dur
ing the period of their first enlist
ment
Constable Green will also convey
to Fort Root Leo F'reall, who desert.
ed from the Fifth field artillery in
Oklahoma on January %. Freall was
arrested at Altheimer yesterday by
Constable John Bellamy for the theft
OF food from negro's dwelling.
When about to be sentenced to the
county roads, Freall decided he'll
rather return to the army than serve
IN the convict camp. He confessed
Q was wanted for desertion, argued
ne should be returned and urged this
curse strenuouslY, finally saying to
constable, It'll be best to send
re back, for there'7 be fifty in it for
VOL"
Circuit Court Recesses
Circuit court recessed yesterday
until Monday morning. cases not dis
posed of, set for yesterday and TODAY.
being continued