The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-05
WILL PROSECUTE
WHITE slave CASES
Evidence Before Justice
Shows Traffic Is Going
On Here.

That the opening OF houses Of i'll
repute In Fairmont and the traffic in
the young girls Of Fairmont to sup.
ply similar houses in other cities will
not be tolerated by the county Off.
'cials Is indicated by the vigorous
prosecution OF persons OF question:
able character by County Attorney
Tusca Morris.
Evidence has been, produced To
show that Lima Depola, of the Speed
way, acted as agent for Luigi limo.
cenzi in an attempt to purchase
Daisy Brown, and that fInnocenzil and
other men visited her home" said
Attorney Morris today. Men and wo-
men Of this type must leave the city,
for every violation OF the law will re.
suit in prosecution"
I%nnocenzi was held for court last
night by Justice of the Peace NJ. R.
Musgrove on a pandering or white
slavery" charge, following a hearing
replete with sensational disclosures,
in which Prosecuting Attorney Morris
presented damaging evidence by a
number of witnesses.
On the complaint of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown, Innocenzi had been arrested
several weeks ago by city officers, as
the result Of alleged attentions to the
young girl.
This evening the Depola woman
whom evidence in the Innocenzi case
has shown acted as agent for limo.
cenzi in attempting to purchase Daisy
Brown, will be tried before Justice
Musgrove on charge Of larceny
made by H. w. Brown, the father Oh
the girl.
The most amazing disclosures at
the %Innocenzi trial last night aside
from proof of white slavery were to
the effect that men on frequent occa.
sions had been seen entering the De-
pola home under circumstances re.
garded by the witnesses as suspi.
cious. The Depola woman is said to
have lived alone in the Speedway
house, with the exception of two
small children and visitors. Follow.
ing the mothers arrest, the children
have been placed in the care OF char.
table institutions and the house Is
now vacant.
Prosecuting Attorney Morris has
been unable to find Mrs. Depola's
husband or to learn who is the father
of the children. According to a story
in circulation about the court house,
the woman may have had several hus.
bands.
According to the evidence produced
at the %1nnocenzi hearing, the defend,
ant offered the parents of Daisy
Brown much money" for the girl.
promising that be would marry her
and take her "far away from Fair.
mont" and that lie would send mon.
ely to the parents from time to time.
When the Browns repulsed him and
i elected him from the house. Innocen.
ri, 1t is said, sent Mrs. Depola to re-,
new the offer.
That the Depola kept her pig in
the bath room Is among the startling
disclosures at the hearing of Innocen.
81 last night. The pig is said to have
been kept in the bath room for sev.
eral weeks until the rent collector
found 1t. When the agent protested,
the woman became indignant and re-
fused to remove the pig until an Off
Ger was summoned, It Is said.
Attorney Curt Amos represented
l%nnocensi at the hearing and succeed.
ed In keeping the bail down to $500.
Even this amount could not be fur.
nished promptly and Innocent was
committed to jail. His friends are
attempting to secure bail today.
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