El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-16
DESPITE PLEA,
GETSO YEAR
White SLAYER Says He Is
Parents. Sole. Support;
Many Others Sentenced


because. as the only son Of an aged
: father and mother. he is their sole
! means Of support Frank Haddox was
{ sentenced saturday by Judge Gordon
Russell. in the United States district
Z court TO serve one year and n day in
/ Fort Leavenworth prison. as white
! SLAYER
Haddox produced papers showing his
honorable discharge as a soldier in the
Spanish war and declared
that he had furnished two women
money to 90 from St Louis TO san
Francisco. because they told him they
had work promised them there
CommercIaIiSm Relevant.
Before passing sentence. judge Rus
sell gave an interesting analysis Of
his views Of the Mann act The law.
he said. had been made unusually
drastic in order 10 prevent the infin-
tie possibilities offered for lOopholes
Of escape. But its principal purpose
was 10 prevent traffic in women for
commercial. gain. he said. and il was
left TO the discretion Of the states at
torneys not TO enforce II too drastical-
Judge Russell said that while the
law made no distinctions between in
terstate trips taken by men and women
in which the money element does not
gain is the purpose. this element should
be considered in enforcing the law.
Parents Sole support.
Il am an only son. your honor said
Haddox and i am the sole support Of &
nay father ana mother II is for their :
sake that I ask your mercy. ! have 3
served the country and fought for her ;
7 have an honorable discharge from Z
the army and certificates OF good char /
acter I never knew these women until 3
introduced to them in St Louis and &
TO get TO san Francisco where they /
had positions offered them
After discussing the case and the 1
Mann acts provisions. Judge Russell Z
saids 81 viii ask you one question and
want the truth. Did YOU ever try to
force these women TO make money
for your benefit"
Haddox Is Emphatic.
Never" was Hadd0x's reply. Il hope
I may be stricken dead il am not
telling the truth"
Judge Russell. in passing sentence.
pointed out that Haddox had pleaded
guilty and had every incentive TO deny
having brought the women TO e. PasO
for immoral purposes. while the
women. under oath. had sworn that he
had done so
Held on Drug Charge.
Judge Russell also sentenced Faus- (
tino AmendariZ and SilvinO EomO on
2 charge Of engaging IN an Illicit drug
traffic. He gave AmendariZ six months
in ian and Romo l. days. remarking
that there seemed TO be considerable
difference in the guilt of the two men,
Maria Garcia and Luz SegObia. two
women who mad reenIered the United
States after having been depOrted. were
sentenced TO year and a day each IN
the penitentiary at McAllister. Okla
Many Sentenced.
Other sentences were
Juan Estrada. year and day at Fort
for selling morphine;
Isaac Flores. 90 DAYS county jail. SELL
ing morphine George Adkins, year and
day at Fort Leavenworth for stealing
fire eXtinguisher from postoffice; Ben
iamin Bloch. buying United States
property from soldiers. 800 fine and
90 days in county jail Teodoro Robes,
woman once depOrted back
into United States. 500 fine and six
months in county Jail; Charlie Gin
having opium in possession. six months
in county jail Jose AlvaradO. forging
signature 10 pOstoffice money order.
year and day in Fort LeavenwOrth; Z
Miguel CaballerO. having cocaine in {
possession. 80 days in county Jail; Jas.
Tun- buying United States prop
srty. $50 fine and 80 DAYS in Jail. Mar !
our months in county Jail. Al
redo Hampe. smuggling in two dia- {
nOnd rings. two years at Fort Leaven-
worth
Several Plead Guilty.
James Kenersley. William Q Wilson
md Jack Russell. alias Pagano. plead
d guilty TO shipping liquor disguised ,
IS photograph records. and were fined ! ,
$50 each.
P. Yjartichea pleaded guilty to buy
NJ struggled goods. and was fined $50
Salvador POrdillO was found guilty !
" a jury before Judge Russell Of steal
ne sugar consigned TO the govern