The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-28
MARY CHESNEY
WILL FACE A
US. Warrant?
Judge Fisher Says District At
tOrney Wants Her.
Girls Tell Their Story in Two
Different Courts Today.
WOMAN FACES q WARRANTS
TangIe Winds Tighter Around
Famous Police Character.
City, State and Federal Author
tiles Will Prosecute Her.
Girls Tell Their Story in Two
Different Courts Today.
WOMAN FACES q WARRANTS
TangIe Winds Tighter AROUND
Famous Police Character.
City, State and Federal AuthOr-
tiles Will Prosecute Her.

,,,,s,xe7 mr. Irma Wilson and Boone
Brown while they were eating luncn
IN Rurt's cafe Tuesday noon, he open
81 nm \ rich vein of trouble for Mary
Chesney. I29 Kansas avenue
she has been arrested on three war
rants. two city and one state ana
another has been prepared by FREQ
Robertson, United states district attor-
nev il Is stated unofficially, charging
her with violating the federal Willie
slave law. ,,.,ro,ae
one police court warrant chdrSes
MARY Chesney with conducting us
oraerlx house at 12s Kansas avenue
srofber charges her with violating
the prohibitory law by selling beer at
1928 Kansas avenue. ,.,,
The state warrant charges her with
conducting a rooming house 80
The United states warrant viii
charge her with bringing the two girls
from Missouri to Kansas for immoral
purposes ,,,+
she was tried on the police court
disorderIv charge today and upon the
TestirnoDv of the two girls was flned
SIS. She served notice of an appear.
The testimony of the girls was dlso
taken in the case charging sales Oh
beer, but the case was continued a.
the request of her attorney.
GIRLS went from the police station TO
The court house. where they told the
same story on the stand before Judge
Hugh Fisher of the court OF 1oPehd'
That case was continued until july -
ottthe request of Mary Chesneys at
tornevs. The two girls were instruct
I'd to he in Topeka on that date
The two girIs, Irma Wilson ana
Roone Brown-the names they gave
are u wears of age and live in Kansas
CITY. The Wilson girl gave her nome
address as the Lafayette hotel ana
9be Rrown girl at 1920 Garfield. They
we're we'll dressed and well educated
Thev denied they frequented dlsor-
deriv houses in Kansas City.
Boone Brown Testifies.
Tho Brown girl testified that she
first came to Topeka the Week lol-
lowing the state fair last year III le-
sponse to a letter from MISS WolI'
~ She stated was with Mary CheS-
ney until that time
s.She wrote me that she wanted TO
leave" said the girl. and asked me TO
come and take her place
Sbc testified she came and stayed a
week. that she then returned to Kan
sas City with the understanding pc
tween herself and Mary Chesney that
she. was to return to Topeka week
later Since then, she said, she mas
been spending one week in TopeKa
and the next in Kansas city. she
stated that she was last at Mary Ches-
news place seven weeks ago last
Monday
Week at a Time There
"Whv." asked the attorney for the
defendant, did you spend only one
week at a time here"
y went home each week TO resi-
up was the reply.
Mary Chesney Sold Beer.
Did Won sell any of the beer
..Nary [hesney sold all the beer
She got so cents a quart
81
show the beer was given away but
the girl refused 10 have it that way
NO. she didn't give it away, she
retorted, she wouldn't even let me
have bottle when / was thirsty unless
! paid for it
'rhe girl said Miss Chesney kept mel
beer in a bookcase in the "parlor.
The girls were required to tell OF
their earnings at the CheShey place
The Rrown girl stated that her mos
prosperous week netted her $50 ant
$50 for the house. Irma Wilson sale
her most prosperous week Melted Sc:
for her and S62 for the house.
Efforts were made to show Mis-
Chesney keeps rooming house a
which transients put up and they arr
required to register.
..No." said the Wilson girl in re
Spouse to the question, people Wer'
turned away. When transient called
Mary Chesney told him her room
were full
Trina Wilson on Stand.
lrma Wilson told practically TIL
game story as the Brown Sirl. How
ever, she stated that she had beei
coming TO the place only for the las
few months.
How did you happen TO come t.
Mary Chesney's the first timer wa
asked.
Miss Brown received letter from
Mary Chesney asking her to com
and if she could not, to send up som
girl friend. l was with Miss Brow
when she got the letter and remarked
I believed 1 would come. was the re
ply
Woman Asked Them to Come.
The girls testified to receiving sew
eraI letters and several telephone call
from Mary Chesney asking them t
come to Topeka.
Irma Wilson indignantly denied tina
she belonged to the Purity League
or any other order for the prevention
of vice.
The girls testified they had not bee
at Mrs. Chesney's place during tn
present visit. They came to Topek
Monday night and went out on Eas
Eighth street to an address a Kansa
City woman had furnished them. The
testified that they came to visit an
that they were preparing to take
O'Clock train back to Kansas Cit
when they were picked up Tuesda!
IncN were not piaCSu uHOcT iTTes
and were not in Jail They spent TIL
night under the surveillance of til
police. however.
Court Appoints an Attorney.
Mary Chesney did not secure an al
sorney until O'Clock today. She cal
ed on Tinkham Veale at that time an
asked him to represent her. He trie
to get continuance on the groun
tASt he had had no opportunity