The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-08

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] Two other iuhp4rtGht single incl
dents were described. One was an at
tempt by Hall to make the girl 60 au-
tomobile riding with him during the
St2mpede. The TIL took refuge on
fairgrounds car ana t6ad Wlifred Tfu-
desu. the motormun. that q drunken
man was after her. Trudeau let her
ride to the fairgrounds with him.
There they found Han waiting in his
automobile. They rode to the North
e-N Pacific depot. Hall WAs there.
Ana he was at' the fairgrounds when
tMey got there again, s1id 1t the depot
after another trip. fhfs tirAe. the kfrl
said. TrudeSu took her to Miss Jennie
Rave. tire r. ". G. A. natfon at the
station. and had her cali T. taxicab.
Han, the girl declared, tried to foiiow
enc cab. but was shaken off the trail.
The other ipcident was a meeting
viii, Hall ON the street early IL 1915.
VIXEN IIaif pulled i gun on the girl,
bat was checked ~ passersby.
Fathsr slightly interested.
The, girls father appeared but dimly
in the tale. HE was interested
enough. apparently To care for Ms
daughter after her birth in Pana. H..
on November %. 1902, and to bring her
to Missoula with him two years later.
Since then. apparently. his care has
been light. At any, rate the girl says
he placed her in an aunt's care and
later permitted her to live with Mrs
Madison. who showed liking for her
In January, 1916, after Hall had quar-
relied with Mrs. Madison he went tc
dad" Pfuyn, the girl declared, and
told him he should take her away
from Mattisons'. The father appdr.
entity consented cheerfully to the Sc.
lection Of Mrs. Thompson as his
daughters guardian. He was inter.
ested enough to concur in Halls sug.
gestion-made in the summer Of 1915
THAT the girl be taken to the state or
phans' home, but, the girl says. he &C
|cepted Halls money two months late
Tor a trip to Twin Bridges to get thu
lgirl back to Missoula.
| Money Causes Exposure.
Indeed his interest was so Sigh
that Hall seemingly was in no DANCE
of detection until financial compiled
tons increased. In two years, tn
girl said she got about $1,000 from
Hall. Most of this went to the tw
women who were exploiting her. Mrs
Thompson was the more proficient a
this game, she said. The girl testi
fled that Mrs. Thompson once took
receipt given her by Hall and by tear
ing off the signature contrived an or
; der for $50 on Donohue's store. Sh
: had the child get with this silk under
wear. silk. stockings. and suit an
! Iother merchandise-all for Mr.
Thompson.
In January of this year. howeve
Mrs. Thompson went too far, accord
2 ing to "L,itie's" story. She sent tn
: child to the Scandinavian America
!, bank for checkbook and proceede
: to forge Halls name to checks Il
. about s147. The girl went downtow
: to cash them. With one she pa
Mrs. Thornpson's bill at drug stor
a Another paid for cloak bought f
}, Mrs. Thompson. Others were cash'
e for change"
. Checks Were Rejected.
= TIN checks were rejected at Il
bank. The girl was arrested. Ha
>, the county attorney says, tried
hush the matter UP, but the girl to
her story. Il was tired of the kind
life was leading" she said, "and d
cided to end it right there"
Cross examination of the girl W
close and severe, but developed
material confusion. Lutte" a
swered clearly. usually quickly a
often sharply and decidedly the que