El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-10
Testimony Of Pretty English Girl
Reveals Story Of Misplaced LoUe;
LoUer Facing Mann Act Charge

. commissioner ruled that the girl could
! tell. In fact. he ordered her TO tell.
4 won't do it and you can't make
/ me" the girl declared
oh. yes. we can" said Mr.. Fryer.
I won't" said the witness. and she
T wouldn't and didn't then Later she
voluntarily told the name Of one girl
who she said was Fay Spindle
I Mrs. Hart also said she saw many
prominent business men out at the
Franklin Inn. She was asked to name
i them. She said she could not call
their names. but would know them if
she saw them.
well, can you tell where their
: places Of business are2" the prose
cutting attorney asked
aNO Law in CarrizOzO."
NO, I cart. but can point them
out" said the girl
An effort was made TO show that
{ Mrs. Hart was brought here by
Sprong and put to immoral work and
made to help support him The girl
testified that after she worked at
the Franklin three weeks she went to
work at a cabaret on Second street
A letter was read and introduced
in evidence which the girl said she
received from Sprong in Carrfzozo.
where he asked her to come. The let
ter said that there was no law in
Carrizozo and that everything would
be pretty for the girl If she would
come there. It said that things could
be arranged for her TO run a cigaret
stand and pal with another girl and
make a lot Of money
Can't FluEter Expert.
Did you think you were going TO
be married when you went away with
Sprong2" Mr.. Fryer asked.
Yes" said Mrs. Hart
You did not know that this de-
PENDANT ran away from a wife and
child in Carlsbad. New Mexico did
you?" the United States attorney
The answer was no" but It was
hastily objected to by counsel for the
defence.
Among the witnesses for the gov
eminent was Miss Mary Erwin Nc
Dearmon, representing the war de-
partment social hygiene board. Her
work. she said, was taking care Of
delinquent girls, whose delinquency IS
a -by-prOduct OF the war. She told Of
interviewing SDrong and o fhis ad-
hitting TO her he bought a ticket for
the girl TO e. PasO from Bisbee- An
occasional tilt took place between this
witness and attorneys for the defence.
But she was mistaken She told at
torneys n ". Stanton and D. D. Tenn
pie, defending Sprong, that she had
studied law four years and that her
memory and hearing were excellent
when they Guizzed her repeatedly
about the interview she had had with
talked to SDrong in Jail he admitted
buying the ticket for Mrs. Hart and
that the second time he denied it
But said Miss McDearmon. his
attorney had seen him between
tines
From n Fine Family.
Mrs. Hart has been in the county
clinic three weeks. detained as a wit
ness for the government. The girls
father is a witness for the defence
As she sat in court Mrs. Hart made
an attractive appearance Her hair
is bobbeds golden brown and very
thick Her eyes are blue and look at
the people in the court room inno-
Gently. Attorneys say she comes Of
an excellent English family and that
bad companions and liquor are 10
blame for misfortunes.
Harry Sprong, the defendant. Is a
man Of about IS and has a good bear
ing. He is dressed fashionably and
seemed 70 be imperturbed as wit
nesses tell OF his experiences.
The preliminary hearing, which is
expected 70 bring out considerable ev-
idence in regard to roadhouses here
as well as facts in this case, will be
finished late this afternoon.