The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-11
WHITE SLAVE
BATTLE IS On
IN j. :. COURT
W. r. NUTCKnSoNS A9To1NGYs
AND PROSECUTION LOCK HOANS
AND MANY WITNESSES
TESTIFY.
young Woman with Perjury Charge
Hanging Over Her Gives Tesu-
mony In Case.


states district court, District AttornS
II II Byrer announced the caii OF u
, case Of the United States agalnsl w "
Hutchinson. formerly OF ClarKSours.
Va. charged with violating the PROV.
tons of the whitc\ slave act IN lhoH
ing and providing transportation r
C;IafSr,s Elliott formerly Gladys johns,
a married woman OF the same cry o.
order 70 meet her at MaSohto"n; ."
~, the afternoon OF January >. l9&V =.
Thc case has two angles. ooth Oh
which are backed up by criminal cnaISE
cs tho young woman haHinS Stou''y
maintained before the Eranu 1uls had
,rbrrsday last, that other witne Sses nan
,csfifed falsely In the case ana tnen
being Indicted on n charge or perJuIS
herself. The perjury case VIII DC 'r''N
after the white slave case.
district Attorney Eyrer in his open.
ing statement said that the case OF .ne
nrosecution would rest partly uron CIT
cnnstantial evidence but there was o.
rect evidence TO back this up.
Pighsa Every Stop.
II p. OBrlen has been retained az
legal counsel for Hutchinson ana
nshting the case tooth and naii ana s''p
peculiar feature OF the case IS tne
yact that hutchinson. through MS az
torney. admits having reglsterea az -
LEROY hotel in Masontown on tne -
NOON of January Sth. with woman W.
ma nd ONE OF the finer points OF the law
10 then brought into question. Mrs.
Elliott admits having received nlVet,
from Hutchinson stating toai ne 80.
n 10 her for work she did in ms res'ANN
ant "a waitress some years ago.
II was contended, that. even II Hutch,
inson had sent the woman money: am
had sent II in payment or tne oeoe GO 20
had not tmpor tuned or asked ner ="
come TO Pennsylvania. but had met NJ.
therc accidentally. there woui9 hat
been on violation or the act. Ah' "
Mr., O'Bricn's View OF the case. ,,,.
however. Mrs Elliott denies stoutlF
49,. Sha cav Hutchinson in Masontown
NJ, that day, or any other day On tnst
day she states she was visiting trienSs
NJ CharleroI, Pa. whom she slaIes' S'
visits every few weeks .A,s
Tho husband. who caused ins nnSSt
to be made and an investigation psoukh.
ahout by department Of justice otnCia's
IS I'D Elliott. who WORKS IN tnS "''''' ."
Clarksburg. ,
IT, told his story on the witness stann
hrt had Itile to offer other than his
wife disappeared many times AFTER o.
had welded her on November lLtn. A't''
He stated he did not know where s"S
had gone on these trips; , hi,,, 4,
letter received at the Johns nome tor
Mrs. Elliott alleged to be signed oS
IutcbInson asking II she had arrived
home safely and IL she had seen her on,
Hasontown and was offered In evidence
The girl was then called TO the stana.
Notwithstanding the serious Sh
against Hutchinson involves ner s oo.'
name. Mrs. Elliott was one OF s sne n avsr
self-possessed Witnesses tnat noe wa
appeared in any court.
Her story was simple. Her attorne9'
Samuel Boycc. was present ana lntei
rupted the proceedings on TWO or tnree
occasions with objections TO questions
Ibe answers TO which might tend TO m
xoIye the witnesses when the case on tiie
charge OF perjury was heard. .,,
Judge Dayton ruled on each quesIi9n
and decided as to its competency. IN
view Of the fact that the young "o'iia4
was facing a charge herself. ,..
Her story was directly In line with
the opening statement made by Attornv'
O'Fsrten. She stated she had worSet
Ciarks6urg Of which Hu,chison was a
part owner. A man named violet was
violet Left Tot Scent"
The partner skipped out stole all the
funds and sold everything in the place
Leaving Hutchinson in debt to ell or the
employees. He owed Mrs. Elliott al that
time Miss Johns, about 5000. The en-
ployes sued him before 8 ClarksourS
magistrate, but on his promise 10 ,setue
withdrawn Mrs. Elliotts among the rest;
Mrs Elliott when Queried about seVera.
tele graphic money orders from Hutcnlh-
SON claimed the sums never over va.
were each sent In part payment OF lh@
money he owed her. 49,
She stated she had never lived with
her husband after their marriage but
lived with her mother In Ciarksours'
and occasionally visited the home her
husband had provided. HUTCHINSON she
states still owes her about $50.
She has met Hutchinson once since she
was married. in Brownsville Pa, where
ne come in response TO an urgent cait
from her for some money and he gave IL
10 her. -, =.
brunette type and any effort to compel
her to make admissions were futile. she
simply answering. Il don't remember"
District Attorney Byrer asked her sew
eral pointed questions and was answered
Il don't remember"
why she Didn't.
why don't your" asked Byrer.
Because ! don't. was the calm
Were you with him so many times.
you don't remember Qucricd the dis
trict attorney.
Here Attorney 0Brien interposed an
objection.
esk the questions to show that the
witness was hostile.
We'll. tho tone OF voice in which You
asked the question. would make any
body hostile" remarked Mr.. OBrien.
Here Judge Dayton poured oil on the
troubled waters by saying that both or
the gentlemen possessed voices OF
strident tones at times and the examina-
ton went on.
print in detail but the main facts are,
that the young woman denies that she
ever was really wife to Edward Ell
lott, any more than in name, and that
she ever received any money from
Hutchinson, except in payment or hi,
alleged debt 10 her. She absolutely
grand Jury and which was the founda-
ton FOR the perjury indictment.
Hutchinson, she admits furnished her
with fifteen dollars to come here as a
witness in this trial
AZ home OF Friend.
She admits being in Pennsylvania on
the night OF January 5th, but says she
WAS at the home Of friend, Mabel
Hendry. in CharHroi.
Otis Johns, sister OF MIS-. Elliott,
t TssIs s aSS remeni6ers distinctly that
her sister left to visit friends In Penn
sylyanta on January Sth. because, on
that day, she stayed home from school
and her sister Gladys had borrowed two
dollars from her she s SIa gone had % the the
Tin. and had received letter contain
ing some money for her sick sister.
from Hutchinson.
Operator C.. F. Majors. OF MasontoWn.
and Operator Ferguson, OK oniontown,
, money orders sent by Hutchinson to
a b, Rhodes, former clerk Of the
LEROY hotel at Masontown. Pa. was
called. He knew HutchinsSnn as guest.