Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-07
FATE OF ALLEGED
WHITE SLAvERS is
WITH twelve men
Verdict Expected Before
Court Adjourns Today.

Arthur castillo and Charles Spata
fore, on trial in federal court,
charged with transporting Miss Al
berta Mason from Glassport. Pa, to
Fairmont and Clarksburg for i'm.
moral purposes, will know their fate
this afternoon, as it is generally be-
lieyed it will not require the jury a
great while to reach verdict.
The Govenment rested about IL
o'clock this morning. and the two
defendants offered their testimony.
They told the story of meeting
with the young girl in Pittsburg
and the trip to West Virginia,
which resulted in their arrests and
prosecution. 1t did not require them
very long to give their evidence.
Instructions. which were read to
the jury when the court convened
this afternoon, were submitted to
the court before adjournment was
taken at noon. and this afternoon
the arguments were made. each
side being allowed one hour. AS
sistant District Attorney Harry II.
Byrer opened for the Government
and was followed by Mn Hanna for
the defense, and Col. Walker closed
for the Government.
This morning Miss Mason was re-
called by the Government and stated
that she had never expressed de-
sire TO become the mother of any of
Casilio's offsprings. She said when
Spatafore took her to the Jack Hotel,
in Pittsburgh, she protested against
staying with him, and when they en-
tered a room he turned off the light.
She further stated that she had dis
eussed with the accused men trip
to West Virginia, but did not remem-
Der the place.
Mr.. Hanna attempted To introduce
two letters, said to have been written
by Miss Mason to castillo. but the
court ruled them out. The defense at.
tempted to make it appear that Miss
Mason wanted to marry castillo but
objections were sustained.
Miss Michael was recalled. but her
testimony was not important
Miss Aiken. of the Central Y. W
c. ~, Pittsburgh, said Miss Mason
registered there on December 80,
1919, as charity guest. She knew
nothing about the girls actions while
in Pittsburgh. but recognized her
when she appeared In the court room.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Mason tes-
tilted that her home was In Glass
port, Pa. and went to Pittsburgh TO
find employment. While at the Y.
w. c. 4. she met Spatafore, and ar
ranged to meet him the next day at
kaufIman's department store. They
met as arranged and went to the Jack
Hotel on the North Side OF Pitts
burgh, where, Spatafore told her. he
had them registered as man and
Wife. They spent the night together.
Later she met castillo, and she was
with him three nights and Spatafore
one.
Continuing she said that the toung
men were talking about $500 check
they were to receive, aud they also
spoke about going 10 West Virginia,
and taking her with them. She met
them one morning at Pen 1sylvania
passenger station and Spatafore paid
for her breakfast and the three board
ed train for Fairm0at. Arriving
there they stopped at THE Fair
mont" she staying with castillo.
Leaving Fairmont they went TO
Clarksburg, spending one night at
the Waldo, and then went to the Ho-
tel Gore, where she was abandoned.
She was taken to the mayors office
and questioned, and later Spatafore
and castillo We're arrested.
Colonel Walker read some letters
castillo had written TO the young girl,
expressing a desire 10 see her and
also to marry her.
On REORGANIZATION Miss Mason
said at one time she thought she
would liked TO have married castillo,
but changed her mind az she discov-
cred he was only trying to marry her
TO save himself and did not love her.
Mr.. Hanna read a letter she had
written, while in jail at Petersburg,
to castillo in which she referred TO
him as dear husband" honey and
other familiar names.
Miss Michael, clerk at the Fair
mont hotel, Fairmont, testified that
the trio stopped, bHt she knew them
only as guests OF the hotel"
c. w Wicks, clerk at the Waldo,
Clarksburg, testified along similar
lines as did Guy SinseI, clerk at the