The Washington times., 1920-04-18
GIRL LURED away
DESTINED FOR SALE
Theater Usher Escapes Life Of
Slave in Cuba by leaping
Down Shaft.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, April ls.-char-
iotte lie Clair. pretty Syracuse thea
ter usher, who was enticed away from
her home in this city 10 Detroit, WAS
destined TO be sold on the auction
block In Cuba, local officers believe.
Conviction in the Michigan city OF
Joseph and Genevieve MuscoIino. also
OF Syracuse, on a Mann act charge,
and the return to this city OF Miss lie
clair hHTed the ramifcations of q
white slave trade that extended from
the States to Havana
Department OF Justice operatives.
who followed up the leads developed
by the Syracuse girls case, advised
her that they had evidence that the
Muscolinos, who are to serve prison
terms In Leayenworth, planned 10
turn her over TO ring" which would
have sold her to the highest bidder in
Cuba.
stilI with adhesive plaster over a
cut In her forehead and with an arm
and wrist black and blue from
bruises received when she jumped
down an elevator shaft to escape her
captors, who had imprisoned her in 4
Detroit hotel, Miss lie Clair detailed
her experiences.
Met Woman In Theater.
She said that she first met Mrs.
/ Muscolino when ushering her to 4
seat in local theater. AS the ac-
quaintance progressed. the woms.
urged the girl TO go with her tone
troit, where she said she hsSes LIE
home. Next she introduce requent
Clan to her husband. tore Where
visits of the couple to 81 her the Jop,
Miss lie Clair work~io oisplesse her
and. fearing this TO accompany the
mother, she s~etroit'
Nuscalinos north side restaurant"
1--WE al lie clair, land from then
said pve no real memory of what
on red until / regained conscious
c,s in a dark room in Detroit. On
he stand in Detroit, Mrs. Muscolino
wore j drank something that went
o my head. / know that 1 only
frank coffee.
upon regaining my senses, I found
myself in bed. / had on a silk
limono and high-heeled low shoes. |
llso had on a beautiful heavy silver
,racelet' with flowers and vines
worked in it. At the side of the
ped were satins and silks which !
rad never seen before. I couldn't
igure. out where / was or where the
hings came from.
Made Break for Liberty.
"Peeking out from behind the cur
ain, saw little light coming
through a partly opened door There
was big man walking back and
'orth, slapping his hands behind his
pack. i heard Muscoiino talking in
another room, and learned that We
,ad only been there a short time.
colored man and woman then came
10 the door of the second room, but
Mrs. Muscoline was not in sight
81 was badly frightened and de-
cided to make a break, III ] died In an
attempt when the man got TO enc =
end of the ROOM l dashed from the.
bed and through the door. lie
screamed an alarm and chased after
me. couldn't find the stairs, but
there was an elevator shaft at hand
and jumped into it. =.
Guided To Police station.
81 don't believe the drop was more
than one story. but | was stunned m
landing A man came to my Ssue. ana
with another man. helped me out or
the place, eventually guiding me 10
police station. When | told my stor",
The Federal authorities were notified.
and with them. | went out on hunt
with Muscolino as the object. We
found him. but his wife cNadcd the
authorities for week.
Il thank God that I'm safe ana
back with my mother.