The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-21
THREE GIRLS GET
THREE BOYS IN
PECK OF TROUBLE
GIRLS SEEK PROTECTION OF
FARMER WHEN COMPANIONS
LEAD THEM ASTRAY

Chief of Police Cook took three
young men into custody Tuesday af-
ternoon on a disorderly charge and
later on that day they plead guilty
and paid fines which will perhaps
make them set up and notice that
raw deals can not be pulled with i'm
punity and if they are the kind of
young men who are brilliant enough
to be taught lesson, the chances are
that they are wiser, even though
perhaps sadder. now han before the
disgraceful affair happened.
The three men, Guy Slanker, Frank
King and Ralph Mason, so the story
goes, induced three young lad es who
board at the Ashfield, to accompany
them on an automobile ride to Long
lake, where they promised that I.ey
would have supper and then return
to this city The girls have only been
in this city for few weeks and knew
but little Of the community, bu. af-
ter the automobile stopped in front
of darkened farm house over near
Palo, they thought something was
wrong and when the men tried to
get them to go into the house, they
refused to leave the machine and al :
ter the men had gone into the house
to talk the proposition over, the
giris ran up the road to the farm
home of a man named Easterday, who
hearing their story kept them over
the night and brought them into the
city.
The matron at the Ashfell ques-
toned the girls, who came clean with
the story and warrants were issued
for the three fellows. SlaGker was
the fist to be caGghe and he was H.
dlgnant over the mstter o1 bciin, AZ
rested and refused to plead guilty to
g d'sorderly ch6"@e, whereupon Ju->
tee heed ordered him placed in the
c:ty all. King was next in the mesh
e5 of me law and ne too, refused CO
rjoai g'lty an1 was locked up. Ma
son plead guilty when he was brought
III and his fathtr paid his fine. which
II. Justice placed d So and costs
Later on in the dav, after Slanker
and King had been locked in Jail
for some time, they thought best to
plead guilty and did so when arraign-
Cd IN court short time later on.
Each man was fined SIS and costs and
the fine for Slanker was paid by his
r.other, while King hunted up a sis
ter. who paid his fine.
justice Reed gave the three girls
in the case severe talking TO and
warned them of the great danger
which they had so narrowly escaped
He cautioned them against picking
up with strangers, both men and wo-
men and from their expressions
which one could read, the lecture was
well taken and the girls would pro-
! fit by Their experience.
The young ladies stated in court
that the men had taken them to the
home of Slanker's mother, south OF
Palo and that the house was dark and
they refused to go inside. The boys
promised them a fine chicken supper
if they would go inside and stated
that they could occupy the large bee
room and lock it and be perfectly safe
until morning when they would BRING
them back home in time for work
/ Officer Cook went out Tuesday anc
inspected the house and found that
l there was not bed room in the house
that could be locked
Another warrant was issued for Z
/ certain party in town who accosteC
young married lady on one of the
main streets Of the city last night
The authoaities are determined 4.
put stop to the habit of accostinl
and misleading the young ladies OF
! the city and if fines will not breal
up the habit, jail sentences will b'
4 nasSed out