, 1925-01-18
GIRL HELDFOR
CRIME TOFACE
HEARING SOON

he money she could find. and went
Forth to meet whatever destiny
bright have in store for her.
Tuesday night she went on a
party.
The liveliest one THERE said her
ssociates afterward. A Shiek"
trlend took her to the rooming house
here she had taken a room. The
h~eSt><ight she went to a movie the
Ger and saw a crime picture. A few
rurs later detectives led her away
% jail.
Two of her boy playmates had be-
&ased her.
At first she denied that she killed
her mother. but within the same
-Four she broke down and sobbed out
the whole story.
Her diary revealed the story OF her
gay life. The police rounded up her
shick friends and learned more about
her. SO much more that three of h
these men We're charged with con-
tributing to her delinquency.
Reporters and photographers be-
.8<lEtu itl III JAN DAto-Ca pe~OAA
tnyly, she received them all. She
Wrote poetry on demand. good poetry
6Dme of 1t. She seemed to enjoy her
fpostiion, except for moments when
1be thought of her mother.
Oh, l wish 1 could bring her back
Hshe would understand. / loved her
she loved me. too" she cried out
Gnce.
"a Her father and brother turned
against her.
M Hang her." said Brother Earl.
Even her fellow prisoners shun
LEI. Her only friend seemed To be =
< olicewomSh who had known her for
no years, and the big. black prison
At, friend Of the forlorn. insensible
i14p human frailty.
But today her ~insoucianoo cracked
Under the strain Of the cold inquiry
by county coroners Jury into the
murder of her mother.
VI find tho deceased met her
}th by gunshot wounds" said the
2 Gryb verdict.
1--WE further lind hat there u sui
I {lcient evidence to warrant tho plao-
+ 41g Of a charge of murder against
0prothy Elingson, daughter of the
| deceased.
1--WE. the jury, however. find many
HscrJoancies in the evidence which
We recommend be closely investi-
Gated by the proper authorities at
! the trial in order that there may be
no miscarriage OF Justice.
'|.|| a.. z.-t--ls,- @oa. ~.
ase is the presence in the home of
3 pistol OF unusually large size and
ehlibre, Of easy access to all mem
ers OF the family. and constantly
pggestive and always ready means
~ impuAive murder or suicide.
Had not tho revolver been pros
mt. possibly this unfortunate hap
0cning might not have occurred.
Mi I'VE. the jury. therefore recon-
nend that passage of a bill to re-
4rict the sale and use of fire arms
fhich is now before the state leEts-
ture. also that tho governor. the
ito legislature. the public press and
and civic bodies lend their
tive support towards the passage
proper legislation controlling the
le and possession of fire arms"
Dorothy heard the verdict without
NJ reat emotion-seeming to find relief
IN the conclusion of tho ordeal.
~ When 1t was read to her in the jail
~ hour after she had walked falter-
Ugly from the inquest room. tho girl
lied, her lips t%witched, but that was
Tho accused girl displayed a fight
spirit when. shortly after the in
nest. she learned that her father
I'D brother had relented and in
nded to retain counsel for her.
III wont have their old lawyer"
he cried.
She has placed her case in the
nds Of the public defender.
T'rhe outburst died almost on the
1rls lips. however. as her father,
3oseph Ellingson. and her brother
Bprl were admitted to her cell.
You killed mother. Dorothy"
sad Earl. But last night It
seemed as IL mother appeared to
me while I slept and said stand by
our dear Dorothy I'm going TO
do IT,
+An tho brothers fierce announce
ment, displayed on the inquest wit
Asfss stand. was gone as he gathered
t4tNlmp girl In his arms and rocked
Nj as ho would a child. Joseph
NQingson knelt beside them.
When the three of them had be-
c9fne calm they started talking
6xer tho case with the public de-
lender.
Thcy can kill me or put mo in
DYSON for life. but I can't stand
TINS torture any longer" Dorothy
nobbed to newspapermen. II don't
eafe what they do to me now"
$he father of the girl said that
unless she from the hys-
teda realization OF the formity of
hog crime has brought upon her.
herNill demand that her preliminary
heAring be postponed.
Public Defender Egan said that
he has not yet decided what form
bis defense viii take.
NC said. however. that lie would
m4te n strong attempt to have tho
c4sc tried In the Juvenile court.
tiny b. would mako free use OF
p<al irresponsibiliiy'' phases or
girls conduct. and would bring
INTO play the doubt thrown upon
ting girls confession by the coroner.
t1El today at the inquest.
eland ordered the murder scene
instructed by police witnesses
MILM I-.l-f 49,. - .- 1911