The Washington times., 1929-04-12
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THANK God Texas ID saved To
~ roOr unfortunate nighth9.wlSs, I"
Gata Harry. leading the dancing
Nifls Ia 4 rousfnk chser for Texas.
Al the Gui1an alumni were gath
cred IN the two-by.four velveted
canopted tent which one pays for
by the yard. The doors were
thrown apart ana proceed BY = gay
tuniced band playing The Pris-
on0r's song" Texas appeared In
4 triunnphal processicn ot one.
This living link between the
moon and the sun was dressed IN g
tomato colored evening dress. and q
gold sealhn skull.cap. a poppy as
red as her naischievons lips perked
on her shoulder strap.
Anger ls Cheered
Everybody cheered -but most Of
ali the walters, checkers. bouncers.
and unlisted retinue.
.Hello. gang, greeted Texas.
home once again and looking ten
derly homesick. Your little angel
flew over the prison walls.
Texas kissed everybody within
the flash of her diamonds.
Texas mounted her crimson-cov-
cred preaching stool.
sI think the verdict Of those ~
men was I've and lst 1--we, shouted
Texas. THE day ii coming and
not be compelled TO do things
Some banker or boUkkeeper bel.
lowed out:
ii cost them plenty to see you
M # i !,
''If the Government wanted me
badly, ! would have gone much
cheaper" cracked Tex.
Maxwell Lopin, counsel for Texas,
was overlapping IN the speeding,
but neither seemed to notice II.
Wire From La Guardia
This verdict indicates public
opinion" said Lopin to the shades
Of ~ tired and. true jurors. This
verdict Of acQuittaI censors unwar.
ra1ted expenditures of taxpayers
moneys IN nnisdirected channels. =
Representatives EloreIIo La Guar
diA, one cf the leaders Of the ''wets, z
sent the following TELEGRAM to Miss
Gufnan:
eve ali give the little girl !
Texas sat on her throne by the
orchestra, catching imitation snow
balls and throwing them back into
the storm Of her acclanaation.
Her "littls children. whom she
testified were above reproach or
contact with the patrons Of the
club. came out into the spotlight
clad In microscopic costumes.
They were AL pretty children and
2AWAA1 u f4sF aAf4 4sSa
siderable epidern1iA odds were
about 10 to / on the epidermis
against the fringe cf silk draped
here ana there
Kitty O'Hetliy whom Prohlbition
Agent James White tried to date
up, according to Texas, did an i'm
promrfu ahad0w-boxing contest with
q prominent Brooklyn lawyer in
the center of tbs dance floor.
Silhouette Dance
The lights went out and the little
children danced like pretty silhou-
ettos, their phosphcreScent helmets
CLEANING fn the shadows la tune
with the brilliance Of Texas Guinarl's
gAraR. Even as in the court room,
Texas looked e. Il she had the dia-
mend measles.
joy was uncontined and the
drinks (soft drinks were on the
house. according to Texas orders.
Only the walters slipped from
thetr aesikued seats among the
guests and added up bills, probably
jliet to keep II practiee.
And the pretty cigarette girl
threaded her way among the tables
with 4 bundle Of bills held suggest
lively III her first
Texas was leading the boys and
girlA ia d bit Of community sing
Tn the Land of the Brave and the
Home of the Free.
Now that Texas Guinan has been
freed, what viii be the fate Of the
Governments cases against Helen
Morgan and the other Broadway
farers who were arrested at the
same time last summer.
Dropped Is Prediction
Broadway and the towns legal
lights weree asking this question to-
day--and the whispered answer
sounded suspiciously like
They may be dropped. !"
II is hard for "those in the
know to figure how the Govern.
ment can hope for convictions in
the cases of the other defendants,
held on Identical charges, with the
precedent Of Miss Guinan's acquit.
tai staring them in the face
It has already been proven that
It IS almost impossible to convict
night club irnpressario in New York
on charges Of violating the liquor
law Because Of this little diff,
Guilty the public nuisance charges
were lodged against Miss Guinan,
Helen Morgan and others Of the
night life elite.
With the failure Of the nuisance
charges to stand up, however, the
Government figuratively is left
without another weapon with which
to continue it, war on the Great
white Way.
Hslen'a Trial Due Monday
HSlAn Morgan is scheduled to go
81 trial Monday in Federal court be-
foro Judge Edwin S. Thomas. OF Con-
noG oGeut. Government attorneys re-
fused to say early today whether
Miss Morgan would be brought to
trial on the charges dropped.
AT any rate, even If the trial does
efoceod as scheduled, Special Prose
cutnr Norman J. Morrison, sent here
~ Mabel Wake Willebrandt 10
prosecute Miss Gs4nan, viii not ap-
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