The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-01
The Crime Doctor
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me what happened" the Judge
spoke looking at Janey Nowill.
Janey cleared her throat Her
hands trembled until she started
putting them into her pockets and
taking them out and putting them
back again. For q long minute. she
stood there saying nothing. then :.
well. it's like that woman dndi-
eating the policewoman standing TO
one side Of her) said. ! was in the
theatre and a gang Of boys knew
called me and asked who the young
girl with me was. I told them her
name was Charlie Iduit," Janey
began.
Then one OF the boys-they were
sitting near US in the theatre-ssid
that he liked her looks and wanted
her TO 70 with him. I started to
leave and 20 to the ladies' lounge
when he jerked me back. cussed
him out and he smacked me and
told me I'd better do what he said.
He showed me a knife and then
smacked me again. got scared and
sat down beside him.
He told me that was going 10
be his girl and to do everything he
said do. I didn't say nothing. Then
he reached into his pocket and got
some cigarettes. Go in there the
pointed to the ladies' lounge) and
smoke them. And make Charlie
smoke one too. Then you come
back here. He pinched my arm
till it hurt. But didn't say moth
ing.
II went back TO where Charlie
was sitting and took her with me.
We had three marihuana cigarettes
and we smoked them. I got high
and Charlie got sick. SO we went
back into the show and I told the
boy-I think his name was Jerry
that Charlie was sick. Then he
went 10 another part OF the show
and got another boy" Janey told
the Judge.
Then" Jsney continued her sor-
did story" all four o. US left the
show together Charlie was still
sick. so the boys suggested we 60
TO a hotel room. First" here Janey
paused and wiped tear from her
eyes. the boys stopped at a drug
store and got a quart OF wine. that's
supposed, 10 make the cigarettes
work better and we all went 10 q
hotel room"
As though she was ashamed TO
reveal what happened next there
in the courtroom in front OF her
mother. Charlie and the spectators,
Janey lowered her voice and kept
her eyes glued 10 the floor as she
continued -----
We all undressed and the boys
said they'd like for US 10 well.
you know what" Jsney spoke. in
an almost inaudible tone.
What happened TO Charlie!" the
judge asked
After we got in the hotel room.
Jsney explained. the boys promised
10 pay US IL we came TO the theatre
the next day at the same time. Then
after we all got in bed Charlie and
l passed out. And that's all ]
know" Janey said.
when did you pick these girls
up?" the Judge asked the police
woman.
Your Honor. we'd had . report
that Janey Nowill was skipping
school and was spending her time
at the Cumin theatre. So yesterday
patrol went down there and we
picked up Janey HOW'LL and Charlie
lduit after they had been caught
smoking msrihuana cigarettes in
the womens lounge. And Your
Honor, the girls didn't know the
last names OF the two boys. SO we
couldn't pick them up" the police
woman explained.
After reporting that neither OF
the young girls had any previous
police record, but had bad records
for missing classes al school. the
Judge said, turning 10 Janey Il and
you guilty OF contributing TO the
delinquency OF minors" He looked
UP at the calendar on the wall and
added. I'll refer your case 70 the