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SAYS GIRL WAS DOPED AS PREY OF MILLIONAIREOphelia Says:Mother of Mildred ( rane, 16. Alleged That Daughter' Wan Lured To Houae and Held All Night Againwt Her Will. ’ *WOMEN ME HOCUSEDAlleged Agents of Rich Men Make Practise of Obtaining Victims. According To Story Investigated By Court.Two women who *rr believed to make a practice of younggirl# into cafe*. doping th^hl and then j introducing them to n-h men of On - | cinnxti. are being sutiabf N^he Juvr |nile court authorities4 ir»^ th# caee Mildred Crane, I# of W^iaiiT *tre*’ -who charges that a millionaire detained her all night a gam el h«r will in a bOu«* at $32 Ptunk at reft January 1 T The mother -f the Cm»* girl said For Cincinnati and Vicinity—lt;*!oudv ,hM „1Kh, m , .i , ,»M*i »u luredand dpldcr with probsbly 1oca! rain, them•: to anew; pilr und much colder dh * old, wav*.For Ohio— Loral snow* and mucbIder with a cold wav*.For Kentucky—Much colder wfth a c old wave, . i ■K^r Weet Virginia,—Unsettled rfwlth rain or snow; much colderFor Indiana—lt; loudy and much raid er, with a told wave, probably local now* north and centml portion*BEER PARTIES OF POLICEMENby these tofiiii who ate .'j^'hl by the On I millionaire* and then drugged and ^taken to a house, by a nariied ■-urge.Mildred always told ttlw.'where she was going when she wetif at night and on thta night said gh*; was goingto a picture show | with'a/%irl friend It wa* 11 o’clock the next, morwjns when aha-returned liord^ gndL fell (on a couch In the piartor.v? refused to teU me where she had b*ien and it wa* not until the Jurerin#; authorcame gor her yesterday ,(h*VI knewthe truth.Itctr-rmAoed To“■he thcu jtold me that';nhe met ajmuhentem*eh\ woman living on Laurel street wasquestioned by the police about the sul-:lt; noo found oi, the Ku*;..-n»io: ||tndge Tuesday which caused investigation of visljta of patrolmen to * oom la the raa of 42« West Seventh isulting in the suspt-nslon of |four patrolmen yesterday iy Chief opelan.The woman .periled any knowledge ■of the note or letters sent to former ■ Mayor ITttnt eomplatfhtng about the ■room at I5S West Seventh street. A j« *.py of her handwriting wa# taken r IItne writwxs in the tetters to M*yorI Hunt and' the aimtlaritr has causede, police to believe she knows some*II hi hi about thA letters.She admitted, she visited the room in. lt;-;sipany 4f a patrolman last summer |*ev ral times. Beer was bought in ,I drank Out of the bucket. She said pa-I trolmen visited the place while oft I duty and that no wrong was ever cpm-1 nutted ip the room She denied that I the handkerchief with the Initial H.] found us. the bridge with the suicide \• hief • ot» ian *uapended AJvin Bern-l hrlt;lt. WtUlam ' ottinan, Harry Bohlke 1conduct unbecoming an officer after I ijue-tiomng fourteen patrolmen yeater I dsy morniM* lt;opeUn said the . harges 1I the room with women and drinkingFrom what tklt;* police kave laamad I i ’t girl known ,lt;«s Hazel or liar | mention' d in the letters sent to Mayor Hunt. ia connected with the mvest.ga Th*y' believe this name wiu lined by the vrrtter in shielding her | self. The poltre are positive that no rirl ended her life early Tuesday morn Vug by jumping from the Sun pension bridge. The note, glove*, handker-| chief .and parts of a picture found on [ the bridge, the police say, were used in a plot- of the writer to got revenge | *i;,tlnst some patrolman.* 'hief COpelan announce# these t»lmen w ere exonerate#: Waiters. hilling. I’aul Lesa, Oscar Mass. Hen I ry Moeller. Cassius Jones. Louis Reich I man. Cleorge Berhelde. William MiH#r. ! Hslph Iionswsy and Frank Thteken.The investigation will continue to-1 y.fnacd os Seventh Straff Who tmroduced her to another tfcybhvan. This woman introduced Mddpfd ‘to a man named George She knowhis last name. The Intro^uctlbns were made at a local lintel, yherd I am positive the girl wras doped fMildred went out tp. supper several time* with wealthy t«en and received a number of istteife ^opi them.I read every fetter %*he ,;i|fee|.v©d and there were nothing' improp*i*tn them.“The Juvenile authoring* have the name* of several piomtneht men of Cincinnati in their possession, Two of these men have beeh; frt gimtlar cases before but were nevfe prosecuted as the matter w£k .Ifkb*# UP with money They will hot buy their way off this time as there if hjbtvmoney enough In th# city to keep me from prosecuting them,According ip the stor; of tbe girl ahe met *a young w ornafl ■ whoVtold her of gay pari leg. This won^an, according to the girl. louk h'T to a hotel and Intrcaluc-ed her to 'prominent men.The girl *aid that aftftr dinner and wine parti-s ahe would govV»NMS l’lum street anci stay for the night. Following the,,gUI's testuuom Uliiun Bckw, the Pluni itreet addres*. aud,»lilkry Nelson, negro rrald, were arr».**ti^l.for contributing to juvenile delinquency. They gave bond tf $3*0 and llbo respective-ly for their appearance % The girl gave a gpod description of. the woman w ho took her to the hotelfat*.pro ing rifU bo I for •titcaropettOIteaschtheand Introduced her to the wtifem Bhecould not say .that the wotu -«i,-wa# giv.r. money for the Introducrlon, b it aald tost she sometimes starrd s’. lt;he parties. Detective* were immediateJy put the trail of the- wotiiaR a,id U Is thought that she will be arrrgto# tOri, d.*y. If her testimony t» th* rams ar ttjat of the Crane girl warradts lt;t»r th.: arrest of the men natn^l by the rtrl will i«e sworn out. eksrmng thgm with contributing to Juven,pA deMh-quency. It is said that aeri-ouh charges may be made 'igAuw, th« tnti*. 'vDenies Girl's Story. • Attorney Author Hpungt-nijprg, of the li*W flnti of hpangenberg W' Spangsn-berg. representing the Bmr» woman, sail last night:“We will deny positively girls story as it pertains to our'client and wilt offer absolute proof tliaV lhe girl was never In th* Plum street bo use.” Attorney* representing eevergi men. known to be involved tn the girl * atbryi were at the courthouse yesterday, aweking de\elupmenis in ih* . art investigation.WORKMAN FILES APPEALI WILSON WIRES KAISERI soedeHeTk*Aaahington. Jan ?».--Preetdsnt | I sen th** afternoon *ent the follow-a cablegram to Kmperor William at \ .•lt; 0 lt;■ gra ifled to r-e sour Majesty's courteous mssssge everting* sent by means of th# new I --A ,untie Radio Button in Riveao. 11.**rman and I congratulate your MaJ-on this additional tier of closer inmuuuatlon between th* Cntted I s-ate* and Germany.'* Th* cablegram I * s in rrspona* to a radiogram re-Iceusd from Kmperor William last ■•eight.An appeal from th# decision of the 1 Industrial Commiaaion of Ohio was filed in th* Common Pleas ( terday by David rBown. an employ** of ths Ragle White Lead Company, who alleged that he was Injured while Ip the employ of, the company. A decision was handed down stating that Brown was not Injure# whjls at work.SLAIN MAN IDENTIFIEDThe body of a nagm, who was found at Ifl* West Sixth street. *** Identl-fled at Coroner’* Foertmeyer’a inquest yesterday os that of Richard Wether*, of Covington. William hlaeton said t tk that b* struek Wethers.whan he waajai threatened with a knife.31S'pu,'tll
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Cincinnati American
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Fri, Jan 30, 1914
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