WHITE SLAVERS CHARGED

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8342, 31 January 1913, Page 10

WHITE SLAVERS CHARGED

HEAVY PUNISHMENTS INFLICTED UNDER NEW ACT.

A BRADFORD CASE,

LONDON, December 22

The effect of the now Acc dealing with the white slave traffic has been apparent iu lx number of prosecutions during the past week, among them being the fallowing : 'liiomas Marius. twcixiy, described as a chef, of Eiouch nationality, residing in Southampton street, Eii-zroy square, was charged at Maiioorough street, Loudou, with living on the improper earnings ot a woman. Police-sergeant JJLaygroen, i> Division, stated that he hud kept the prisoner under observation for tseverai days, and had seen him in company with a girl called Alice, who led an improper life. He had noticed the girl give him money, and they appeared at one time to have lived in a Hat in S-avile street, Marylebonc- When arrested the accused was found to have in. his possession AT 7s 9d and a card wliich showed that formerly he had been a cook on the steamship Olympic. P.O, Clark, D Division, also gave evidence in support of the chargeThe prisoner went into the witnessbox. and on oath denied the evidence given by the police, saying that lie never received a penny from the girl. On the contrary, ho had supported her and supplied her with money. The girl Alice, who was called on behalf of the prisoner, denied that she led an improper life, or that she had over given him money. Mr Denman thought the case amply proved, and sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, remarking that at the end of the term an expulsion order would be issued against liim. Another case was heard at the Bradford City Police Court, when the ,Stipendiary Magistrate look advantage oi the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 19112, in passing sentence upon John Exley, aged twenty-eight, described as a general dealer, living in HallfieM place. The man was charged with an assault upon Annie Morton, and also with living on her earnings. Mr J. G. Gunter, who prosecuted, said that the woman Morton had lived with Exley in Trafalgar street, and subsequently in apartments at Hailfield place. She lived with him up to a week ago, but he had not worked, and had relied on her earnings. In crossexamination, the woman admitted a conviction at Leicester, and that she had lived with Exley in Liverpool and Manchester. Detective Wilson said he had never known the man to work, Mr Mackrell, for the defence, said that Exley had won ,£3O on • the racecourse, and had spent a good deal of money on the girl. It was denied that she * hod paid him money. The Stipendiary Magistrate said that in previous prosecutions of a similar character ho had regretted that he had no power to give a severe sentence, but under the new Act ho could cio so. This was the second conviction, and Exley was one of those whom society would be very much better off without. Exley was een.j.uvkl to six mouths' imprisonment.