Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-09-24 | Page 8 | Acquit Kansas Barber of White Slave Charge

I I I KANSAS BARBER Of WHITE SLAVE Judge PollocK Holds Commercial Com Corn mercial Feature Must Be Proved WICHITA Kan Sept 24 Lee Lee Baker a barber was acquitted acquited of a white whito slavery ch charge r e in the federal court cout hero here lato late yesterday after Jud Judge o John C. C Pollock had instructed the tho jury that it must bo ho shown that Baker ur took Corn Cora Cor Stover to Texas for commercial commer cial cal purposes before the jury cou ou d d convict cOnict con conS vict hint him of violating tho the Mann 13 n law la Baker yesterday entered a plea of guilty cuilty Judge e Pollock asked if tho the plea pIca Q was wa based ou on tho the interpretation of tho the Mann la j a in tho Dg Diggs ease case in Califor Califor- nia am Bakers Baker's attorney answered that it was Judge Polo Pollock k then said tho the Mann act applied only to commercial features of the tho interstate transportation tion ton of women apr sUJ suggested tb tho plea bo be changed to not guilty Tt It I was not the tho aim nim of con congress ss to pr prevent vent tho personal escapades of any man t said aid Judge Pollock