Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-09-26 | Page 12 | Bixby Poses as Philanthropist

BIXBY POSES AS PHILANTHROPIST P-HI P Los Angeles Sept Sept 25 George Geor George e H. H Bixby the Lon Long Beach millionaire on trial for Cor alese alleged offenses against girls took tool tho the witness winess stand in his own be behalf beI be- I half toca today an and amid making a a general denial dental I of oC all al accusations against him asserted of oC that his acquaintance with inmates tha wih the tile Jonquil a notorious resort hind had had been gained c rel through philan I thi ropy I said he lie first met Emma J. J I Bixby fald Goodman proprietress of the Jonquil 1 now serving a year ear in tho the county jai Jail in tho the autumn of or 1907 She was as In Introduced Introduced In- In to him as Mrs Irs Josie Josic Rosen Rosen- b erg l f 1 had received from Randsburg Cal a n request to aid an inmate of Mrs Irs Rosenberg's rg's es establishment t ab Ii sh in e nt he lie ex cx It I was a girl named Marion Marlon interested In tn who was ill Il I became h her r an and gave her so bo that she might go home to her mother Later 1 11 gave o Mrs Irs Rosenberg more to I give gle to the tile girl hlll Marion Is now married mar mar- ned ried and living a respectable life Ufe Bixby said that Mrs new neighborhood and for moved to a four years cals he now know nothing concernIng concern concern- In Ing her telephoned telephoned telephoned tele tele- One da day he ime continued she phoned to me that there was In her a girl who was the time mother of ot a achild achild child and a needed needed help I called caled at tho the house an and found foun the time girl gin who testified here hero under tho the name or of ag against me mc Helen Nieblas Mrs Irs Rosenberg sal said the girl Irl wanted to bu buy a n. rooming house so 1 I o ga her OO Later I ta 1800 more When had Mrs oIls Rosenberg told mo me the girl Invested the tue money mono foolishly in a a poor poor- place I 1 gave 2000 more moro with wih which to bu buy another ga c rooming house I gave ga e her 1300 1300 in allI all al I met tact Cleo Helen n Barker at the Jonquil last January Januar Sho tola tolU tOI 1 OW u I her mother muther In iii Grand Rapids Mich Uch wanted to see seo her I avo her 60 50 bO Mrs Rosenberg told me the tile Barker Harker girl wanted to lo marry a young oung man who was working in iii a shooting gal gal gal- aller al- al lery ler I went back with more the Two weeks later I the tho ame sanie tia lla day W girl same again Sho She t said ald that she Iho na had hadro I ro foster ter parents living at Claremont them Cal and wanted to provide for I gave her lun more I 1 never nevel saw sa the time girl again until court couri- against in tho tilO she the testified me room Bixby b swore that of the other girls ll him ho Know knew who Wilo testified against only one Graco Grace Redwine lie Ho 10 dented denied in detail all aU accusations I of or