"WHITE SLAVE" TRAFFIC.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 204, 29 August 1910, Page 6

"WHITE SLAVE" TRAFFIC.

GIRL LURED PROM NEW ZEALAND. (From Our Special Correspondent.} LONDON, July 22. A painful story of a "white slave" victim irom New Zeala-nd was told this week at Tower Bridge Police Court. Two men named Aldo Antonius Cellis (29), describing himself as a Swiss money lender and Alexander Baraxd, or Nicolini (25), stated to be a French motor - car fitter, were charged with conspiracy in regard to a young girl known as Doris Williams, who had been brought from New Zealand. Mr. Muskett prosecuted for the Commissioner of Police, and Mr. Huntley Jenkins defended. Mr. Muskett said the facts in this case were of a loathsome description. Doris Williams wa s now only IS years of age, and the alleged conspirators began theLr nefarious work six months ago. She was then employed at a photographer's shop outside Wellington, New Zealand, and used to sle<?p in a respectable boardinghouse. At that time she was a thoroughly respecta-ble, hard-working girl. In January or February last a fellowboarder took her to an establishment in College-street, Wellington, where she wan introduced to Cellis and a woman called Marie, who was living with Cellis. A number of interviews followed, and an arrangement was made that Cellis and Marie should go to Sydney, and that she should follow them. In the course of this arrangement she w.ts brought in contact with a Mrs. White, who undoubtedly was mixed up with the scheme to get her away. Her passage was taken by Mrs. White, and slie then learned that the destination was Buenos Ayres. Cellis and Marie went first, and she followed, alone. At Monte Video, however, she was met by Cellis, who told her that if she was questioned she was to say she was going to visit her sister and sister-in-law. At Buenos Ayres they were met on the quay by M-arie" and they took up their resiI denes in the town, and what took place there was of a revolting character. The ! influence of Cellis quickly turned an inno cent girl into a wretched woman. " Doris Williams, a good-looking, well j dressed girl, said her parents were living in New Zealand. Williams was an as sume<l name, and she did not wish to .give h&r correct name. Accused were remanded.