Daily globe., 1879-05-20
$500.

$500.
That is What One of the Demi- Monde Pays
for Her Legal Advertising-The Other
Advertisements Postponed.
The district court opened yesterday to a large
audience. The large audience assembled in ex-
pectation of a renewal of the social evil matter,
which has been source of general legal and
public conversation since the Rev. VIM. Nc
Kibben addressed letter to the grand jury
concerning the same.
At the opening of the court the case
of Wilson vs. the Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany was resumed from Saturday, to the mani
fest disgust of the large crowd in waiting.
That disgust was of short duration, for the
cial evil cases were soon called, and in answer
the women appeared. The crowd watched with
intense eagerness
MAGGIE MORSE PLEADS GUILTY.
Maggie Morse was called to
make her plea. Mr.. J. F. O'Brien
appeared for her, and waived the reading of
| the Indictment. She was then asked to make
plea. This woman, with a commendable de-
gree of appreciation of her position. pleaded
guilty. She wasn't equal to the brazen ef-
frontery displayed by the debauched and de-
bauching mother, Mrs. Mary J. France,
whe leads the adavnce in pleading not guilty
| to the notorious fact of her criminality as
| keeper of a house of ill-fame and the greater
crime of voluntarily choosing the business and
inducing two daughters to lend themselves to
| the nefarious greed for wealth.
Maggie Morse pleaded guilty.
Thereupon MIR. ODrien moved for the i'm
position of sentence and spoke few words
in behalf of his CLIENT claiming clemency
| from the court.
THE COURTS ADVICE.
The Court-Have you anything to ssy why
the sentence of the law should not now be pro-
| nounced upon you?
The defendant shook her head.
The Court continuing said 'sYou are convict
ed by your own confession of the offense of
keeping house of ill-fame, resorted to for the
purpose of prostitution. This is made crime
by our law and it is in the power of the court
to send you to the State prison for period of
not exceeding one year nor less than six
months, OF by fning you sum not exceeding
$500 nor less than Sl0O. I have reflected Sc
riously upon this matter, but have finally with
some hesitation concluded not to send you to
the State prison but to infict the highest fine
that is permitted by the statute. In coming to
this conclusion am Influenced by the fact
ssst bSe 1T bsen is the Indicted I't for time this tea! o
fense, that there is nothing to show
any peculiar circumstance of depravity apart
from what is natural to the business in which
you are engaged, and that you have been
accustomed to pay monthly fines into the city
treasury. have come to this conclusion also
with the expectation that you will henceforth
discontinue the business in which you are
engaged" At this the defendant bowed her
head. ''There is'' resumed the court, ''some
difference of opinion in the community as to
the proper course to be taken in reference to
this offense of which you stand charged. With
that the courts have nothing to do. 1t is de-
clared a crime by the legislature, and it is the
duty of the courts to enforce the law and to
infict the punishment that is imposed by
statute, and if possible to put stop to the
business by the proper exercise of that power
!, to punish. This will be warning to you also
that if you should again appear upon similar
charge you are not to expect similar punish
, ment. The sentence of the court is that you
l pay q fine of $500 and stand committed until
, the fine be paid to the county jail of Ramsey
county for period not exceeding six months.
I wish to state, to avoid any misapprehen-
sion, that my course in this case is not to be re-
garded as necessarily indicating what is to be
the course of the court in the other similar
| cases; shall exercise separate judgment and
| discretion in each case as it comes before me-
Immediately following this Mr.. Brien and
2 County Attorney Rogers had consultation,
! the result of which was that the $500 bail in
money on deposit was accepted as the fine i'm
posed. Then Maggie Morse went out of court,
$500 poorer, the county of Ramsey $500 richer,
and the Rev. SWIM. McKibben endorsed as a
great moral reformer.
J MOTHER FRANCES INNOCENCE AND uER DAUGH-
TERS' VIRTUE.
p. Mary J. frances case was next called. Kate
+ Hutton, Matte Gayle, Hattie Mcbride and
e Pauline Bell appeared in the same case. Mr..
Erwin stated that Annie Oleson was sick, and
!. read a physicians certificate to that effect.
MIR. Rogers, county attorney, expressed a
a willingness to include her along with Mrs.
: France and her allies, when she got we'll. Mr..
!, Rogers then read the following demurrer to the
& special pleas offered in the several cases:
4 THE DEMURRER.
And now comes Edward G. Rogers, county
= attorney of the county of Ramsey and State of
E Minnesota who prosecutes for the State in this
4 behalf, and demurrs to second plea of the
n abovc-named defendant on the grounds and for
h the reason that it appears upon the face of the
said plea that the same does not state facts suf.
q fcient to constitute bar or defense.
+ EEwARD G. ROGERS County Attorney.
To the third special plea demurrer in exact
= words of the above were filed.
:, Mr.. Erwin intimated that the statute allowed
4 him four days to prepare for trial. and thil
[e right he would waive, if Saturday were desig
70 mated as the day to argue the demurrer. 81,
10 stated he could not be prepared to take up tn
It matter before, he left this evening for Swift
~ county professional business. Mr.. Erwin
4 also made reference to the fact that simila
a. proceedings had been brought before his homo
"a in 1873 involving like questions of law, an,
"a they had been certified to the supreme court
III That certificate was in the highest court ye
to without action being taken. In this instanc
iw counsel preferred full investigation int
y the law involved, and though
=. that likely such action woul
ba be taken by the court, since 1873 new issue
70 of this kind had arisen and been passed upo
by the court. In view of this counsel though
Saturday would be no longer time to be ALLOW
ed than would be sufficient to present the mat
ter as it should be.
County Attorney Rogers took exceptions
o. any prolonged postponement of these case
He wanted them brought to tria
II speedily. The present week was set apart fl
!, criminal trials, and he urged that no delay b,
L. yond this week be allowed.
- sALACIous SATURDAY.
The court believed all legal points involve
'is in the case should be determined and settled
20 the court SO far as it was concerned. He sa
rs, no necessity of certifying the cases to Il
mo- supreme court. Further, the court believe
n that the cases should come to trial this wee]
to All the court business had been arranged, cas-
on set, ETC., under the supposition that Grimm,
To cases should OF would be taken up this wee
nh To alter the arrangement now, would unsett
he the business, therefore the court would not .
Of low the cases to pass beyond Saturday, and de
N ignated that day as the time to hear argume
p in the matter ut issue.
ee The social evils then went out, Mother Fran
ar again at the front, with matronly (she b
two daughters, assistants in her business O,
ed dignified mien.
ng BEAMS SENTENCE,
IL. The crowd fo11ouo1 not ,ro;&;n. ,,a., ,,,l