The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-10-14
WICKED WOMEN.
Their Number Increasing and
Their Conduct Daily Be-
coming Bolder.
The Existence of Several Assig-
nation Houses in the City
Discovered.

Discovered.
The arrest and punishment of old man
Rollins for keeping an sssignstiOn house
caused quite ripple of excItemen, yester-
day, and loosened the tongues OF several
who ar aware Of the ex Silence of similar
establishments in the city One gentleman,
who was exceedingly yolubls on the SUI
ieci, WIS lOnd In his condemnation of the
authorities for not arresting the inmates
and breaking up the dives, as lie termed
them. Upon being asked by the
reporter, why he had never complained to
that he was not aware until the arrest and
subsequent trial of Rollins, that the law
could reach such parties.
Where are the houses you speak OFF,
asked the r. p srter.
WELL" rtplied the gentleman, 81 am
afraid to say much to you reporters, you
have a habit of magnify ing things and
pardon me, Ocr asionslly of giving your in
dormant a little notoriety, which he does
not seek and which is not al ogelher pleas
ant"
Tie reporter brought his most seduc-
tive powers Of persuasion in,O QUESTION
but while his inf rmsnt talked ghbly, he
was nevertheless Very guarded In his re-
marks as 10 namts and LOCALITIES
"Where is one Of the hou-es yo1 speak
OF? persisted the reSs 20 herer.
"As / said awhile sg,, | 10 not propose
to give names ~ d loc,.Ions just at This
time, but / W. say this much: Que of
the hou, sp-ak oil is local, d righ: in the
business part of thu city, and residents and
BUSINESS men of that vicinity have
,ng been aware OF the shameless conduci
of the inmates of The rancho"
"You say it is an ss'ignaIIon house,"
Eyes sir, fully feds ed insti ut'On of that
kind run, ing la iull blast every nigh and
does not object to doing little business in
the day time. Ii is conducted by q middle
aged woman, who, believe, is quite well
kaown in the CITY,"
SIS she a married woman, widow or an
old maid"
Snow you are asking leading questions
again." :,
"Perhaps she is grass widow, then"
rather timidly suggested tn scribe.
"Never mind out that, you will ind
out in due time" replied the very discre
gentleman.
"W,I then, perhaps you will not object
to stating he class Of p Olls, who for the
most parI frequent her house,?
"Oh. they are OF all ella SIS, young men,
dudes il you pleise, middle aged business
men with DOW and then an old party, girls,
and not few ma, ried ladies. The ladies
for the most part come closely yelled, and
their identity hrs only been discovered by
follow ing their carriages"
you must BE- deeply il t.rested 10 the
m alter If you have been .ch a close OBJ
SEW and taken the trouble 10 fcll1w
Carriages"
"Oh, you misunderstood me. / did not
follow the carriages, obt ,insd ny infor-
nation from a party WHO did, and who re-
lated the matter to me without any 60 ic;-
t,tion on my part
The gentleman who had thus inadver-
ten,ly subjected himself TO an interview OF
a rather delicate quest on, by this time be
gan to act as though he were in hot water,
and evidently wished that be had MT said
anything. The inquiries of The BAZoOITE
were relentlessly pursued, however, and he
was informed of some of the disgraceful
scenes enacted at the assignstion house,
and Win, sssd by his infor nsnt aud others,
the details If which are too filthy for pub
LEGATION.
The meagre information detsiled in the
foregoing brief interview W as no news to the
reporter, who has "been on" for some time.
Neithr are the police strangers to the fac|s
herein detailed, and some interesting de-
velopmeDts may be expec ed ere long.
The BAZoo is informed on quite good
authority that an sssignation house is also
being conducted in East Sedslis. This is
a state OF affairs demanding the most seri-
Gus consideration of the authorities. Or
binary houses Of prostitution are bad
enough, but these sssignation houses run
under the guise of responsibility and pat
ron;zed by respectable people, so
called, are the very port is of hell itself and
prompt measures should be taken to abol-
ish them. The keepers OF these dives, for
dives they are of the worst order, should
be punished to the full extent OF the law,
aud for the publication OF society and In
the interes, of common decency, let the
respectable ladies and gentlemen" who
patronIzs these places, be held up TO the
scOrn and IoAthing of an outraged commu-
nifty.
The BAzoo fe.ls confident that the mar
shsl and police desire 10 do their duty in
this matter, and trust that their action viii
be prompt and vigorous.
Something about Aliens Bilious
Phvsic-Acts quickly, relieves promptly