The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-05-06
A CHEEKY CYPRIAN,
Who Deliberately Def1es Law
and Public Sentiment
to Her Sorrow.
A Case in the Police Court Which
Attracted Much Attention
Minor Cases.

room was CrOWueU ITOm early IN the morn
ing until late in the afternoon. Following
are the cases tried and the manner in
which they were disposed of:
Stand Atkins got too full TO navigate and
was asked to contribute So 90 for his board
during the night.
Frank Lennwood went 10 a place where
he had no business and was assessed $500.
He will serve out his fine
James Hazeiwood Was charged with tres
passing and fined S4.00.
Pete Salterbsck, same charge, was also
asked to contribute "a 90. Not having the
wherewithal he joined Officer Trips
forces.
Sally Victor, Young girl about seven
teen wears of age, was found In a beasiIy
state Of intoxication She was arraigned
before the recorder yesterday and tined s..
To a BAZOo representative Sally stated that
this was the first time she was ever drunk
and the first time she was ever arrested on
any charge, and that it would be the last.
She had been In the city since last Mon
day and had been working out. Friday
night she was discharged, and being down.
hearted and having no place to 60 she pro-
cured bottle of whisky and got drunk.
This is her story. Be it true or false the
young girl is certainly an object of pity,
and something should be done to prevent
her steps leading further downward to the
fate which must surely follow life of
shame and degradation. Having no
friends In the city TO whom she could look
for assistance she will be compelled to stay
in the city prison until she serves out the
| fine.
After disposing of the above cases the
| trial Of the one which had attracted the
crowd TO the court room was taken up;
that of Robt. Elliott and Mrs Elliott
for keeping bawdy house, Mary Hewitt
for being an inmate, and Charles Haines
for associating with prostitutes. The first
called was that of Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott.
A jury was empanneled and the trial pro-
ceeded. w. d. Steele appeared for the de-
tense, and City Attorney Shaw and City
Attorney-elect Lamm for the city. Eleven
witnesses were placed on the stand and exam
ined. The evidence, taken as a whole
was too disgusting to be given in detail, but
all, including the testimony of the wit
nesses examined for the defense, went TO
prove that Mrs. Elliott did keep bawdy
house in Happy Hollow, and that, too, Of
the very lowest description Elliott, that
being who pollutes the name by claiming
to be husband, was placed ON the stand.
| He said be was ditch and we'll digger by
trade, and denied that mis- wife ever kept a
bawdy house. He said that he had gone
TO her with tears In his eyes and told her
that if she kept bawdy house, (of course
| ne had no idea she would do such a thing,)
| he would not live with her, and would
| leave The city. Far better would il have
been for the fair name of Sedalia had he
never came here. Any man who gets so
| low down that he would live on the money
made by a woman who sells herself and all
tha; is holy, for few paltIy dollars, and
especially one who is as hearty and as able
| to work as he, casts a stigma upon the
male creation. He should be tarred and
| feathered snd drummed out of town and
never again be permitted 10 show his vile
| face when honest people dwell. The woman
| is low enough, but she is an angel by the
side of the depraved being who lives on
the money gained by her in her infamous
| vocation.
| Mrs. Elliott was also placed on the
stand Her testimony was substantially
the same as that given by the man she
called husband. She was very HASTILY
dressed, and the case would probably not
gone so hard with her but for the fact
that she kept showing her jewels, and max
| ing remarks calculated to show that she
was what was Charged prostitute.
| Haines, she said, was poor man, also
ditch digger. Her husband had taken pity
on him, and brought him TO his home,
sharing his board with him. Mr.. Elliott
is very literally inclined fellow, so much
so that he lot only took Haines 10 his
bosom. but gave up his half OF the bed
! that Mrs Elliott might take him to her
bosom.
Alter long and tedious trial the case
was finally given to the jury, which, after
about twenty minutes deliberation, return
Mrs. Elliotts fine at Sos and Mr.. Elliotts
$40, both including costs.
The only thing to be regretted, is that
Elliott was not given the full benefit OF the
law. After the verdict was made known
Mrs. Elliott asserted In open court that
since she had been fined for keeping
| a bawdy house she would continue TO run
one. and vented the boys IL call around.
Mary Hewitt then pleaded guilty to the
charge of being an inmate of a bawdy
house, and was fined $40.
Haines pleaded guilty to associating with
prostitutes, and was also fined S2C Net
having the necessary funds, they with Mr..
Elliott, were placed in the city prison.
where they will remain until such time 8
their fines are paid. Mrs. Eiliott's fine and,
her part of the costs, amounting in all to
S72, was paid, and she was permitted to
60.
Miss Hewitt was interviewed in her cell
by BAZoo reporter. She admitted that
she had been an inmate of the house, bus
said that she had been driven to it. Her
home was in st. Louis where her parents
and her four brothers we're. Up to three
weeks ago she had lived at home, but q
family quarrel had resulted in her leaving.
Up to that time her character had been az
chaste as anyone's, but driven from home
she had come to this city and became an
inmate of the house in which she was ar
rested.