Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-25
LAST EDITION
BLOW TO CLUBS.
The Members of a Club I'm the Almond
Building are Arrested and Fined

The Members of a Club I'm the Almond
Building are Arrested and Fined
At last the disreputable clubs have re-
ceived blow at the hands of the authofl
ties. Last evening Sergeant blackburn
with a posse of officers raided room OF
CLUB in the Almond building Eighth
and Market streets, and captured SIX
young men.
CITY Court was crowded this morning
to hear the cases. In accordance with
the usual custom, the most interesting
cases came up last.
John Connolly, vagrant, So and costs
William j. Patton, abusive to his wife,
discharged on condition that he leave
town; George Hoffman, assault and bat
terry and disorderly conduct, contin-
ned until to morrow night, 800
bail; William Crowley, larceny,
continued until tomorrow morning
Gerlareo Polasca assault and battery on
Irene Polasca counsel for defense, Will
liam S. Hilles, Esq, continued until to-
morrow morning.
The young men, James Hogan, Frank
Smith, John Duffy, Harry ONeil,
Edward Wells, captured in the raid were
then brought up and charged with keep
ing disorderly house. They all pleaded
mot guilty" The following witnesses
testified as to the reputation of the
place, and as to the raid. Chief
of Police Swiggett, Sergeant
Blackburn, Officers Emmons Burleigh,
and Evans, John p. Almond owner of
the property Charles Preston barber op-
posite the building; Robert Jones. the
ianitor; Evans Pennington, real estate
agent William Lewis, John r. Comegys
Mrs. Ella r. Sims, Thomas X Lawson,
Harry 0'Neill and John Duffy.
The whole story as culled from the
evidence is as follows: There have been
several complaints against this room Of
late, and last evening, Mayor Harring
ton, Chief of Police Swiggett and
City Solicitor Turner went to the door OF
the room and knocked some
one asked, who's there, when
the reply mayor Harrington" was made
the door was shut in their faces. 1t was
the intention of the officials to explain to
the occupants that their disorderly ac-
tions must cease Immediately. or the
police would pull the place; but the Off
Gals were unable to gain admission.
The light was low and something like
a females scream was Lelrd by the party
outside the door. Someone inside then
exclaimed. 1.-THE first man who comes in
will have his - head knocked off
This eliminated in the warrant an
the young men were arrested, the girls
had been spirited away The evidence
showed that the place was very disor
derby, that there was liquor there, that
the members had had girls in the room,
that persons were going and coming
at all hours of the night. The room
has been leased until March %, by the
Washington Actives, who have no con.
nection whatever with the Washington
Hook and Ladder and Steam Fire Engine
GQr.,,s:-.vv: They have received notice
to vaeate, Yesterday afternoon
one Of the members of the
club was trying to induce Mrs. Ella r,
Simms to 90 at the room. Mrs Simms
husband, John Simms Is the secretary of
the club and she testified she never went
there without her husband
The testimony OF Robert Jones, the
isnitor, was not Only against the Wash
ington Ac9ives, but also showed that
women a4S come out of the room over
AllmoaSS office, which is occupied BY
the Evening Star Assembly, according
TO TIRE evidence of one of it's members
19fere is disorder over the whole seconC
story of the building. One of the officer
had seen ''chippies" frequently going int
the building.
O'Neil and Duffy do not belong to tn,
club they testified in the prosecution
Duffy's testimony was to the effect tina
two girls, Joyce and Shields were in tn
room with the prisoners nearly all ds
yesterday.
The prisoners had no defense.
City Solicitor Turner in summing II
the case said it had been proved that
was a disorderly place. Il don't want t
say anything against all clubs; some q
them are organized for the purpose q
good, but many are merely plac
of designation and resorts TO
disorderly characters. These men shout
have more sense than to have two sue
girls as these, Shields and Joyce that al
so well known to tho police, in a ROOF
with them" Judge Ball reviewe
the evidence and said: This case
contemplated by the city ordinances
The authorities do not intend to allo
snch actions to go on, they intend
protect these girls from being induced t
go into such places, even
they will not protect themselve
sentence you each to pay a fiji
of $50 and cost of prosecution, and
such a case comes before me aga
will add an Imprisonment to the Sc
tence
Duffy and O'Neill, not being membe
of the club, were released.
NEW STEAMBOATS, TO BE BUILT
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