Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-21
sAruRNALIA OF oslME.
Fridays EOng Docket OF Vice in Hts
MOsi Shameful Features.

,nurninG. Their names were, Horace y. Van
degritt Harry Collins,S Wasfeld, Harvey
Lodge, Henry Wahl and Lewis Owens.
Clerk Hylard read no indictment againSt
them, ia fact he had been provided with
none. He read the six names from q
little slip Of paper suddenly handed to
him as the prisoners filed into the dock.
| The young men were not at all ebnshsd
at their surroundings and did not seem
much Influenced by the hundreds Of eyes
focused upon them from every corner of
| the crowded but silent court room which
| was packed black with visitors, curious
to listen to what would develop. City
Solicitor Turner suddenly jumped to hia
feet
81 wish to call the attention OF the
court to the most revolving" and then
the public officer 0s Bnddenly took his
seat again when something was overheard
in regard TO keeping disorderly house.
Following pause when MIR. Turner con-
| tinUed:
I'm not ready for the trial. shouli
like the case postponed TO Monday even
ing next in order to give the authorities
time to MAXI more thorough investiga-
| ton. Certain circumstances suggest my
| asking this. Judge Ball then ordered
the case continued to the date Rg re-
quested holding each OF the prisoners in
$500 bail. The yonng men we're then
taken back to the cells.
! In another Ave minutes the buzz in the
court room was suddenly hushed again
and all nll eyes were turned towards the
police entrance Rs two Young girls in
| short dresses walked between row OF
police into the dock. They were not ar
| raiPned either. Their names are Phpbe
LindeEman, aged II, and Carrie Me-
Mshon, 49, 1t is understood they are
servant girls. Both are orphans. Fol-
lowing short contamination among the
court officials Judge Ball ordered the
! girls femanae3 until Monday evening
next.
The six young men and the two girls
are all Implicated i'll q Case brought under
notice of the court through the action OF
| Special Agent Frank Stout of the =. Z.
! @. q On Tuesday week the mother of
one OF the girls came 10 the y. +. O. Q.
Office and made u complaint duplicating
members OF tue Irma Club, which has its
rooms on the second floor of No. ZIG
Mafket street, The story told TO MIR.
stout was most revolving one and too
bestial for even the barest description
demonstrating condition OF the most
fragrant social vice existing in the city.
Mr. StOut obtained list OF names and
after comforting with the police authori-
tiea went with Sergeant Tucker, Officers
Smith, Evans aud Heal to the rooms of
the Irms Social Club, No. 4lG Market
street. A warrant for tie arrest of every
one In tho roome was in the Cillcets pos
session. The raid WAS made about .
O'Clock. The SIX young men already
named were found sitting around the
stove chatting socially, apparently with
out any expectation Of the unpleasant
visit. There are two rooms leAsed by
the club, coZlv and handsomely fur
nished. The officers told the youngsters
their business and the six got quietly up,
| were taken TO the station aud locked up.
AT the preliminary hearing this morn
ing, as the prisoners and their acousers
were not allowed to be present in the
courtroom at the same time, nothing in
the way Of identification was accom-
piished. There is no doubt fron the
detailed statements made by the girls TO
Special Agent Stout, that vice in more
features than that specially charged will
be ahown up. Int0xlcGnts, il is alleged,
have been freely consumed OF the club
rooms.
From the statements made BY the
officers it is believed that the parents OF
most OF the youths are entirely ignorant
OF the extreme vioiousness which the
charges would infer their soma TO be
habitually implicated in. None OF them,
as far as could BIO learned appeared in
court and there ware no applications thia
morning to furnish bail. ~ guess re-
marked one officer, they are afraid TO
let their people know"
Well, they didn't do anything after
all, 7 was tue comment on over a thousand
tongues Monday night, as thsir possessurf
tuggec and pushed and pulled in order
to free themselves and get out into the
street from the hot reeking court room.
Hardly within tho memory OF the pres.
ent generation was there euoh gather.
ing Ut citizens vt the city hall TO witness
court trial. The interior WAS packed
black with human beings. The spectacle
ontside, on the city hall piazza, at 1881
O'Clock, was more remarkable still. Therl
was hardly room for pedestrians to make
thsir way along Market street The square
was one mass OF dripping umbrellas and
damp, but very Interested, citizens.
L. YVES noticeable that probsblY so per
cent OF the great gathering were young
men OF rs years and under.
anis great public interest vas caused
by the expected trial OF the members oil
the Irma Clnh, q case which has already
become notorious and ia literally the talk
Of the town.
Since Friday last, at the preliminary
hearing when six young men, members
Of the nlnb, were ordered held in bail TO-
trial Monday night every circumstance u
tho coming prosecution has been closely
considered by the friends Of the acouged
and Of the other members of the Ifms
Club There are other clubs in the city
OF a social nature similar in purposes o.
a rational association RS those for which
the club referred to wRs organized. Al
the members Of these, inclusive Of then
vide permeltions and connections
Throughout the city arc interested in thu
pending trials. II in stated, and with
, fair chow Of probability, that several o.
the accused are guiltlsas while on tht
on the other hand, as shown by the ap
pearance in the dock Mondaylnight Of 81
, additional prisoner. il is believed tina
J there Rre still more guilty ones al large
, Judge Ball took his seat at o'clonl
, Monday evening Seven youths we're 81
rsiEned- Horace NandeprIft, Samuel L
Warfsld. Daniel H. Collins, Harry lodge
Henry Wahl Lewis Ovens and JOIN
McAleer. II was quite 10 minutes betor
/ matters could bs arranged for pro
cedure. The crowd outside CONTINUED
pressing in. The noise was too great TO
coUrt TO go on. Judge Ball wAB almos
1 driven to order the court room cleared
4 IN fact hs did make threat to that pur
> port At last Mayor Harrington wen