Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-20
FIFTH EDIYIO1

Fhe Club Room Case.
The trial before the MunioIra, H.
seven members oil the lima Soc Gyu a
came OIL this morning. Tle conI Y
was deuseiy packed all liz ,,n "a
trial. The prisoners arral.rci VAL "
q ysndegiiff Daniel II. Coillas s,r
7. Warneid, Harry Lodge, uee,v ' M
Lewis Owens and John MeAles,'
were charged with keeping di.o,i
house ~ No. 4i8 Market stree, 'V'ue
Thc first witness called wac n,
L'nderman, who testified that nu sa
day night, the OH OF Nuyember G "a
her home about z y. M. In Erny .Se
met Carrie McMshon ami r,,n "", a.
second street 70 Market, a,l Al po"
aud King met with "Dirk ylbiy
Jno. hcAleer and kffer takiuraw,te,
went 10 tie lrma Club room, wLs,a
were Kept Tor some time, VIII n l.wIn
tees were INDUCED IN. Her eyidrS1a
criinminattd John McAlper and
Owens. She remained there ali ~
went away on Sunday morning And
back on sunday evening, wbere tbsr
inAined Sunday night aud ttesame crt
ipai ihdulgence was prAcilrrd WLJy
none.
Carrie Mcmahon was nut uror
stand. In her Testimony she Earn
rated that oil Phebo Lindefmap.
she was guilty OF the same crimn,,
dulgenc, but with Richard CbrI,,v
William Worth. Both girls ideplI6eiI
the young men named as being nr.,
except Harry Wahl and b. ii tolIy
Lodge was identified as Que VIII, ndl
the evepiDg that they ought no, to h
the girls present, aud GU Sunday morn
he insisted on Carrie Mcmahon t,t;
away her umbrella and gossancr nd
left there they might give the cub Az
lie also wanted them TO 20 away, az n
expected visitors from Phiadelph
They went away, but went back in
evening. Carrie drank some wine.
The girls were subjected TO a ,rareli|
cross-examinat,on from W. T. lyn,l
Esq counsel Tor McAleer; Willard m
Porter, Esq, counsel Tor Warield, n
Inns, vandegrift and Owens, and from
IL. Ward, Esq., counsel Tor Lodge. M
evidence. however, was not shaken.
Counsel for defense attempted 70 n
peach the chsraeter OF the girls. bu, h
court would allow no evidence of n
character, except that which would
meet upon their truth and veraclty. d
court very properly remarked that
more degraded the girls the greater h
crime on tie part Of the club.
Frank Stout testified that he swore d
the warrant for the arrest Of Fral
Shines. William Murphy Richard Chrsl
John McAiocr aud Others upon the
formation Of the two girls. lie. vi
other officers, made the raid upon n
CLUB, and arrested the parties present
the trial. except McAlltr, who was aft,
wsrds given up by his father.
Sergeant Tucker testified that be "
one Of tue arresting parties. On one
casIou before he noticed Blanche Moo
and Maggie Shields. we l.known chara
ters, going into the rooms oil the lrE
Club.
Officers Updyke and Burlcigh teslll
10 q noise or disturbance 10 the eli
room one morning about . O'Clock sol
weeks before the raid.
pub VI NAt utlfuLhHLh
tho case, was put upon the stand, b
said he did not belong to the clU Al
only knew he was pulled N. lie we
there with friend, Mr., Owens. lie a
not know who wtrj Ia possession Of th
room.
ID. II. Collins, another OF the accuse
was put upon the stand. He was W
unwilling witness. He said he '
away during the time the crime char
was committed. lie did not know
Trina Club by name, lie only joine
socia, organic alton, paid 4 dollar or M
TO Christy as initiation. lie aekno
that the word "lrna" was on the wind
curtain. He was shown ball ticket
Q reception 10 be given by lie Irl
Social Club. He read the ticket vi
the following names OF the manage
Fox, Worth, Lodge, Coll.us, McAle
Christy, Conner, Eden. Nandegrl
Owens, Kane, Cannon, Mcclure, Fer
SOD, Murphy aud warlleld
He said they were u committee to
up a reception. He was member
the organization but did not know Il
II was the Irma Club. He did not kn
who was president or secretary, AsC
Solicitor Turner could not get the Q
dence hewanted, to chow the eSs,.t
OF The Trina Clue. he asked tina, a REQ
be taken to enable hin. 60 suhpd Cal
i. johnson, proprietor of No il6 Nj
ket street, TO ascertain to whom he eas
the looms. Messrs. Lyman, Porter a
Ward all vigorously resisted this propO
tion.
Judge Ball decided that the hearl
should proceed. City Solicitor Tuu
refused to proceed without Mr. Johns
and then proposed TO issue summons
all the parties named on the cirl Of
yitaiion TO the reception, with al inllt
ton TO bring with them the roll Of Incl
bership OF the club. After cOuieril
with each other counsel on both I'D
finally agreed TO q recess until o'clc
this evening, which proposition the co!
accepted.