Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-28
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lke-arreaNeu EOr announcer AEitats
Fifteen minutes before the opening Of
city court last night week things were in
readiness. Arrangements had been made
by Mayor Harrington for Q complete pre-
vention Of the disorderly occurrences OF
the previous evening. Policemen were
stationed at the city hall entrance, and IS
soon as the court room was filled ingress
OF further visitors except witnesses aud
others interested in tho trizls was
estopped.
Including the accused and the wit
nesses in the various cases pending there
could not have been less than 100 per
sons within the court ratings.
The examination OF members Of the
1rma Club was then taken up,
Caleb p. johnson was called to the
stand. He testified to being owner OF
No. 4l6 Market street whers the rooms
Of the IrmA Club are.
Mr.. TuTner-''Aave you lease Of the
IrmA Club in your possession?n
It was produced. The document was
signed by O. p. johnson, y. L. Warfeld
and W. ]. Murphy.
Mr.. johnson testified that the Irma
Club are not there now. The club left
No. 416 last Monday. Tie rent was paid
70 the witness. He thought Warheld
paid him the rent. The lease was then
read. Lewis Owens and john McAleer
were the trustees. The rent was S12
month paid in advance. The terms OF
the lease required that no Intoxicating
liquors be sold there, no unbscoming
language or bad conduct be allowed
there. Nor must the members give an.
noyance to the neighbors. The break
ing Of these conditions would be equiva'
N...A 40, l.. s.kA
Henry Lodge, living at No. FOG East
Sixth street, one of the aceussd, was
placed on the stand. This action, II. II.
Ward, ESQ, Lodges counsel, was in.
formed by City Solicitor Turner, dis.
missed the States charge against the
witness. MI. Ward stated this was done
without collusion between counsel. The
witness was member Of the Irma Club.
Has been one since its organization. He
saw NcAleer attending the business
meetings of the club. Wsrtield, hcAleer,
Owens and Murphy wera the trustees.
After serving their terms they remained
regular members and were so until the
disbanding of the club on the night Of
the arrest. The witness went TO the room
afterwards and found the sideboard and
books missing. In answer to w. u.
Lyman, Esq, Lodge stated that those
who signed their names to the lease were
trustees. He told tine city solicitor that
Ovens was president two months ago
and VGndegrift was secretary.
To mr.. LynRm-''He paid 25 cents per
week dues. At the time OF raid every
member but Collins WAS in arrears.
debt to the club Of 81 constituted arrears
when the laws dropped suoh members.
The witness was S2.75 in arrearsn
Mr. Lynam-"Then actually the only
member Of the club wes Collins 2"
Eyes, Eil."
To the court--"The objects OF the club
were Just to go up there and sit down
and to spend the evening. There were
no readings or Rotations. Other people
besides members frequented the club on
invitation OF friends.n
Frank Heaton, No. sol West Seventh
street, was not nor ever had been mem
Der of the club had been there several
times, last occasion on Sunday at IL
O'Clock. He saw Lodge, McAleer aud
Fox there. The witness was there with 3
friend from Baltimore who accompanied
him. Heaton made free TO 90 thess on
sccoudt Of previous inyitRtions.
George Ularking, No. Al East Fourth
street, was not member, but went there
continually. Worth asked him to Join,
so did McAleer and Wsrfed, who offered
to have him elected. He did not get
anything to drink there.
To Mr. Lynam-"He was invited to
join at time when the club was not at
No. 4l6.n
@. W. Mcclure, No. sol West Seventh
street, 20 years OF age, is not a member.
He was at the club room Sunday week.
The witness wore toothpick throughout
his examination aud had nonchalsnt Gir
and defective memory, both of which
worried the city solicitor.
Waiter J.. Murphy, No. 1928 Front
street, is not member Of the Irins Club.
One day he was invited by WarhoId to
take walk. They stopped ct the resi-.
dence of @. p. johnson. He there
signed the lease Just TO oblige wnrheld
He was not at the club since he signed
TIE lease. He didn't wish TO be a member
OF tue club. He didn't read the leaae be-
fare signing it.
To the couTt-"I an not trustee O.
the Irma Club"
Samuel Y. warheld, No. 400 Taylo,
uaseet, is member OF tho club. lie tes
tiled IS to who are the officers, a
already related. There has been n,
meeting since the RAID. The goods wer
taken away, and that practically dis
solved the Climb. There wan q lock TO n
door Members wao had no Keys got il
by rappiHg.
Carrie IcMshan was then p1t on tn
stand. She testified tnst McAleer tot,
her he is q member OF the CLUB. He toll
her he had right to invite heT up there
and that all those he introduced to he
were members OF the olu5
To the court-"On this way up he toll
roe it was very nice ROOM When u
got there ne unlocked the door and whe
l was in be locked il again"
Wizard Hall Porter, E.q., then al
dressed the court! He said ~ pToposa
asking that the case be dismissed on leg
grounds. Taking the ordinance dshnIu
tipping house there had besn no eY
dence a5dUced to show that vine or al
liquor had been sold in tho LIMA GIN
rooms. Nor lad there baen any gan
ling aiducsd to indicate diaorder
house under that head Mr. Port
handed in authorities on the deGui.iou
dlsor6eriY house. Hs added that
simple act will not establish : disorder
house, nor even two or three ilstauce
1t must be hRbitual to constitute disc
deriiness. Il must be open snd ao,oftau
The police testified to no such coniilit
vhsteYer.
". z. Lyman, Esq, addressing 4
SQUIRT, said that IL regazd 10 tie tEtss d
18ndants remf mig, hoAiseT, Owens u
Vaudegritt, lis indictment alleges tht
bain8 interested and elEcorDed in d
orderly house. Counsel Ind examined
the ordinauceg. lie r1uid ind Egtliny