Daily Republican., 1889-11-23


kept nobody but decent, respectable peo.
pie In her house since she was pulled"
by the police some time ago.
Oihcers Zerby aud Galloway teati1ed
that they were police officers on tho beat
where the lrma Club was located, and
never heard any disturbance.
number OF young men testified that
samuel fellhelmer gave an entertainment
10 the kumiord building, No. 40i Market
street, about the middle Of October, and
lie noises heard by certain officers may
have come froIu that entertainment.
W lillian II. Owens, brother OF Lewis,
taid his brother came home at lib on
Saturday night November 9th, and $50
O'Clock on Sunday night.
Thomas Holland aud Thufston Lowe
testified TO seeing Carrie Mcmahon and
fhmbe Linderman on Sunday night
about IL O'Clock about Fifth and shipiey
streets. Worth was with one and man
with a slouch hat with the other
Thomas Ennis testified that he saw the
two girls with men at Third and Tatnall
streets about II O'Clock on sunday
night. Asked his occupation. Ennis
said he followed "sctub." lie explained
this by saying thai he dealt in scrub
horses. He followed tile two girls and
their men from Third and Tstnall TO
Third and Orange, then down Orange 10
Second, along Second to Tatnail, down
ratnall to Bryer's saw mill to get place
TO lie down Oh the sawdust; could not
get In; went TO the stable, but IL was
locked; followed them back 70 Front,
along Front 10 Market, over Market
street bridge to the Jackson Lime and
Coal stablesi could not get iu; one OF the
| men fell into ditch aud bis girl (Lin-
derman) left him aud took up with
Ennis; went back to Front, along Front
to Tstnali, and gcing up 1atnall the
other two went up small alley; he
(Ennis) and PLGbc went OH up Tatnall
To the slaughter house stables, when he
put pLnbc In hay lott, where they re-
mained until Monday morning. In an
swer TO tho court Ennis said lie was not
ashamed Of anything he did.
George ClRrkin, William X ane, Frank
Foulk, William p. Yandegrllt and Her.
bert bay all testified to seeing Vande.
grift In different places on Saturday and
Sunday nights, when he could not have
been In the club room.
| Mr.. Porter commenced his argument
at H.. 20 and spoke about 10 minutes, and
City Solicitor Turner occupied about the
same time IN his closing. Alluding "a
the girls he said, their condition is such
as to excite the utmost consideration.
This club Is like Others. This Is one oi
many ciscs. There are other places
where similar orgies 60 on. II Ia fci
your honor to say whether this shall mol
stop. II a vote was taken by the mos,
degraded people in this city II would b,
unanimous that this should stop, an
moi an opponent OF clubs when organized
for legitimate purposes, but these clubs
organized under cloak OF social pur
poses, aud really 10 seduce and ruiz
young girls, should be stamped out O
existence. In saying this / voice no
only my own sentiments, but those o
the mayor, who has the police In charg,
and the welfare Of the city at heart.
II am TFy," concluded the solicitor
"ior these young men. speak not fo
the young women OF the town, but for
every father and mother In this city. Thli
vice must stop. Even the giddy thought,
less girl, who may cArelessly wreck bel
own lie, must be protected aud the men
who wreck It made TO rue it,"
The prisoners then, Vt the request oi
Judge Ball, stood up. lie said lyon have
been given o fair and impartial trial.
Your attorneys have not left 4 stone un.
| turned. Iut htUIltb VI tHNht klIlh HhNe
va led a little, but that proved 10 my
mind that Il was true. Ycu are guilty OF
this act, which 10 an Indecent one. The
disgrace which you have brought upon
yourself, your family and this city was
| your own fault. The mental condition
! Of one OF these girls and the physical
condition Of the other makes your ac.
the more reprehensible. II Is never a
| pleasure to the court to be harsh, but the
sentence must be such that IL will pre-
vent other young men from acting In q
similar manner. There are other clubs
guilty with the lrms, and the young girls
Of this city must be protected.
He then told McAleer that no was wise
In pleading guilty. This showed he was
repentant. Vandegrllt had not been Sc
bad y implicated as the rest.
Vandegrift was fined S2U and costs and
sentenced to ton days imprisonment; Nc.
Alter, $40 aud costs and thirty days i'm
prisonment; Owens, geo and costs and
forty days imprisonment.
The cOsls In each case amount 10 $l6..
60. Court was then adjourned.