Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-31
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Members Heavily Fined MT til, Git,
Court for Dss0r,larI1,,...

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Court for DssOrderIincss.
Inc city court was crowded Friday morn.
ing, q great deal of interest being centred
In the trial Of several members OF The
Washington Active Association, a local
Social club OF young men, who ocoupv a
room In the Almond Building. The Irial
was unusually lengthy, Occupying Inc
whole Of the forenoon.
Frank smith, James Hcran. HArrv
O'Naill, EiwESd Wells and John Dpsv
were charged with keeping O disorderly
mousse Inc prisoners are memners aud
frisnos OF the Washington Active Associa.
uon whose r1olu il on tho second floor OF
tho Almond Building upon the ausle
facing Market anti Eighth btreets. TIE
Young men were arrested by Sergeant
blackburn aud a posse of pclios lsst
eYfning upon O warrant sworn out Nv
dolih r. Almond owner OF the building,
II appears that tho police aqthorit,s y
have for long time had the place uudar
surveillance. Early Fridsy night informa.
tion was eivea Mayor Harrington sut.
tloleut in his judgment TO make wilt 10
the room and give the occupants warning
70 desisi from THEN extreme disorde,h.
mesa. Mr.. Harrington, accom- panied by
City Solicitor Turner and Oniei OF p1lise
SvlRgett, accordingly went 10 the plaua
ao1us p IN. They tapped ut the door,
but were refused anmitIance. The door
was Alenm:d In their faces. Volces were
heard, among them tho visitors ciscerned
as they Thought tho laiut serssm Of n
woman. "Mnyor harrington sban't act
get In" said one, ard also the exclnns.
lion "Che hest msn that oomts ia here
SHALL get his ID head knocked ctt !"
The visitors accordingly depasted.
Ms. Almonds warrant was then placed
in tho hands OF ths police hut weq not
served unbl about o'elooS. Chief
SRiggott testified 10 the faois OF the ar
rest and OF the bad reputs OF the club
room, as did slso John z. Almond. TIE
latter told that he had given the club
warning to leave the building. JEAN
iSling is the member Of tho clu3 who pave
the rent. He mad heard that it il a re-
tult sor young women ard Thursday hs
sRg one ia the entry. lie warned her
! that II she went 10 the elmo room lac
wouid Inform the police. The place Ia a
npiasnoe AVID q cause of almost daily
\ CON nlaint.
THO oolo-ed ilBilor, Robert P. Jones,
has seen women nnning Out Of tho rooms
early ia taU nproirg bit he could not
say tAei they dad been in the Wasting.
ton un.,ye rom,
/ 0alsets EmmoEs and Rdrleigh rave
evidence ns 10 the oisorderiiaess Gnd to
the fuspicion Of har0osing Young women.
Nss. Ella & Sim., yOnng woman Of
respectable nps elrtuce, test fed that she
had been In the last uansd clu5 IuoIn on
nno o. two oNras,oua bnt Only 10 see her
huaband. She 8i,heag3d nothing dtsur
dsEiy. She saw no Oih.y woman ia, re,
nor did Pie stay in the room all might.
John Daily fnw girl named Joyce
there Thursday. She is between 10 snd
II years VI age, and lives az Fifth ard
Pine stEsets. Ne RaW another girl there
also nGnsd Shields, Of about tho same
asa. The wiloess Vas so intUTieatsd last
evening that lie did not remsmbar the
mayor calling. tls has seen young grlf
in tho room with tneis hn,s und cloakf
Of Whisky and beer 10 dIunk there.
william Lewis Of tho Star Assembly in
The hanis building, eBW no omen III the
Washington Clnb room.
After hsgriug thu evidence tue court
Informed the prisoners that II was the ia.
tention Of the authorities TO break up dis
orderliness OF this nature eyidenosd in
tho prosecution, and i'm a Hogan, Well;
and Smith 800 and costs each. Duffy anl
O'Neill were discharged.