St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-05
A STRIKING EXAMPLE,
Which Illustrates the Need Of
Quarantining Infectious
Diseases.
The Municipal Court Yields
Up Some Interesting
Reading.
HIATT Gallagher Still Writes
Assignee" After His
Name.
The Single Tax League
Tackles the Fuel Ques-
ton.

Nettie Smith and Dora Quinlan were
before the municipal court Yesterday,
on the charge of running and being in
mates of house of ll-fame, at257 Third
avenue south. Sc rgeamt Kirkham and
Officer McNulty testified to making the
arrest last Saturday night. and to the
general bad reputation of the place.
Four boys. whose ages ran ed from
fourteen to seventeen years, We're called
and described in detail the horrible
orgies they had taken plrt in with the
women. Two of them had contracted a
Ioathsume disease, and it was through
the report of the physician who WAS
called to attend one of the boys tn the
department of health that the place
was called to the attention or the p0-
lice. Both women and two men took
the stand and SWOre the place was
nothing but a confectionery and cigar
store, and that no unlawful practices
had ever been carried on III the house.
The Quinlan woman SWore she was
married and said that she had always
led respectable life. but she admitted
that she had been convicted a short time
ago on the charge of being found
in a house of ill-fame, and two wit
neSSes testified that they had frequently
seen her drinking with men IN the
Jumbo saloon. The testimony in the
case was of such a nature that Judge
Mahoney had the court room cleared OF
everybody except the witnesses. Both
women were convicted. Nettie Smith,
who claimed to be the proprietress, was
sentenced to pays fine OF 500. and Dora
Quinlan was sent to the wOrkhouse for
ninety days.
Charles Wagner, an upholsterer, who
lives at $50 Cedar avenue, was before
the court OH the charge of not support
ing his wife and children. After Mrs.
Wagner had testified that her husband
had only given her 50 in the last two
weeks. and that he spent most of his
time around saloons. Charles took the
stand In his own behalf and said that he
Didn't drink a drop.
when did you stop?" inquired the
court.
"A week ago next Wednesday," an
swered Charles.
You were sent to the wOrkhouSe Tor
drunkenness, weren't your
Eyes, sir. was sent up for ten days.
i pleaded guilty, but | wasn't drunk.
The boys told me that ii | pleaded
guilty would be fined $40, but If
pleaded not guilty would get S25,"
1t transpired that Mrs. Wagner was
in the habit OF crushing the GROWER"
pretty often, and after giving both par
ties some sensible advice Judge Ma
honey sent them home together.
George Hughes was the name given
by young man who claims to be a
university student. and who is also the
Minneapolis correspondent of the Sun
day Sun. He was charged with being
found in house of ill-fame. 1t was
alleged that he went into one of the
bagniOS OH First street and attempted
to gather material for the next issue of
his sheet. He got into row with one
of the inmates, the police were called
IN and he spent the night in the lock-
up. Yesterday he pleaded guilty, and
a friend kept him from going to the
workhouse by paying his fine.
Frank Williams, warrant, was sent
out Tor ninety days for stealing jar of
jelly. Paul st. Marting was arraigned
on the charge Of larceny. He waived an
examination, and was committed In de-
fault of 500 to await the action of the
grand jury. 1t is alleged that he stole a
pOcIetbook containing 500. Fred Lee,
of 2425 Fourteenth avenue south, stole a
bushel of coal from his neighbor, Jacob
Jenny, of 2422 fifteenth avenue south,
1t cost him $40 TO keep out Of the work
! house.