Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-12
TOLD OF THEIR SHAME.
The Inmates or Moiine's Notorious
Den Tell the story OF Their Degra-

The Inmates OF Moiine's Notorious
ben Tell the story OF Their Degra-
dalton In Court.
The keepers OF the Moline house of ILL.,
fame were tried separately from the in
mates yesterday. The case was state
case. The case was called before l.. s.
0'Neill, and the defense asked for a
change Of venue, which was granted, and
it was taken to the court of Justice
Mapes. The following jury was impsn>
nelled and the case was at once taken up:
Swan Burkland, A. J. Larson, Frank
Wall, Jim Fugate, B. Jameson and John
Wixon.
II is unnecessary, says the Moline Re
publican, to give the names OF the young
men who testified for the prosecution.
All had heard of the reputation of the
two prisoners, and said that they were
keepers of house i'll fame. One young
man testified to the fact that he went into
the house out OF pure curiosity with a
friend. and seeing tie little girl there. told
Mrs Smith that she ought to be ashamed
of herself for keeping such an innocent
little girl in house of that kind. where
upon the woman drew a revolver and
threatened TO shoot him if he did not
leave the place He said he left.
The most important, witness for the
prosecution was probably Mrs. Adds
Eaton. She said she was married, but
had no children; that Oppy, the pros
prietor, was her brother; that she had
lived with him and Mrs. Smith on Second
avenue about two months and came
from Canton, Ill. She told how she went
to live with them; and that she was to
pay 50 so q week and half what she made.
She had two rooms at the Second avenue
place. She knew Mrs Smith to be pros
titute, and proved it by charges against
her brother. The large crowd of spects-
tors were Mortified when Mrs. Eaton told
of her leading life of shame in the house
and her brother on the street doing the
work of fiend. She told the story of
her life; how she left her husband before
Christmas, at the solicitations of her
brother, and entered the life she had been
leading ever since; that her husband came
to Moline the other day and that she is
now living with him again.
Mrs. Smith was put On the stand in
her own behalf. and said she kept res,
taurant, and in various ways tried to &c,
count for the numerous visits of men to
the place, and told that her brother IN
law, section hand. had sent her $50 n
month TO live on.
Miss Mitchell was next called, and said
she was hired and brought by Mrs Smith
from Front street, Davenport, to Moline
10 do Homework for her, and had been
there ever since. When she was asked
as to the business of Oppy who was
around the house, she said, "a little of
everything"
Oppy testified in his own behalf, and
made bungling excuse for living at the
house, but said nothing about the hellish
work he was doing for his sister.
The jury after hearing the testimony,
fined Oppy and Smith $50 and costs, and
they were brought down to the county
Jail last evening. Gust Nyden and Chris
Wall were discharged; Miss Mitchell was
assessed fine of $50 and costs for being
an inmate of the house and Chss. Pc
terson was fined SO and costs for being
an inmate at the time the house was
raided. Geo. Anderson has OF yet been
heard.