The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-15
AFTER BAD WOMEN.
The Police Continue Their
Whitechapel Raid.
they WILL DEMAND JURY TRIALS
= anAveds - Nen Display PSnrient Cari-
ssity - the Police Court-4.xe
More Ganb1ers."

Since the edsrs wcns est from the chief Of
police yesterday nsprus1g that al ho1scs Of HI
fame and gambling pssess should be closed, tho
officers have continued 70 wage war on the dis
orderly element The officers confined their
energies 70 the women. for fhey berded them
twelve gsrabieB. ELL told, have been arrested.
Nine were arrested early Friday afternoon and
the three remaining ones were arrested yeeter-
day morning. Not . gambler was arrested
yesterday afternoon, although the women
continued 70 rour In Ell day. and were Of yarioEs
Japanese Nearly al were of the iatssr nsaion-
atty.
Among fhose arrested were eight coioged
women. twenty JayAaexe, several French women
from the French quarter, WhifechaFel, and the
,o a.o A'asr,ss9 no.nen MaIn susi
Sadie Carlisle. Caroline sutherland. Myrtle A.
Morrison and Ella yislsrd- All tie women live
IN csihe in Whitechapes-
scriDtion- From Fifth street 10 Fourth on Yesier
avenue the walk WIGS lined with tosighs and
loaiers. while the courtsoo7 was packed 70 sui,
location. II seemed as If the whole CT criminal
Wnit<chapei had tanned Ont 10 see what the law
would 90 with the women
The case Of the gamblers uss first called, but
through some Misunderstanding not eli were
present Harry M-rgsn, s. z. Jones and
I'd Stewart, the last three arrested,
alone were in the courtroom. Morgan
other two men asked Tor eonfinuances, and
together with the seven gamblers who failed 10
show up, were given until Monday TO plead.
When the Gases against the numerous women
were called J. T. Ronald appeared for Lou
ssraham. Georgia Willard, Carrie Goldsmith,
AMBER CLARK ard Losfse Robinson. Be-
up an n1 the '1's afternoon. @' the ctr
attorney announced that all the women, except
the four On trial might go home, but that they
morninE i,ameaisseIy there was eosnmo motor"
and the women went out chattering and talking
excitedIy together like 30 many m1gpies. The
flied IN the places made vacant BY the women,
and more from the street packed in Everybody
stood up: there was no room to cit down
Wien al the other women were gone Mr.
Ronald criticised the com plants against his
clients, bit the city attorney said he would run
the risk oflctting the eases go on the complaints
drawn up. Mr.. Ronald then demanded
jury trial and wanted each woman tried separ-
ateiy. Judge Rivers directed the clerk TO pre-
pare list for eighteen qualified jur0Ts, and on
motion the case was continued until Monday
The first woman to be tried il Carrie Gold
smith. an inmate OF Lou Grsham's house.
Emma Rivers and Alice Miller came into the
courtroom in the meantime. ". " Einehart,
jr.. represented the women and demanded jury
Trial. and the cases were continued Until Tues-
day morning at 10 O'Clock.
Judge Miller expects the women-since nearly
all have employed attorneys-to demand jury
trials, and thus he has weeks of work ahead Of
him. he il considering the punishment he
will mete out to the 6ixerderiy persons when
found guilty: He viii fine the gamblers $50
for the first time arrested and more each time
thereafter. He will not fine the women, hut
will imprison them-frst time arrested, five
days, each time thereafter longer tmprison-
mcnt.
When Chief Monroe was kskcd yesterday why
more gamblers were not arrested, he said:
There are no more TO arrest. All the games
are closed to the public. and they are doing
nothing TO be arrested
!. Peterson, who owns fifteen cribs in White
chapel, was arrested yesterday for renting
houses to disorderly persons. He lay in jail
nearly all day. when q woman called and put up
800 bail for him.
The police have added q new feature to the
methods Of warfare employed against the dis
reputable element of the city, by arreeting the
men who visit the houses Of ili-fame as well as
their inmates. Last night John Stanton. John
4. Hallquist and Pat Keogh were locked up On
charge OF visiting these places.
Among the notorious women arrested was
Agnes Woodward, and she was locked up.
Chief Monroe says he intends 70 infore the
city ordinances.
The police commissioners say they want the
ordinances Enforced 70 the letter.
How will Ii eud1