Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-17
HIM CHIEF OF POLICE
.~y7 gY OFFICERS IN A HOUSE OF ILL
FAME.
/. ,,.,ss fr a Ggn-Whisky and Luncheon on a
rvs-Ha Protests Against the Madame
Beng Locked Up, and Releases
Al. the Prisoners.

The scandal in the Police Department
5.ssci.y government, existing through
.ordget Of Chief Louis Delbrugge,
again the talk Of the city, yester-
This time 10 had its origin in the dis
-s-r by the officers who raided May
rs house Of in fame, about mid
Oh. Tuesday night, that the Chief was
.a the three male visitors at the
Sc. and that he and the Madame
.s enjoying the privacy Of an apart
%. together.
o., TOD Of this, the Chief attempted to
-r q revolver, forgetting that he had
sy.ors.y taken the weapon from his
q. and laid it on the manJel; be OBJ
i 90 the removal Of Madame Will
-, 20 the lookup; be released all the
~mers after their arrival at the City
going their security as well; and
.-s house where he was found he had
7. w0rdy time with one Of the Of
.-s Of the raiding posse, but came out
g-i best.
rt.cause Of the raid by the officers,
-,s upon their own responsibility, and
-.ssis usually the case, in accord
rg With q regular programme laid out
-,1s Chief, was the well-knOwn fact
the Chief, being a lover Of the Will
woman, and a frequent visitor at
house. had caused it TO be made
v1 10 the force that she should not
5.ked up at headquarters In case OF
Paid. and his further statements that
was he would at once release her,
,ss had done upon a previous occasion,
.5.t the fact being known TO the
m.eaaut on duty in the Office up
p, This, En- connection with several
suDts TO remove officers from the
-,a ward beat, for the alleged
syl that the Williams woman did not
aem, or that they interfered with
free movements OF the Chief, and
al.hter and jeerS of Williams as
would pass some of the officers on
street., caused half a dozen of the
-s tU determine that the house
.i be raidod and the Madame aud
girls locked up, both as a warning
-.- that She could not be shielded by
Chief, and as a notification TO the
e, Council and the public that
-ss We're not going on right in the
-.msl-
/ vas Officers Carney, Creighton,
a-, Buch, Wilkie and Desmond who
,1.led upon the raid, and about
clock Tuesday night they went to
residence Of Clerk Of the Police
.r ". n. Fee and procured a war
1-. for the arrest of the Madame and
mates OF the Williams house. The
-s reached the house about ten
--,ss Ji r., and 10 was at once sur
AIDED, Officers Carney and Daum go
g Inside In the back room they
md B. Il. Swartz and a girl, in the
.,Uom Chief Delbrugge and Madame
.-us and up stairs j. b. Ford and
F.ie occupied one room, while two or
bee girls and Louis Farmer, the piano
---e., were scattered about the
te. Ia the front room, down
N where the Chief and
Blame Williams were found, there was
bottle of whisky and luncheon
-a table, while on the mantel was
Chiefs revolver. As the officers
10, the Chief jumped up and made
-,a for his pistol pocket, forgetting
-e Instant that he had laid the gun
.s Officer Carney quickly stepped
-s ualJel, aud taking up the revolt
% placed 10 In his pocket. All
parties In the house were placed I'M
arrest, except the Chief, who, il
ms, cannot be arrested under the
avs by any city officer but the
-iWart M3rketmaSter. Ford and his
s~artz, Farmer, the pianO-pOund-
4-- al. the girls but one, were
-lsd into the patrol wagon, and be-
-.'en to the City Hall, were locked
Hliet Deibrugge objected violent
Miss Williams being subjected to
Nl.gnity Of being put in cell,
'-.l 10 shouldn't be done. He was
-'s0 by the officers that il would be
and that they were there for
purpose. Madame Williams then
y .le plea that she was sick-had
disease, aud couldn't possibly go
,-l she and the Chief wanted her
N-en summoned. The officers
.,-' That II she got the opinion Of
,l.ar physician, 10 would likely
---'9lao.e 10 her removal, and
s'1I Tor another doctor who was
-5 any possibility Of either preju-
/" friendship. This physician re-
'.4 10 ABOUT an hour after the raid,
a- examination OF the woman,
1 she could be removed, and she
--1.l'ngiy placed In the patrol
- aioog with the girl who did not
-.e nrst trip, and they were
~ ~ t-e City Hall and placed in
1le chief wanted 20 walk 20 the
-ss With the Williams woman, but
--gfs told her she had better ride.
Il, e She did, while the Chief
alone.
4 VILLAINS was no sooner placed
r,.H and the key turned when
n, .-''I appeared on the scene. He
d, ,' a.' .he cells and let all the pris-
49, ,.' ne becoming security for the
s,.' OF all the fines and costs,
r,.SS 70 about ninety-fve dollars.
1vs. mad 40 right TO do this, as
'.Sees the offenders in the Gus
+, zoe Lookup Keeper, whose
,,,.. : 90 safely keep" them until
s@,glS buJ ne did il all the same,
s,.. 10, interiered with.
LAY the Chief was not visible
az a the City Hall. No one
ats .O0nd who knew definitely
s,as was but there were a number
eo0ieetures
'" Wy tor Pitchers CastOria