The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-02-20
T.se Circuit Court.

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Wolford III the reporters chair.
The court WAS confronted by IT,,
largest calendar ever presented iii this
county, the causes numbering iG7, CT
which II are criminal, $50 tact for the
jury, l3l fact fer the court, and Is law
ter the court. To dispose CT this long
list of cases viii take Eve or six weeks
OF time. The court VII be open for
two weeks when Al adjournment viii
be had long enough to enable the
Judge to 90 to WaSiiburn county to
convene and adjourn tie court for that
county, when lie VII return to this
city and proceed 20 clear the calendar.
The first case called was III the Grim
ina! list, and was that Of John and jen
ME Harmon. This WAS che Of tie most
important, and we believe, the first of
its kind over tried in this county. The
parties WeN charged with keeping Il
house of prostitution, and Of procuring
gills under the age Of consent. and by
various means inducing u compelling
Them to l.yes Of shame.
Tile case was first started bv order Of
Chief of Police P,den, in the effort to
save a Young gill named Susie King,
who had been Elred 10 TIE de-. of lnfa
NY kept by this pair at New i. Louis,
one Of the additions 10 this city. The
ease was given to detective Eara5llaw,
who in due time located his game. Wis.
tied the house, rescued tie girl susie
King and another girl only about Il
Years of age, aid brought the Han.
for all which he is entitled to due
amount Of praise Tie accused h~d &
hearing before the mun .cip;il court
and was held for trial IN the circuit
court.
The ease occurred the whole Of the
time of the court down to six o'clock
Thursday evening when it vas gwen
To the i,iry. con.nosed Of the following
gentlemen:
Eugene McNa:r, JOHN bowling, I.
/, Clark 7, IT cnInap q NJ nr,,m
L. f. Dutton. O. : \ e,s,, NJ Nal
vim. e. \. B,chne. Wm. Kennedy. II.
r Hall. Thos Nepl,rw. Jr.
district ,tt,rney Jni,n Y Nrrnby
h.,s cot lis case w,u in n,n1 hefnra i
,,ar,I,ed for tr;a1 and while ,he 90
reu,,rts bad ,,,e hest If lnral Talent
;c.dc., IL, Mr. " y pyycr Of the
i,y~tna Of Ross. DIVER i Smith. AL
,..fa~ts ia Lre,l ;, .,nola lint !, tho
.h,,n .r ayian,ca .,5 bf.+o,.v IF tho
,case pr.nared by t.,a ,rceec,tion v,s
The cnurt room vas
crowded, ~ interested neo,l, as wei
&c lilo ,...,,, crowd ,ttr,otnJ ), c,r,+
rooms ., snch occ.sio,s Tho evidence
>y,s dir,,t .,a c,,clr.;,, ,nl i w..
enthusiastically, shown tl,,t Harmon and
his wife did have in thair Eouse ,ro.
CURED by talsehood and deceit, girls
ranging in age ficil /. to II years
That their business is such Us was
CLAIMED they did not pretend TO deny,
and Il Young daughter Of Mrs Iiannon,
born cut Of wellocI,,, is now being rear
cd in one Of these ;,eaS Of wickedness.
Several ladies Of the W. {. T. L.
Who had t:.ken an early interest in the
matter in the work Of trying TO rescue
and save the Young GirlS, attended
them III the court room all through
The irving ordeal 20 these good wom-
IN the lannon's anrc;.lsd piteou.ly for
help, promising TO Cult their uniclv
business, to reform and lead good and
virtuous lives, etc, If the prosecution
coLlI only be stopped AID conviction
avertcd But all the willing" when
they had to face the offended law did
moi avail The jury WAS oHt aJost
two hours Thursday evening and thea
brought i'll 4 verdict composed Of three
No-ds. '.GH:!ty as Charged.
The penalty for such i crime is, we
think, I'll too LIGHT, bejno rot les, Than
one nor more ,lan three wears il TIE
pcnitentiarv. or not less Than s;x
,aa,,hs ar mere than ono v,sr IN tha
coart, III, with j fine AZ from 500 -
500. But another roint besides the
mere conviction If The Hammers has
l,eeo scored Epsnectall. ncar,Ia of
s,ne.ia, Ia1 a,n-t com, N the c,,.
,.,,sion that > conviction ON s,,cb !,
c.,.;re eauli NOT ba secured IN Ills
iii, II ,,,s ra,y been shawn th,t ;,
conviction ,oav he secrrn,, ,,,1 It i.
10, u,l,t,,, ,h,t otsnr sn;t. If 1,l.a
character Viii follow far ,,,.ra !
E.1le aonbt that Ne nav, o,hc,s born
~ ,rr civ VII, ara inst - entity -