Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-10
COOK FOR THE PEN
The Noted Procuress Con-
sicted in Court
WITHOUT A Jury DIVISION
Judge Buslsngam- Charges the Jury IN an
Impartial Mznn-r-A vsstier
IN Ten Minutes.

The jury made shsrt work OF decid-
ing The case agalast Margaret {. toox,
charged in the superior court with So
lIcstlng females to enter houses OF Ill
fame II took jus, ten minutes from
the time they left their seats before
,ney returned and pronounced her
guilty.
The morning was devoted to the ar
guments, each attorney having one
hour in which to argue the case Judge
Buriiagame read the law, which 10 a
follows: "Eyery person who shall
keep . house of III fame. resorted to
for tho purpose Of prostitution or lewd-
ness. and every person who shall solicit
or IN any manner induce female TO
enter such . house for the purpose OF
becoming . prostitute, or snail by
fraud, force or deceit, or in any like
manner procure q female 10 enter such
= hoase for the purpose OF Prostitution
or of becoming . prostitute shall be-
deemed guilty"
The Judge charged that the people
musG prove beyond reasonable doubt
that the respondent did solicit Lille
Pail and Emma Ham 10 enter a house
Of III fame for the purpose CT prostltu-
ton and that the house was located ~
or near Woodvllle and that the solicit
ing Was for the purpose or these girls
becoming prostitutes. IL she asked the
girls 20 20 to Woodville TO work IN q
boarding mouse she would not be guilty,
and il the jury was convinced That this
WAS the fact they should so ind. Anna
Nelson and ReItA TIbbets were allowed
20 TESTIFY as TO conversation held be-
tween them aud the respondent for the
purpose only Of attempting To show an
admission on the part of the respond
eat that she did keep q house OF IL
fame and had no tendency TO show
That she Did solicit the two girls.
Were Not Notoriou.iy Bad.
The evidence showed that 1.-The
Pail was but IL or Is years OLD.
and mad not become q VIGOROUSLY bad
woman, and had not until few days
before the alleged soliciting committed
an act of prostitution. Ii WAS rot
question whether Anna Nelson was
thief or not. Testim ny on that point
was allowed solely TO affect the credi-
b!hty OF the witness She was no: one
of the persons whom 10 was charged
mad been solicited. The testimony OF
witnesses that Lilly Pali was drunk
was allowed to affect her credibli:ty.
Ii was no defense If she was drunk
when solicited, II solicited she WAS.
IL was not question Of removing
prostitutes from the city for the pur-
pose of getting rid OF them. The etst-
ute WAS aimed at the person who is so
depraved ss to become the go-between
of innocent girls and houses of illfame.
/; would not be necessary To q convic-
ton that up to the time the respondent
came TO this city and solicited, as
charged IN ths information; that there
Mas scy house OF prostitution in that
vicinity at all. If the respondent had
a house or If she did not then have n
bouse, but proposed TO rent or build
one tor the purpose Of prostitution,
. nd did 40 solicit those girls. or either
ct them. To 20 with her for the purpose
= eScd wnen IL should be finished aud
furnished. The respondent - charged
With collecting these girls No defn;-
ton OF the word solicited would be as
s'mpe as the word itself. IL was not
the intention OF the legislature TO draw
a fiae distinction between invitation
aad solicitation.
On tne way to the jail Mrs. Cook de-
riarsd 10 the deputy sheriff who ac-
Gem panied her. that she though, the
tas, Ma pribed. She asked to stop ut
q tobacco store on the way 90 isil a.
81 aid she was nearly dead for
= Larrttv- Her attorney, ;. .. Clay,
ass ne viii take the case to the SUI
preine court. Mrs. cook will come
before the coUrt thls morning for SEN