Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-08-24
HOSS And HOSS.
The Territory Gets the
Second Fall
In the Bout with Monroe
Street IniQuity.
Alice Deschamps Found Guilty
of Violating Act 20.
What the Defense Is Going to Do
About 1t, was a Question Of Po-
pular Interest Last Night.

The territory scored yesterday in the
game with the charmed circle club, so
that bulletins Of the game including
tallies to date may read "hoss and
boss" Alice Deschsmps was found
guilty of living in house resorted to
for purposes of prostitution, and it was
also found that that place was within
400 yards of the Central high school
building, and it was further found that
building intended to be used for
school purposes, IL a school building
within the meaning OF the law. The
contest was conducted on these three
points.
The case was called at O'Clock, but
the forenoon was taken up in the dis
cussion OF points OF law, and it must be
confessed with regret that the debate
WAS marked by more than profes.
sional warmth. The caloric had not
exhausted itself, when court recon-
vened after dinner, and Justice Whar-
ton was compelled to frequently ad-
month and expostulate with the OPP
posing counsel. remark rejecting
upon the truthfulness OF a statement by
one OF the attorneys for the prosecution
brought him TO his feet. "I'll not per-
NIT you" said he to his friendly enemy,
''to cast reflections upon my COURSE"
"I'll cast book next time" threatened
the enemy, but here the court made
vigorous interference, and the case was
resumed.
i The first witness was Marshal Blan-
kenship, whose testimony or that part
of 1t which was admitted related to the
defendants location, its proximity to
the school bailding and the reputation
of her apartments which he said was
that OF house of i'll fame.
An attempt wac made to show by him
that the defendant had been arrested
! as a prostitute and had forfeited her
: bond. This was objected to on the
ground that such testimony could be
introduced only from a court Of records
and beside that not her character was
on trial under Act 20, but the reputa-
ton OF her house. The objection was
sustained.
Deputy Briggs was the next witness,
but his inability to precisely describe
the defendants premises was, under a
ruling of the court, which confined the
assaults OF the prosecution to those
premises, without the force which had
been counted upon. His testimony
against the house in general was suffi-
GENTLY damaging, but he was unable to
say that he had seen improper char
acters about the defendants apart
ments. He had, though, seen disrep-
utable persons about all the rooms ia
the vicinity including the defendants,
but as he was unable to separate her
room from those OF the other women
who were not on trial, this part OF the
evidence was ordered stricken out.
Deputy Moffat testified to a knowl.
edge of the exact location OF the apart.
ments whose reputation as place Of
prostitution was notorious. The de-
Tense was content to get the witness to
state dire,tly that he had seen the de.
PENDANT at the room where he had
served the warrant on her, more than
four months ago, Marshal BlankenshiE
having testified that che moved into
the room about two months ago.
Mr.. s. d. Lount was the next witness
for the prosecution and swore that the
reputation of the locality in which
the defendant resided was motor iout
At this point the territory rested and
the defense affected great surprise
A moment later Judge Israel an
nounced that the defense would intro.
duce no testimony and the surprise OF
the prosecution was genuine.
This move was, however, easily re-
cognized as good generalship. Under
the rulings of the court, there technic-
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prove while it was almost certain thai
an attempt to coRtrovert what had beer
proved would give the prosecution az
opportunity which had been vainly
sought all afternoon.
. The pleading was opened by Judge
Woodward who exhauted his time in an
able presentation of the case and the
law bearing upon it. He was followed
by Judge Alexander and he by Judge
Israel The points urged by these gen.
tlemen was the failure of the territory
in the fret place to show that it would
have been possible to commit viola.
ton Of the act. since the school build
ing named in the complaint was not al
the date named nor at any time since q
school building at all also that the
territory had utterly failed to prove
that the residence of the defendant was
Of the character prescribed by the act
The case was closed by the district
attorney. The pleading on both sides
were able and showed careful study and
an intimate acquaintance with authori.
ties which might be supposed to bear
upon the peculiar phases of the case.
At5 O'Clock the case went to the jury
and three hours later verdict was
obtained. Five ballots were required.
The first stood eight to four for convic-
ton; the second, ten to two; the third,
nine to three; the fourth, ten to two
the fifth, eleven to one. Without another
ballot, the single juryman agreed to
the verdict for conviction.
The juryman were: M. Mckay, A.
W. Hoffman, w. F. Piercie, Z. E.
Meers, Sydnor McNair, A. s. Foushee,
VIM. Hanson, ]. r. Alexander, A. j.
Stoner, Char. Peterson, w. A. Connors
and w. Furl.
The jury was discharged and Justice
Wharton sent word to the attorneys of
| hot h oidaa that tho dafanoa ,,,o,Il -