Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19
A WHOLESALE Raid
ON HOUSES Of IL-FAMB AND DlSREPU-
TABLE SALOONS,
Made By Consia5las Anderson and L21saAn Last
Nish.-A Half Dozen Dives Pulled ana
Nineteen Persons Arrested.

A wholesale pull Of houses Of ill-fame
took place last night. Unlike the or
binary procedure in such eases, the
arrests were not made by the officers
but by constables. In all nineteen ar
rests were made by the county officers
The men and women were brought direct
TO the iail as soon as arrested, and most
of them remained in cells last night,
when all will appear before Justice
George Arkle tomorrow afternoon
The first arrests were made ABOUT
nine o'clock. when COnstableS Anderson
and Iauchlin created CONSERVATION by
aDpearipg i'm the house OF ill fame kept
by Georgia Frank, on Eoff street, with
warrants for her arrest on the charges
OF keeDing q house of III fame and SELL
ing beer without license. Carrie EtZ,
an inmate OF the house, was found
with q man named b. Mccullough.
They were ordered 20 don their wearing
apoarel. AID the officers started % the
iail with the three prisoners. They
were met in the jail Office by Justice
Arkle. and all were given preliminary
hearings. George could not furnish
bond in the sum OK $50
and was committed TO jail.
Later she put up collateral security ana
was released. Carrie Etz was charged
with being a woman not of good fame,
and she and Mccullough were charged
with fornication and adultery. Carrie
could not secure $50 20 PIT up for her
appearence on Monday and was COM
mitted. McCollough furnished bond IN
the sum Of $50. IJ is understood that
this warrant was sworn 20 by carrie
Palmer, who was jealous Of lover 5
attentions TO the Etz girl.
The Frank cases disposed Of, the con-
stables proceeded Co Nick Asselta
place, on Market street, above Tenth.
This is the saloon formerly known as
the Diamond" but now sailing under
the preteutiOus title of the columbia
The charge against the son OF Italy VINO
was proprietOr of the resort, was keep
ing and maintaining o house, common,
Tl-governed aud diSOrderly, where men
and women assemble, drink beer, make
unlawful Doses, and depOrt themselves
generally i'm such q manner as 20 render
the place a nuisance TO neighbors and
passers-bv. Patsy Brown, who was really
black, and Virginia Black, another
lady OF color, were drinking In the Sa-
loon, and conducting themselves ID
dis0rderly manner. The accompanied
the proprietor of the place TO the jail
office, giving vent 10 an the expressions
in their vocabulary OF cuss words on the
way thither. AsseltG was committed,
and afterward furnished bond In the
sum of $500. and was released. The two
colorcd girls were left behind the bars,
as they failed 20 furnish the $50 bond
required Of them.
The next house TO receive the unwel-
come visitors was the bagnio at 1916
Main street, presided over by Kitty
Lee. Kitty walked up 20 the Jail, had
her hearing and was placed IN cell,
but afterward furnished bond and was
released.
The next place upon which the con-
stables made o descent was tina house
KEEP; by Ella Miller in Alley c. Geo.
Leonard aud Viola Rogers, Henry
Smith and Birdie Scott, and VIM. Rohr
and Emma Brown, were COM
PEELED 90 put on their clothes
AMI march down 90 the jail with
the constable. The Miller woman was
charged with keeping q house Of ill-
fame, and the girls and men with adult
terv and fOrnicatiou. Ella had 9 friend
who put up 5000 for her appearance on
Monday, and she wGs given her free
dom. All the others were committed,
except Rahr. who furnished $50 bond.
The last place r1ided was the house
OF prostitution on Morrow street, kept
by col0red woman named Jennie MIL
Ter. This Is the place once pulled by
the officers. and ia will be rememo ered
that the Mayor dismissed the case, upon
the evidence OF the girls who Swo-c that
they boarded with the Miller woman.
Ed Reynolds aud Ella Ne,is We're
were marched 20 Jail, and the usual
charges read against them. They could
not prove their innocence nor furnish
bond for their appearance, so all will
be maintained at the expense of the
county until tomorrow afternoon.
10 was one O'Clock this morning wheG
the last cases were disposed Of, and the
Justice and cOnstables left the jail
The hearings were all set for Monday
afternoon in Squire Arkie'S Office, and
there will doubtless be quite an inter-
estiRg slime when they are called.
All VINO cannot pay their fines
will be held 20 await the action Of the
Grand Jury. The cases mentioned
above were not the only arrests made
Yesterday. q the afternoon Stella
Chester was held % Cour. on charges Of
keepinC a house aud selling beer, and
last night Fanny PrcStOn's house was
raided by the regular police. On the
whole, 10 was bad day FOR this class
OF offenders.
eyes. haS most TO do with these
arrests" said Justice Ankle 20 s. REGIS
TER reporter carly this morning. 1T is
NOT an unusual proceeding as you Sug-
rcst. but it has been some years since
the matter was taken IN hand by JUS
tIces OF the Pace, the city police author
tiles being generally allowed to regu-
tate the matter I intend 90 continue
arresting p8Ople who run low dives
unless they are weeded O6t by COnncil
or the regulsr police authorities. There
are scores Of complaints against some
OF the tough saloons in the city, where
all kinds pi vice are permitted 10
flourish, md the sooner they are
weeded oat the better for the COM
muEity."
a Strange Creak.
The VIE OF our esteemed citizen, Mr.
John Bowel, while suffering under o Sc
we're stack OF the blues, Jried 20 commit
the cline Of infauticide, but was prevented
bv the oppCrtune arrival OF neighbour.
Hercase has been considered by the best
doctors incurable, but her husband was
Highly pleased, after using a course Of Sui