Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-11
l7ERMINED Fight
EN TIE PROSECUTING, ATTORNEY AND
M. EMBLEM AND THE-TsNI MONDE
Women Gain Victory in The Criminal Court
Nr. Emblem Arrested on Thirteen WarranS
The Inmates Plead Gully.

There were more sensational develop
nts yesterday in the cases resulting
m the wholesale raid upon houses Of
,stitution last Friday night All OF
landladies waived examination be-
g Justice Arkle, and offered as their
ldsman William T. Emblem. The
stice refused to accept Mr.. Emblem,
l counsel for defendants petitioned
a writ Of habeas corpus, which was
lnted by Judge Jordan, OF the Grim
\ Court. The women we're all re-
sed. Prosecuting Attorney Howard
~ made information before Justice
kle. upon which thirteen warrants
re issued for the arrest Of Mr..
lblen,
The hearing Of the cases was set fo-
clock at the jail Office, but it was
.-ly 3 o'clock before the first was
d. Half a hundred boys and men
or sat about the public square,
cted by idle curiosity. They could
see the women upon their arrival
departure, but nevertheless fingered
the Jail all afternoon.
orney $. o. Boyce appeared for
" all of the defendants, and M. d..
ESQ, represented the State. Ada
rs case was first called. Ada
ID examination, and nished bond
sum of $500 for her appearance.
WOULD NOT ACCEPT EMBLEM
nsel for defendants, after a con-
on with his clients, announced
would waive examination. The
then informed Mr.. Royce that
ID not accept w. T. Emblem as
0ndsman.
Boyce-"That's the security we
offer"
ustice-"Well, we won't accept
dants Fannie Preston, Josie
Blanche Deyille, Eta Ditty,
White, Lucy Belmont, Annie
Ida Robinson, Rhea Gray, Carrie
and Nellie Clifford, each waived
ration and were committed TO Jail.
wee, in the meantime, left tue
ice and reappeared with Mr.. En-
Boyce-"I have brought Mr..
here to qualify, and formally
imSelf as surety"
Court-"Very well, sir. Mr..
will be examined"
Post conducted the examination.
AFTER all your debts are paid,
mblen, how much are you worth. F"
''Between FIVE and ten thousand
), in real estate. consisting OF a
brick house on Twentieth
We you deed TO the property?'
s. It is made out To my own name.
ht It from two parties"
We you any interest In other
%
ne whatever, at the present
hat are your sources OF iRcome?'
question was objected to by Mr..
and after wrangling between
/, Mr.. Emblem answered 10 by re-
that he received SIS a month
from his houses and $50 a month
citing as agent for Mrs. Emblem.
oyce argued that Mr. Emblem had
decided 10 be a good boddSman by
Jordan, OF the Criminal Court In
cases he was as
GOOD AS ANY MAN
10 county. He closed by formally
ng him as bOndSman for the wO-
and the Justice declined to accept
Boyce then wrote a petition to
e Jordan for a writ Of habeaS cor
stating that petitioners were con-
in Jail and competent security for
appearance had been refused.
was signsd by all the women ex-
hose who had previously secured
bondsmen.
Rice Arkle then took up the cases
girls who were found In the dii-
houses. All plead guilty. Some
khed bond, and the others were
iaiI, while the Justice took the
under consideration, He ex-
that there was a question In
a as TO his authority IN the mat
bether % fine them, or commit
Jail to await the action OF the
ury. Until he looked up author
he matter, he reserved his de-
Justice Ankle was disposlng Of
5, Mr.. BOyce hunted up Judge
nd all parties appeared In the
Ourt about 4, 30 o'clock, while
eSented their Arguments upon
for writ OF habeas corpus.
NJ COURT PROCEEDINGS.
edings before Judge Jordan
teresting. The women sat
lOA, aud as soon as the word
round outside, a hundred
came into the Court room,
the proceedings. There
ted tilt between the Court
ing Attorney Howard,
led by Judge Jordan ad-
until S O'clock, to give
he TO look up authori-
( Mr.. Howard made an
I an hour, in support of
;miss the petition. He
that it was faulty and
hat it did not specify
which defendants were
by whom committed,
I'd. The Court did not
oward.
As l Informed Your
lay, / am engaged in
re&h VIM. Z. Emblem, who
houses for purposes Of pros
Since / made that statement,
ceived reliable information
I'm blen has been engaged
urging these women 20 re-
houses for unlawful pur-
has been assuring them that
do 50 with impunity, that
mas on bis side Of the case
ing that the Court shall be
hat pOsition-as siding with
M