Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-14
WAS A STRONG CARD.
A GREAT CROWD ATTRACTED BY THE VII
HELM HEARING.
Frank Wilhelm Held to the Grand jury, and
Mas Persons Found IN the
House Convicted.

The hearing before Justice Arkle OF
the evidence in the cases growing out
of the raid on Frank Wilhelm's Market
square hotel, Saturday night took
place at the jail yesterday afternoon,
and attracted more attention than any
case outside Of a Court room for many
day.
About one hundred men, impelled by
curiosity, congregated about the vicin-
i,y OF the Office of the Justice, suppos-
ing the hearing would take place there,
while 4 score Of others lined up on Chap
line street, near the jail, to "see the
girls 20 down." and meanwhile
carried on strong hirta-
zion with the females in the
upper story Of the jail, who had pulled
down the glass OF one OF the west win
dows, and crowded into it. When II
was announced that the hearing would
be at the Jail and not az the office OF the
Jrstice. there was a greaJruSh up Four
teenth street and down Chapline, leau-
ing a policeman 70 grully remark:
"SeemS TO me they could see enough
Of those girls on Market street, any
night, without rushing up here.
The crowd blocked up the stairway 70
the main entrance OF the jail until the
Justice and officers had difficulty IN
forcing their way In, and there was
great deal of disappointment when the
crowd found admission denied them.
At the hearing the State was repre-
sented by Mr.. Howard, assisted by Mr..
Post. Capt. b. 3. DOvener represented
Mr.. Wilhelm, Mr.. COniff four Of the de-
PENDANTS, and Mr.. 5. o. BOyce the
Others. Before going into the evidence,
Salie M. Campbell. William Duncan,
Ella c. Pearl and Charles Brown plead
guilty, and were subsequently fined so
and costs each.
The case Of Mrs. Annie 3. Mayer sud
Harry Anderson came Up first. The
evidence, as q matter Of course, was
largely unfit for publication. Wilhelm,
the proprietor, said he knew they were
in the house; they came about lOO'c!cc6;
he took them 10 the room himself; An
dersOn said he wanted 4 room for him
self and wife. and paid a dollar for il;
he had never seen either OF them before,
asked them no questions, and didn't
know where they lived.
The other cases were very much the
same, in the general outline. The
charge of keeping house Of ill fame
were dismissed as 20 Mrs. Wilhelm, but
her husband was held in $500 70 answer
before the grand jury. The case Of for
nication against Ethel Richie was dis
missed, but the charge that she was not
a person OF good fame, as well as the
charges against Mrs. Mayer, Harry An
derson, Grace Reletta and John Brown
were continued until evening, that ar
Ruments might be heard. Grace Relet-
ta's husband was present az the near
ing in the jail, and took somewhat
painful interest In the proceedings
against his wife.
The arguments OF counsel took place
at Justice Ankles Office last night. In
his address Prosecuting Attorney How
ard called fOrcible attention 20 the fact
Asuch places as Wilhelm'S were
DerniciOus 10 their Influences, Of
q ready aid TO the young men
al yirlS who are upon the streets at
q or who frequent low grade dances.
Arouse such as was kept by Wilhelm,
run under the guiSe Of a hotel, where
appointments could be kept, beer
drank, etc, made the road to ruin par
.icularly easy of access for young girls,
and he sincerely hoped tnat advantage
would be taken Of this opportunity to
mete out a heavy punishment 10 those
under arrest.
The Justice held Ethel Richie in
800 bonds on the charge OF not being q
person OF good fame, and gave all the
other defendants the option OF paying
$50 and costs or going before the grand
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