Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-02-12
Quite A RAID.
FRANK tnHmMS MARKET STREET HOTEL
RAlDED
On State Warrants Charging the Proprietor and
His Wife With Keeping House Of III
RspO.s-Eleysn Arrests Made
Nine Go to Jail

Mlll W W eeaA
Last night few minutes before
eleven o'clock Constable John Anderson
and Officers Watson, Scally and Her
bert raided Frank Wilhelm's hotel, To-
Gated ON the east side Of Market street.
about midway between Eleventh street
and Market alley, and arrested Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilhelm and nine others, five wo-
men and four men.
The warrants, two in number were
sworn out by Jane Lawless and Maggie
Wells. one alleging the house was so
kent on the FIRST day OF January, and
other on the second day Of February,
both alleging "and at divers other
times"
The house has been known for some
tire pass as resort for immoral per-
sons of both sexes, but heretofore no
effort has been made 20 enforce the raw
IN the case.
When the officers arrived at the
house last night Officers Scally ana
Herbert were left at the downstairs
door. chunky mulattO girl named
Ethel Richie, rho was just leaving the
door. and who had evidently parted
from her lover but few moments be-
fore. being sent back into the house.
Constable Anderson and Officer Watson
skiDped I'D the stairs and began an ex-
animation OF the rooms. When the OF
GERS oDened the door OF a double room
thew found Sallie Campbell and William
Duncan and Ella c. Rerl and Charles
Brown in the apartment. When the
officers entered one Of the girls ran
and Jumped in bedwish the other while
the young men also paired OF oy them
selves. In another room Annie B.
Mayer. q married woman, and Harry
Anderson we're found together, and
in stiI another Gertie Brown and
George Brown were found. Gertie was
about as black as SCOT, and George was
sort Of pale chocolate color.
No other uliCet pairs were found, and
after putting Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm I'M
der arrest the procession was formed
and headed for Justice Ankles ONCE,
followed by a miscellaneous crowd OF
whites and blacks.
AT the Office there was a somewhat
agitated scene for an hour or so, and
the telephone was kept on a
perpetual Jingle by the men,
who successfully endeayored 10
persuade friends 10 20 on their bonds.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Wilhelm were held in 5000
each. and we're released just before
midnlght. a gentleman going on their
boud. James Cox man who was found
90 the bar room, was put under 500
bonds 20 appear as a witness, and tae
Others. nine ORR number, were marched
of 10 j3il just as the clock tolled the
midnight hour, tbeIc 90 remain, unless
they found bail, anti, the hear
ing, which was set Tor o'clock toner
row afternoon.
Salic Campbell md Ella C. Rerl, the
Young whtte grI, t'i not appear 90 be
over sevrEt.co 1~ eighteen years OF
age. They took their very unenviNo'e
situation rtUo,phlca..y,s wasted neither
tears uor.vu.a regrets. E,hel Bitcaie,
the muatt0 GIRL was rather inclined 20
tears, Auuie B Mayer seemed joviai, and
not all abashtG. and GorJie Brown, the
pronounced brunette, was most effected
Of all, shedding tears copiously when
first arrested, and sitting In the Jus.
tlce'S Office wlth one hand over he face,
as though mojltal!ug upon the uucer'
families OF life.
There were fully City people at and
about the Office by the time the com
mitments were made out.
The warrants for The Wilhelm house
were sworn out, as above stated, by
James Lawless aud Maggie Wells
Both these worthless, Mr.. VIII
helm says, are in jail at the
present time L3wless played a nO'
strictly legitimate game over at Mar
tins Ferry aud then came 20 this side
side OF the river as adOrding
more healthfu climate. lie me-
the Wells woman at tbe Wilhelm house
and the tWO fell out about a certain
sum OF $50 which Lav,ess accused the
woman of taking. The end Of it wa.
that both were arrested, and out Of
some real or faucied wrong done then
by the Wilhelms they Swore out tn,
warrants for last nights raid.