The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21

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in Myers saloon on ST. Peter street,
between Seventh and Ninth streets,
across from the Colorado hotel, and
at Murphy's, on ST. Peter and Tenth
streets. l saw her there during 1890,
81 and '92. She was stopping at the
Ethiopia then. Have seen her at low
resorts late at night, especially at
Webster's, on Ninth and ST. Peter
streets, kept by Lottie Schoote.
These places, Myers and Murphy's,
are places of designation, and are in
habited by prostitutes.
| OSS-EXAMINATION.
II have served on the fire depart
ment and am detective now. Have
SeenrAlice Booth at these places three
or four times. I am not acquainted
with the defendant. [ stop at The
Saulpaugh. Never saw Mr.. Saulpaugh
and the plaintiff together in ST. Paul.
They have wine rooms in the rear;
these rooms are curtained off and are
not otherwise partitioned off from
the 'front.'"
| P. w. Schweitzer testified as fol-
lows: olive in st. Paul at 289 West
Fourth street. Am captain of police
at the Central station, and have been
in business for twelve years. | knew
the plaintiff as Alice Booth. In Sep
TENDER, 1890, was in charge Of the
station, land Officer Meyerding brought
her in. She was under the influence
of liquor. / talked with her. She
said: i have got to get out of this.
| have fellow in MankatO, and if he
finds this out he'll shake me- | saw
her afterwards in Myers saloon, in a
wine room. The reputation of these
saloons of Myers and Murphy's is
that of low places and the resort of
prostitutes. l had occasion to raid
the Senate owned by Myers, and
) also his other place. / found seven
or eight prostitutes and took them
all to the station"
DISCRIMINATION.
People of good repute do not go in
these wine rooms. No prostitutes
are allowed in the West Hotel and in
the Ryan as L know of. / am not a
detective.
Hugh Wright gave the following
testimony: / have lived in St, Paul
eight years, am married and have d
family. / am a detective and was a
policeman in 1892 and was also a
patrolman. l knew the plaintiff as
Alice Booth, saw her in the ''Senate"
and lin Myers saloon on Wabasha.
Have seen her in the places five or
six times mostly at night, and have
also seen her under the infunce of
liquor. These saloons have bad re-
putation and are the resorts of low
people and prostitutes.
DETERMINATION
saw the plaintiff in the saloons
mostly at night and many times
alone, on most occasions, while there
she was under the influence of
liquor.
VIM. O'Keefe testified as follows:
Have lived in ST. Paul twenty-seven
years and have been policeman
twenty years. Left two years ago to-
day and am pensioned as retired"
1 know the plaintiff. Saw her at the
central station, Officers Haney and
Scott brought her there. Some one
put up S25 bail on her and she fortified
it the next morning. She was again
| brought to the station on September
8th, 1890, Officer Meyerding brought
her. She was considerable "under
| the influence"
G. e. Banker stated that he lived
| in St. Paul since 1882. | knew Alice
Booth in 1922. In fall 1891 room
\ ed at 10th and St. Peter streets with
man named William Magin. was
then on the night beat and on
Thanksgiving night I came to our
room about 3 o'clock and found the
plaintiff and .Magin occupying it. l
saw her in Murphy's saloon on Tenth
and ST. Peter streets at o'clock in
the morning of March 18th, 1892, with
a hack driver. She was drunk and
took her to her rooms at the Ethiopia
and put her to bed. She freQuented
Murphy's & Myers saloons and other
| low places.
DISCRIMINATION.
1t was the duty of officers to take
drunken people to the station. My
rooms were at tenth and st. Peter
streets, over saloon. No one was in
the room when [ took plaintiff up.
Chas. M. Broggs was next called and
testified as follows: live in ST. Paul,
keep a road house at Bass Lake. l
know the plaintiff as Alice Booth. /
saw her at my place in the summer
of '92. My place is hotel and road
house and a swift one too, She has
been there three or four times. She
came in hacks with men and some
times with women. She once came