The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-06
DIsORDERLY HOLMES MUST GO.
Prosecution Commenced Against the Owners of Houses Rented For Unlawful PurpOses

Prosecution Commenced Against the Owners of Houses Rented For Unlawful Purposes.
 The police department of the city arc determined to rid the city of all houses of i'll fame, and at last have struck at the root of the evil, and if they do not allow their efforts to grow lax this City of Films will soon be entirely free from all haunts of vice, such as houses of ill fame, disorderly houses and places where gambling is conducted.
 Yesterday City Attorney Fox issued a warrant for the arrest of Edward Bud- ington of 43 Union street, charged with renting a house for house of ill-fame. The warrant was duly served by Patrol- man John w. Grant, and Burlington taken into custody. He was subse- quently released under bonds of $500 furnished by Max Bergman. The case will be tried in the city court this morn- ing, and is the first one brought in this city.
 Last March the police made an effort to break up all gambling houses and houses of ill fame. The efforts were successful as far as the gambling houses were concerned but the other class of houses continued to flourish as of yore. About this time City Attorney Fox sent to the owner of every house which was known to be house of ill fame or gaming establishment notice which read as follows:
 By Authority of the State of Connec- ticut, I, Timothy J. Fox, City Attorney of the City of New Haven, do hereby give you notice that the premises No.
 Street, in the city of New Haven, owned by you and leased and occupied by of said New Ha- ven as your tenant, is being unlawfully used for the purposes of gaming, prosti- tuition and lewdness, in violation of Section 15G1 of the General Statutes of 1888, and Section of Chapter 8S of the Acts of 1898. You, as owner, lessee and occupant of said premises, building and apartments therein, are now duly noti- fed according to law, to eject there from any person or persons using or permitting the same to be used for the unlawful purposes aforesaid, within the time required by law after the service of this notice. Hereof fail not under penalty of the law in such cases pro- vided.
 Dated at New Haven, this day of
 1894.
 TIMOTHY J. FOX, City Attorney.
 These notices were placed ill the hands of the patrolmen and duly served upon the owners of houses used for un- lawful purposes. Such a notice was served upon Edward Burlington, who is the owner of the property G3 Fair street, kept by Mary Fitzpatrick, alias Mary Moran, and used as house of ill-fame, on March 19 by Patrolman Jere McGrath. To this notice Buding- ton paid no attention and on June IS the house was raided and the propre- tress and occupants were arrested, con- victed and paid fines in the city court.
 Owing to the fact that apparently no notice was being taken by the owners of these houses of the notice sent to them City Attorney Fox determined to show them that the law could not be trifed with and the present crusade was de- termined on. Burlington will, 1t is be- lieved, contest the case and make test case of it.
 The penalty for every owner of such | house under section 1s1 of the city charter is fine of $50, while the gen. eral statutes provide penalty of not | more than $500 fine and six months in-