The Washington times., 1895-05-22
JUDGE h|LLER'S PRAISE
He Takes Notice of The Times
Messenger Boy Agitation.
WILL JUDICIALLY SUPPORT 1T
He a nd ud g e X imball VIII w Yhenever
Possible, Close the Division Dens
Against Allowing Youths to Enter.
Proprietresses of Several Resorts
Remove Their Call-boxes.

Judge Miller took official cognizance
in the police court yesterday of the efforts
oof The Times to prevent messenger boys
from being compelled to enter houses OF
illfame in that section of the city known as
THE Division" The case before the
court was that of Fannie Hill, charged
with keeping a house at No. 31S Thirteen
and-a- half street northwest, and with
allowing minors 10 enter for immoral
purposes.
In disposing of the case Judge Miller
referred TO the movement inaugurated by
The Times to keep boys out of such places
asone of the most praiseworthy ever started
here. He said it reflected great credit
on the head and heart that started it and
he proposed to close that class of houses
against any possible recurrence of the
trouble in the future.
The house was raided Monday night by
Sergeant Shilling and Policemen Flather
and Kilmartin of the First precinct, and the
propretress, together with Susan Mercer
and Fannie Nye, was arrested
FACTS IN THE CASE.
L Ollttiildn TlGliksI tBSllliSu yesterday
that he and his partner, Knmartm, saw
several boys, ranging in age from seven
teen to nineteen years, leaving the house,
and he reported the matter TO Lieut. T b.
Amiss, who ordered the place to be raided.
II appeared that at the time the boys
were seen leaving the house Fannie Hill
was down the river on an excursion. and
the woman who had been left in charge
admitted them. Counsel for the defense
explained this, hut the court held that it
was not a good excuse.
He said thet TIE house might be orderly
and well disposed in such matters, but he
wanted to prevent the possibility of any
such thing conliHg up at all. If the
woman wanted 10 go down the river she
should have left orders with the one in
charge not to admit the boys
There is movement on foot now,
started by The Washington Times" said
Judge Miller, ''to stop these boys from
going there, and it is one of the most
credltahle things that ever happened here.
To think that we've been sitting here all
these years and allowing these little
fellows to visit those places, where their
moral senses are Hunted, and it is re-
served for a newspaper TO come forward
and endeavor TO put stop TO it.
SHOULD BE SUPPORTED
"The movement is one that reflects great
credit on the heart and head that started
it 1t oughtto be supported in every pos
sible way, and l am going to close these
houses against any possible recurrence OF
this thing The defendant will have to
go to Jail for sixty days"
Judge Kimbali, of the District branch of
the police court, also gave notice from the
bench Yesterday that he was in full accord
lph hn orr
evil of allowing boys TO frequent the inn
moral Quarter of Washington He had
before linn as prisoner boy named Bern
ard Forsyth, who was found in the "Di-
vision" so drunk he could scarcely walk
The boy sells flowers To the inma teS of the
sinful resorts south of Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and he said two men TO whom he
sold bouquets gave him large quantity of
whisky aud made him drunk
When Policeman Collin Flather ap-
preached the reeling lad and told him to go
home Forsyth became abusive and lois
ferrous I'D was locked up at No. l Police
station. After Judge Kimball had heard the
testimony he said rather emphatically that
boys should not be permitted to 60 to i'm
moral houses for any puIrose whatsoever.
In giving young Forsyth a severe lecture
his honor said if he was fcuId in the
.sDivision" again he would be arrested and
severely punished.
ENFORCING THE ORDER
The First precinct police are strictly en-
forcing the cider against toys icing ad-
mitted to immoral houses, with exccllentre-
suits. They are net CITY applying it TO
messenger lads, but TO otters who are at
tracted into tie sinful section by ouriosity
or other motives a1ld the curt command,
Move on, there, haSteen given in numer-
Gus Instances stree the orGer was Issued
in cases where mirrors We're found loitering
in the shades ard sEaoows OF tie devils
court yard as a Eel c. nan yesterday
designated the Division
Policemen Fiather and Herndon, who
patrcled the division last night, were
nota1ed by Willie Gilmore, who keeps
house at the c0rnr OF ihirteenth & d d
streets. that he in common with several
olnrr 'Eladam;s' had ordered the District
hf,.sn.vga'r cf1Epai,trs To remove their call
boxes 1rola iier premises at once. There