Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-21

OF vice and some OF the more attractive OF
the negro women make their living princi-
pally by obtaining niOnty from the white
men who frequent their dens. The fight
in the house No, 100 Water street On We'd
nesday Night was over white man.
The condition Of affairs in this pest hole
is now well known to the police and health
departments and both branches Of the city
government propose to take steps that Will
clear out the human rodents and make the
atmosphere in that locality little more
conducive to good health. Just what action
Will betaken or what plans will be followed
has not been determined, but the repre-
sentatiyes OF the TWO departments who
made the investigation will make such re-
ports and explanations rs will enable the
Police Commissioners and Board of Health
to 80 intelligently about the work.
After leaving the Water street houses the
investigating delegation paid a visit to the
dwellings Nos. 81 and 3l5 East Front
street. one OF which is occupied by negroes
and the other by Poles, but the condition
OF affairs at these two places was not SO
bad as to require any action on the part of
the police department. The occupants in
each instance seemed to be very orderly.
Both houses were in comparatively
neat condition, but the yards were dis
orderly and had an unhealthy appearance.
The Board of Health can lind some
grounds to work on, and it is imperative
that they should, i'll order to prevent the
appearance and spread OF contagious dis
cases.
A number of habitues of the notorious
haunts on East Water street were given ia
hearing i'm municipal court on Friday,
as a result of the raid conducted by Chief
Dolan and squad of officers, who
swooped down upon the denizens of that
neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
The house No. 100 East Water street is
the shetering arms of most of the char
acterS of that district. In the tenement
house we're found Mary Moore, Nellie
Myers Mary Harris and Eliza Johns all
of whom were arraigned upon the charge Of
keeping disorderly house
Roxy Cammomile, who was until
recently habitue of the place, but who is
now undergoing six months imprison-
men: tor assault and battery, went on the
stand as witness against the inmates of
the Water street habitation.
Nellie Myers, Annie Irons, Mary Moore
and Mary Harris were all heavily fined
aud will probably be sent to Jail in default
Of payment of the same.
Eliza Johns was charged with keeping q
disorderly house and cruelty neglecting
two small children. 1t was shown thai
her sister, VINO is now in New Castle Jail,
had sent for her to look after her things
| during her incarceration, and that the
prisoners home was OH Seares street
where she and her TWO children usually
| lived. She had merely gone to the Water
street house to look after her sisters
| effects.
Special Agent Stout said that he paid d
| visit to the house and found the condition
OF affairs such that he deemed it his duty
to take charge OF the children. lie was Of
the impression that that woman did moi
intend to ieopardize the lives Of hel
children.
Willard Hall Porter, as counsel for thu
society, asked for the discharge OF TIL,
| prisoner, there being no evidence going tC
show that she had cruelty treated the chill
dren. He thought it more u case of thu
force of circumstances. The Johns womur
was dismissed by Judge Ball who told he
| she had better take her children and gt
back to the Searles street home as soon a,
she could. Ii she was found again in tn,
Water street house with the children sh,
would be prosecuted