Evening journal., 1895-08-02
A DIVE WAS UNVEILED
BY the Trial Of Lottie Overton
and Roxie Cammomile,
ACCUSED OF RoBBBe A sMYREAIAE

The Evidence Not sumcient to Hold
Them, But May Cause DsvaiIinger TO
Lose His License-Dayid Fisher Given n
Chance TO Butt jail walls for Twenty
Dals-Mason Slept on the street and
Woke In Cell.
The existence Of one OF the worst class
OF dives, the back room, side-sntrance
saloon. was mlda kno wn TO the jldge OF
the Municipal Curt and the police
authorities this morning. duiing the
hearing OF case bsfjrs Judge Ball, and
it is highly probable that the license
accorded its proprietor BY the Superior
Court will be revoked aud a new one
refused Ia the future
The place Is located at the northeast
cornor of Front aud Market streets, run
by man named DeVallinger This
place has recently been the hanging
place for a low grade OF white and
colored msn and women, and within the
few months DeVallinger has mad It has
gained a decidedly unssvofy reputation
Behind the bar room proper, and with an
entrance from Front street Is private
room which is frsquented by the very
10 west kind Of women colored aud white,
ard woe bstide tbs unfortunate man
who allows himself to be enveigled
therein. especially II he has any money
Yesterday George W Howard, who
hal from Smyrna. arrived In the city,
en- route to Philadelphia He was hunery
aud started up Front street TO seek a
place to satisfy his hunger When
opposite DrY4llinger's ealoon be spoke TO
\ bootblack about p ltting citV shine on
his russets, and was invited inside
de then had about $lo In his
inside pocket While having his
shoes shlned Lottie Overton white,
and Roxie Cammomile, colored,
entered the saloon, and at their invita-
tion Howard went into the rear room
and began treating A colored man
then sent out for his guitar aud there
was music and more drinking. Howard
became sleepy and dcz ID sway and when
be woke up feeling very groggy he
hadn't cent and his watch snd chsin
were gore. So were Lottie and Roxie.
De complained to the police and the two
sirens we're Gagged
This morning Jefferson Arrants, the
bartender said that Howard broke 50
bill when be 6rst trestsd and then spent
that Howard WAS getting drowsy and
took his watch aud chain to save IL from
b ing stolen He told his assistant that
there was 50 cents due on the watch, but
disc.a'm I'D to Judge Ball any intention o.
taking the watch for the bill he didn's
think Howsrd too drunk to sell it
although he had taken his watch for
fear be might lose It
f...ffHaI fLok Arruata fnolr tho
watch to keep for the man, bat emphst-
ically denied having taken money from
him. Neither did Lottis. although she
sat close TO him at the .ims She said
there Was q side entrance 20 the room
and that it was customary for white and
black women TO 60 there to drink
Judge Ball decided that the evidence
was not sufficient 20 warrant the convic
tion Of the two women, bat said that the
trial had developed the existence of a
dive such as would warrant the revoca-
ton Of its license. Such place should
not be allowed to exist and be did not
think that the Superior Court would
tolerate It for a moment
John Mason WAS found, by Sergeant
Shields lying In stupor on Maryland
avenue about 80 o'clock this morning
The officer woke him and started him on
bis home ward journey, wbereupon he got
abusive and was run In. DE had a
ainilar experience lsst year This time
/. cost SO and costs
David Fisher, colored, has 3 reputation
on the coast as a butter, and the rest Of
toe Japs steer clear Of him when he
lowers his head He has been in custody
on divers occasions heretofore Last
avanioO Ia had a Knitting straak on and
quite crowd gathered to witness his
antics At Water and Market streets.
Officer Aikens drove him away when be
went to Trout and King streets where he
resumed his per lormances. The officer
ran bin TO the patrol box and sent him Ia.
He wac fined 50 or twenty days