Evening journal., 1895-03-22
THE JUDICIAL DRAGNE 7
Ii is Drawn Around Four
Houses of Unsavory Character.
TWO PRoPRIBToRs PLEAD GUILTY

One Convicted of HArboring Minor and
Pays for Her Mistaken Charity Two
Others Plead Not Guilty other Cases
Disposed Of by the Municipal Court.
@ r Holt, of No East Fourth
street. WAS In court this morning as
complainant against George R Freeman,
colored, ianitor Of the building on the
northeast corner OF Fourth and Market
streets. The trouble arises fl ia the
custom of placing barrels OF ashes from
the building In front Of and on the
sidewalk. Mr.. Holt claims that in
addition TO being an eye sore. the ashes
blow into his plaza annoying and
damaging him The ashes are put ont
Saturday night and allowed to remain
over Sunday.
Colonel Enoch Moore of the Street and
Sewer Dep ,rtment testified that he had,
after consulting with Samuel Chambers
given Fl G Robinson the privilege OF 90
placing the ashes until other arrange
ments could be made, providing the
barrels are covered or the ashes dam
pened There was no Intention Of
evading the street ordinances.
Norris Robinson said that the
barrels were not more than three
quarters full and the contents were
dampened.
Acting City Solicitor William 7. Lyman
said that III view OF the fact that per.
mission had been given by the street and
Saver Department he would ask that the
case be dismissed. Judge Ball said he
didn't see how the city could ask for
conviction. Now that the fact had been
evolved that the custom was 3 nuisance
to Mr. Holt, he felt sure It would be
abated He dismissed the case
John Blizzard, whose home Ia la the
almshouse. struck town yesterday and
got full OF sour mash on the coast
Officer HRrkins escorted him to tbs
police station This morning be wai
SLOWED to 90 and the chief will see tina
be blows over to his former home.
Officers Shields, GlllIng, DennIsoD
Lucas, Davidson and We sh got out the
big scoop net last night and drew II
ar und four houses which were dowr
on the suspected" list. Quite a goodly
crowd OF men and women were entapgles
in the meshes, but as they did not com,
under the law they were allowed
to 20. The alleged proprietrasses
Martha McKibbsn, Josephine Yates
Sarah White and Laura Booth, were hello
until this morning when they wer
arraigned Martha MeKibben pleade,
guilty to keeping house OF ILL fame az,
was tined $50 and costs, which ste pat
with a toss OF her head and an air o
'easy come. easy go"
| Josephine Yates pleaded guilty to Xix
charge and paid a similar fne Anothe
charge was made against her for retain
ing or harboring Paul Pennington, age
six weeks, in her house She explsins
that the babys mother had just gotte
out OF ths hospital aud she had take
mother and child in out of pure charity
Willard Hall Porter, who represente
the Society for the Prevention Q
Cruelty TO Childr en- said that the law wa
very strong IN such cases While tue stor
OF charity might be- true, the law prohib
tied even that If the houses are permitte
to exist the proprietors Of such places at
fully aware of tho Law He suggested
however, that the full penalty 500 in
should not be imposed Judge Ball hxe
the 6ne at $50 and costs, (which tn
woman paid
Two charges we're made against bot
Laura Booth and Sarah White Of keepin
houses OF ill-fams and keeping disorder
houses They plesdsd not guilty
both charges aud the hearings wei
continued until Go morrow morning, ba
being fixed at 800 on each charge.