The herald., 1895-10-16
WANTS THEM To PROVE II.
A Woman Accused Denies the
Allegation
POLICE BOARD YESTERDAY
But Very Little Business Was
Transacted
Chief GLASS Officially Reports che Death Of
Officer naguire and Makes Sugges.
lions Regarding the Funeral

There is said to be a house of assignation
in the vicinity OF Court street an1Burling-
ton avenue. OF that there can be but little
doubt, when the letter of the owner of
the premises mentioned read yesterday,
at the weekly meeting of that body, is
sifted down to be read between the lines.
The.various newspapers of the city called
attention to the resort a few days ago by
printing a series of resolutions adopted
at a recent meeting of neigh boring
church upon the matter. Yesterday the
defense in the case vas submitted to the
police missioners IN the following:
LOS ANGELES CAL, Oct. Ia.
To the Chief of Police and the Honorable
Board OF Police Comm issioners of the
City of Los Angeles:
Gentlemen In Saturdays papers I
reac of the charges made against me by
- T-;cn .-S::c Il. -. church of this
keeping house of designation and pros
ttution. When these worthy gentle
men of the Union Avenue M. q. church
made these charges they deliberately
lied as they had no proof, nor has there
ever been any proof that my house was
one of lll-fame. / moved out In this cot
tage about month ago on account of my
the house with me except a young lady
who has been ulerking in this city for the
past three years, and another young lady
who acts as companion TO me, and at no
time since l have been III this house has
there been nuiss or anything that would
cause any sensible person to maze the
charges that have been made.
l have been in this city for the past
eleven years ard during that time l defy
any one to show where | have done any
thing that would brand me as the keeper
of house of ill-fame, and l defy the
cranks that have made these charges to
show where l have done anything since
my removal to this portion of the city
that can in any way warrant them in
charging me with what they have. In
their letter to our honorable body they
ask that policeman be stationed on the
corner of Burlington and Court streets.
| don't think that fan unreasonable re-
quest, as We are very poorly supplied
with police protection in this portion of
Los Angeles, but | don't think it a ne
cess:ty that the officer should remain at
the corner of my house any more than
al the other corners of the two streets.
In regard to these charges | have moth
ing further to say. l am willing that you
investigate my house at any time it Is
convenient, and / invite these cranks to
bring out the proof of what they have
charged me with as quick as they can,
and know that they have no honest
proof that my mouse is house of i'll
fame, as I know that nothing has &C.
Cured in the house since l have lived
here that could in any way establish or
maintain their unjust accusation. We
have more room than is necessary foI our
small family, so we have rented two
rooms and have two more to rent.
Accom- panying the ABOVE naive plea
for a suspension of judgment was bust
ness card which sought to refute and sue
ceeded admirably, the defense made by
the witer. The members of the police
board wrestled for a long time with the
serIo-comic problem before them. The
Off cal board OF the Union avenue Meth
odist Episcopal church which is located
in close proximity to the resort in quts-
ton called formal attention to the place
nearly one week ago, but up to yesterday
Chief Glass admitted that nothing had
been done to suppress the nuisance,
which had not up to that time been even
officially investigated. Nearly every
mem Der of the police commission ad-
mitted that he had heard of the keeper
of the place and that her reputation is
anything but the driven snow affair
which she pretended she was anxious to
make it appear. Her resort is located in
the midst of a populated residence district.
1t was at frs. suggested yesterday that
ths chief solve the problem which con-
fronted the board, but the mayor mildly
animated that to order the chief formal
ly to do his duty would appear just bit
coarse, even for the board Of police COM
missioners. Glass was finally instructed,
informally OF course, to do what he might
consider to be best in the premises.
Commissioner Barham presented a re-