Evening star., 1896-03-23
QUIET IN THE "DlVISiON." !"
Effect Of the Recsnt Activity Of the
Police.
Waiting for Action In the Case of
Liquor stopped for Awhile.

Since the conviction in the Police Court
Friday of willie" Gilmore, on charge OF
keeping bawdy house at 18th and d
streets, in the Division matters have
been extremely quiet and dull in that locali-
ty. The frequenters Of the places there
evidently have feared further raids by the
police. Saturday night, so the police say,
the houses had but few visitors. and the
police express the belief that no liquor was
sold in any of the houses. The women who
keep the houses have always claimed to the
police that without the sale of liquor they
would have to close their houses. Since
the order of the Commissioners directing
their prosecution for illegal liquor selling
was given at least two Of the houses have
closed their doors.
Counsel for the convicted women have
four days from the date Of conviction in
which to file motion for a new trial. The
time for filing this motion will expire We'd
nesday afternoon, and it is likely that the
motion will not be filed until the last day.
Lawyer J. J. johnson, who appeared with
Edwin Forrest as counsel in the case, was
in Judge Miller's court today to inquire
about the time allowed for fling the mo-
ton, and was told that the paper must be
filed not later than Wednesday.
Upon what grounds a new trial will be
asked is not definitely known, but 1t has
been limited that an attempt will be made
to impeach the jury.
Prosecuting Attorney Mullowny told a
Star reporter today that he had been in
formed that counsel would claim that the
jury contained a man who had been a Wis
itor to the house of willie Gilmore and
that he owed her a bill for wine.
Even if this be true, said Mr.. Mullowny,
it will not be sufficient grounds for new
trial
The defendant and all the other women
in the Division are interested in the
question of sentence, but just what
Judge Miller will do IS not known. 1t is
generally thought, however, that a Jail
sentence in addition to fine will be inn
posed. There is nothing new in this par
ticular case except that it Is the first one
following the denunciation of the 'Divis-
ion' by social purity organizations. and
more interest is manifested i'll 1t for this
reason.
In other cases of the same kind some
have been disposed Of by the imposition Of
fines, y.Lile in q few Jail sentences were
imposed. The Jail sentences however, were
either been in court before or who had
been complained against for some good
reason.
The cases of Lottie Tillford and Grace
the time of the arrest of Willie Gill
more, have been postponed to await the
result Of the latter case, and the disposf-
ton Of this case will determine what ac-
tion will be taken in the others.
Acting Lieutenant Shilling, who conduct
ed the raid. said that the Division was
unusually quiet Saturday night and last
night. Three or four "drunks'' were lock-
ed up Saturday, but there was not single
arrest last night.
Il think that 10 liquor was sold Saturday
night in any of the houses he said to q
Star reporter, land last night the Division
was as quiet as a graveyard" He said
that the officers would make arrests when
they had good reason to believe the liquor
law was being violated.