The herald., 1896-12-17
kicked For THEPREACRER
Dizzy Girls Entertain the
Parkhurst Committee
GODlY DETECTIVES ON A SPREE
A Case in Police Court That
Was Quite Raw
ON THE MINISTER'S LAPS
Betting on the High Kicking Contest
Declared a Draw
But the House Lost Nothing by the carp
Decision
Betting on the High Kicking Contest
Declared q Draw
But the House Lost Nothing by the carp
Decision
How the Ministers and Theological
Students Studied Vice and Anatomy
at a Notorious House-Went
Back a Second Time.

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If the Parkhurst societys case against
Madame Lottie Van, for conducting the
business of a retail liquor dealer had
been tried in an auditorium with the ca
pacity of Hazard pavilion, for instance,
instead of in the more circumscribed
limits of Police Justice Morrison's court
Toon more people would have been en-
tertained yesterday and those who were
present would have been favored by bet
ter ventilation. Except for a couple Of
hours that were devoted to disposing of
the usual police docket the case against
Madame Van occupied the entire day
and was distinguished by its racy test
mony and the oratorica1 efforts of the
lawyers. During the whole day only
two witnesses We're examined, both for
the prosecution, and what they said in
direct testimony was cold and common
place compared with what they admit
ted in cross-eXamnation under the ruth
less prodding of the attorney for the de-
tense, Jud r. Rush, who seemed to feel
a fiendsh glee in turning and twisting
his probe in the tender vitals of the wit
nesses on the stand.
The prosecution during the forenoon
was represented only by L. B. Scranton,
but during the afternoon session his
colleague, Assistant City Attorney +.
J. Thomas, was by his side. The defend
iant, in her profusion of blonde hair and
unusually sober. sat near her attorney,
accompanied by two Of her girls"
Rev. DR.. c. c. Mclean was the first
witness called for the prosecution. His
bare recital was not at all sensational.
He confined his statement to the fact
that he with certain companions, ,Messrs.
Ross, Ryder, Decker and Ball, ministers
of the gospel, theological students and
university students, visited Madame
VANS on two occasions-on November
26 at 1925 a. m. and on the 9th at 2:4O
a. m. On both occasions he and his par
ty had ordered beer, bought and paid for
it and drank small portions of it, The
liquor was served to the party by COL
ored woman wearing white apron. The
evidence of DR.. Mclean was given terse
ly, showing that the reverend gentle
man has learned few things since his
earlier efforts on the witness stand, and
it was innocuous.
1t was the crOss-examination that
drew out details that brought bushes to
the lantern jawed habitues of the police
court and made Chimmie and Moike feel
like going out and pounding their heads
on a stone wall for having missed so
much fun.
Attorney Rush, with an insinuating
way, first induced Rev. DR.. Mclean to
admit that he knew a pretty woman
when he saw her, and that the women he
1o cir rf ierx iGit oil
shaped girls. The witness in answer to
the question declared that he did not
have any girl on his lap, though some of
the girls when coming into the room did
throw themselves on the laps OF some
men of the party.
You We're supposed to be a DOCTOR
weren't you?" asked Attorney Rush, to
sure. 1.-The girls supposed you to be
corn doctor, didn't they?" persisted the
attorney. Don't you remember that
when you left this place one of the girls
threw her arms around your neck and
said she hoped you'd come back again
and cure her corns?'
The witness did not remember this in
cident, but would not swear that it had
not occurred The witness said that on
the occasion referred to. the first visit,
the party bought two rounds of drinks,
three bottles each time. He could not
remember how many places he had Wis
tied that night. He couldn't tell without
referring to his notes.
If it wasn't for your notes you wouldn't
know whether you We're on earth would
you?" asked the attorney, to which wit
ness answered Yes, sir"
Were any of the boys full?'
mo, sir I don't remember whether
any of them pretended to be or not
How many drinks did you have be-
fore you got there?"
II haven't any idea" replied the wit
ness, who then related that previous to
visiting the Madame he and the party
had dropped into the Athletic club and
a few parlor houses in the tenderoin dis
trict.
do you know whether you were at
Florence Laddy's that night after the
prize f1g'ht?''
II don't know without refreshing my
memory from my notes" replied the rev.
erend doctor.
This statement gave the cue to the at
torney for the defense. who thereupon
asked the court to order Rev. DR.. Nc
Lean to bring his notes into court so he
could tell where he had been on the
night in question and at how many places
he had drank liquor the attorney saying
that the defense proposed to prove that
the preachers and theological students
had entered every saloon and house of
prostitution they could get into between
$3.50 p. m. and $3.50 a. NJ. and drank vari-
Gus kinds of liquor at each place until
they got full. Defense insisted on a right
to the notes.
Justice Morrison said: "You might as
well ask for the notes of his last Sun
days sermon" to which Attorney Rush
replied that he would like to have the
notes to that portion of last Sundays
sermon in which he received a roast. AT
ter informing the court that at the after
noon session he would present authori-
ties to support his demand for Rev. DR..
McLean's notes, he continued his cross
examination of the witness.
Rev. DR.. Mclean said that one Of the
girls told him to give the money for the
beer to the colored woman. Didn't re-
member who said it was ''long time
between drinks" He did not remember
that collection of So was taken up to
pay Dolly for her high kicking. but
the money was used for paying for the
second round of beer.
Witness said that the second night