The morning times., 1896-03-21

1neSe Twelve men nave dealU the llrSI Sc
rious blow az the disruption of the noto-
Tious Division
The house OF the Gilmore woman, with
two others conducted by Grace Ferguson
and Lottie Tilford, were raided last Mon
day by a platoon OF police from the First
precinct. The last named women had their
cases continued, and the government called
The other case yesterday afternoon in the
nature of a test charge.
The defendant was re presented by Judge
John johnson and Mr.. Edwin Forest while
Mfr. A. X. Mull0wney looked out for the
prosecuting attorneys office.
1ne raid was conducted by Serge ant Shill-
ing. acting as Lieutenant i'll Brooke AnliSs
absence. and Il number of police men of his
precinct.
CURIOUS CROWD THERE.
When the case was called al 3 O'Clock the
courtroom probably never before held such
a large and somewhat different audience.
In one corner ON the other side of the screen
separating The witnesses and prisoners from
the spectators were seated a number Of
women as different in their ways OF life
as the separation of the North and South
poles. In close proximity on the hard
benches were Mrs. La Fctra, Mrs. Brooke
and Mrs. Barry, representing the Anti
Division League. and White ribbon clement,
and directly across were their fallen sisters,
who had been summoned as witne sSes
against the defendant.
number OF indiv .duals known variously as
men-aDout-town, sports. and often de-
scribed with harsher phrases.
The Gilmore woman sat III the dock,
| dressed in q costly sealskin coat and a
crepon dress. She wore god eyeglasses,
and often nervously rubbed them with a
| silk handkerchief. A cons derable afflueDce
| OF diamonds spa rxled in her ears and
| on her fingers.
AN IMPORTANT CASE.
The result OF the trial meant the So
| luton OF problem that has long VeXed the
authorities here. II attracted to the tri-
bunal many prominent lawyers and busi-
ness men. After the jury, consisting of
Charles r Denham, foreman; and MeSsrs.
| Francis Ruth, James NJ. Hodges, William
| II. Beale William ID. Kenny, l.. H. Nc
Dade, Henry R. Bird. Henry Sweeney,
August ]. Neff, G. c. " hitting. Harry A.
| Sierra, and James II. Rowland. had been
poiled, Mr.. Mullowney read the informa-
! tion against the deferd1nt TO them.
This place now occupied by the de-
| fendant is quite notorious one" said Mr..
Mulowney, "and was better known years
| ago in our childhood days as the residence
of an infamous woman calling herself
Snow
He testified TO going With the raiding
| party late Monday night and entering the
| Gilmore house on the northeast corner of
Thirteenth and ID streets northwest. Sut-
ton said he found the landlady and four
| women in the house, but discovered nc
men on the premises.
Did she make any statement" asked
! the prosecutor.
None beyond tie Cne that she thought
| because she had n large house and had the
| reputation OF milking siderable money,
/ that she was arrested" replied the OF
| ncer.
Rad SOCIETY DRESSES ON.
Sutton said on Dcross-examination that the
police did not have any Iaiding warrant
and were acting on the Information that
| Gilmore was selling liquor without q
| license.
TIE next witness was Policeman Billy
| Williams, who has enjoyed cCBside rablC
| experience as patrolman i'll tie last
! quarter.
lie followed Sutton very closely in III.
tc, timony, ard said lesides the women and
the servant girls he saw no one else in thC
Are you a married man, Mr. viii
! iams?" asked blonde Mr.. Mullo wney witt
smile.
Yes. sir
We'll. how Were these women dressed?'
They had on parlor dresses
| what do you mean by that?"
( 'Fuli-dreSs costume, sir: such a S soCiet
women wear" replied Williams.
Judge johnson asked the witness wha
| right the police had TO make the raid.
We were acting under orders frCm tn
sergeant. then acting lieutenant. and on
t.''sirees w2s 10 ask no questions, but 1De
his orders
Policeman Kilmartin followed and tol
| substantially the same story.
The important evidence given by Serg
| Sizing undoubtedly had great weight wit
tia- jury in influencing the conviction.
FOUND LIQUOR THERE.
Two days before the raid said tn
sergeant, we were told that this woma
was selling liquor in face of the order give
l 1-or
horse eleven bottles OF wine were roun
| in } closet. When | sa " Miss Gilmore s II
was in her room. On my entrance si
shr'eked and said, My God, and there i
a man upstairs.
| Shilling said tc followed the woman III
Sta,-S and on the second floor discovere
ii IEan and woman in a room. There wa
also another man in the Earlor talking I
some of the inmates.
In answer to n question why these me-
were not arrested, the sergeant stated j.
ases of a raid where no warrant wa
served it was customary to release tn
men found in such houses. The sergean
| did not state however, that both thes
men were OF considerable prominence
their respective walks of life.
What right had you to raid this hous
beyond the informa ton furnished you?
asked one Of the lawyers for the oefens,
None replied the officer briefly.
A READY WITNESS.
The succeeding witness was Lillian Chase
the woman found 10y Shilling in the room
She is petite blonde, with a pleasing fac
showing no indications Of the life she ha
led. She was dressed quietly i'll blacl
and proved one of the most remarkab bl
witnesses ever heard in the police cour
She is a woman OF twenty by her ow
confession, and was armed cap-a-pie fC
all the thrusting questions OF the pros
cutien. The informa tion charged tn
OffenSe of the defendant as occurring b,
tween the 1St OF January, S96, and I'll
day of the raid, and in that period NJ
Mullowney pushed the witness closely d
TO her life and habits in the house durin
that period.
Her appearance on the stand caused
heated discussion between the attorneys fC
the defense and Mr.. Mulowney. Jude
Johnson started to warn her not to mai
any statements tending to invalidate hC
= reputation or incriminate her.
Judge Miller ruled him out, and said j
must wait until some leading question
were put by the prosecuting attorney. Tt
witness said she had lived in the hous
ever since the 9th of November, and pal
/ $40 a week board. She said she paid II
| money by check on a bank at the corn'
of Fifteenth street and New York avenue
EARNED 1T BY SEWING.
When she was asked how she earned Il
money, she parried the question by sa
ng she obtained it as 4 seamstress.
She was pressed as to the conditions
the house, and if she ever received cor
| pany in her room and replied by ayir
| il would tend TO incriminate her.
She acknowledged having sweetheai
and retorted rather sharply, that most w
I men had.
, Every respectable woman has swee
: heart, and so have l.
"only one?'' quiered Mulowney.
! Yes. one particular one"
Her statemenC that she cane from Bali
: | more. and was poor girl, brought Il
] persistent Mullowney 70 the question no