The morning times., 1896-03-29
Is TOO ILL TO Be JA|L[D
Gilmore Woman Sent to PrOVi-
denCs Hospital.
HER CONDITION SERIOUS
Jal Sentence Imposed Has Thorough
~ frightened the Division Houses
Are Closed Up and Their Inmates
Preparing To Eeave the City-TiI-
ford and Ferguson Cases Next.

Instead OF a cot in the Jail, Willie
Gilmore. who was yesterday sentenced TO
Imprisonment, rests in clean bed at Proyl-
dence Hospital.
Late yesterday afternoon after the report
in the Evening" Times OF the womdn's sen
tence and her subsequent fit OF hysteria,
was concluded, Judge Miller sent for her
regular physician. Dr.. II. l.. L. Johnson,
to ascertain whether Incarceration in jau
for the prescribed period of twenty days
would prove dangerous or not.
DR.. johnson WIS not at bis office, and
after a tedious wait of over Two hours,
he was finally located and came 10 the
court 1t was about O'Clock when he
met Judge Miller i'll the office of Assis-
tant District Attorney Pugh.
TOO ILL FOR PRISON.
The Gilmore woman was in one of the
jury rooms reclining on two benches drawn
together as an improYiscd bed. DR.. John
son visited her and returned to Judge
Miller and assured him that 10 send the
woman TO Jail ia her present condition
would menace her life
On that statement his honor decided to
commit her 10 hospital. The woman
requested permission 10 toe allowed an hour
i'll which to obtain money to pay her fine.
A hack was secured and in company with
two baiIiffS she drove 10 her house, re
turning with the amount. The carriage
then carried her to Providence Hospital,
where she was entered as a pay patient.
FATE OF THE OTHERS.
On her recovery, certified by the resi-
dent physician of the hospital, she viii
toe arraigned in court and reniaUded to
Jail for twenty days, as directed by the
Judge.
Grace Ferguson and Lottie Tilford will
10 10 If l,a ,ca
is any precedent they will certainly feel the
restrictions of prison life.
The iaii sentence imposed yesterday by
Judge Miller upon Willie Gilmore has
had its effect on the inmates of the scarlet
quarter.
The other women who were raided at
the same time and who will have their
trial ON Tuesday next were the most
interested in the outcome OF the trial yes
terday. They had been led to believe
that only a heavy fine would be imposed
and had made preparations with that
end in view. When the news came that
Jail sentence had been imposed their
fears were renewed. Both Ferguson and
Tilford were notified last night to appear
in court Tuesday morning.
NOT ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED.
That the sentence in the Gilmore case
was not wholly unexpected by the attorneys
IOr the OcIeDSe WIS tNHltHJtu DS the ldCJ
that they withdrew their motion for q
new trial and threw their client on the
mercy of the court. This together with
the medical testimony introduced in the
case, they hoped would influence Judge
Miller to impose a heavy fine and warning
that jail sentence would be imposed should
the defendant appear before him again.
The effect of the sentence on the other
inmates of the Division was plainly evidenced
last night. The entire place was as quiet
as though it were uninhabited, and several
of the houses had the appearance of being
closed.
Gilmore's house remained closed all night.
The shutters were up, and there was no
sign of life about the place.
During the eTening it came to the ears
of the police that there were two houses
which were Still selling liquor. Sergt
Shilling and Officers Kilmartin and Hooper
made them visit, but could find no evidence
that the law was being violated in that
respect. They made a thorough search of
the premises, but found no liquor OF any
description.
MORE RAIDS RUMoRED.
Tue inmates wefGvery much surprised at
the visit of the Officers, aud their distress
was evident. A