The evening times., 1897-08-06
STATESMEN HER PATRONS
Interesting Disclosures in the
De Forrest Case.
TESTIMONY OF YOUNG WOMAN
She States That Representatives,
Senators and In One Instance IL
Prominent Business Men Also
Among the Visitors.

Thefeature ofthe De Forest sage case,
Continued in the police court this morning
| from esterday, was the presence in court
of Commissioner Wight and Major Moore.
Commissioner Wight. through whose ef-
forts Chiefly the case against Mrs. De
Forest was brought. Expressed d desire TO
be present az thei triaf and accordingly
A ssi slant Districtl Attorney MuIlowny
seut for bin when the case was called.
Both the Commissioner 5nd the major Of
police s1t immediately behind Prosecutor
Mullowny througndut the proceedings
aud listened with lntertst to everything
shat was said: u
Nine. DeForrest sat beside her attorney,
a 5 usual, and at times appeared very nerv-
Gus, chewing Constantyoh a large quantity
of gum. -
Something of a sensation was created
when Susie Youns,-oae OF the inmates.
upon being asked what was The character
OF the visitors to- the tpuse, replied that
Representatives, Senators, and in Cne in
stance Cabinet officer. had called there.
Mr.. Simon LelbscbucZ, who lives at No
141O Pennsylvania avenue. next door to
the massage establishment, was the first
witness called this morning. He stated
that his attention was called TO tie house
By the number Of meh who called there
Some of them seemed TO he under the in
fiuence OF liquor. They would often come
Ia his mouse by mistake. Young women
also occasionally came to the house He
was annoyed by the place only on account
of the general reputation it gave the neigh
lorbood
The Government here rested its case, and
LAWYER Fulton then made a motion that
| the case should be taken from the jury.
He claimei that the evidence introduced
by the Government fell far short of prov
ing the establishment of u bawdy house,
and, therefore, that the charges sIould be
dismissed. He stated that the only ones
who testified to evil practices nthe house
were the inmates themselves, and they
testified that al such practices were with
out the knowledge OF Nine. DeForrest
Nine. DeForrest's establi shment, he
maintained, wasa vapor bath and massage
place only, and whenever the inmates did
anything further than administer the baths
they did what they were not employed for.
ANY uotti-htepeF bt biOuSut up oh
a similar charge on account of the miscon-
duct OF h,s employees, or private house
holder or account of his servants.
judge Miller overruled the motion and
the attorney noted an appeal.
Ir. Fulton then addressed the Jury, say
ing that the case against Mrs. De Forrest
would rest not upon the wOmans previous
reputation. nor upon what some persons
though the establishment was, but upon
what the evidence showed it TO be- The
charge of bawdy house, he said. had been
brought by a dissatisfied employe of Mrs
De Forrest, whose trunk w as held for debt.
After making the accusation this woman
fled, knowing that she could not substan-
tuase it,
Mrs. Julia Young, ono of the inmates,
was then recalled TO the stand for the de-
fense.
For what purpose were you employedby
Mrs. De Forest?" Attorney Fulton asked.
ITO give massage and vapor baths"
For any other purpose?"
mo SIR"
Were you guilty of the unnatural
practice charged by Miss West yesteniay?''
mo, SIR" Indignantly. 81 don't know
why Miss West should say such thing"
why did the men give you extra
money!" asked Mr.. Mullowny upon cross
examination
well. we had an arrangement with
Mrs DeForrest that we were to receive
So or over for baths, and sometimes the
gentlemen gave us MORE
What kind of men called there?"
"Oh, Representatives, Senators, and In
one instance Cabinet member"
ANY others?"
"some of the most prominent business
men in the city"
mo lawyers, I hope said Mr. Null
lowny in quizzical tone.
Mabel Marlowe, another In mate. WAS the
next called.
what use does Mrs. De Forrest make of
the house,"
simply her vapor bath and massage
parlors.''
ANY other purrose"'
''No, SIR
MIss Marlowe was asked a number of
other questions, which she answered with
out hesitation, and at the close Of her testi
mony Recess of half an hour was taken.