Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-22

about the matter, saying the house had
/ always been a bad place, and it looked
as though it would be run again in the
same way If the saloon was run
| properly he would be friend Of the
management, but if not he would go
| to law and break the place UP. The
witness then gave a large number of
| details OF improper conduct at the
| house-not in the saloon, but at the
alley entrance to the upper stories
and particularly in the third story.
| He gave dates, hours and minutes Of
the day and night, from a, memoran-
dunn book, and later on several names
| of women who frequented the place.
He said the third floor was partitioned
| Off into small rooms, with beds. He
| had seen a woman who lodged on the
upper floor solicit men in the alley to
| go upstairs. this woman visited ether
saloons in the neighborhood as we'll
| On one occasion he said he saw a man
| take q girl "but thirteen or fourteen"
! to the house, at S a. M, in a hack
and the girl remained there until noon
| When she came back three men were
waiting for her; they went in, but did
not come out again" This was in
October. Witness had seen men and
women go into the building and re-
main two Or three hours at O. time,
and gave some names. Much of his
| testimony was circumstantial, as the
following: August 2, saw a woman
| come out drunk at a. M; went back
at 1915 a. m; went out again at II: 40
a. m; came back at 12:55 p. n.; when
she left she got into q hack with a
man. On last Sunday, the witness
said, a man and woman went in at 2: 20
| p. M, and at A.: 80 p. NJ, they had not
come out; and on Sunday night a man
and woman went in at Z: 80 and came
out at 1890. Last Sunday night two
women from alley and six or eight
in all were there" Witness said his
tenants in his building had complained
and had threatened to give up the lease
| because of the nuisance, and his wife
| and daughters had been insulted. Wit
ness had 10 objection to a reputable
| saloon.
| AF'FIDAVITS READ.
! After the examination of the witness
! the affidayits of Annie Feinler, Mary
| Feinler and Amelia Feinler were read.
| They were very sensational, alleging,
among other things, that women fire.
! quented the house, day and night, on
| Sundays as we'll as on ether days, and
| gave many details of facts bearing up
on the character CT the house and of
! the people who frequented it.
| Elsie Meyers was next summoned.
| He had often seen women whom he
| knew TO be BAD characters going into
the house, and named some Of them.
! The business of witness was greatly
| injured by the existence of the place,
! and his customers complained q, good
deal Most of his patrons were ladies'.
| sometimes four hundred or more in one
/ day.
Henry Feinler wss next called. He
| said that on September 9Th ne saw a
nude woman and man in his under
clothing in a room in the building.
| On September 10th he saw two couDles
in the building. and also saw street
walkers enter the building.
| Joseph Feinler added many details,
one Of the most interesting being that
on last Thursday he saw a couple come
out of the house and get into a hack.
! The woman's clothes were torn and
! her hair hanging down, while the man
had his head tied up. The woman
was drunk On one occasion the wit
ness was solicited on the street by a
woman, who afterwards went into the
| building in question.
THE DEFENSE.
Frank McFadden, one of the propri-
etors, was first called for the defense.
| The questions propounded to him, as
| to the other witnesses, were by the
CITY Solicitor. The firm took charge
of the place July Goth. The bar was
On the first floor, with a room in the
rear. On the second floor were three
rooms ard a kitchen, the latter not
much used. Drinks were served in the
second floor rooms. On the third floor
were four bed rooms. one of which wit
ness occupied, renting the others out
The third floor rooms were never rent
| ed to women, but women drank on the
second floor Once the front room on
the second floor was rented to ]. D.
Donaldson and wife, who were now in
st. Louis. The house was closed to
women at midnight, but he acknowl-
! edged that if there were any there at
that time they were not put out. Wit
ness was asked as to the presence of
| woman on specific dates. but knew
nothing of it. He had put women of
known bad reputation out of the house.
He did not know that alley C women
| fequented the house, and did not allow
negro women there.
Q.-Didn't you allow it last Satur-
| Cay? Al was not there
| Witness said it was not a fact that
women enticed men into the house.
and the house was not thrown open to
men and women during Fair week. He
admitted that hacks drove up occa-
sionally, and that drinks were served.
Witness said the house had been much
worse for fifteen years than it was at
present. and Mr.. Fender had never
| complained. After witness started,
however, Mr.. Fender threatened to
break him up.
Harry Smith, the other proprietor.
was then called. His evidence was
practically the same During Fair
week two couples occupied rooms in
the house: ithey were from Sistersville
or Parkerst1Tg. A woman and a child
were also ere few days in Septem-
ber.. No INKS were ever served on
the third. Dor
NJ lbertzhauser. who lives just
sol Clementine. never had any
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