The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
WITHOUT BAIL, THEY 60 TO JAIL.

low the B. & S. railroad, early Sunday
morni ,g, caused considerable excite
ment in towr. The place was occn-
ried by N. ID. Sheldon, wife and
daughter, and three young women who
gave their names as Bessie Moore,
Ella LaBar and Mabel Williams. The
party moved here somewhere near the
18th of April, and owing to the ques-
tionable character of the house, it has
been under police surveillance ever
since. The raid was made in this
manner: On Sunday morning, about
five o'clock, Chief Police Arlington
Shultz, assisted by J. R. Stout, Frank
Baum, w. S. Fleckenstine, Miles Betz
and Newton Lyons, went to the house
and while several stationed themselves
on the outside in oroer TO prevent the
escape of anyone who might be inside,
two or three others went to the door
and demanded admittance. Sheldon
opened the door and asked what was
wanted. The officers informed him
as to the nature of their errand and
entered the house, and after a search
found only Sheldon, his little daughter
and man who claimed to be sleeping
off drunk. Not satisfied with this,
the officers continued the search, and
after some looking around found the
other occupants, a man and the four
women mentioned above, IN the garret
OF a house near by. The man made
his escape by leaping Out of the end
story window and taking to his heels.
The women and Sheldon were at once
placed under arrest and taken before
President of Town Council Kocher at
the Town Hall. The charge against
them was for keeping disorderly
house. They were sent to Jail to
awai. hearing before Justice Of the
Peace.
AT o'clock, on Monday morning,
the time set for the hearing, all the
parties were on hand, and large
crowd of eager spectators lined up in
front of the Office of J. M. Clark, in
the hope Of gaining admittance. They
were refused admittance, however, as
no one tut the people interested and
couple OF reporters were allowed in.
The warrant for arrest was sworn
out by policeman Shultz, and charged
d. Sheldon, Annie Sheldon, MabeI
Williams, Bessie Moore and Ella La
Bar with keeping a bawdy and dis
orderly house in the town of Blooms
burg.
Shultz was first sworn. He sale
that he had made the arrest. He hac
seen good many men go in and ou
of the house at different hours of the
night. They found the women and {
man in the garret of house owned
by Bryson Lyons. With the excep
ton of neighbor, Bryson Lyons, who
complained of loud talking occasion
ally, no other complaint was made
against the house.
Newton Lyons and William Fleck
enstine were sworn. Each one testi
fed that they had seen men go in ant
out at night, but never heard any dis
turbance being caused. Fleckenstine
on one occasion, looked in the windoy
and saw men sitting around tabl
playing cards, but saw no women
Frank Baum testified to having bee
in the house when a man came dow
stairs and went out. Sheldon toll
him that it was friend of his who ha
been sleeping off a drunk.
N. d. Sheldon was the last to b
sworn. He testified that he was
trainer of fast horses; that he ha
moved here about the middle of Apri
He said the policeman had scared tn
girls and they ran out. He did nc
interfere with the officers in any wa
but asked that the warrant be reat
He had with HIM in the house Ami,
his wife, his little daughter, Ella LaBa
his wife's niece, the servant girl, Bess
Moore and friend OF the servant gi
Mabel Williams. All the men wh
came to the house were friends of hi
and if they were there at one, two an
three o'clock he did not see then
His wife ever since their marriage h;
required medical aid and servant.
This closed the evidence, wher
upon bail, in the sum of $500 f
Sheldon and $500 each for the wome
was demanded for their appearance
Court. They were unable to obta
bail, and all excepting Mrs. Sheldo
who is an invalid, and was held in h
own recognizance, were sent back
Jail.
The suggestion made by the Pasto