The times., 1897-08-06
MINNIE OEFORREsT' TRIAL
Evidence That She Ran Other
Than a Turkish Bath House.
SEVERAL WITNESSES TESTIFY
The Prosecution Make Ont Strong
Case Against the Defendant
Several Young Women Testify
TO Immoral Practices Prevailing
IN the House.

The case OF Minnie L. De Forrest, charged
with keeping a disorderly house, was.
called In the police court yesterday but.
the testimony was not all taken ard WIN
be continued today. Mrs. lie torrest con-
ducued Il TarEish bath and massage estaD-
lishTneut az No 4oS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and iE is alleged by the authorities lhat
the place was purely and simply a bawdy
house. The defendant is also charged
with selling liquor without license. and
will be tried on that information at some
future time.
Madame De Forrest came to Washington
from Richmond, Va, where she kept a
boarding house, and 1t is said that the
reputation CT this house was such that
she was compelled by the Richmond an
thoritles TO close it and she then came
TO Washington. Ii Is further stated tnat
Mrs be Forrest is married TO railway
fireman and that her correct name Is
Hunuey.
Only the testimony OF the prosecution
was submitted yesterday. and 1t was OF u
damaging character. One OF the witnesses.
q former inmate or the house testified Ia,
Knowing Of tie existence OF most de-
praved practice in the establishment.
Lieut.. Auiss was the first witness for
the prosecution, and he testified 10 tue
general bad reputation OF the house. aud
the complaint to him by Claudia Clarke. ons
OF the inuates that she desired TO leave
and the landlady held her trunk for al
legged Debt From this girl he learned
the nature OF the hosse, and ON her in
rormation, the raid was made on July 6.
Since the raid the complaining witness
has disappeared from the city.
During the hearing OF the testimony,
Mrs. De Forrest sat between her attorneys,
ST, sSrs Fulton and Edwards. She is q
rather stout woman, and OF medium height.
she Is a decided blonde, with small. blue
| eyes. and She closely scruunized the wit
nesses while they were on the stand She
was attirrd in n linen skirt, white shirt
waist. aud wore "A white straw hat,
trimmed with red roses.
Sergt. j. A. Moore, OF the First pre-
cinct, testified that tile establishment had
been running for about one year, and de-
scribed the arrangement OF the various
| bedrooms and bathrooms.
Miss Eva Raymond, the principal witness
for the prosecution, was next called. Miss
Raymond was a former inmate of the
/ EOiiSt anu IL q etOa AOOhliiS souAic hOlAdh
of about twent y-three or twent ty-four years
of age. She testified that she had lived
with Mrs De Forrest for five or six weeks.
That she gave baths, but not massage.
| She paid S. per week board and also gave
HIS. De Forrest one-half OF all other
money made The charge for baths was
50, Lut frequently she received more. She
further testified that there were two other
| inmates In the house while she was there
and she stated TO the court the other prac
tices which were INDUCED in by the girls
and those who came for baths. Shs
also testified to the depravity of one OF
| the inmates She further said that Mrs
| De Forrest knew of the existence of the
! practice referred to.
Miss Raymond testified also that since
tho raid Mrs. DeForrest had proposed to
| her that she leave the city and Offered
| To pay her railr,ad fare. She created some
surprise in court by stating that promi-
nent young attorney, who was known a.
| James, bat whose light name she finally
| gave, had gone TO see MIS-. DeFoUest In
| h,.r interest. 1t was afterwa rd explained,
however. that he went in his lega lea city
Susie Young, another inmate, testified
| to paying 50 for her board and TO giving
| Mis- DeForrest one.half of other money
made. She declined to answer a quos.
tion as 20 whether she had immoral Tela
J tioBs with the visitors on the ground that
| it would incnminate her. She is still
living with the defendant, having returned
about a week ago
Amanda I.eibschutz. married woman,
who lives at 141O Pennsylvanil avenue.
testified that number OF drunken men had
come TO her house by mistake while look
ing for the massage rooms
Precinct Detective Kiimartin testified as
| 70 the raid
Mary E. Browning. another inmate, tes-
titled 70 the practices in the house, and
20 tile diSordeTly conduct the defendant
and her hover frequently INDUCED in She
further testified that she and defendant
were the first to start the house. and took
| care OF al visitors when the house was
first opened She also acknowledged that
she now ran the same kind OF place mt
s02 Seventh street, the only difference he
| ing that no drinks were sold and no
couples were allowed 10 rent her rooms
Atthis point the court al djourned, and the
jury was excused until today at 1 1 o'clock
| CHARG ED WITH EMBEZZI- -EAfENT.