Evening star., 1897-02-13
Wholesale Raid on Vice in Ale1an-
dria Yesterday.
CRUSADE AGAINST MMoRALIfY
Chief Webster Intends to See the
Fight Through.
ONE PLACE NED
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 121 North Washington St.,
Telephone No. 116,

Alexandria, Va, February 13 1897.
Another act in the big drama between
law and order and vice and immortality was
commenced yesterday afternoon, and has
continued throughout today, and as a re-
suit over one hundred and fifty prisoners
are behind the bars. They were arrested
on state warrants, and are charged with
adultery and fornicatiop. for which the fine
is not less than so nor more than $500, and
confinement in jail not more than six
months. The charge Of lewd and lascivious
cohabitation has been preferred against
some Of the unfortunates, for which the
punishment ts fine Of not less than $50
nor more than $500.
This moral crusade was instituted by
Chief Webster, and he is determined to
carry 1t to the bitter end until all. high
and low, rich and poor. are punished alike
for this vicious practice Yesterday after
noon, when Lieut.. Smiths squad went on
DUTY, they were given the warrants and
tney at once proceeded to execute them.
Lieut.: Smith, with Officers Atkinson, Bet
us, Davis. Lyles, Wilkinson and knight,
made descent upon the demi-monde in
the Whitechapel district ard arrested all
the keepers of houses of i'll fame together
WIN WIN the inmates and number of men
VINO were living with the women In viola
tlon or the law. Then they were taken to
the police station and locked up, and the
oif1cers Instructed to arrest all parties
Known to be violating the law in this ro
spect. During the afternoon arrests were
made rapidly, and last night every avail
aple space in police headquarters was need
ed 10 stow them away, even the witness
rooms and private offices being necessary
Capt. Webster says that he has informa-
tlon against number of prominent citi-
zens, and that they, too. will be brought
IN aiong with the rest, and something Of a
sensational nature may be expected
At the time of the recent policy raid by
sergt. Smith some one gave away to one
OF the policy houses the fact that the raid
was 10 be made, and this house alone
escaped. The same Judas made himself
lett Yesterday, and when the police arrived
at the house of Annie Fisher they found
that she, with her entire crew, had de-
ts tssnipea, having gotten the tip and taken
the boat for Washington. 1t is believed
tnat the man who gave the tip to Annie
FISHER Is living with her immorally. and
the authorities will make an effort to prove
;ne ine tharge t re on the man they suspect of CIV
ing the tip in this and the policy case. The
man Is kiown, but there is no direct nroof
to the effect Piooi
fandemonium reigned supreme at police
neaoquarters ell night, and for blocks
away the yells of the women and cbiiGren
VINO were locked up could be heard. They
were packed in like sardines in a box.
Inc Laid IS said to have been brought
ABOUT py the fact that a number of letters
nave been received at police headnuarters
from the wives of prominent business rn.n
askins the police to keep their hushands
~" S,,.,p ION houses OF bad repute. and from
ie f ,'ner TACT That continued applications
lor aid during these hard times come from,
women who claim to have been desertad
ny thelr husbands, and on investigator IT,
Is Iound that the husbands hava Soso.,s
them to live with other women. 'eo
me police are determined to breat ~,
em ei,s Vicious practice and will not stop until
a., khown yiolators of the law have heen
punished. So far no one of anv .re.t neen
prominence has been arrested "a
Saiu @ that several Have left the city to nres
vent en-, the police from catching them PIC
ed ,S n,sa morning the police court was crowd
ea when the cases were called for trial
ana Mayor Thompson disposed of la.
patch OF the prisoners by finine them tSe
iossn'uoh io~sg. amount allowed by law. $50, and,
renlitted saa on o,is is the first offense. he
u! .he amount to be paid S. All day Ionr
nttie Knots OF people standing about hone
bss bssh heas discussing the situation. and there
on all Sides waiting for some so-caIIad Ut
bug to get in the tolls '-e
Chie! webster says he will have charpes
fo-an ~ ,liane ns against member of the police
tofCe VI IKE nature, but as yet IT cannot
be learned who the officer is
Inc women known to be proprietresses Of
the houses of ill-fame We're fined S12 and
given ten days in jail. The city Jail is filled
to Its utmost capacity, and what will he
done with the additional prisoners con.
signed sign to the tolls is problem. Forty
Gt Glsn. cases were disposed of by Mayor
ln0mpson this morning, and the balance
will be tried tonight.
Lecture Last Night.
Rev. Father D. j. Stafford lectured last
light at the Opera House, under the auspi- |
ces Of the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
taking as his subject "Dickens-His Power
and Pathos." The house was crowded and
the lecture extremely interesting and in
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