The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-08
beers and one whisky

left about 10:45 D. M, and ordered three
beers and one whisky.
In a very few minutes young girl came
staggering through the room going to the
toilet room. She returned the same way.
going back to her companion in the other
ROOM
In less than fifteen minutes she again
passed through the room occupied by the
party followed by seemingly younger girl,
both so intoxicated they staggered from one
side of the room to the other. This occur
red number Of times inside Of an hour.
The gentlemen of the party in the mean
time visited the saloon proper. and upon
inquiring were Informed by the bartender
they could secure rooms up stairs with
electric bells for ordering any thing de-
sired from the bar.
Afterward when serving beer to the
party. the bartender being questioned about
the rooms up stairs, stated that they were
perfectly safe; In fact that they could not
be pulled. When one of the party asked
II the rooms up stairs were connected with
the saloon the reply was yes
The party left and returned again about
I2l5 a. M, stopping in the large room in
the rear and ordering beer. A few mo-
ments later woman. who to all appearances
was working a young man, arose and led
the young fellow through the saloon prop
er. He was too Intoxicated to pick I'M his
oVercoat, and almost fell as he went down
the steps At the same time the party dis
covered in the wine room previously occu-
PIED by them one young woman with sew
eral men. They were carousing and using
disgusting language to the poor girl, who
was intoxicated.
When the party left at 12:45 a. M, going
out through the saloon proper they left
the crowd of men with the one girl In the
wine room.
cs Sunday evening. Feb. 20, George Shaver.
carrie b. Shaver, Susie V. Root and
Thomas D. Reeves again visited Mayor
Grifins place, 'ente: ing the wine room from
the rear About Ills p. m. the party oc-
narrow hall and had just ordered four
beers when one of The young women seen
on on thursday night came st ggering through
the room to the toilet ROOM She had
no more than entered the toilet room when
man came Into the same room from the
saloon proper. AS she came out her para
versation. met and upbraided her for treat
Ing him SO when he had been her friend
for four years. The poor girl was target
for at least dozen ruffians for more than
TWO hours. Sometimes there would be
seven or eight men in the wine room oppo-
site with the girl, then only one. She was
through the occupied by the party
number of times falling PROSTATE Her
clothes were all disarranged and her dress
enurely unfastened in front.
Here follows a portion of the report
unfit for publication
George T. Shaver went upstairs with the
man that seemed to be in charge OF the
piace 10 secure rooms. Mr. Shaver asked
IL they could occupy one room they
Forks IVA vi anu
The landlady replied no" with an oath.
1hen turning to the manager asked If II
seemed noisy party.
Inc reply was: No YOU would think
they were ladies'" The saloon man showed
Mr. Shaver the electric button to be used
II ne desired anything from the bar sug-
gesung they order in large quantities. as
the saloon closed at /: 80 and il was nearly
1 o'clock then.
Mr. Shaver returned to the party and
again ordered beer as they desired to re-
nam tiil the saloon closed to see what be-
came of the girls w
few minutes before l 80 o'clock the
manager told the party they would have to
Co. as they closed at 1:3O. At the same
time he and the girls friend told the girl
she must 60 She cried and protesfed
saying she was-too sick to get home They
mad got her as far as the rear room when
the party passed out and stopped at the
entrance from Cedar street
Just then the manager brought the girl
out and told her she must 20. as thew
could not get her the hack thew had
promised her. Civil her a push he turned
and went back into the saloon. When the
party overlook the girl and accompanied her
nome, to 55S Broadway street. she in
formed them her name was Rose Sullivan
and the girl with her on the previous niehf
was her sister Frances She also said one
man Knocked her over the head because
sne maze russ when he insuted her
Here follows something more that
Inc u doesn't care to print.
Inc saloon proper had dozen or more
men IN IT during the time mostly all of
"hom were In the wine room at some tine