The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-01
AFTER THE RESORTS
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR THE
KEEPERS OF NINE CUES
TIONABLE HOUSES
is NOT AN OFFICIAL MOVE
In Fact, the Men Who Have Decided
That Some of These Places Must
be Closed Met With Opposition
From the Corporation Attorney
and ChiIlfness From the Mayor,
but They Persevered.

o. S. Deringer and Former Corpora
ton Attorney Edward J. Darragh call
ed on Third Assistant Corporation At
torney Hall yesterday morning and re-
quested that official to issue complaints
and warrants against the keepers Of
eleven disreputable resorts in the CEN
trail and business portion of the city.
Mr.. Hall, who acts as city prosecutor
in the municipal court and who draws
UP complaints for violations of ordi-
nances and misdemeanors, refused to
issue the complaints without first hav-
ing consulted MI. Markham, the cor
roration attorney and head of the legal
department Of the city
Messrs. Deringer and Darragh then
called at Mr.. Markham's office, and
after laying their case before the Off
cial were informed that complaints or
warrants would not be issued as asked
for.
Mr. Deringer and his attorney then
sought Judge Orr, and Corporation At
torney Markham was called In. The
corporation attorney was opposed to
the issuance Of the warrants. He want
ed to summon some of the women to
his office, Mr.. Deringer said after the
conference, and tell them they would
have to move. But the men bent on
closing the places up wouldn't hear
anything Of the kind. and Judge Orr
stood with them in their contention.
He decided that the warrants should
issue, but it was agreed that they
should not be served until Monday.
The eleven complaints were made out
against the following women: frankie
Lewis, Lottie Schultz, Nettie Willard,
May Burke, Mrs. Hughes, all Of whom
keep resorts on Third street; Mrs. Ollie
Rice, of lower Sixth street; Nancy Cam
10 Ha1n nf Do
ter street, and Emma Brown, Ninth
street.
After Mr.. Deringer and Attorney Oar
ragh had succeeded in having the war
rants issued they called on the mayor.
Mr. Deringer's description of what took
place there is interesting. They found
the mayor in the outer office, and he
told them to go ahead and state what
they wanted to see him about. When
Mr. Deringer began the mayor thought
1t was something perhaps to be heard
in his inner room and he walked in.
They followed. When they stepped in
the mayor said
Take off your hats, gentlemen,
1--WE always do" Mr.. Derfnger re-
Piled
Law them on the table here" said
the mayor, and he indicated the spot
The hats went there. Mr.. Deringer
then told the mayor that complaints
had been made about the houses on ST
Peter street, within a block of the AS
sumption church, and against Emma
Browns place, within sight of the GEN.
trail high school, and they had decided
to make a move to have them all put
under the hill together. He told the
mayor that while the warrants were is
sued they did not want them served
until Monday, and were willing that
each woman should be allowed a rea-
sonable time to make arrangements for
finding new locations. The mayor ask
ed Mr.. Darragh if he had anything to
say, and he replied that Mr. Deringer
had said it all.
Then they rose to go and the mayor,
who didn't seem overpleased with the
move. said he knew his business, which
ended the interview.
Mr.. Deringer said last evening:
Get have contemplated this action for some
time, and have concluded not to longer de-
lay it. Probably 1t will be said that 1 am
merely seeking to discredtt the mayors ad-
ministrationI Such Is not my intention. be-
lieye that the business people ard church peo-
suppression OF all places above the hill.
Personally shall continue my efforts in this
direction until they are successful, and If
the first warrants do not serve to close the
place viii apply for new ones day after day
until they are forced to close. By a word
the mayor can cause them to cease to exist.
He said all these women were on the
courts records as paying fines, and
| that those records were all that is nee
essary for convictions If the cases
go to a trial.