The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-01
AFTER THE RESORTS
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR THE
KEErERs OF NINE CUES
TIONABLE HOUSES
is NOT AN OFFICIAL MOVE
That Some of These Places Must
Be Closed Met With Opposition
From the Corporation Attorney
and ChtIliness 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 Mr.. Markham, the cor
poration 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,
ciaI 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
of d.
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
it 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"
I'VE always do" Mr.. Deringer re-
piled
Lay 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 CEN
trail high school, and they had decided
to make q 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 II he had anything to
had said It all.
who didn't seem ovsrpleased with the
move. said he knew his business, which
ended the interview.
Mr.. Deringer said last evening:
ri have contemplated this cotton for some
time, and 4ays concluded not p longer de-
merely seeking to discredit the mayors ad-
pinistration. Such Is not my Intention. be-
iieve that the business people and church peo-
pie are thoroughly IN earnest in desiring the
Personally shall continue my efforts ss in n this
direction Until they are successful and If
the hrst warrants do not serve to close the
place viii apply for new ones day after day
until they are forced to close. By 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
60 to trial.
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