Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
rooms to men and women without
knowing who they are or what they

Wy DuS1A6s8 - principally Will
farmers. III suspect q man and wo-
man, / inquire about them"
Rev. Mr.. Clark-Do you have wo-
men in your saloon?
81 don't harbor women. They may
come in and buy a bottle of beer and
go out"
gentlemen all my life, and | can vouch
! for his character.
! John G. Kline, 1915 Market street,
was next called. Mr.. Kline said he
had conducted his place properly, and
If anybody could place a black mark
against him, he was ready to throw
up his hands. He felt sure none Of the
n~eighbors nor the police could say a
word against his place of business.
Mr.. MolOny-Were you in business
in McMechen?
Mr.. Kline-Yes, sir. / was granted
a corporation license, but the county
] refused. / remained eight months, and
it became so unpleasant that | quit"
MI. Molony smiled in a reminiscent
way.
Mr.. Chew-Do you have women
about the place?
Il do not. There is no chair for
them to sit on, and only one bed in
the place. My partner and myself dis
solved partnership because we could
agree about things that happened on
his watch.
Chief Clemans was called, but was
absent, Lieut.. Dan Ingram respond
ing.
"Mr. Kline has conducted a proper
place for the past year." he said. w
have not had any complaints"
Mr.. Clark-Was there any gambling
about the place, Mr.. Kline?
There was, prior to the time came
into possession of 1t, not since that
time"
Mr.. Clark, (slowly and deliberate
ly)-Mr. Kline, do you ever sell whisky
on Sunday?
Mr.. Boyce advised Mr.. Kline to refuse
to answer the question. Chairman
Bradbury ruled that the applicant need
not nswer.
Mr.. Wilkie came in response to a
telephone communication. He said he
had long been a citizen, and If he had
erred in conducting his place, he was
willing to rectify his mistakes. He as
sured the committee that II he were
granted license, he would conduct the
place on as strict lines a. any other
in the city.
do you admit that you have con-
Quoted an improper placer"
81 am forced to admit that l have,
but | am willing to cut out the obJec-
tionable portion"
The White Cloud.
The application of G.. A. Landmesser
& Co., at No. 1914 Market street, was
taken up.
81 have no excuse to offer for rum
ming my place of business. l run a
hotel with eighty rooms, and a saloon
and restaurant. | have rooms for men
and women to eat and drink. l have
been in business for six years, and
there has been no charge of robbery
or gambling on the premises, which
could be sustained"
Mr.. Molony-Are you aware Of the
reputation of your house for harbor-
ing ill-fame women and giving rooms
to men and women without asking any
questions?
Mr.. Landmesser-My register is open
for inspection, and l will bring it here
or allow you to go there and examine
it. We have a big force Of help, and
we entertain a cosmopolitan class of
| DGOUlG. 1Ou VIII uh0O CtkAi thoS -
Is impossible for us to station a man
there to inquire into the character OF
every person who comes into the place.
If they do not behave properly they
cannot remain. That is a fixed rule"
do women drink it your saloon?"
eyes. u have no private rooms; but
we allow anybody who acts properly to
eat or drink on the premises"
I@~b4 49, IN hn IN
derstood as making a charge against
you, but it is common report that girls
of tender age and dissolute women
are allowed to go into our rooms with
men.
you speak of it as a rumor. That's
it. It's all rumor. No person will
come here and s~ubstantiate a direct
and specific charge. No girls of tender
age are allowed to remain longer than
it is necessary for us to tell them to
get out. That charge is untrue"
you admit that women drink in
your %saloon?"
mo; not in the saloon. Every Sat-
urday night a comes with a
GROWER The women drink in the
dining room"
The GrowIe Trade.
MI. LanQmoSSor was called upon LOT
a technical explanation Of the term
GROWER" He admitted that children
might have brought GROWERS" there
during the past six years.
rs there a rear entrance to your
place in alley CT" y
Eyes, sir; it goes clear through.
A messenger was sent for Chief
Clemens. During his absence Mr.. Clark
said he thought it was evident that
Landmesser's place was a hotel where
no member of the committee, or no re-
spectacle gentleman present, would go
with his wife or a member of his lam
lily.
Mr.. Ross Chew-Mr. Landmesser, do
you have drinking rooms in the rear
of your bar?
I'VE have dining rooms"
Are drinks served there to women
of i'll repute?"
ct is hard to determine the char
acter of a woman, as said before"
"Well-women known to be of Ill
repute?"
Yes, l suppose there have been in
six years. Meals and ~luncheons are
served mostly"
Mr.. Molony-And the beer goes with
the lunches?
Yes"