The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-15
WARRANTS GALORE,
Aftermath of the Arrest of Mrs. Lot
tie Smith Is of an Exciting
Nature.

Leroy Welsh. the individual who
swore out warrant before Alderman
Kelly charging Mrs. Lottic Smith with
maintaining a bawdy house, and who,
| it is claimed, afterwards agreed to
settle the case for $50 with her husband
in the same alderman's court, was last
night arrested on the charge of black
mail and was held in $500 bail by Alder
man Ruddy.
1t will be remembered that Frank
Clarke, one of Alderman kelly's special
officers, was arrested on Tuesday
charged with being implicated in the
alleged blackmailing scheme, he having
served the warrant. After he had been
held under bail by Alderman Ruddy,
room, told George Smith, the prose-
Cutor, that he'd be arrested the next
day for keeping a bawdy house
True to his word, Alderman Kelly
issued a warrant for Smiths arrest
yesterday on the information of the
same Leroy Welsh. Smith was about
| to enter bail when his attorney or
derd hun to dmand a haring. know
ing that if a hearing was held Welsh
would have to appear and could there
fore be easily arrested on the warrant
charging him with blackmail issued by
Alderman Ruddy.
The hearing in Smiths case came off
last night in Alderman kellys office.
Welsh and another man testified to
having been in Lottie Smiths house
and to having seen things there that
convinced them that it was a bawdy
house, but neither could in any way
connect the defendant with having any
| interest i'll the place. Alderman Kelly
was therefore forced to discharge the
| defendant.
| As soon as the case was over DEPUTY
| Constable Mcdonald who was present,
arrested Welsh. Alderman Kelly made
| a vigorous objection to the mans ar
| rest, claiming that he was a witness
| and could not be molested. hut Me-
| Donald wouldn't hear nay and took his
man over to Alderman Ruddy's office.
Alderman Kelly followed and acted as
counsel for Welsh
The latter is a pretty tough looking
| specimen of humanity and said his
home is in East Lemon. Susquehanna
county. lie waived d hearing on the
charge of blackmail and entered bail
in the sum of $500, T.. G. Meade, of
South Abingdon, qualifying as his
| bondsman.
As soon as this case was disposed of
he was arrested on the charge of fire.
quenting a disordery house in viola
tion of an ordinance of councils passed
| in 1887. Two witnesses testified that
| he had admitted in Alderman Kelly's
office to having been in the Smith
house and Alderman Ruddy accord =
| ingly fined him $50 and costs. Alder
man Kelly vigorously objected to this
and wanted to go security for twice
the amount of the fine, claiming that
he could take an appeal under the act
passed this year.
Attorney =. +. Loughran, who an
peared for Smith, pointed out that this
act applid only to cases of disorderly
conduct and Alderman Ruddy refused
| to take security. Alderman Kelly
thereupon paid Welsh's fine with his
own personal check and the two walked
out and down the street together.
George DOnlin, the former speakcasv
detective, but now one of Alderman
Relly's officers, had Mrs. Lottie Smith
arrested yesterday on a warrant issued
| by Alderman Kelly charging her with
perjury. Donlin claims that she swore
! falsely Before Alderman Ruddy on
| Tuesday night when she said that he
had been in her house few minutes
before he came with Special Officer
| Clarke To arrest her. Mrs smith
waived "A hearing and entered bail be-
fore Alderman Ruddy.
1t is impossible to say how many ar
rests today will bring forth.