Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-13
HISTORICAL TEARS
WE'RE SHE'D BY WOMEN IN THE
CRIMINAL COURT ROOM YES
TERDAY MORNING
WHEN SENTENCED TO JAZZ
BY Judge Hugus for Conducting
Houses of Ill Fame ON EoA street.
The judge Proposes to Break Up
the Bagnios ON That Thorough
fare-Addresses by the Attorneys.
Other Landladies Fined.

the Bagnios ON That Thorough-
fare-Addresses by the Attorneys.
Other Landladfes Fined.
The Criminal Court room was the
scene of historical tears and sobs and
protestations from quartette of Eoff
street landladies yesterday morning.
The women were OF the number who
had previously entered pleas of guilty
to indictments for conducting houses
of III fame. Judge Hugus surprised
everybody by sentencing them to con-
finement in the county Jail for period
of ninety days.
Attorneys for the women had> made
plea for leuiency. When they con-
Guided the Judge scored the women I'M
mercifully, and announced his deter
mination to break up the disorderly
houses on Eoff street. When he SEN
fenced them they burst into tears, and
it was several minutes before the order
of the court could be executed One
woman begged piteous-. not to be sent
to fail
Capiasss we're issued for six women
who conduct the houses on Eoff street.
Gene Edwards, Anna Parker, Mollie
Fleming and Minerva Martin were
brought into court. Corinne Riley and
Nellie White had left the city.
\ Judge Hugus stated that he was dis
posed to send the women to jail, but
added that he would be pleaced to hear
from the attorneys.
Chas. ]. Schuck first addressed the
court. He intimated that it would be
useless to address the court, inasmuch
as The judge had indicated what the
punishment would be. Still, he thought
he should say something in behalf of
his clients. If it was the inten "on OF
the court to suppress the social evil
in Wheeling, he would go on record as
holding that Jail sentences would have
no effect. He might drive some out of
business, but others would take their
places. If the court wanted the de-
PENDANTS to confne themselves to any
particular locality, Mr.. Schuck thought
fines would ensure the purpose. The
women might be sent to Jail until
doomsGay, but this would not suppress
the evil. 1t was a mistake to send the
prisoners to Jail. They should be given
an opportunity to COMFY with any Or
ders the court might see fit to give.
Mr. Schuck was followed by Mr.. j.
B. HGrdlan, Who said it had always
been the custom of the court to ail"y
such offenders to make amends. He
understood the court had in mind the
suppression of the dsorderly houses,
and he said it would avail nothing to
send a few unfortunate women to Jail.
He said his clients would vacate their
premises, if a jail sentence were the
alternative
Max Srolowitz addressed the court il
the same vein.
Judge Hugus stated that he had no
policy to enforce He VS. ..--..-. 49,.
solely guided by the law, the object Of
which was to punish the guilty anc to
deter others from following in Their
footsteps He referred to the contcn-
ton il the Eoff street neighborhocd
four years ago, and said that his prr-
pose was to enforce the complete aban
donment of the disorderly houses there
The court was determined to punish
those who rent houses on Eoff street.
Complaints had been made by respected
citizens, who were entitled to consid
Grafton.
Judge Hugus said he had nothing to
say about the moral or sociological as
poets of the business, but it appeared to
him that it had attained a degree Of
seeming respectability 10 which it was
not entitled. He took occasion to Sc
verely criticize the press for not con-
doning affairs which happen in disor-
derby houses, and for publishing items
concerning them, side by side with
school notices, etc. He said this was
naussating to respectable people.
The four defendants were fined 81 and
costs each and then taken to Jail. The
usual fine of 50 and costs was then i'm
posed upon the women who had been
indicted for conducting houses of Ill
fame in other sections of the city
Helen Barring. Edith O'Connell, Ella
Miller, Lucy Belmont, Vesta Vaughn.
Gladys ShelIenberger, Ida Taylor, How
ell AMI Smith