Evening journal., 1902-01-29
ORDER SOCIETY
MAKES Big RAID
As a Result CITY Court Had
a Big Session
PRISONERS PLEADED GUILTY
Representatives OF Law aud Order
Society We're Present Bishop
Made Brief Naiameni

NtNN hiNi Ntul 'WNhA
Municipal Court room was packed with
throng this morning such as rarely |
characterized. a session aud there were
many ia the assembly who were not
there from choice, hut rather at the com
mand of the Law and Order Society. |
The throng was as motley as 1t WAS
large There were nashily dressed |
young men and women who had been
captured u raid on disordery houses
OF the city last night
Long before the opening of the court, a
steady stream began TO pour into the
rooms and seeing that there would be no |
room for witnesses the police officials
promptly drove them from the building
/ Judge Cochran entered the court room
shortly before o'clock and his first act
was 60 swear in John Il. Ncary as clerk
of the court Mr. Ncary was assisted In
| his work by Harry Ioslyn, former clerk.
After minor cases had been disposed of
! City Solicitor Remhardt, addressing
| Judge Cochran asked that before the
cases were taken up IL was his request
/ that Bishop Coleman be allowed 10 make
a brief statement
Bishop Coleman said ne was present n
the interests of the law and Order So
/ ciety, which organization took steps soino
time ago towards breaking up the dis
reputable houses in this city. This step.
he said was brought about for the gen
cral welfare of the city, and the society
proposes TO follow up the matter, il nee
essary. He closed his remarks by ask
| ing Judge Cochran 20 commit the persons
arraigned. who are under n years of age,
20 the Girls Industrial School The
II Florence Crittenton Home would provide
for q portion of those above that age la
case they wished to change their mode
of living.
ihc following named women We're then
fined for kccpmg houses oi I'D fame and
selling intoNicants without license;
Emma Garfield, $50 and costs; Ida
Clifford, $50 and costs; Eta Nckter, $50
and $50 additional for selling intoxicants.
Five other charges were held mp against
, the prisoner
b, Lizzie Warrington was fined $50 aud
? $50 respectively for keeping a house of
in-famc and selling intoxicants. Two
other charges were held up.
TO charge of keeping a house of ill-
fame, Marie Brown pleaded guilty and
was fined $50 aud costs. she pleaded not
guilty 10 selling intoSicauts and her case
was continued until Saturday
The ease of Saeic Martin, who was too
ID to appear, was continued until Satur-
day.
Della Russell aud Ada Winters were
, fined $50 and $50 and costs eacH ON the
4 two charges respectively. Three chnrges
, against the Russell woman were held up
/ and four were held up against Ada Win
+ tcrs.
, Mary Mercer pleaded guilty 20 the two
charges against her and was ASSESSED $50
and $50 and costs respectively. Three
p charges against her were held up
/, Efhc johns. colored was fined $50 and
I $50 and costs -Four charges were held
up.
Carrie FRANKIE pleaded not guilty 20 the
4 sale of intoNicants and her case was CON
tinued. on a charge of keeping house
A of ill-famp, she WAS fined $50 and costs.
d Bessie Gray and Edith Grant wore
fined $50 and $50 and costs each, having
, pleaded guilty TO the two charges Two
a charges were held mp against each.
III Dollie Taylor, Nora Wilson and Pearl
. Anderson pleaded guilty 60 the two
charges and were fined $50 and $50 aud
p costs each. Two charges were held up
"a against Nora Wilson.
For keeping "a house of III fame Kate
Bowc was fined $50 aad COSTS
MANY MEN ARRESTED
Il The raid was made hy squad of po
A. lice under the leadership of Captain
Is Black One hundred and thirty-eighi
le persons fell into the police net of whom
y siVty-seven We're men,
Is The raid WAS most successful IN every
'r detail II was witnessed hy Rev. DIR
)f Bahnnd, who Is secretary of the New
n Jersey State Law and Order League
st and agents and members OF his corp
and officers of the local Law and Orde
d Society. They are all unanimous i'm thei
is praise of Captain Black and the officer
p- for the successful way in which the bil
raid was conducted.
The Rev Dr. Hahnnd, i'm speaking TO
n reporter Of the raid, said: In all my ex
is perience. and after studying the report
Id of the operators of our league, | feel sur
he have never seen or heard of a more de
I'd based condition of affairs anywhere tha
have existed in Wilmington, not only j
be relation 20 hawdy houses, but also 70 th
r. Illegal sale ol liquor. 40 one, eXcep
those who have gone over the ground cl
form any ID Hi nt uln horrible Things Una
have been dome ir Wilmington. dar
say that very few good citizens Of W.
mington knew Of these things. for
know that it they did, they would be Ills
, good citizens elsewhere. and would hav
80 aided the Law and Order Society to 4
I away with such lawlessness. only hop
y that this viii awaken them to certai
~. sense Of duty. and that they will Civ
" their ai6 and support to the society tina
4. is trying TO rid Wilmington of evil an
' vice
OTHER CASES HEARD.
m Several prisoners auoigned on charge
K ol drunkenness and vagrancg were hne