Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-19
EXPOSE ON POLICE
Their Method in Dealing With
Characters Brought Out at
the AIlars Trial.
AN ABSENT WOMAN IS FINEl
Another Signing Jury Waiver for
Her-Defendant Deaies
All Charges.

Trial of Mrs. Carrie AIlars on an in
dictment for the alleged harboring in
a house of prostitution a girl, Mable
Pauline Wright, under IS years of age
is proceeding beIore n jury in the cir
cult court.
An expose Of the police methods
in dealing with prostitutes developed
from the testimony of yesterday. Ma
BILE stated that the second day after
she had taken up her abode with the
Allars couple. she was notified that
she was wanted at the police station
whittier she went in company with
Pearl Houston. another inmate. They
were informed. so the witness Swore.
that they would have to pay fine if
they expected to remain in the city
Mable did not know that she had
done anything that warranted pun
| ishment and she Feturned and asked
Mrs. A!lars what it all meant. The
! Houston woman refused to stand
for a fine and left town.
The next day. according to the tes-
| timOny of Police Magistrate q. \.
johnson. Mrs. Allars appeared before
him and paid a fine of 500 for one
| Pauline Benson. signing the name OF
the latter To n jury waiver. y com
plant charging disorderly conduct
| had been made out. but was not
signed until the day following the inn
| position of the fine. The complaint
was then signed by Detective Richard
Carnes.
Mable said that the receipt for the
fine was delivered to her by Mrs. Al
lars. whom she was told she could re-
imburse from her earnings, from
which she was also expected to pay
81 per week for board. When she left
the resort she said she was in debt
10 Mrs. Affairs. Mable testified that
she supposed she was to have job as
a domestic at the Alars place, but
the vicious purpose behind her reten
tiOn was disclosed on the third day.
when Mrs. AIIars told her she would
have to assist in entertaining the men
who frequented the place. The girl
followed the life until she was taken
in charge at the end of two weeks by
the police and sent to the Geneva
home.
Both Parents Are Dead.
The father and mother of the girl
are dead. Her next kin is Her step
grandmother. Mrs. Jennie BcnSon. of
Moline. 1t appears that they did not
hitch. and Mahlc set out to make her
own way in the world. She worked
i'm different families as servant. The
last place she was employed was at
the home of Mr.. Smith. superintendent
of the Moline public schools. This was
a year ago. One November night she
strayed down to Rock Island. She met
a friend, Harry Coulter. 1t was cold
and she suggested that they go inside
somewhere TO keep warm. They
wound up at the Blue Goose.
Mrs. Benson testified as to the age
of Mablc, stating that she was born
Aug. u. 1sSS. Detective Richard
CarneS told of having found Mabel on
the streets and sent her home to her
grandmother in Moline. One night he
saw her in Pearl Galvin's summer gar
den i'm Davenport. She was sitting
down hatleSs and alone watching the |
other jewellers in the dance. The de- |
tcctive said he did not speak to her |
because he did not have police power
in Davenport He did not know
whether She was living at Galvin's or
not The defense here attempted to
Galvin's. but all evidence pertaining to
To that place was stricken on motion |
of the states attorney.
Mrs. AIIsrs Denies Charges.
Mrs. Allars was the chief witness
for the defense this morning. denying
i'm toto the statements of the Wright
girl. Mrs. AllarS declared that the
place conducted by her and her hus-
band was respectable; that only soft
drinks were sold during the time that
Mable lived with them. They had
three extra rooms, ana these were
rented out to men. She never paid a
fine for Mable in the police court. The
right name of Pauline Benson was
Mrs. Harley. Il friend. Mrs. Harley
and her husband had had a quarrel.
Mrs. Harley was fined $40. She could
not go to the office Of the magistrate
to settle. SO she sent the money to
Mrs. AllaTS with Il note asking her to
attend to the matter for her. The re-
ceipt from the magistrate made out
in the name Of Pauline Benson was
placed in a cupboard drawer by Mrs.
AllarS and she did not see il again I'M
til il was offered in court by the
states attorney. leaving the inference
that the receipt had been stolen by
the Wright girl. The witness did not
tell Mable that she would have to as
SiSt in entertaining the men who came
to the house. Neither did she charge |
her board. On the contrary. she was
10 pay Mable a weekly stipend for
helping her with the homework. She
advanced some money To the girl with
N HIGH In blly cInfbipu n she was |
scantily clad when she came to her.
other Court Cases.
y motion was filed and argued for
he quashiuC Of the Indictment for
larceny against Andrew Pearson. of
Moline. Ii WAS taken under advise
ment by Judge Graves
Alfred Bcrnheim. alias Albert Grant.
indicted for larceny. entered a plea