La Junta tribune., 1905-06-14

keepers 10 keep their houses Tree
from vile and dissolute characters
when the officers of the law refuse
10 give them any information in
their possession Sheriff Barr knew
all about this woman but would not
give me any information | after
wards got the information from an
other source and put her out
Mr.. Melvin stated in his testimony
that he could tell a sporty woman
By her face. Well. can't. am
no expert on sporting women.
though ne and Mr.. Clark may be.
Most everything looks sporty
through Mr. Clark's goggles
never visited any Of the sporting
houses that used to be in East La
Junta and have never become ae-
quainted with any Of the inmates.
and hence may not be posted. IL
looks to me as II MeSsrs- Melvin and
Clark have been keeping tab on the
people stopping at my house and
keeping me in the dark about il,
for the sole purpose Of working up
case against me.
City Attorney Miller Saturday
forenoon wanted % dismiss the case
but both Clark and Melvin objected.
They wanted Finity smirched and
cinched simply because they were
angry and now had golden opp0r-
tunity 10 get even with him.
The large majority of my regular
roomers for the last two years have
been nice young men and they have
never made any complaint at the
way the house was run, and II seems
to me. If they were satisfied, outside
parties. who were envious and
Jealous because of the business |
was doing. had no real kick coming.
Only four witnesses were heard.
The two marshals admitted that
they knew nothing against the
house by their own knowledge. but
that they had heard complaints.
Police Judge Clark would not allow
them TO tell who had made the COM
plants but the night marshal after
wards testified that Clark himself
was one of the complainants. The
other two witnesses. one man and
one woman. admitted that they
were sports. The mans evidence
did not amount 10 much. but the
woman months ago roomed in my
house and pretended to be very
good. almost pious. knew nothing
against her at the time and none of
the roomers made any complaint.
She was slow in paying her room
rent 50 told her she would have to
pay up or get out She got out
That was her grievance. 50 she
wanted To get even. Well. she lied
like Turk and perjured herself
most shamefully. Hell hath no
fury like woman scorned." 4" Even
il all that these four witnesses have
testified 10 We're true. the charge
against me would not have been
sustained in any court of justice
where law and evidence are respect
ed.
The charge that have been keep
ing vile women in my house for inn
moral purposes is most vile and
malicious SANDER and the two men.
clothed with a little brief authori-
ty." knew it was when they made
it. II is as devoid of the fragrance
and verdure of truth as the lava
beds of hell
had good reason to believe that
no matter what kind Of a defense |
made Mr. Clark would have pro-
nounce me guilty, so ! made no de-
fense and submitted no testimony.
| would have been fool to have
submitted my case to the decision of
a prejudiced. opinionated. judicial
cadaver. who has a swelled head be-
cause he holds two little offices. and
who thinks that he is second
Blackstone.
ask my friends and acquain-
tances to suspend judgment in this
case till it is tried in a court of
justice where law and evidence have
some weight.
NJ EINrTN