The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-10

tNtNh II ~ proper III AWla ttAAN
Tor the imposition OF IA small fine.
we're the closing words Of Police
Judge Gordon yesterday afternoon
az the close OF the trial of Mrs.
Frances Keith and her daughter
MARY. charged with lettering around
saloons. Il viii not sentence the
daughter. but enter a fine OF $40
against the mother
Mrs. Keith aud her daughter. who
Is 20 years Of age. were caught
transgressing the law They drank
several rounds OF beer aud other in
toxicants with two eulored men.
friends they say. In a North Seattle
saloon. Ratrulmen GlaHHcock and
Newman sspotted' the quartet and
for a while stood near al HAND with
ears aEog. listening 10 the ribaid
and maudlln remarks OF the party.
Peala Of ailyery laughter from tho
maiden Just budding into woman
hood were mingled with the coarse
ieata OF the mother aud the two
eolored men. car porters,
Time and time again the juggling
Of the bells summoned tho bartend-
a. aud. as he served them. he ieHted
with hts fair customers and their
duakY skinned reTelerH No longer
able 10 stand the apparent violation
Of the law. the pAtrolmen entered
the saloon box and placed all four
under arrest The car portera. liar
vey Dewitt and y Harris. were
Afterwards released. but mother and
daughter spent the uiEht In the city
iail After reading the complaint.
cts Attorney De BrnleF asked them
their plea.
Not guilty" responded the moth
er. with her head bowed In shame
As she told her story q the motley
gathering In police court. the crowd
was strangely silent She admitted
taking her daughter into the saloon
but denied the guilt a. charged Ia
the complaint I know II Waa
wrnng for me 70 take ny daughter
to such a place" came her low. fal=
tsrinE uttefances 10 the city attor-
ney's questioning
Your honor. this Is one ~ the
aaddezt cases / have been Obliged to
hear THIS woman. while I admit
that abe may not be guilty under
the lRw. ought 60 be taken out and
hursewhIppsd Why. the idea 81 3
mother taxing her own daughter
into such a place II makes my
blood boil TO think Of Il grated the
city attorney In his closing remarka
The keltbs were defended By At
torusy Hawkins.
a motion for dismissal vas de-
MED The court held thar the 80
man should pay a small fine The
daughter was set free and led sob
bins from the court room. The
mother sunk down among the mot
ley array OF Ill-Hmslling and vice
hardened wrctches behind the bar
In police court The two women
we're arrested about II o'clock last
Sunday night.
About the same time patrolman
Hart was arresting Mru. x. a. Yaa-
derpani. who got sassy in the
Brooklyn liar. a questionable resort
on Second avenue. She WAS fined
g. for calling the officer names. A.
she testified a big picture hat flop
pei AAMA Over N"E kAAts aNA'A -
ing 70 her testimony she was with
three other ladies" sitting In the
rear Of the saloon when the officer
entered
Jennie Scott. whose true name u
Mrs.. Grant. was the next % BE- tried.
She vas fined t2a for hahituaiiy
lettering about North Seattle sa-
looms. Patrulmnn Glaascuck saw
her pick up" a man on the street
and take him into the Seattle Ha-
loon after ! o'clock Ia the morning.
and further testified that he bad
aean her IN that vicinity ~ all times
OF the nlght and morning She ad-
mlttcd her guilt and heard the sen
truce Of the judge in silence. Mrs.
Grant II the mother of five small