The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-14
Said to Know About Location
of Bawdy Houses
Frontier Committee on Scout Duty
See Things and Go Before
Grand Jury. A. 8
WILL rRosECurE VIGOROUSLY

Some policemen and hack drivers
may be called before the grand jury
to tell what and why they know
about evil practices in Paducah be-
fore that body adjourns.
Concrete and realistic proof OF the
existence of bawdy houses In the
First and Second wards was furnishS(
ed at the meeting Of the "Frontier
Committee" last night in c. y. Mil
ler's tin shop at Sixth and Trimbls
streets. Before the meeting was
over, the members who had secured
this evidence were instructed to 60 be-
fore the grand jury this morning to
secure an indictment of the owners
of the houses where the immoral prac-
tees were going on. II the grand
jury afforded no relief. they were in-
structed to go before magistrate
and prosecute the landlords.
The chairman of the committee
was instructed to go to the foreman
of the grand jury this morning and
give him the names of the witnesses
with their addresses that they might
be subpoenaed Immediately. One
member OF the frontier committee"
already has been before the grand
jury and at its request, and furnish
ed 1t with a dozen or more names OF
citizens in those wards who would
gladly testify as to the moral condi-
tons in the north part OF the city. The
fact that they have not been sub
poenaed to appear before the grand
jury made some of the committeeman
last night apprehensive lest their ac-
ton today would 60 unheeded by the
grand jury which is nearing the
close Of It's work.
After weeks Of preparation. the
committee was In position last night
to take the first step In their move-
ment against the bawdy houses. The
committee appointed at the meeting
last Monday night to secure adequate
evidence against the women accomp-
lished its work thoroughly and was
ready to present results last night
The evidence given involves the In
tegrity of some members OF the po-
lice force and some hack drivers. Il
the remarks made by those hack driv-
ers are correct. That certain city or
dinances were being hagrantiy violat-
ed also was developed and the CONF
mittee have proof of disorderIy con-
duct on the part Of persons whom
they knew, which II nothing else Do
accomplished, will have marked eff
feet dn Kidding that section OF the city
of Objectionable characters.
Police Know About It.
The most interesting testimony
was given by three committeeman
who took stroll through the new
red light" last Tuesday night. On
reaching the saloon near Eighth and
Harris streets. they quietly stepped
back into the shadow OF an alley ia
watch Developments. Presently .
hack drove up and three men got out
and went into house on Eighth
street. The number OF the house was
given. The hack drove ahead short
distance, and one Of the committee
men followed It and engaged the
hack driver in conversation. Assum-
ing the part OF a man in search OF q
bawdy house, one of the committees
men asked the driver II he could
show him one. The driver was ara
BILE and free in his answers. replying
that he could carry him to two such
houses in that neighborhood. and as
serted that there were three women
in each house.
The driver went away then and ~
a short time returned and told the
Committeeman that one of the wo-
men wished to see him. The COM
mitteeman asked the driver IL the po-
lice knew the women were there.
Sure" said the driver. "The cops
told me to bring Everybody down
here" ~f 4
The driver is known by the conn
mitteemen. and part OF the instruc-
tons given to the proposed witnesses
before the grand Jury last night. was
that this driver should be brought
before that body for examination. and
through him 1t was expected to So
cure the testimony Of other drivers.
The committeeman left the driver
without disclosing to him the retreat
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