Evening journal., 1906-07-27
MRS. BROWN HELD
BY SQUIRE in BAIL
ase Against Woman Con-
kinued Until Next Friday.
|OId Charge Merely Revived
Err AGREEMENT WITH
SOMEBODY" BROKEN

|The case of Maria Brown, who was ART
sted last night at 1O.So by Sergeant Kel-'
her, charged with harboring in a re-
|lted house Of prostitution, Mabel Lessig,
girl under the age of eighteen years, on
ay 21st, Of this year and divers other
mes. was continued this morning for a
Sirther hearing next Friday morning at
o'clock.
Magistrate Hollis. by whom the war
ant was issued and before whom the
risoner was arraigned. fixed bail at 81
b. Up to noon a bondsman had not been
scured.
housht Case Settled.
Robert ]. Harman represented the de-,
sndant. He declared that it was his un-
erstandlng that this case had been set
led some time ago.
The warrant on which Mrs. Brown was
rrested was issued yesterday at the di-
ection of Deputy Attorney-General Hast
hgs but a charge for the same onensc
Fas pending against the woman over a
lonth ago.
The Lessig girl was taken in charge oy
be police from the Brown house. The girl
aid she was % years old but Chief Black
Dcated the girl mother in Kensington.
Pa, and she declared she was under
Eighteen years OF age.
aid Big Attorney Fee.
The case was settled, Mrs. Brown de-
lares by the payment of large attorney
ees and her agreement to close the Third
treet house and not engage in the busi-
ess.
Mrs. Brown declared this morning that
he rented the house to a man and wife
believing that she had as much right to
ent her houses as other people in the
i.y had and she could not see why other
people had the right to let their properties
or four disreputable houses in her local
~ and she have none.
Deputy Attorney-General Hastings said
he case against Mrs. Brown was never
dropped or settled in the sense that it was
finished. 1t was simply held up on the
understanding that Mrs. Brown should
retire from the business and net let any
property owned by her In the city be
ised for the purpose Of a house Of as
5ignation or ill-fame.
Mr.. Hastings said that there was a dis.
inct understanding that should he find
3any evidence against her breaking hci
hgreement the case was TO be pushed
.lgainst her
What has amounted in the eyes of the
deputy Attorney-General to a breaking
af
boz West Third street to Venie Flight
whose place was raided by the police OF
"Wednesday night and the Flight woman
1--we inmates and two men taken to tn,
police station.
4 Yesterday the five inmates were sen
Iteneed to the workhouse for ten days "a
vagrants by City Court Judge Cochran
and Venie Flight fined $50 and costs a
the result of her plea Of guilty.
'Tipper" is at Work.
The raid on the Flight house wa
y planned for Tuesday night but the wo
man was tipped off by some watchers VIII,
recognized the plain clothes men hoverinl
about in the vicinity; also. it is charged
by city official who has been associate
with the hackers of one of the houses TO
many years. He started on a tour Of tn
district to warn his friends but did no
reach SO2 before the inmates were warne
from other sources.
CONSERVATION is manifest in certain cir
cles where it is believed a storm of larg
proportions is brewing. Some are hustln
TO get under cover and others wish
shift responsibility and clear themselve
Of any completely.