Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-26

tiTcult court AT princeton. Mercer
County, an Injunction restraining
and prohibiting the existence OF the
aforesaid Union Political Social Club
ms public nuisance The self
respecting nd law abiding citizens OF
Mcdowell, as well as all citizens in
this section OF the state who are
acquainted with the conditions as
they exist In this crime-ridden coun-
~, are heart and soul with Captain
Smith in the fight h has begun
against the well known and damua-
bio evils that now exist i'm this conn
ty
Ten years ago President McItin-
ley issued call for volunteers to
fight the battles OF a down trodden
and oppressed humanity and Cap
tain Smith responded to the call of
duty. He was n worthy sol iicr in u
noble cause. and his services were
recognized by the title nc now has
! the honor OF wearing. Today Pres
ident Roosevelt calls him as he did
young Mr.. Spreckles of San Fran
cisco TO enlist in the fight for com
| mon decency" and we believe that
Captain Smith will heed the call.
II is young. able and fearless and
we believe he will respond to the
| call of the best element I'm Mcdowell
County and go after the grafters,
| prostitutes and embezzles that
now control politics In Mcdowell.
refusing to wear the yoke OF swish
erism. We see new light in him.
As stated in our columns a few
days since we 10 not expect full
credence 20 he given 10 the stste az
fairs as they now exist in this nur-
! sery OF corruption ana crime outside
OF the Counties OF Mercer and Nc
| Dowell where the facts are known to
all who are willing TO know. But
we invite thorough investigation
by those who are interested.
The conditions I'm Keystone, Nc
! Dowell County, We believe to be the
worst In any country or place in the
| civilized world. notwithstanding the
| fact that there are some AZ good
citizcns to be found I'm this hollhole
| as any whore in West Virginia or
| any other state But TO the ques-
| tion To say nothing OF the various
uolitical and social clubs composed
OF both negroes and whites of which
the present mayor Of the town Of
Keystone is mcmbcr and who IS
the nominee on the Republican tick
ct for the House OF Delegates Of
West Virginia CTHlNK OF IT) !
houses OF prostitution are kept I'm
open defiance Of law and dcccncy
The most noted house OF prosi'tu-
tion In Keystone is thc on kept by
Mary Miller. q negro woman, In
which both white women and negro |
women stay. This same Mary Nil
Ter was a witness at tho last term
Of the Criminal Court OF McDowcll |
County iu which she testified that |
she was the keeper OF . house .n |
Burke. and on being asked what |
kind Of a house replied. - good |
house Every one in The court |
room knew what she meant AMI yet J
the officers of the law winked at
the crime Associated with the
aforesaid Mary Miller I'm running f.
her houses Of prostitution. in which F.
victims arc dopcd robbed and killed,
is one Howard Harper. negro law
yer who practlced i'm the Criminal
ana Circuit Courts Of Mcdowell .
and who az the r publican Con
grcsIonal Convention at Hunting
ton last April nominated tho aforo-
said A T. Calhoun as an a'tcrnat
to the Republican Convention ~
chicago and who demanded that his
man Doc nominated under q thr at
or the negro voters Tho convention
bowed 10 his command Mary MIL
rr ia only ono Of thc notorious
bawdy hons, characters of Keystone
whose dives are too damnablo to a'-
tempt 10 describe and which could
not Doe placed in print Sometime
dgp several OF thosc prostitutes lofi
Keystone compIaiunr That they
could NOT pay th. amount of the
graft demanded Jy fhc nc.aI of
/ be town OF Key tone or which Dr.
@ r Epl.ug s mayor and A. L.
I calhoun councilman.
The aforesaid L Calhoun who