Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-16
RAID RED
LIGHT HOUSE
Officers Arrest the Inmates and q
Marriage Follows

made a raid upon the red light house
which II Is alleged has been conduct
ed by II. ]. Baker and q woman. who
has gone under the name OF Mrs. d.
Baker. but who gave her name as
Dollie r. Grant when the two we're
united In the bonds OF matrimony
this morning by Judge Steele. Both
Baker and Dollie Grant were arrest
ed, and also a girl alleged to be an
inmate OF the institution. and oryey
Mitchell, proprietor OF the Spokane
bar, OF this city.
The parties in charge Of the house
had been notified some time ago by
Judge Main TO cease conducting a
house OF that character. but It seems
that they had failed to comply with
the order and for some time the raid
has been contemplated. The house
is situated on what is known as
Tubbs hill. and It was declared q
nuisance by the police Judge and its
occupants ordered to vaeate or cease
conducting an institution Of prosti-
tuition upon complaint made to the
ofllcers by the management OF the
Occur d'Alene mill.
The, house IL 80 situated that fire.
quenters OF the resort must pass over
the mill ground and by the mill In
reaching II, aud In doing so would
pass at all hours of the night, many
of them in an intoxicated state. and
would throw cigar stumps and Gig
arettes on the mill grounds, thereby
endangering the safety OF the milling
Institution from ere, and It was by
reason OF this that the complaint was
made by the management. The raid
was made early this morning, at
about three o'clock, and the four
parties arrested were apprehended
In the house and all we're hustled
away by the police to the city jail.
Baker finally succeeded in givinG
bonds Of $40 for himself and also
one for a similar amount for Dollis
Grant. he then made his appearance
before Judge Steele and showed him
marriage license which he had
taken out In the state OF Montana
about 10 years ago and evidently
labored under the impression that h'
and the woman could be married un
der Il, and that a marriage betweeE
them would have an effect under thu
law OF annuling the charge, or a
least OF introducing mitigating cir
cumstances into the offense. Judg'
: Steele informed him that he coul'
! not be married with the license b.
: had, and then Baker made a hurrie'
) trip by automobile to the count
seat and procured the license an
: returned to the Judge for the purpos
, of having him marry them. Tn
: Judge, however. before eonsenting /
! do so, had a consultation with tn
: chief OF police as to the possible 81
; feet II might have on the charge pre-
ferred against the parties, and whe
I advised that Il would have none
e married them, the ceremony occur
e ing about 10 o'clock this morning.
d Complaints have been filed againl
e all parties but the girl. whose nam
4 was given as Maud Allen, and VIII
i Ia alleged TO have been an inmai
8 OF the institution ON Tubbs hill. 81
d was placed under = bail of $40 nm
' It was furnished by Mitchell. IN
. complaints iled against Baker an
d Dollie Grant. now his wife, chars
p both with conducting q house OF pro
. titution within the corporate limi
II OF the city and their case will CON
up for trial in the municipal eou
at 2 O'Clock tomorrow afternOO
O Mitchell appeared for trial this afte
noon. The complaint charges hi
= with being a lewd and dissoIute cha
j acter and as having lived In hOu
= Of prostitution. Earl Sanders q
peared in his behalf during the Q
!. raIgnment and the defendant enter
4 plea Of not guilty 70 the charg
His attorney stated that they we
!, ready TO proceed to trial, but OWL
: TO the fact that the city attorn
was unable to attend. the case "
postponed until tomorrow afternO'
at O'Clock. and Mitchell releas
], on his own reeogniEanee.
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