The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-01
'Ex-GOV. PATTERSON
CAUGHT IN RAID ON
D|SORDtkLl HOUSE
IDOL OF THE REGULARS WITH
SEVEN WOMEN TAKEN TIC
THE CITY LOOKUP.
RELEASED ON HIS OWN PAROLE
When Found the Former Chief Exec
utive and ex-Head of Democratic"
Machine, Was in Room in Neg
Iigee-Others Arrested.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 25.--Ex-
Gov. Malcolm r. Patterson, twice
chief executive of the state Of Ten
nessee, was caught early this morn
ing in raid made by the police On a
resort conducted by Mrs. M. Ray. at
406 Ninth avenue, North, together
with two young men and seven girls,
whose ages range from eighteen to
twenty-five years. He was taken to
police headquarters. where, together
with the other members of the party,
he was charged with lettering about a
house of i'll fame.
After the prisoners had been regis,
tered on the blotter by Sergt. Reid,
lwho was on the desk, ex-Gov. Patter!
son was paroled. The girls and men
were released on bonds of $40 each
for their appearance at police court
this afternoon.
The raid on the house had been
carefully planned. At midnight pa
trolmen were withdrawn from their
beats and assembled near the resort.
| When Sergt. Longhurst arrived cor
don was thrown around the place,
blocking the windows and doors, and
several officers entered through the
front door
| According to the police Gov. Pat
terson was found in bed room,
stretched across bed, scantily clad,
while playing about the place were
several girls, some of whom were full
lily dressed, while others were strictly
|negligee. When the officers entered
1.-THE room Gov. Patterson rose to his
fleet and asked the meaning of their
coming into the house. He was in
formed that he was under arrest.
The former chief executive then
acked if he had to be taken to the po-
lice station, and when told that he
would be taken, he dressed himself,
las did the women of the place.
Several taxicabs were called end
1.-THE eleven officers making the raid
drove to headquarters. The space be-
fore the desk was crowded to the
limit with painted women. their tin
seled finery glistening in the electric
lights, togther' with the flashing but
tons and badges Of the officers.
Gov. Patterson was first called by
1.-The sergeant in charge to answer the
Questions for registration. In quiet
voice he said his name was M. R. Pat
terson, his age SO years. He was reg
istered as white, married, born in
Tennessee. The mayor and city coun-
Gil appear as prosecutors. He was
charged with lettering about house
of iii fame.
! When the question of bond was
made monew flashed on every side
4 All Of the men seemed plentifully
supplied with cash, while the women
4 had large rolls on their persons. Mrs
! M. Ray, proprietress of the resort
was charged separately with running
la disorderly house.
The raid had evidently been well
planned. About midnight the patrol
men were ordered to assemble at the
place. Leaving their wards without
attracting attention, eight policemen
: two detectives and one sergeant were
assembled as the clock struck twelve
and without preliminaries Gordon
was thrown around the house.
The girls caught were unusual!
young and when the officers entered
made no ou;cry or protest. Those
, arrested wef as follows: Chris My
ers, clerk, 20 years of age; Howard
Graves, laborer, 81 years; Befthi
Jackson, aged %. years; Helen Nor
ris, aged 81 years; Maggie Smith
1 aged % years; Nellie Davis, aged q
years; Elizabeth Bouland, aged 2.
: years; Gertrude Smith, aged Is year
8 Mary Winston, aged % years, ant
Mrs. NJ Ray, proprietress of thu
place.
The officers making the raid were
Sergt Longhurst, Detectives IrwiI
and Dowd, Patrolmen Bradford, Van
Tien, Eagan, Hurt, Stout, brennan
Horrice and Davis.