Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-14
CALVIN And HILL
CASES OPENED IN
JUSTICE COURT
representatives of Moline Pa
per Appear as Star Wit
uesses for Prosecution.
TELL OF INVESTIGATION
"DETAILS Of visit TO Standard Hotel
where Seer and Women Were
Alleged &c Be Found.

The cases against nellie Hill and
Tbomas Calvin. both OF whom have
hen arrested on a charge OF selling
,,,ror without a license and operating
toy.ss OF ~ fame and prostitution. be
can this morning in the court OF Judge
carl KuehL Two representatives OF a
Moline newspaper Ralph Jones and
charles Julian. were the principal Wit
,essss Both were summoned into the
court by Mayor Harry " Schriver.
10 appear for the city against the de-
PENDANTS.
Jones Taxes the Stand.
Ra'pH Jones OF Moline. who Is the
circulation manager for the paper.
rs the first 10 take the stand in the
Calvin case and gave his story in sub
stance as follows:
Julian and myself were ordered TO
make an investigation Of vice condi-
tons in Rock Island and for that pur-
nose visited the city on the evening
OF Jan. :. 1914. Among other places
~ visited the Standard hotel. located
n 40 Twentieth street. which is run
BIZ Thomas Calvin.
We represented ourselves 10 be
from Peoria and asked for a drink OF
beer a. a bar where nothing but soft I
drinks are supposed 10 be served. Aft !
Or having questioned us a little. the I
bartender brought in a bottle which 4
did not bear a label. but which I know 1
vas beer.
Women in Hotel. {
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women present and we're again ques-
toned regaI sing ourselves and the pur-
pose Of our visit Finally satisfied. the
bartender sent for a man WhO led Us
20 an upper floor OF the hotel and into
room where we found two young
women clad in kimonos. After having
e couple OF drinks with these women.
consisting OF beer and wine. we were
questioned personally by the women
regarding the object OF o.. visit.
Julian declined an invitation and
left the room while ! turned 81 over
10 one OF the women. left the room
myself after having made sure OF the
character Of the woman whom ! was
with. ] went at once TO the barroOm
where later found Julian and we took .
Ei.other drink together and left tho |
Visce.- l.,
RidieuIes Motive.
At the conclusion OF the testimony.
the witness was Cross-eXamined by !
Attorney J. X Scott for the defend
ante. He attempted 20 ridicule the ,
motive for the investigation OF local ,
vice conditions by the newspaper and
asked Mr.. Jones why he did not in ,
vestigate the places Of IN repute In ,
Moline He offered 10 furnish the wit
ness with a list OF such places and !
Judge Euehl continued the case until \
o'clock this afternoon. L.
The two newspaper men were sum ,
uORed % appear before the grand jury :
this afternoon also. IN
The case continued again at
D'eloc,l this afternoon in the police ,
room at the city hall. the court being ,
packed 10 the doors With interested :
spectators
Charles Julian. newspaper reporter n
rho assisted in the investigation OF \
Rock Island vices. being the first to .
estify. His statements we're prac- g
ically the same as those made by q
Zones. showing that he also had been
olicited By a girl I'm the Standard ,
lOtel on the night of the investiga-
ion.
At the conclusion OF the evidence
ialvin was fined SO and costs and the
iii case was taken up.
MISC Hamilton TO Be Heard Here. .