The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-31
MRS. EFFIE HESTON ARRESTED FOR
CONDUCTING DISORDERLY HOUSE
PLACE RAIDED ~ sELLAiRE
POLICE BEFORE MIDNIGHT
LAST NIGHT
Rumor That Chief leyIand Was
Visitor at Place Not Con-
hrned or Denied.

I Visitor at Place Not Con-
hrned or Denied.
Shortly before $50 o'clock this
morning an Intelligencer reporter
called at the Bellaire police office and
there was informed that Chief Ley
land had been down in the vicinity OF
the city building. but shrug their
! shoulders at the question whether or
not he has been seen at the Heston
house.
The Bellaire police say that the rea-
SON Of this particular raid came from
numerous complaints from Wheeling
! said that the girl that was in the
house with Mrs. Heston was stealing
her husbands affections. II is also
claimed this girl in particular former
ly played the piano in a local thea
tire.
Bellaire officers under the leader
ship OF Lieutenant Strobel. raided a
house run by Mrs. Effie Heston. al
I legged paramour of Chief of Police
Thomas Leyland. and there arrested
4 Mrs. Effie Heston. alias Miss L.
Radibaugh. another girl and three men
VI DtAfuOul StTttts btlldlTt.
Il the shadow of the city building
| One man escaped.
Mrs. Heston put up the sum OF $50
! for her appearance this morning be-
! fore the mayor. the girl and the three
men putting up $40 each for their re-
/ spective appearances.
Z II Is alleged by the Bellaire oft
Gals that Mrs. Heston known there as
Miss Radibaugh has been operating a
4 house OF Ill fame for several weeks. To
\ hide the purport Of the business the
front door of the building has been
decorated by a huge dressmaking sign,
] which business she is supposed to
I have followed while in this city.
\ When arrested last night at 1880
I O'Clock. she gave the above name and
when asked by the officials what her
real name was. replied 20 you know
me-"
Local interest was added to the az
fair when rumors. that have been cur
rent for some time that Chief Leyland
had been seen at the house last Sat
urday. were practically confirmed
When asked point-blank whether he
had been or not. Mrs. Heston last night
refused either 10 deny OF confirm the
I rumor.
4 From information now at hand Il
seems that the raid was made with
malicious intent. as persons claim that
other places OF similar character are
allowed to operate openly and no ef-
fort Is made to stop them.
IL is claimed that the complaint was
. not made by Bellaire people. but by
I Wheeling people. who wish to substan-
tiate the husbands Frank Heston's)
claim for divorce from his wife.
Asks Suspension OF Judgment.
Mrs. Heston said last night that the
people OF Wheeling tried to give her
a dirty deal. She asked that judg-
ment be suspended until the outcome
of the whole affair. She stated that
the girl that was arrested with her
was not a Wheeling girl.
The names OF the men and the other
I girl we're not made known, for some
reason or other The whole affair
looks rather funny. Mrs. Heston did
not deny that she was running a dis
orderly house. but inferred that she
would fight the case to a finish this
morning.
She did not say whether she would
be represented by counsel or not. but
said. Wait and see" This led her
interviewer TO believe that she had
her attorney already employed for
just such an emergency as this.
Mrs. Heston sprang into the lime
light last spring when she threw 10
the world a confession that Chief
Leyland had entered her home on
diverse occasions at No. $50 Main
street. and there practiced all the
liberties Of man and wife.
4 Investigation Ordered.
II An enhancement from her husband
Frank Heston Immediately occurred.
and a special committee was appoint
ed by council to investigate ths
charges Mrs Heston appeared be-
fore the council committee and there
made formal accusation against the
chief. and a charge OF malfeasance
in Office was launched against him.
. Considerable trouble In securing
dispositions. etc. from witnesses was
experienced when the time came for
the trial. The morning before the
trial was to be heard before council.
I Chief Leyland's counsel r. W. Mes
bitt and J. D. Somerville. appeared
before Judge II. G. Hervey in the cir
cult court. asked for and received a
restraining order. restraining council
from trying the chief.
Heston then filed divorce suit
against his wife. II was passed al
the March term. and at the last term
Of court was dropped u was gener.
ally supposed that Mr. and Mrs Hes
Z ton were living together, when all OF
a sudden he drops into town and ex-
/ plodes the fact that he will aEain APP
I ply for a divorce from his wife.