The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
Man and Wife. Get Heavy
Fines When They Plead
Guilty to Charge of Oper-
ating House of Ill Fame.
CHIEF SAYS MORE
ARRESTS TO COME
Young Girl, Who Figures in
: ,Unsavory Case, Supports
r. Contention of Man Against
Accusation of Wife.

A family "row" between Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement L. Lands, 231a North
Ninth street, provided the police to-
day with evidence to make the first
arrest in the crusade, just inaugurated,
against resorts in this city. Accusa-
tions tossed to and fro by Lands and
his vile in airing their domestic trou-
bles before Prosecutor Keller and
Chief Goodwin caused the officials to
file affidavits against the Landises
charging them with operating a house
of ill-fame. When arraigned before
Mayor Robbins both entered pleas of
guilty, and each drew fine of $25
and costs. Because they pleaded gull
ty, terms in jail were withheld.
There are quite a few immoral
places in Richmond, but they are not
operated openly, SO it is extremely
difficult to secure discriminating evi-
dence against the people who conduct
them," said Chief Goodwin, after the
Landises had paid their fines, total
Ing $40, but We are going after every
one of these places and close them
up as fast as possible"
The police have been informed that
the Lands home has been frequented
well-known residents of the city. 1t
is said quite few young girls have
visited the place, but no positive evi-
dence to this effect has been obtained
Said Her Husband Took Money.
Yesterday Mrs. Lands appeared at
police headquarters and complained
that her husband had taken some OF
her money. This morning the husband
and wife were brought before Chief
Goodwin and Prosecutor Keller. Ap
parently Mrs. Lands was jealous, for
the burden OF her complaint was that
! he had sought to induce girl, who
gave her age as nineteen, but who
looked to be about sixteen, to frequent
the place and make dates with men
friends. Lands denied this, as die
the girl against whom Mrs. Lands
/ had made charges. He said he was
! not a procurer, and that his wife was
alone responsible for using their home
for immoral purposes. Both admitted
however, that their fiat was used fire
quently by men and women for i'm
moral purposes, and that for a number
of months five bedrooms had beer
rented for such PURPOSES.
r lands admitted taking his wife's
money, but said he returned it to her
last night, WHICH statement MIS-. Ian
dis substantiated. She was in tears
when she paid over the fines assessed
against herself and husband.
Young Girl in Case.
The young girl who figured in the
| unsavory case supported Lands con
tention in her statement to the prose
cutor and chief Shs said she came
to the Landis flat for the purpose OF
using a telephone and left as soon
as she had quit talking over the
phone. Mrs. Lands vehemently de
MED this, charging that the girl, al
Lands suggestion used the phone fol
the purpose OF making an engagement
for a man to meet her at the resort
but had been unable to locate him.
"A number of complaints have beer
made to me concerning the resort op
Grated Y Mr.. and Mrs. Landis,' SAID
Chief Goodwin. "and last week | no
tifed them they would have to cease
using their home for immoral pur
/ poses, and they promised to do so
but they did not keep their promise
Mrs. Landis told me today that she
had operated a house of ill-fame evel
since the death of her first husband
Before she and Lands opened theil
establishment on North Ninth street
the woman operated a similar resort
on North Seventh street"