The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-24

"
in the Rid Light district What
sin't" ana yet 10. . bis ssrprcs
of double nature. ~ss pulled on
last night A raid ~ss made
there. ana IN addition 70 seeing
the aildsc birds. the officers se-
cured t~o barrels % boox., ara
rs said. they saw tonne male
conpsnions there. too. The booze
was taken 20 police hesdaysrtess
where y will be guarded: the
siris and the isnoiadies were
"pineheo" sno will be given a
hearing tonight on charges o. vi
olstng the Nost prohibition ia~,
were there when the raid VAS
made, left. The red light district
sixxled with booze and gay life,
although runor has had u that
~ died several months ago.
The raid was made By Captain
%. Mlnaro and Detective Fred
Frazer. and u 10 20 them that the
honor goes Of discovering the
hrst violstors Of the new prohi-
and seizure warrant. they Visited
the houses conducted By Bess
street, and Winery. MARTIN Me- o
Twenty third street.
When the officers entered the
houses they secured the booxe
and took Bess DeRue, Lottle
sIllson and Vol. Doyle to police
headquarters, where they were
charged with violating the law.
The warrants were sworn out
before Squire A. w. RAIDER al the
solicitation Of PROSECUTING Attor.
ney r.. N. Addieman and the
ehlef OF police.
Those arrested and brought 20 the
building were: Dorothy Day. Margarei
Joyce, Mamie Smith, L.ottia Ellison
Lottie Dixon, Bess Derue. Viola Dovls
and Marian Foster. All but the three
named above are witnesses. The three
vloiaters were held under bond Of $500
tor their appearance this evening al I
Q clock for trial and an additional
5000 as a guaranty that they would
not sell or otherwise break the Law
before the meeting OF the grand jur,
under 800 bond.
The women were arrested on the
foiowing search and seizure warrant
Violations as follows:
To keep. STORMS for sale. unlawful.
~ manufacture. sell. offer. expose
keep. store for sale or barter intox
icating liquors as defined by Sectior
one; chaper IL. OF the acts OF 1913
contrary to the laws OF the State OF
West Virginia" over two barrels OF
the liquid was taken by the officers
who entered the houses about II
o'clock last night.
Booze" is Locked Up.
One interesting feature was n min
,atnre Ice box which contained a good
~ quantity Of the juice. All OF the
goods, otherwise known as TESTIMONY
was locked up I'm cell II, 20 be KEPT
until further proceedings are taken.
This raid. the first in the county
was made following carefully laid
plans, II would seem Working on tn,
theory that something was wrong II
the red light district, these variou
houses have been carefully watched
Yesterday a barrel of beer was re-
ceived by Viola Doyle. under her
name. and II is understood was pai,
for. partly. by Lottie Ellison. Thi
in itself Is violation, according q
the ruling OF the prosecuting attorney
working under the advice OF Fred q
Blue. state tax commissioner. Late
IN the evening several policemen
were detailed TO watch these house
by the chief OF police who In tn
put himself right" on tn,
warrant that he must use. Prescott
ing Attorney Addleman was called I,
the office. as was Squire RAIDER an,
the warrants we're made out
Playing With Fire
Al the proper time the trap wa
sprung and the unsuspecting allege,
violators fell into the net. Onicer
Parrish and crimson we're appointel
as special commissaries and wheelel
wheelbarrow Prosecuting Attorne-
Addleman said last night immediatel
after the raid. Those women ar
playing with fire and don't know N.
Several people called headquarters L
md out the amount Of bond needed L
get their friends out OF trouble.
II Is understood that the girls hal
the beer IN their rooms and also tina
some had men, but the officers wer
looking for big game last night am
got e. From the action taken by IN
police last night. and supported as the,
were by the prosecuting attorney.
would seem that raids are 90 be expect
ed from this on. ~ any are found
News Of the raid spread like wildhr
and many opinions were rife on tn
outcome. and 10 Is expected that IN
trial Tonight viii be quite lively an,
fun OF legal ability This being IN
nrst pull since the advent Of tho Law
and the hrst semblancc Of "a violation. /
begins 20 look like Wheeling b. 20 b
on the map with other Nipinf0rn