Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
Eleven Women Gathered in
Police Net at Establishment
of Henry N. Marks.
CONDUCTING DISORDERLY
HOUSE is CHARGE MADE
Bond of Proprietor Fixed at $4,000.
Crowd of 500 Sees Police Act
at 10th and E Streets Hostelry.

SiXty-three persons were taken IN
raid at Marks Hotel 10th and e streets
northwest, last night. Henry NJ. Marks.
proprietor of the hotel. however, was
the only one placed under arrest He
was charged with conducting disor-
derby house and bond was fixed at
$1,000 for his appearance in the Police
Court tomorrow morning. All of the
others. including patrons of the hotel,
restaurant and walters, were taken to
the first precinct police station and
summoned to appear witnesses.
There were fifty-two men and eleven
women taken in the raid. Some OF the
boys or young men. as well as the gldls
or young women. appeared to be not OF
age, but when questioned assured the
police that they were
The raid upon the establishment was
unexpected. Police entered the place
from each door. and for several minutes
there was a wild scramble by many of
the patrons to reach exits. Ihey soon
saw, however, that the. police were
masters of the situation. and all but one.
a woman who was later charged with
being drunk. Quoted down. This woman,
it was declared, picked up beer bottle
and crashed it through window in her
Efforts to get out of the place. She was
pS d pohScihaii-
Capt. Peck Directs Raid.
The raid was made under the direc-
ton of Capt Charles Peck of the first
precinct. following an investigation
several nights ago by Mai. Pullman.
superintendent of police: District At
torney Laskey and Assistant District
Attorney Laws They visited the
place Thursday night. it was stated.
Lieut.. John Cats and Detective Howes
of the vice squad have been at the
place for the past two weeks on diff
ferent occasions. and reported their
observations to Maj. Pullman. who
then made a personal investigation.
Leaving the first precinct station on
18th street, opposite the post once,
Capt. Peck took with him in two police
automobile patrols Lieut. Duvall. Lieut.
Cats Night Inspector Emerson, De-
tectives Howes, simpson and Cole,
Hack Inspectors Coffin and Collins and
Policeman Mcdonald.
Arriving at the hotel about 1890
o'clock, the raiders surrounded the
place. Capt. Peck entered. followed by
other officers. Mr.. Marks the pro-
prietor was in the hotel at the time.
siderable excitement. but they assured
the patrons of the place that they were
only to be held as witnesses.
Crowd of 500 Sees Raic.
Hardly had the raid started before
scores of pedestrians gathered in the
vicinity. and before the last persons
were taken to the police station about
500 persons were watching the work of
the police. The patrols of the first and
sixth precincts were rapidly filled with
man patrons of the establishment. Six
trips were made to the station with the
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were not taken to the station house in
the patrol wagons. They were walked
around and were escorted by .throng
OF citizens
into the police station several hun
dred persons had gathered on 18th
street, and it was some time before
the police succeeded in driving them
of them took refuge on the post office
steps. anticipating glimpse of the in
side of the ponce station and the work
of booking" the witnesses.
Attorney James F. O'Ehea counsel
for Mr.. Marks. arrived at the police
station shortly after the raid. Mr..
O'Shea declared there is nothing to it,
Mr.. Marks has been given a liquor
license to conduct the place, and a few
people were in there getting drinks
when a mass of police rushed in and
caused big excitement" Mr.. O'S.hea
said he would Immediately arrange to
had not succeeded. however, in getting
the proprietor of the hotel out of the
police station at an early hour this
morning.
Fictitious Names Given.
IL is the belief that many of the pa =
irons of the place who were summoned
to appear as witnesses at the Police
Court tomorrow did not give their cor
rect names and addresses Some of
them endeavor to give fictitious
names. but several of the police knew
them and they were told that unless
they gave their correct names they
might have to occupy "a cell until they
did This brought results.
AS the men were taken into the DO
lice station they were placed in a wit
ness room, but they appeared in such
vast numbers that soon the room was
OVERLOOKING. and many of them were
backed into the hallway. The women
were taken into a witness room. where
each was asked her name and address
and notified to appear in court
The woman who the police say
smashed a window with beer bottle
was taken into the station house
partly disrobed. In her efforts to re-
lease herself from the police she tore
her waist partly off. Gay young men
attired in ''Gertie" shirts with cigars
almost as large themselves stuck
in their mouths. were among those
caught in the raid
Marks, the proprietor of the hotel.
appeared in the Police Court yester-
day TO answer charge of selling
liquor to minor. but the case was
postponed. 1t was stated by the police
that the hotel man is alleged to have
sold intoxicating liquor to young
girl There also is a similar charge
now pending against him in the Police
Court This charge was fled some
months ago. but as yet has not been
tried,