South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-19
DETECTIVE AND
FIANCEE DROP
OUT Of SIGHT
Simultaneous Disappearance of
QuiIhot and Mrs. Miller Tues
day Gives Rise to RumOrS of
EI0pement.

J. II. Quilhot. vice investigator and
special representative of the city of
South Bend and the Law and order
league, who was responsible for re-
cent raids in the citys vice districts
and among druggists. dropped out Of
sight again Tuesday.
At the same time neighbors and "A
former employe of Mrs Marian =.
Miller 703 Vistula av. from whom
Quilhot rented rooms and who Quill
hot admitted he intended to marry.
reported that Mrs. Miller had not been
at home all day. Her apartment was
locked and repeated attempts failed TO
elicit any response from the rooms.
Apparently they were unOccupied.
Whether Quilhot had left the city
could not be definitely ascertained. He
asserted stoutly on Monday that he
would remain here until his case was
called before Justice Peak on Friday
when he viii enter a defense to the
charges of indecency filed by Namoni
Burnside. Friends asserted Tuesday
that if he had left the city aSstin il
was only temporarily and that he
would return before Friday.
Pair May Have Eioped.
The simultaneous disappearance of
Mrs. Miller led TO the belief that pos
sibly the couple were carrying out
their intention of marrying. Although
Mrs. Miller has refused to- commit
herself on the subject. Quilhot has
stated specifically that he was TO
marry the woman. who is a paralytlc
and assessed of considerable proper
y.
ON Saturday a woman who had
served in the dual capacity of COM
paniOn and domestic for Mrs Miller
was dismissed from the latteT's serv-
ice and this fact it was held, gave
color TO the theory that the couple
were carrying out their intention 10
marry.
Members of the St Joseph County
Druggists association met Tuesday
afternoon in the Elks temple to dis
cuss the attitude which the associa-
tion shall take in regard TO the arrest
of more than a dozen of its members
on charges IF violating the state drugs
acts which prohibits the selling OF
LIQUOR without "a physicians prescrip-
ton.
Feeling Runs High.
Feeling runs high among the drug
giSts because of the manner in which
it is charged many of them were
tricked into technical violations of the
law UA the wee 4llh est lc lO4- " ltIll |iti
of the association declined To forecast
what action might be taken but it
seemed probable that concerted ac-
tiOn would be decided upon in defense
Of the members believed to have been
VICtimized
Josephine Miller alleged to have
been the proprietress of the resort
which was raided at III :. Michigan
ST. was arraigned i'm city court Tues
day morning Her attorney demanded
a jury trial and as "A result Deputy
Pros. Nye Immediately suggested that
Sheriff Bailey swear out a warrant for
the woman's arrest from his office
which was done Her case viii be
docketed directly in circuit court.
The trial of the Miller woman was
Originally set for Tuesday afternoon.
but the action Of her attorney COMPEL
ed a continuance.
Several other ALLEGED frequenters
were arraigned in court Tuesday
morning. but no one was brought To
trial. Several attorneys engaged by
victims caught in QuilhOts vice net
are endeavoring TO secure changes of
venue from Judge Warmers court