South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-25
Vice investigator Assessed Fine
of $40 and Costs on Charge
of Public IndeCenCy Filed by
Naomi Burnside.
DEFENSE DECLINES TO
INTRODUCE TESTIMONY
Attorneys For Accused DeteC-
tive Make No Argument
Defendant is Placed Under
$500 Bond Pending Appeal.

J. II. Quilhot. vice Investigator. vas
found guilty of public indecency Men
day afternoon before Justice john
Bultinck at NIishawaka and was as
sessed % fine of SIo and costs. An
appeal was taken 90 the circuit court
and QuilhOt was placed under $500
bond. Arrangements for securing the
bond were beiuE made during the al
ternoon.
QuHhors trial was taken up in the
forenoon and an but one witness was
heard before noon. After the hual
witness. Alonzo Foster. 7C7 Nistula ay-.
had been heard. and the state had
rested. the defense announced tnal
they would not introduce amy wit-
nesses or make any argument. Justice
Bultincl5 thereupon found the defend-
ant guilty
This case against Quilhot was
brought upon The relation of Naomi
burnside. 109 Nistula aV- who charged
that Qullhot had acted ln0eceLil
toward her. In addition 90 her tCs
timony there was the testimony ot
LOttie snyder. Esther Evans. Airs.
Frank De Kay. Alonzo Foster. Mrs
Walter Hayers. Andrew FitzkanitZ.
constable. and r. * Todd and Don
Fail, newspaper men.
AlOnzC Foster said that he was ln
the house an the time that the all
legged indecency tools place. and he
c0rrobOrated the statement OF the
Burnside girl The other witnesses.
as friends and associates OF the com
planning witness. also testified as 90
the facts of the alleged insult
Burnside Girl TesiifcS.
Naomi Burnside was the principa
witness for the state and kept on the
stand for almost am hour. She re-
lated the circumstances of QuiihOt
visit 10 the Foster apartments and
told of the charges that the detect
iye" made al that time.
''He said Z was indecent and ian
moral and that Mrs. Foster was run
ming a house OF ill-fame." said Mis-
Burnside. 'IIe said that ne could
see girls running about the house all
night long i'm kimonos.'
According 10 Miss Burnside Quill
hot also declared that "he had been
hired To clean oUt such places and
that he was going 90 clean this one
OUT
Several witnesses neighbors Wild
know the Burnside girl testified that
she bore "a good reputation and tina
she had always conducted hersel
properly as far as they knew
Andrew FitZkanitZ constable
proved an interesting witness for the
state in explaining the circumstance
1 of Ouilhots arrest He told of tbs
search of the apartments Of Mrs
Marion Miller. now Mrs. QuilhOt, and
+ of the effort made by Quilhot q
evade arrest by keeping the door @ Il
I his room locked.
/ Atty Wiedler attempted 10 hav
/ any testimony relative 90 the circum
stances of the arrest kept out bu
I Justice Bultinch OvcrTuled the ObJec
ton. Constable Fitzkanitz also d
2 clared that he told Mrs. Miller tha
4 if she attempted 20 thwart Quilhot
4 arrest he would sake her TO jail viii
the man
( Before the trial started DEPUTY
Pros Schwartz demanded new bai
from QuuhOt His attorneys object
/ ed. bat the prosecutor showed ina
since the case had been transferre
1.-THE detective" was free WithOu
; bond. Qulhot was told that he coul
( either give bond or stay i'm the Gus
! todv az n constable Atty. Wiedle
went his bond for 500.
Reporters Ola stand.
! Atty. R0ushar. assisting Mr
Schwartz, questioned many Of IN
/ witnesses and conducted the cross
! examination in some instances u
/ Kenneth Todd and Donald Fan, re
/ p0rters who acted as deputy con
stables when Quuhot was arrested
were placed upon the st3nd by th
state Both testified that QuilhOt re
/ fused to acknowledge the cOustabl
until the door was broken dow
Atty. Wiedler was anxious 20 hay
their testimony rejected upon IN
+ grounds that it was immaterlal. bu
/ Justice Eultuch orerruled the Oh
: lection
The reporters were questioned re
garding their presence upon th
! scene at the time of the arrest am
/ how fhot- had learned that OuiIh0