Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
STORY OF CABARET
In COURT TODAY

CONTINUED From First Pagc.l
of the hotel met, drank and left the
place in pairs; OF the curious rela-
tiorship between the Savoy and Nos.
1875, 137 and 1879 South Third street,
and of the little house just round the
corner" on Mulberry street; and how
James ]. Mcclellan. the proprietor,
and two women whom the witnesses
:. said were his wife and mother helped
conduct the place.
The Painted Women
The names of the painted women of
the tcnderloin who had been men,
toned at the hearings OF the st.
} Charles and the Harris remonstrances
figured again in the tales OF the Savoy.
) One or two have prison records.
) The Savoy hearing was begun
shortly after court convened this
morning. The Harris House defense
finished first. Before George Rovai
petitioner for relicense. had closed his
defense on Saturday an effort was
made to bring in George Dinger. q
white-haired habitue of the place
whom one of the witnesses declared
|, was frequently served with drink
while intoxicated. lie appeared this
/ morning and fatty denied the whole
story of his part in the affair.
| The hearing of the remonstrance
against the transfer of Fred w.
Ebel's license from the National Hotel.
. Fourth and State streets, TO 1902
: North Sixth street, was to have been
, heard to-day but because of enforced
absence from the city of counsel 1t
was continued until Friday.
The Visit To the Green Room
The hushed courtroom got its first
thrill when the Rev. Harvey Klaer
took the stand TO tell of memorable
visit he paid TO the Savoy green
room with Secretary Guyer. The
minister followed T.. II. Dodge, the
newspaper investigator and while
, Dodge told an interesting story of his
, findings. it remained for the Rev. Mr..
Klaer to add some high-lights and for
Mr. Guyer to top Off the tale.
. when we entered said the min
, lister, "one of the walters pointed us
. out 10 a woman whom 1 was told was
AIr. McClellan's mother. She piloted
us TO the elevator and another
: younger woman whom 1 was told was
: MIR. McClellan's wife, accompanied
us to the NTH iloor-the green room
; in the elevator. The woman whom
! l was told was the proprietor's wife,
seemed to be in charge.
. The Meeting
I'VE sat down at table together"
, went on the minister, "and after a
: while a young man came in and, sat
! down at the same table. He hadn't
been seated long until a young girl
took n seat with us and after the
youth had ordered drinks for the two
OF them, they both left the place to-
! gcther.
Did you see any other women Dome
i in unaccompanied 2" asked Harry
Saussaman, counsel for the remon-
J strants.
Yes, indeed" smiled the president
: of the No-License League. many.
, Two who took a seat near us talked to
, men as if they had met them by ap-
pointment. | overheard one say that
she lived in Enola and that she saw
: someone on the car coming over who
would probably tell her husband "
Back in the courtroom someone
shifted restlessly.
The Seating Arrangements
q MANY Of the girls as rule sat
. constantly at the tables, or slipped
I out to retiring rooms for awhile, and
:. then returned to their chairs. These
were so arranged that when men came
in the men and girls sat alternately"
What was the appearance of these
women, as a rule?' asked Mr.. Saussa-
9 man. Were they younger old?"
a ''As a rule they were younS-very
: young
: And as to their appearance?
> We'll" said the minister slowly, 'it
seemed TO me that there were a very
great many painted faces"
:, You were keeping your eyes open
: all the time?" suggested Charles H.
= Bergner, counsel for Mcclellan.
= = Yes, SIR" smiled Mr.. Klaer, that's
!. \ what l was there for"
:. Her Gown! "Low-Very Low!"
y The Rev. Mr.. Klaer described
Mabel the cabaret singer as "clad
as scantily as she could be clad" as
. she picked out male patron and sang
Z suggestively to him at his table Mr.
Guyer went into little more detail.
How was she dressed?" Mr. Saussa-
man wanted to know of the law and
. order secretary.
. :, Well" mused the witness, "she
= ! wore a gown that was cut low-very
l. low" and the witness added a touch
y of emphsasis to his description. "ir
front and back. Her arms, throat
and shoulders were bare and"
{ Now then, tell u.s. cut in Mr.
o Saussaman, how she acted when she
: sang
1t Was the Way She Danced
Well she'd pick out some man as
he sat at a table and sing to him
directly. There was nothing obscene
: in the song so far as l could hear
= The witness description rather init
e mated that Mabels movements had
n meanings all their own.
n 1T was the way she danced the
o suggestiveness was in her movements
If / should say" declared Mr.. Guyer.
3 When the Regulars Slipped Out
: How girls came and went, sat down
j. at tables, MADE dates ana departed
the girls in some instances to return
later in the evening, were explained
by Mr.. Guyer. How the male patrons
Y bought drinks for the girls; how
many of them were served while
visibly intoxicated of the noise in
the green room" whose pink lights
i can be seen all over town; of the sud
y den quiet which prevailed one night
e when eX-Detective Joseph Ibach, Off
II Ger for the Dauphin County Liquor
= Dealers Protective League was pres
!. sent, was explained in detail. THAT
!, night the girls who always frequented
Il the place-the regulars - Slipped
e out by twos and threes" said he
An Invitation
Guyer related Instances of how he
had been approached and invited t.
u accompany girls to Nos. 1875, or 1877 oil
~ 139 South Third street Once" sale
p he, "a young fair-haired woman whom