Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
SALOON. KEEPERS FINED
McQuillan and Gilman Plead Guilty in Police Court-Max Markoff, Fined $50 and Costs For Keeping House of III Fame, Appeals.


 John F. McQuillan and Albert Gil-
 man pleaded guilty in the police court
 Saturday morning, to charges of sell
 ing intoxicating liquor Sunday They
 were fined $25 and costs. which were
 paid. Their licenses will probably not
 be revoked. as the violations did not
 occur in the saloons. In Gilman's
 case it was the first offense. while in McQuillan's case it was the second. They were represented by Attorney Patrick J.. Danahey.
 The cases Of Charles H. French and Bruno Sachse, charged with intoxi- cation, were nolled. Tony Belke, charged with the theft of $1S0, pleaded
 until Monday morning. He was re- leased under bond of $500. Markoff Case Up. Max Markoff. charged with keeping and running a house of i'll fame,
 pleaded not guilty through his attor- ney, Thomas J. Kelley.
 Chief Killourey testified that the place had a bad reputation, but when an officer was sent there several weeks ago, no arrests were made. Bruno Sachse testified that he took bag full of bottled beer up to Room ? one night on Max's orders and found man and woman in the room, the man lying on the bed undressed and the woman sitting on the bed. dress ed. The door was locked, but the wo- man opened it for Sachse, and all three dranld the beer. Max came up- stairs later with the change. He had
 seen and heard men and women in different rooms, one of the women be- ing married, but not to the man she
 was with.
 On cross examination, he admitted that he was testifying to get even
 with Markoff, who got him into a scrape by selling whislley to soldiers. He further admitted that he had never seen anything wrong there. John Connolly, boarder at the house for two years, said he had nev- CT seen anything wrong there, but had heard men and women talking in rooms. Charles H. French, who had boarded there two weeks. said that he had seen a sailor and a girl in one room one day and that drinking was
 carried on there to a certain extent Henry Blanchette, employed next door, said that the place was noisy and was a nuisance but he couldn't
 say anything about it being a house
 of i'll fame.
 Mrs. Mary Stearns. who lives next door. said that it was a disorderly l house, and several nights there was fighting and swearing. There had al- so been instances of indecent expo sure
 Max Markoff, the proprietor, Sai6 that he had run the place four years ! He had twelve rooms, which he lei | by the day or week and had a regis ter in the dining room. He did not | knowingly rent rooms for immora purposes. as his wife would not lei him. and he did not make any extra charge if the man had woman witt him.
 1 On cross examination, he said tha
 boarders for the last two months hat i not registered. He never sent beer o1
 change upstairs, and did not allow
 sailors or girls up there. Quite ire. 1 quently boarders on the ton floor go l noisy and swore He was once be | fore convicted of running a disorderl, house at the same location. He sait
 that ofi Nav IS Sachse was drunk ant he threw him out.
 He was found guilty of keeping house of ill fame and was fined s5
 and costs, amounting to s61.40. Al
 appeal was taken to the superio
 court, and bond of $200 was fur nished