The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11


from autos to the club house, declared
John VochineHe, q taxicab driver, Of
1e7 PennEylvania avenue. There were
trips made three and four times a
week. He saw drunken people taken
away from the place. The swearing
and lawlessness Is 50 marked that he
testified that his sister Is afraid TO
pass the place, He testified that he
saw men and women In the nude in
the house or at least only partially
dressed. Piano playing was INDUCED
In as late as 2 o'clock In the morning.
Saw No Fighting.
No fighting at the club house was
engaged in as far as he knew, was the
testimony given by Will Grabe, Of 35N
Pennsylvania avenue. There was sing
ing and playing but not OF a character
that molested him.
Principal TestifisS.
Loud talking INDUCED in by negroes
and foreigners, mostly negroes. mo,
Tests the school teachers at the Miller
school according to Prof. ]. S. Haw'
kins, who boards on Maple avenue.
! He did not know Of any lewdneSs OF
Vulgarity in particular, but added that
some OF the teachers having rooms
closest to the club house had made
complaint about the matter.
As Bad as Crematory.
Stencil arising from this property
has the fumes from the crematory out.
classed according to the testimony Civ
en- by Tony Fonte. Tony frankly told
the commissioners right of the bat
that he wanted to be a law.abiding
citizen, but that he did not think it
was right when people keep quiet
and nice" that they should be modest.
ed this way.
Tony is raising a large family and
he says if he could sell his property
tomorrow he would shake the dust on
this location at once because he does
not regard the moral atmosphere as
advantageous. He even tried to sell
the property at loss and added il he
ever gets the money he will move at
once.
Attorney L. c. MusgraTe asked Tony
II hG did not swear every now and then
himself, He added that when he gets
mad sometimes he does it but then
he presses the Italian languauge into
use and Americans do not know the
difference. Noise emenating from this
club house is continuous and he has it
! doped out that the noisemakers work
Oh three S.hour shifts. Last Saturday
morning two revolver shots were fired
near the club house.
He said that it was not safe place
to live and emphasized the fact that
he wanted to be good American citi.
zen. At times he believed there were
from twenty-five people in the hall
and three, four and five people in a
room.
He told how from 100 to 200 empty
whiskey bottles we're piled in front
OF his home and he assured the com.
missioners that he is no drinking
man. Tony said, 81 never had that
much glassware" The pints just
seemed to jump out of the hall"
Under cross-examinstion Tony ad.
mitted that at least some of the dis.
turbance was caused by colored folks
who live in separate apartment in
the same hall.
Numerous as Rats.
Likening the numerical strength Of
occupants of the hall to an ever.in-
creasing nest of rats, Tony Yanero, an
italian, who is almost blind, did not
give the place very savory reputa-
ton. He saw DRINKS about the place.
fighting and empty whiskey bottles
were scattered whereabouts. Colored
women frequented the place. He ties.
titled that he never saw any officers
there for period of time.
Secretes Whlskey.
Mike Romino, shoe repairman, who
lives on Pennsylvania avenue, testI-
fled as to Drunkenness. Both men
and women are guilty of this offense.
He testified that he saw grips carried
into the place from autos. White
women and white men are about the
place.
Frank Grafton, a resident of that
section, testified as to the drunken
hess at the place. He told how one
CT the women had baffled the officers
when they were searching for liquor
by secreting it in her dress. This was
probably 115 years ago.
Threw Filthy Water.
\ man employed by Romani tolo
him that one Of the occupants had
tossed filthy water upon him.
Membership Book.
At the investigation this morning
Douglas Howard produced the mem.
bership book of the club. Those
who looked at 1t say it was not posted
UP to date, covering only up until two
years ago.
The charge made against the club
members and rfequenters of the build
ing follows:
Whereas complaint has been made
TO the Board of Affairs of the City Of
Fairment by certain citizens of said
city that its members and of the said
other occupants and frequenters OF
said building, held therein, and the
lettering Of said members and said
other occupants and frequenters OF
said building and about the same, by
reason OF gambling, loud and bolster
Gus profane and vulgar language and
songs. indecent. obscene and other
wise disorderly conduct habitually car
ried on by said members and other
occupants Of said building at scuch
meetings gatherings and assemblages
and while so lettering in and about
said building. constitute the said meet
ings, gatherings and assemblages and
said lettering in and about said build
ing and the business carried on there
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