Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08

peen maze 10 me that IL was not pu
out of business.
Bradley - Who made the com
plants?
Mayor-Al Richards and Hugh
Mitchell officials OF the Ottawa Bod,
p Company They came to me in my
ONCE and asked mat something be
done to abate nuisance existing
! near their factory.
bradley - According TO reports
reaching me there Is house of III.
repute on Main street and two more
on the north side. where little girls,
are entced inside and assaulted.
why don't YOU close them?
Palmer i would like 10 know Com
missione" Bradley. Just where on
Main street and the north side these
places YOU refer to are located? II
they do exist | am tn the dark about
them
Rradley-l said Main street and |
sa'd on the north side. | am not 90,
ing to put myself in a hole on TINS
matter and lay myself liable An /
Know Is that reports have come to
me about them and If there is any
/ investigating to be doae they too
should be looked up by the police,
/ Weeks-This is only an enforce
/ inent OF the law. No one here can
/ take any exceptions to the law being
/ enforced, as far "a | can see am
only asking that this nuisance ne
tahated al once. and if it is not, I'm
going TO find out the reason it isn't.
Bradley-The men who made this
complaint are trying to get possession
OF this property. They have reasons
or their own for trying to get this
place out Of business.
Palmer-The last report | had on
Fulton street was that the place at
l'33 - not running will have the
chief OF police brought down here to
make report to the open council.
Weeks-Any violation of law and n
report made to me aad am not able
10 have It suppressed by nv com.
miSsioners. will take my case TO the
public and let il decide who Is right
and who is wrong.
Looking at Commissioner Palmer
he said II hold YOU responsible for
anything that is against the law
your department is employed to pre-.
vent violators from getting away
with the stuff and have put it UP to
you TO see that they make good.
Palmer-By your orders, your hon
or, or by order of any member OF
thlS council, or any resident of Ut.
tawa, | will make an investigation OF
these places AID will bring prosecu,
ron against anyone arrested for con.
Quoting a gambling house or anyone
operating house of ill,fame.
Mayor-There are two or three
places which are becoming notorious
for their gambling You fellows
went around with me before election
and heard NE talk. You listened
while | expires ed my opinion on law
enforcement, AID don't propose to
being after my statements | would
see that the laws We're enforced %
wink at any infractions particularly
as in this case. which was brought
to my attention by two citizens who
had just complaint.
Palmer-Well your honor, | will |
see that there be no further inrrac.
tons from any of these places IN !
question. | will make a clean sweep |
of 1888. II there are dozen mel |
in there. no matter who or what they I.
are. they will he dragged into court .
just as the girls are and made to tace |
punishment with them They are no
less guilty than the baitues o. the
place and will have to stand punish,
Delt the same as they do.
Weeks asked no later than July
3rd that you tPalmerl cause an ia
vestigation and get IA report Oh the
place. but so far | haven't heard any.
thing more about it,
Palmre-l ordered the chief of pp
lice to make that investigation on the
night you told me, but as yet 40 re-
port has been made to me on what
were up there.
From there the discussion branHhel
off into lighter vein and finally
brought up with harmony partially
restored at least. When the roughe1-
ed seas Gained down again the scs-
sio" came to a close and the mattcr
closed with a promise from Comr!iS-
s.oher Palmer he would call tn. po-
IT. emen into the next council meeting
a.d quiz them en- what they kneW
1883 yiolatir, the law on July :th
and days subsequent thereto. Rep
Of the law enforcement
league allege eleven men were seen
to enter 1893 by the leagues repre-
sentative on the afternoon and even
ing Of the 4th.
n. BAT 0:3O O'Clock last night
watchers report general exodus OF
ruffled. but soiled doves from the
Fulton street rendezvous. Further
inquiry pointed to the girls having
left town to stay.