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

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for $50 q month.
According to Howard the property is
owned by Mariana and Gaspare aud
Joseph Berridella. He leased the prop
erty through Frank R. Amos, who is
the attorney for the owners.
He said he lived in Fairmont for
twenty-five years and had formerly
dug coal in the mines. He was ques.
toned as to his arrest, but said that
one OF the men in his hall had five
cent piece on the table, while playing
cards and that this was responsible
for the place being raided for gam.
bling.
At some length Howard was ques-
toned as to one man being beaten up
and Of another man who was robbed
of a watch and Of other alleged unlaw-
full acts that were perpetrated there
or in proximity to the place.
Talk Is Vulgar.
Talk emenating from the club house
vas declared to be vulgar by L. c. AT
nett, of 400 Spring street, which is
near by. for a period Of time covering
probably two years. The witness said
it was obnoxious enough during the
week, but on Sundays it was even
worse. He testified that he saw ne.
groes drunk <here and declared he
sa wa drunken woman at the place.
IF you gentlemen had to live as
close to this place as have to you
would be apt to take the law in your
own hands in order to get rid OF il"
He said it was revolving to all law
abiding citizens. Obscene language,
drunkenness and various forms Of car
rying on that embrace general nuts
ance were observable there he added
Election Liquor.
WAS the noise that you describe
similar to that mace by ira Smiths
drum corps" was the question Attor-
ney h. H. Rose put to Arthur Arnett,
of LOG Broadway. Mr.. ATnett had told
Of the beating OF drum with me.
chanical attachment to play the Gym
balls.
According to Mr.. Arnett there are
people lettering about the club house
as late as o'clock in the morning
He told of many people being drunken
there. He declared he saw several
white men so into the place. For the
past several mornings everything had
been quiet. He declared Il never saw
any liquor drunk but saw drunken
people"
He referred to some liquor being
sold back of a billboard near the club
house before election day. Attorney
Rose added humorously, well that's
all right, maybe they don't know cleo
ton is over yet"
Women Arc Unsafe.
Unescorted women are unsafe in
the community declared Samuel LeeP.
err. who was the next witness. He told
of fighting and of vulgar language
that was INDUCED in Threats of fight.
ing and use OF weapons are frequent.
When further questioned as to the
safety Of women walking in that sec.
ton by themselves at night Mr.. Leep.
er said ut is actually dangerous" add.
ing that is my opinion" 1t has been
toned down during the past few days.
He stated that 1t was possible to rec.
ognize and distinguish at his home the
offensive remarks made at the club
house.
Continuing Mr.. Leeper told the
Board of Affairs that man who had
been held up near the club house came
running TO his porch after shot had
been fired at him.
Grips and parcels arrive at the place
from II o'clock at night time until wee
hours in the morning. Commissioner
Smith asked If there was ANY more
joy" after these parcels we're taken in
than before they arrived. The witness
could not answer in this regard.
Mr.. Leeper testified that he made
inquiry as to renting the place for
the sole purpose of ascertaining the
owner. Mr. Leeper was asked about
Campaign liquor" going to the club
and he said he believed that liquor was
yet going there.
is Pitch Dark,
Objectionable language that is harm.
full to the morals of the children who
attend the Miller school nearby was
protested against by A. 'Hirsch of II
Pennsylvania avenue. He told OF the
happy times" thatwent on at the
club house.
There was an abundance of noise
at the place according to the witness.
The arc light at the corner is burn.
ing rarely and the result is that the
spot is pitch dark.
He told of how a policeman had re.
ported that the arc light had been ex-
tinguished but no relief could be OBJ.
tanned. The fact that the arc light is
not burning makes the place more
dangerous he added. Strangers who
frequent the club house, he believed,
cause trouble. The matter now has
got to such point where it is a com.
mon nuisance. Policemen, he declared,
seldom visited the spot, but more re-
Gently they were on the job, he ad.
mitted.
Plenty of Empties.
Empty whiskey bottles are see1
about the place often according to
Frank Trio, who lives at 402 Robinson
street. AS early as o'clock in the
morning when he passed he heard
swearing he testified. He saw autos
stop at the club house as often as four
times week. He testified that he saw
few white people about the place.
He referred to activity Of city officers
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