Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-07
TAKE TWO IN RAID AT
 HOUSE AT OsWEGATCHIE

Joseph Neville and Viola Burr, alias Alice Harrington, who have been living at a place at Oswegatchie, town of Wa terford, are to appear before the next session of the criminal superior court for this county, the man on the charge of obtaining money from woman earned by prostitution and the woman on the charge of keeping a disorderly house. The man is held under bonds of S3,o0o for appearance in court and the woman is out on her own recogniZance.
 The arrests followed an investigation conducted by Lieutenant Hamlin of the United States army, who is operating in New London in ,connection with the dis ease survey of this section. Lieutenant Hamln and County Investigator William E. Jackson went out to the house Sun day and took the Burr woman and Ruth Green, a companion, into custody The women were lodged in the New London police station for safe keeping and the police released them on bonds of s25e each for appearance in police court on Monday morning. On presentation be fore Judge Colt at that time they were released.
 Monday morning State Attorney Had lai A. Hull instructed Deputy Sheriff J H. Tubbs 2 locate the women. and he. with Lieutenant Hamlin and. County In vestigator Jackson, went out to the house and while they were there the Burr wo- man appeared after having just been re- leased from. the police court and she was arrested and presented before Justice of the Peace Oscar Dimock who released her on her own recognizance.
 The officers then returned to the house in search of Neville whom they had been unable to locate. On their return they found that furniture in the house had been disturbed and they immediately started a search of the place. After some time they found a small compart- ment in the attic of the house accessible through trap door in the ceiling and they sooon learned that some one was concealed there. It was only after threatening to shoot through the ceifIng that Neville appeared and he was placed under arrest and presented before Justice of the Peace Dimock, who held him under bonds of $3,0o0. The officers found revolver, butcher knife and other instruments upon searching. the hiding place.
 The Green woman disappeared after being discharged from the police court and she has not been located as yet
 The house. which is the old Weaver home at Station 23, north of Oswegat- chic switch, is opposite the summer camp conducted by the Y. W. c. A. of NtW 1OiuOI, anu COIlllldllil ildu Dttll made concerning the actions of men who frequented the house toward girls at the camp This led to a complaint, supple menting the complaint of the U. S. army officer.
 The frequenters of the house, which has been open during the past eight or ten months, were foreigners, and there has been complaints by some that they were robbed while being entertained Neighbors claim to have seen young men enter the home and a few hours later leave there showing the results of using liquor No liquor was found, however, on the premises by the officers making the raid.
 On Friday several young women, said to be from New York, came to the house, but they were evidently tipped off for they were not found there at the time of the raid At one time between eight and 10 young women were seen leaving or entering the house. and many times six or seven were frequenters.
 When Neville was found in the attic cupboard, he was armed to the teeth, but he showed no signs of fight. however, when arrested