Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-02
MAYOR SPRINGS LEGAL
BOMB ON OLD RESORT



- acknowledgements
irma rs and the kc' ier Of said house
which fail police derm ment has
who'll, failed to do or to 90 any olheI
act tu%as!S the suppression Of saia
house q rrC iti'ulion, although same
has been running openly and motto
riously TOR 'vcr1l weeks last past re-
garGlcss Ct strict orders from your
ora or that said he So mould not be
permitted 10 Jc used rs a house Of
prostitution
The relatur George Y. +. Weeks,
states upon me rLItiou and belief
fH@f act of PROSTITUTION and imnor-
uity took place in the house on aatd
! remises with knowledge Of said de-
ionddn On the It'll day OF July, l9'',
the tn day of December. the i5tA day
Gs January, 1919, and the 3!st day
Of January, l92o.
For as much therefore, as your
orator is without remedy in the prem
iSes except IN court of equity, ana
10 the end that said Kate Sack, alias
Gertio Sack, who is hereby mad"
par. defendant in this bill may be
compelled to make full and direct
answer to the same bat not under
oath the answer being expressly
waived, that upon the final hearing
thereof this honorable court may ad-
Judge the premises herein above de
seribed to be ii public nuisance and
that he may further adjadge tina. said
nuisance has been Willfully and
knowingly maintained by the said de
Il M
tents of said building located on SAIL
premises may be adjudeed as being
used on said promises for The purpose
If lcWdness, asSisna ion and proatl'E
ton. and that such movable con ent'
OF said building may be declared to bt
a Public nuisance and be Ordprr'
abated by he court: further ina'
Il.4on such final hearing the court ma,
order the rcmi5es herein above de
scrihed a5ated as public nu.
sance and order tina the same
be not used again for any pur
pose by any person Whatsoever
for at least one year from the final
hearing of the cause; and may fur
Their order that the said defendant
Kate Sacks, alias Gertrude Sack. ili@s
Gertie Sack and all other persons in
her employ or her lessees. agents on
assigns shall cease operating or main
tanning house of prostitution in SAID
premises and shall refrain from OPP
Grating or maintaining at any tutur,
time whatsoever. either upon Sald
premises or anywhere else within the
Jurisdiction of this honorable court, q
+, ,,f slLGjun4fiDD
any place where immortality or lcWd
ness is practicpd; that the movable
contents found in said premises may
be sold by the sheriff Of the county
to pay the costs of these proceedings
and that your orator may have SucE
and further relief in the premises as
equity may require and to your hono'
may seem meet
May it please your honor 10 grant
| your orator, the people, writ o
| Injunction directed to the defendant
Kate Sack, alias Gertrude Sack alias
| Gertie Sack. her agents, attorneys
! lessees. assigns, servants and EN-
ploys. commanding them and each o
| them that pending the hearing lhero
| Of that they ana each Of them refrain
from and stop operating, malntalnlni
a house Of prostitution. designation
or place where lewdness or immoral
ity is practiced on said premise
known and described as description
follCwsl also known as 1899 Fulton
street. Ottawa, H., and that they an'
each of them also cease harhorlni
in said promises any prostitutes or inn
moral men or women or permitting
acts of prostitution or lmmoralIt'
or lewduess to be practiced on sal
premises until the final hearing of thi
cause and upon such final hcari u
that the injunction be made pcrman
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