The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
5 MINSTREL MEN
/ TAKEN IN FIRST
OF THREE RAIDS
Three DisorderIy Houses Fall
Under P,,IiCe Ban-Three
Girls ESCAPE Through Rear
Door,

L
! six members Of the AL G. Field
minstrels staged their own version
bf the Midnight Follies" at police
headquarters Thursday night!
E One appearance" not on their
b920-21 schedule of performances was
kiven for the especial benefit of the
blight police force at headquarters
khcn the black face entertainers,
how showing at tho Lyric theater,
we're arrested in an alleged house OF
hl-farne and given a brief sight see
hg tour of Memphis in the police
wagon,
The first scene of the strange AL
n. Field performance, probably
Fever to be witnessed again in Mem
bhis. was set in the elegant apart
hent of one Hazel Williams, also
Known as Hazel Williamson, 1873
Eance avenue. The action was melo-
Rralnatic in the extreme and stage
by Capt. Hoyle and Detec-
live Sergeants Heckle and Clark. the
latter two remaining in the .'twings.'
| Emergency Patrolfnen William and
Fleet were the, Williams in. the piece,
Ind their part of the act worked
Without the aid of burnt cork, called
lor no encore. They drove the CO.
hedians, accompanied by Hazel,
playing the role of leading lady, and
Iuanita White, to headquarters for
The headline act of the bill. ..
while Hazel. was cruelty charged
With operating a house of i'll fame,
nd the beautiful Juanita booked for
being an inmate of the place, the
were docketed for being
babitues of the Vance avenue apart
bent. .....
Bhed Real Tears.
Telephoning and coplous tears &C.
kupied much of the action Of the Sec
bpd act. The principals posted for
leits. and Capt. Hoyle ordeted the
curtain pulled.
/ The last act was scheduled for 2
Hclock Friday afternoon. The set
ing was to be Judge II. II. Bankers
holice court.
{ Hazel Williams apartment is said
|3g police to be, one of the most no.
|brious places in Memphis. 1t has
Been raided many times.
n The raid last night was the first
ID three like performances by Capt.
Walter Hoyle and his men in what
|sapt. Hoyle promises before he is
through will be a sweeping clean
tp of more than score of alleged
psorderly houses here.
Raid Mulberry Place.
Shortly following the arrest of the
Nilliar's woman and the Al G.
Field men. the Bessie Howell place,
rs Mulberry street, also elegantly
btted out was raided by the same
|rio Of officers.
fEhe pFDpnietPess-.aIldy sa--salaH ana
Woman giving their names at Bertha
3rown and r. w. Smith, of this city,
pund in a room at the place, were
Fought to headquarters. All but
be Brown woman were released on
|ond to appear in police court Fri
lay afternoon ID.
fThe Bernice Howard place, 300
Rayburn boulevard. also said by po-
Ice To be a notorious resort. was the
asst place to be raided by Capt.
Ioyle. The Howard woman and H.
D., Beck, whose condition police say
ia not permit Of his giving an ad-
ness were the only persons ar
iested.
K Inmates of the three houses gave
ain limitations of Broawday "girlle
.gFl" chorus when Capt. 'Hoyle made
'nde entry into their "homes."
q 1t is believed that~one alleged re-
I6rt had been tipped" prior to the
Irfival of the officers.
gThe raids follow drives on Migrants
nd loiterers found on downtown
Itreets, and are but n small part of
hat is promised by the department
il It's determined effort to "ciean up"
femphis.
4 Three women inmates of. the Hazel
son house, escaped from a
par door.