Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-16
POLICE SQUAD
RAIDS HOUSE OF
BUFFERS AGAIN
Three Men and Two Women
Arrested-New Owners
Run Resort.

While habitues Of the underworld, as
sisted By professional bOndsmen ana
clever attorneys are fighting TO keep the
lid pried OF in the notorious west emu
red light district Of the city ponce con
tinue raids which were started saturday
night.
Lieut.. Fred Winkler and a squad Of po-
lice made q sudden visit TO the house d
buzzers" at 313 West Ohio street hsI
night, arrestlng three men ano Two
women. Lucille Gaddis. %. is charged
with keeping a resort. Ihis pace HaS
been known 10 the police as a resort
Numerous raids have been made on inc
place. but the officers say y
equipped with buzzers and push buttons
that the occupants are warned OF tn
visit Of a raiding squad and the obtain
ing of evidence Is difficult.
For years Lee Ensley he's been known
as the keeper Of the resort, aud ne was
arrested on that charge July =, Wneh
Rerzsan+s Hudson snd Nolderauer mace
sudden raid on the place. He was con
victed. The Gsddis woman and ner nus
hand. Marion Gaddis. are said TO nave
bought the place from Ensley. Marion
Gaddis also was arrested ana was
charged with asscciating. The otneI W.
men held on similar charges gave tnelr
names as Ralph Sudler, 81. 404 North
Illinois street. ana AoAu 'AuaA@f ~
West Washington street
Nav Marshall -, Of 3lS West ONO
street also under arrest, was arrested
A. ne same house July - when Ensley
was in charge. -.
Tbe police say Sudler told them he was
..roned in" on the street By the Mar
shall woman and that he made state-
ynept telling Of money spent at tae
place. .-.,--.
The charges OF keeping resort against
Stella Foltz were continued IN city court
Yesterday. The FCltz woman's attorneys
ere playing for 5lme az it is expected
that the p9Iice cleanup campaign WAL
ouiet down soon. The FOltz woman mas
one case pending in Criminal Court FOL
lowing her arrest and convlcuoh ias'
NAY. according 10 Lieutenant marcy
Jones who made that raid on the mousse
IN the center OF the West Court street
I'D Ifrht district later in May the
Foltz woman's place vas ralded ana W.
rnsn and two women were found con
ceaIed in 6 secret hiding place under the
etsirwsv. The court held that there
was insufficient evidence and dis
CHARGED all caught In that raid The
officers A. that time testified as to the
amount OF money paid by the men, ac-
eordinE 70 the statements made AZ the
time Of the arrests.
As soon as Helen Wagner, .. Mad
ison fats. apartment 204; Grace Nc
Cornlck. n. and Mildred Thompson -,
both living az 1913 North Illinois street,
reached the street IL front of police
beadouzrters yesterday. after leaving the
city clerks office where they had ap-
pealed cases against them 70 the Grim
inaI Court. they were met by Alsses
Davis ard Robinson. policewomen. ana
arrested on statutory charges Judge
Wslter Pritchard released the women on
their own recognizauce-
The Wagner woman was charged with
vzgrsncv and resisting arrest and Special
Judge Frank Symmes. after taking the
case uuder Amusement since July -.
fined her 81 and costs on each charge In
city court YESTERDAY The other Two
women we're each fined 81 and costs on
vagrancy charges. The cases were ap-
pealed. 49,,
Robson. who made the second arrest
the three women have been noticed
atandirr in the downtown district late
At nights sometimes alone and nj other
times with young men The trio denied
having ever been convicted Of any
offense. The policewomen said they bad
seen The women on the streets nearly
every night since January.
Marie Nuolen. 81, DID North Liberty
stree. arrested IN a downtown hotel by
noIicewomen on statutory charges. was
eischar ged. A charge OF associatlng
against Herbert Lloyd, %. 128 East Pratt
street. was dismissed on motion OF the
state. The pair was arrested by Misses
Duclus aud Rupert, Poiicewomen