, 1922-05-06
CLOSING OF 80
PLACES SOUGHT
BY PROSECUTOR
Scores Of Others to Feel
Effects of Law When
Action Is Ready

With the filing of so injunc-
I ton actions against various
houses and business institu-
tions in Casper the county au-
thorities today are invoking
the most effective weapon
ever placed IN the hand of law en-
forccment agents In their campaign
against vice and law violators in
Casper.
Under the sweeping effect OF the in
functions nlod in district court today
by NJ W. Purcell. county attorney. the
total of places against which iniuno-
ton and abatement proceedings have
boon issued here TO ~.
In addition to the injunction actions
warrants for so or more people In
which law violations OF NJ kinds arc
charged were in the hands of Sheriff
Joe l. Marquis and his forces at noon
today.
eliminating a period of several
weeks inn. itigation the first of tine
series of abatement acts were prepa
cd today. All county officials refused
TO state whether tho list issued today
included all the places against which
specific evidence Of violations of the
law have been obtained. II is rumor-
ed. however, that nearly n score of
places In addition TO those hit today
arc to feel ths effect OF the injunction
and abatement law.
Included in the list OF places which
came under official ban today is the
Donnie o. Wyatt Post of the American
Legion. Officials OF the Legion dis
claim responsibility for this post and
state that the club in which the post
IS a side issue was ordered two weeks
ago to suspend tho use of the name
or to clean house
Among other business institutions
which came under the effect of the
Injunction filed today included the
p-irbin rooms an institution said to be
operated by Nick Reinecker. II is said
that liquor violations are responsible
for the request to have h place
abated for a period of q year
1t Is reported tina the filing OF thu
wholesale list of Injunction actions
and the issuance of over so warrants
resulted from the joint efforts of DR..
]. F. O'Donnell. county health Off
Ger. Sheriff Joe L. Marquis mt M. w.
Purcell county attorney.
The injunction papers, each one of
voluminous ature has occupied vir-
tually the soIe attention Of these three
county law euforcement agencies for
over a week in actual preparation.
The evidence upon which the actions
are based is said to have come from
secret Investigations launched under
the direction and with the cooperation
of the three forces for a period of e
six weeks.
Among the institutions which will
be closed at least temporarily is In
cluded all of the larger rooming houses
and hotels on the Sandbar district
Charges of permitting prostitution
in defiance of state laws is said to be
the charge on which a majority of the
actions have been filed. In every in
stance in which an injunction has been
filed asking abatement with prostitu-
ton us the charge warrants are said
to have been issued for every occu-
pant o fthe buildings effected. inciud-
ing the madames and girl occupants
of the houses
A partial list Of the defendants and
places effected by the ~injunctions is
sued today on prostitution complaints
includes:
Freda Akin. operator. N. Palmer,
property owner. 3o2 West A street.
Bessie Martin. operator; Margaret
Gasxin. property owner; 237 North
Ash street
Mary Chavez. operator; w. T. Cum
mings, property owner; 2os North
Ash street.
Vera Hudson. operator. Nina Bart
lit, property owner: $50 West B
street.
Dixie Porter. operator; Margaret
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