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porter quite agreed wiith the burgfl'ar.ALL WERE FINED.The Women Plead Guilty and Are Assessedthe Usual SumThe victims -of 'Saturday 'night’s raid all confronted the (cadi in police court yesterday morning and caused a meek craning contest by the hangers-on outside the railing. The -women were all frank with the court and confessed their guilt as alleged by the officers. Maud IMiidler, the keeper, was fined $10 an'd costs,while AJlldeWolf. Cote Martin, Bailie Slick and Florence Trav-iys were fined $5 and costs each for being inmates. Bud McCoy, with his familiarautograph, came .to the girl’s’ relief, stayed their fine and saved them '.from from a sojourn in jail. Bert Travis, the hackman, who was arrested d/uring the raid of tih^ -resort, pleaded not guilty to a aharge of associating anfd his- trial will be had t'his afternoon. Travis is the husband of 'Florence Travis, one of the inmates. It is said of -him that -he Often calls at the resort and assaults 'his wife because she fais to give him as much of the profits Of her vice as he thinks she should. This information came to the ears Of the -police and more than anything else caused the raid to ibe made. Travis was a hack-man in this city some years ago, ibeing employed as driver for .Stiepherd’s hack line. He had a decidedly shady reputation and was forced .to leave the city in a hurry to avoid arrest for embezzling some money from Ms employers. He remained away three years and returned only a few w^eeks ago. Mr. Shepherd, by iwhom the tricky hack-m-an was employed, died a few months ago and unless the son, who was a partner with the father at the time off the embezzlement, desires to renew the case, Travis Is safe from prosecution on -the mbezzlement charge.Patrolman Mullen of the ‘First district says Travis is a source of much annoyance about the numerous resorts and the only way to avoid constant trouble is to keep ‘him out of the houses, which the officer intends to do if it is necessary send him to jail every night. The fact that (his wiife is an inmate does not, in the policeman’s opinion, entitle the hack man to any special privileges.The Lost Is Found Again.Special to The Express.Brazil, Ind., Jan. 13.—Today Mrs. Mol-*lie Brown of this city received a letterne evicthat h than s hi's sei tion, s in a wlt; •would Thei part fji her al peace fere beArrestLond Africa: crisis held b: interdi of -the not be out of port iniarres t men in uies oJprofess that ai Amerilt; 'S. Our It is .new .c and it last fo Cons -caused by the nounciurb of •chair ir Union,This i Globe \ doing ;HEARumorFreL#onc to the official lenee VictorKolniiS“Peace diefcior land, 1but tih fice mt langur that tamical
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Terre Haute Semi Weekly Express
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Tue, Jan 14, 1896
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Tim C.
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