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Eleven Lorain Saloonkeepers and Six i Women Before the Judge for Vio jlating the Law 'iEleven Loraiu saioonkv*.!«:.- .udieted lor Keeping the.r pl.tcu of business open on Sunday, s'\ ttoiaeu. alleged to De keepers 01 diso oerly houses in tae same city and one man ehaiged with rent.ng h's lvopei a m Lorain for immoral p»-no'-e'lt; were arraigned m Judge AVashmrn ? court Monday a/temoon. One saloonkeeper and three women plead guilty and weie fined while the rest gate bonds for their aopearance for mu' It was after 2 o’clock th.v mej'lcase of Powell \s. l.ut'o was g\eutint one of ‘''0 v let eii a.a’ign ti!pleau not guilty and gate oouos lor j t: ul H W B.slish who condJtks sa.oon :n South I.o’ain was the one who admitted that he had *o’.u hquoi on Sunday. He has been 111 business out a short time and owing 10 this fact that judge made his sentence light. He paid 5o3 and costs. The others who plead are:Thomas Cat an a ugh. Xot guilty on two charges, one of selling liquoi on Sunday and another of maimim-I't.sr -iiixl operating a slot machine to the jurv and me oi a Glt;re Mil in me sum of SlvO on therafemnss the indicted men ?\\] wo- j 1!iticn.ne charge and fcr $l-0 on men wh taken up Tne :n| lrulittnHn’ tor hcuor onthe back of the court *00:11 west*AiJtSuudat-ciowded with saloonkeepe:s .m 1 the women of tne stieets, some o? the latter merely being present to see ■what punishment was meted out to their unfortunate sister s.The indicted saloonkeepers could easily be recognized hr elm loud clothes and dispiav of diamonds that adorned some of their fingers and flashed from their neckties»St Mu ;.n. indicted 10~ both upei.u'ng a slot machine and keeping onen on Sun daw Ga\e two bonds in the same amounts as Catunaugh Hen AVeigand, made the same plea to the same charges and gave two bondsone for $100 and one for $1 ti**.John Price plead not gu.ity to the charge of keeping open on Sun-i duv Bond fixed at 5150 J A Car-The first case called wa* that of per Sat e two bonds one under a Sur.the state against Thomas Guernsey, farmer, living in Klpton. and who is under indictment charged witu renting a house in Lorain for immoral purposes Guernsey looked am thingday Molanon charge and on* under a slot machine cha-ge. Bail S3 AO and Slim a E Hardin, lt;*akl he was no* gui’tv on four chlt;v.ges, two for oner at ng ? slot macliui* and twobut a properly owner as he ambled ^Lng . quor on Sun tax gate bond'up to the judge’s desk and stood.n +hpand was held in 5200 bonds for uialnish security In the sum of $25, onfirst one was Mamie Swanager Sh* proved to be a rather comely colored woman attired in a verv becoming gown of brown broadcloth. When asked if .she was awaie of what she was charged with, she faid that she was and wished to plead guilty Her plea was entered and she was told to take a seat until the others had Plead, and then her case would be disposed of She was later fined $10 and co'ts. and was ordered to go out of business, under the penalty of being brought into court again, whe nthe judge intimated she would not be so lienent-ly dealt with.Helen Stabler, followed the colored woman and plead not guilev to a charge of conducting a house of ill-fame, and was ordeied togive bond for her appearance when the trial of her casecame up. The furnished the necessary security, as did Mamie JVein-berg, who made the same piei and gave bond in the same amount.Xellie Wilson plead guilt»■ to the -ame charge and was assessed $100 and costs which she paid She was also ordered to quit business Ruby Richards, an old offendei, was the next woman called She plead not guilty and was 01 deied to ghe a $400 bond, which 'lie did This is the third or fourth tune that, sne has teen befoie the com* and was Told that the next time would mean a. jail sentenceLilly Roberts plead not gniltv and gave a bond of $30, while Mary Simons declared she was gui'ly and paid a fine of $100 and costsNext came the saloonkeepers andOne Method.“I can take one drink and stop.” L’m ” in fact, 1 mvariaoiy do” Don't xou ever bu.% in return?'— 'Washington Herald11One of the wisest expenditures a merchant can make is to invest his money in enoughfo-snm of 513 on all four waiting for the judge to ask the1 Ci1?t2:‘Si: E. Kline and C James,usual questions. He plead not gniltv ,jartners. each were ordered to furThen followed the women The char--s of Benins slot machines r.n 1liquor on Sunday..1 Leon ad and Frank Ehrhart were the other two men. They both made pleas of not guilty and were he! 1 in bonds of 513The eases of all the other persons indicted by the September grand jury will be up in the common pleas court next Saturday morning as will that of Mamie AVeinberg, who reserved the right, to change her plea
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Elyria Chronicle
Elyria, Ohio, US
Tue, Oct 15, 1907
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