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Notorious Resort Broken Up In Dexter

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
April
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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J The oíd Dexter house in Dexter village has not been run as a hotel for a nuraber of years, bnt it has for the past fonr months been the scène of raany a wild rirunken debanob. During that time Edward Wilcox bas lived in a portion of it witb his little son aged six years old, and the place has been tbe resort of a gang of toughs who made it a.pointtogo there af ter the saloons were closed aud continue their druuken sprees. Ou Thursday, March 25, Mrs. W. A. Rcgers, who also lives in part of the house made complaint against Wilcox, and that night Deputy Sheriff Thomas Bell raided tbe plaoe and arrested Bdward Wilcox, Jay Warren, Wrn. Eaton and Wm. Sackett. They used to buy hard eider at Vanetter's eider mili and take it to the place and there bowl np .on it. Before Justice Stannard next day they pleaded guilty and were sentenced to pay fiues of 1 each and costs or 10 days in jail, Warren, Eaton and Saokett paid their fines, bufc Wilcox went to jail.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News