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Their Resort Was Raided

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
June
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

THEIR RESORT WAS RAIDED

May Boyd and Meta La Mard now in Jail

ARRESTED MONDAY NIGHT

THEY Pleaded Not Guilty When Arraigned for Trial Tuesday Morning

The house conducted by May Boyd and Meta La Mard on the Whitmore lake road, just this side of the railroad tracks, was entered Monday night by Sheriff Gillen and his deputies, who, acting on the instruction of Prosecuting Attorney John Duffy, arrested May Boyd and Meta La Mard, who conducted the resort. s a family physician to cure Sexual complaints. We have made a specialty of these diseases i

These are the women "who some time ago were ordered out of the third ward by the prosecuting attorney, but who immediately took up their abode at the place where they were arrested last night.

The resort conducted by the women has been frequented by students and others and as a result life became so unbearable for residents in the vicinity by reason of drunken brawls and other disorderly conduct that the prosecuting attorney's office was communicated with. Mr. Duffy responded at once with the result that the two women are now in the county jail awaiting bondsmen.

They were arraigned before Justice Doty Tuesday and to the charge of conducting a house of prostitution pleaded not guilty. Their case was set for trial on June 9, their bonds being fixed at $200 each, with two sureties.

A well known saloon keeper was present to qualify as bondsman, but as Prosecuting Attorney Duffy insisted that two bondsmen qualify and as no other person was present to act in that capacity the women were committed to the county jail in default.

When the saloon keeper was offered as bondsman by one of the women, Prosecuting Attorney Duffy asked him:

"Do you sell these women liquor?"

"About two or three dozen bottles of beer a week," was the reply.

"My object in asking that question," explained the prosecutor, "is because I am convinced that these women have been violating the state liquor law."

When asked 'by the justice if another bondsman could be procured the women suggested another saloon keeper, but he could not be found. The women were then committed to jail. Just before they were taken from the court room, Prosecutor Duffy said:

"If these women succeed in getting bonds and are released, I want them arrested on each. occasion that they return to their practices until they can be tried in this court. If necessary, I want them arrested every day. I am determined to rid this county of women such as these are."

Later.- The defendants changed their plea of not guilty to guilty and were fined $5 each and costs.