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Show Tciii? a Social F.vil Ordln-11 Ordln-11 in'- H. Ixiuis, 17. The ense of W, G. Elliot itpiinsl K:iU Chirk, the ullccU keeper of i bawdy lion.se, with the view ol" tlin the lcK'ity of the pociitl evil onlinsmco now in force here, eume up yotenhiy. The sec-relnn' sec-relnn' oflhel:inl of police testilietl thitl Jviitc. Clnrk hiul nuulo application to keep a house for bawdy purposes, ami tl iit permit ion was (,rnintwl. Tho clerk of the board of bealt;i tea-Lifietl tea-Lifietl that Clark wits reLbleietl iw a prostitute nnd keeper of a house ol' prwliUUion. The register-in" uflieor of the police testified lluit Jill the inmates in-mates of Cinrk's house were registered register-ed women. Tlio n.etlic;vl examiner testifuxl Hint he visited Chirk' s house weekly for the purpose of exiuninhu; the inmates for sexual disease, but did not know that prostitution was carried on there. The defence was the present citv charter authorizing the citv to "regulate prostitution. Jiulvjc Colvin took the matter under advisement until next Saturday. Tho awe excited great interest, the court room being crowded with spectators. |