| Show WOMAN OMAN DETECTIVES DETECTIVE'S CHARGES RESULT IN AL BY JURY strict Attorney Scores Po Police Po- Po lice fice Methods of Securing seer j ing Evidence Not guilty was the verdict of ot th Ute the jury ian Judges Judge If M. I Is 1 Ritchie's court ye ter- ter ay afternoon In the case o of W. W B B. B. B Ham Hwn- fond proprietor of ot the Tr Tremont mont room room- house housa ed ed with attempted pan pan- Lucile by Lucille Walker Wallter woman de- de for the poll police co department The police sought to Hammond of ot tempting to Induce Miss Mise Walker to toed ed d a life of ot shame for tor monetary gain Tho Jury was out only a n. half halt hour hen It returned a a. verdict of or not guilty Coo ho bo defendant was wall immediately die dle- Yesterday morning morning- when the defense o Its case art ari attempt was WaD made by torney Soren X Christensen for tor Hamond Hamond Ham- Ham hond ond to show how and wh why tho police cords had been changed Ho sought sho show b by Desk DeRk Sergeant John A A. A Leni Len Len- i Inspector Carl Can A A- Carl Carleon Carlson on and II immons that the records record had been hanged through an agreement on theart tho the art of ot tho girls that it if they wore not prosecuted for tor soliciting they would 0 o out and secure evidence 1 Inspector Carlson was waH placed on the tend land and Attorney Christensen sought sough L e elicit licit from him this admission An by br coun counsel el for tor the tho state elate was vas d on the ground round that tho roc roc- rda had hrad no bearing on the charge Hammond Through his exam- exam nation of ot Carlson and Lensi lAnzl however ho o a attorney showed that the women ere pIcked up ep on th the street and taken the police station b by Patrolman Mc- Mc lenna enna and booked for tor soliciting tas las Walker er testified that tho the police police- o. o an solicited 8 her ter an and l 11 her companion nd thle was wag not denied by McKenna I hen ben en he was placed on tho stand Inspector Carlson admitted having tho the girls girl to seek Rcck evidence I proprietors of or rooming houses nd declared that that was tho only leans Bans of ot securing convicting convicting- evidence f t violations of the law lane Vouchers Not Wot Produced Detective Glonn Glenn was vas notified to pro- pro lice uce vouchers for tor tho the mone money which Miss Mis Valker alker testified she sho had hul been paid b by byo he o 0 detective for tor her work in Sn rooming ouse cases but under the ruling of ot the theart art Durt that such evidence i was ae not ma- ma to tho the case Glenn was not called caned a the stand and the vouchers if 11 the they were wre not produced In his argument District Attorney E. E Leatherwood took occasion to score n McKenna lcK for tor soliciting Iris on the tho street when ho was wa out in n ngin Jain gin aln clothes for tor the solo sole purpose of ot them to violate the tho law lav and Ive lye him an opportunity to arrest them uch methods of ot alleged enforcement f t the law n. n w were severely scored b by tho the and he ho declared that no poco poco poco po- po co department should bo be upheld uphold In Inny ny fly such methods of ot working up oases or r prosecution Mr Leatherwood however declared hat fiat Hammond should bo be punished for tor forIs foris toris Is alleged act In socking seeking to Induce a n. irl 1 11 I to lead a lIfo life of or shame sh for tor monor mono- mono iry ry r gain He declared that no matter hether a woman wore o 0 o- o othe the e a deml- deml londo ondo on do or or not It was no excuse for any anyan anyan an to seek ceJ to uso use her to produce rev rov- flue nuo for tor himself lr Attorney Soren X Christenson de- de most of his argument to a a. review r. r testimony as 36 to the methods methode of ot the tho slice olic In hiring girls to go into room- room ii r hou houses and induce proprietors proprIetor to tor r violations of tho law so tho the po- po Ice ce could arrest and prosecute them Th The he case went to tho the Jury shortly t fter ter 3 8 o'clock in the afternoon and In half halt hour the jur Jury returned with a of ot not guilty |
