Woman Refuses to Testify Against Husband in Prostitution Case

Feb. 11, 1910, Ida Densmore
Feb. 11, 1910, Ida Densmore 

Feb. 11, 1910: A.C. Berchtold, onetime head of the police "purity squad," is found hiding in the closet when detectives serve a search warrant on Myrtle Booth. "His costume was not suitable for a polite social call," The Times says.

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