People v. Salem

The defendant was informed against and convicted of a violation of Act No. 389, Pub. Acts 1919 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1922, § 15500 [1, 2]), otherwise known as the “pandering statute.” It appeared that the defendant was night clerk of a small hotel situate near the Grand Trunk railway station^ in the city of Detroit. He was a brother of the proprietor. One Sadie Stratton testified, in substance, that she and a girl companion rented a room at the hotel for $7 per week, and that subsequently she made an arrangement with defendant whereby she was permitted to entertain male companions in her room. It…