Williamson v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for keeping a bawdy house; the punishment, a fine of $200 and 20 days in jail.

The Talley Hotel occupied the second floor of the building at 29361/2 Elm Street in the city of Dallas. It bore the general reputation of being a bawdy house. Appellant was the manager of the hotel and resided in one of the rooms.

The state was permitted to show that over a period of two years prior to April 29, 1951, girls had been from time to time arrested in the hotel as prostitutes. The girls so arrested bore the general reputation of being prostitutes.

On the night of April…