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eRe ng he ‘States Attorney's policemen testified they had witnessed the women dancing without clothing CG 92-677 STAMOS angrily ‘stormed out of the courtroom. RIZZO and the women were ‘arrested by prosecutor Ss investigators July 11, 1961. Last February 23 they again arrested RIZZO and five women on similar charges which are to be heard in Criminal court May 31. At the trial of RIZZO and the four women, five and making obscene grestures-: oo aS the manager , Judge STEFANOWICZ told reporters in his chambers «:- that there was no evidence to show that the Frolics was a’. house of ill fame or that prostitution was performed there. He denied a motion for a directed verdict freeing the four women, however, contending the state had provided enough e evidence to justify the trial. STEFANOWICZ told reporters that the legislature had defined the word "lewdness" in connection only. with prostitution or acts of perversion. Therefore, he said, since prostitution had not been proved to exist in the. Frolics, RIZZO was innocent. The charge of performing lewd acts, lodged against the women was a different charge, according to STEFANOWICZ. . The women on trial are VIRGINIA CLOE, 32; WILMER ZIEGLER, 27; JEAN FITZGERALD, 26; and DEBRA LANE, 31. Judge STEFANOWICZ was criticized by the: Cicero Ministerial council for his decision to free RIZZO. ‘ "We are appalled. by - the decision that- Let. the. keeper of-the house go free," said the Rev. JOSEPH Cc . HOLBROOK, President of the group.