Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-28

A Husband Who Wanted to Force His Chile
| Wife to . Life Of Shame.
| Henry Jsadorf was prisoner in the Polio,
Court this morning and he was in the line will
all the other prisoners Of every class and color
| He is peddler Of eyeglasses and 70 . Balti
morean. Two or three weeks ago he came t.
this city with his wife. Gertie Jandorf, and thu
result Of his conduct was his imprisonment
! he spent last night in a cell in the first pre-
cinct police station, while his wife, who is only
| fifteen years old, was cared for ON an uppel
floor BY Miss Lewis, the motherly matron.
The charge against Henry was enticing his
| wife into house of prostitution for the pur-
poses Of prostitution.
The house referred to was that Of Stella
Horton. on ID street, where the girl went after
her husband had made arrangements with the
woman; but the proprietress. seeing that the
girl was OF tender years, refusedsto keep her
the case.
Landlords arrest followed and his wife was de-
tanned and cared for as q witness.
The little girl, for that is all the wife is, was
called to give evidence in the case. She was
neatly dressed and appeared as innocent as a
four-year-Old child. She did not seem to ap-
preciate the serious position and the narrow
escape she had from entering upon o career
that would forever ruin her.
aERTIE TELLS HER STORY.
Judge Miller questioned her closely to sec
the nature of the case and get some informs-
ton al to her past as well as her present life.
She said in answer to the judges inquiries that
she was married on the 26th day of November
In Baltimore, but she has not lived with him all
the time since.
why not?" asked the court.
because he mistreated me-" was her reply.
continuing the young wife said that she left
ner husband in Baltimore and went to New
York, where she worked two weeks, when her
father came after her and took her back to
baltimore. Her husband wrote her letters and
they again went to live together. He told her
about his wanting her to come over here and
what for, and said il she did not come he would
Disgrace or kill her.
Il told my parents about it," she said, ''but
they told me to come here with him and if
anything happened to telegraph them"
They came here together and rented room
on Missouri avenue. Her husband, she said
went to the house referred to and engaged
board for her and took her there.
Miller.
MY husband threatened to kill me if did
not go. and give him all the money made"
did he go in the house with you?''
mo, sir; he showed me the house and went
Her husband, she said, told the Horton
woman that she was eighteen years old, but
when she got there and told her she was only
nfteen the woman sent for the police. "And,"
she said. Il was glad of it,"
Gertie said that she was born in Germany
and that her father consented to her marriage
to Henry.
MORE DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
The Horton woman gave damaging evidence
against the prisoner. She told of his visiting
her week or more ago and making arrange
ments for the girl to be taken as boarder.
He impressed upon me-" she said, "that the
girl was a Jewess and asked me totntroduee her
as such" When the girl came and told her
that she was only fifteen years old and that she
was the mans wife che sent word to the police.
Judge Miller read the law and said that 1t
covered the case squarely. The only difference
between this case and most others is that the
girl Is the mans wife. but that does not give
the scoundrel any authority to dispose Of her
as he chooses.
COMMITTED FOR THE GRAND JURY.
He was held for the action of the grand Jury,
and bail was fixed at o., 900, in default of which
he was committed.
The judge said that If the prosecution had
any idea that the wife would not be here to tes-
tify against her husband he would commit her
in default Of bonds, but Policeman Sutton, who
had charge Of the case. said that she could be
cared for by the matron at the police station
for few days.