The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-09
ALLEGED PROCURESS
ARRESTED JUST AS sHt WAS MOVING
TOWARDS NEW 3l, AoELPAIA,,


suspicion That Ham street Woman is
Young Girls AwsTtFrom the City For
Immoral PURPOSE
RsbeccA Cohen, of No. 2 HSne street,
Tas apprehended by the police this morn
ing on G.. q. & s. trAin as she nad
boarded IL with n ticket, her destination
being New Philadelphia. She was taken
TO police headquarters and q charge filed
sRainst her there of suspicion of enticinR
young girls away from this city for Inn
proper purposes. The woman denied the
charge and Mayor Cassidy permitted her
70 leave the police station pending o
thorough inVestiE ation of the charge.
Monday night as maa named Mel
choir, celery dealer, residing in the
southeast end of town, was proceeding UP
the steps at the city hall, hia eye fell upon
en- envelope lying on the stone steps,
Ihe envelope wes addressed ITO The
Mayor of Canton.n Marshal Becherer
after IL had been opened letter
was found therein informing the officers
that Rebecca Cohen, OF No. Hane street
IL in the habit of enticinR young girls
away from this city for immoral purposes
ana bending them TO disorderIy houses
outside of the city that the woman would
this morning leave for New Pniiadelphia
with three more girls in charge, and re-
queBtinR the police 10 intercept and or
reEt her. The marshal instructed the
force to watch this morning for the
woman and arrest her. Officers PAtter-
sou and Kincaid went to the q. q. d ).
station Just 90 the south-5ound train was
pulling OUT tbis morning. They discov-
cred the woman on the train and few
seats forward they also saw three girls,
all young and well dressed. The train
was Glready moving as the officers hustled
the woman off the car, and they were un-
eble, 70 apprehend the girls. Az police
the charge against her. A NEWS
DEMOCRAT reporter spoke to the woman,
bud she gave several contradictory Btos
riea, AT frat she denied having anything
10 do With anyyounR ladies. and said she
was bound for Canal Dover. Then she
alleged herself and three girls had puT-
cha sed tickets for New Philadelphia. One
Of the girls wan named "Jennie.n One
was drUssed in red, and one wore blue
hat, Mrs. Cohen again denied that any
girls left har home with her.
Shortly before train time this morning
3 little girl from the South End. whose
parents resile near the Cohen's, came
running into the house and told her mothr
er that Mrs, Cohen and three girls had
Just passed the bouBe, and as they passed
up the street the girls we're continually
turning inquirinR glances back as though
some one were about to pursue them.
A short time previous thereto a
new trunk, which evidently had
come from the vicinity of the
Cohen residence was taken away on a
wagon by a young man, in the direction
of the G. @. d s. railway depot.
Mayor Cassidy will have q thorough
renovation of the case and II the charges
against the woman can be sus aimed, che
will be locked up and given a trial. The
c.ions OF Mrs. Cohen have exacted no
end of serious comment among her
neighbors. The woman admitted that
abe sold "lots of goods" to various
"partiesn in surrounding towns for whom
she always secured u big price.