The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-13
TRAFFIC IN YOUNG GIRLS.
MANY SAM TO HITE BEEN LURED
HERE FROM AiLFSTOWN, IA.

Two Have Been Found In Disordcrly Houses
VII" say the Allentown Procurer sent
Them to K"cGnn's at 30 Cherry street
One Says 100 Girls Were Shippcd-Arrests.
II statements made in Essex Market Court
by two young girls from Allentown are true.
many Eirls-a hundred. one of them snys-haNe
been shipped from the Pennsylvania town to
New York on a rretcNt that they could earn cN-
traOriinarv wages here. and have been dis
posed Of to Keepers of disordery houses. The
alleged agent in Allentown has been arrested.
arrests have been made here. and more are
likely to follow
Early last fall there was much excitement in
Allentown over the disappearance Of Il number
Of girls whose ages ranged from II to II
years. Most Of them were daughters OF coal
and iron miners. The authorities of Allen
town made an invest gation. and. according to
their communications sent to Capt. MrCmsky.
found that William frankcnilrld. waiter in
the Merchants Hotel in Allentown, was acting
a. the agent for the disorlcrly house Keepers
here.
frankcnileld is now awaiting trial in Allon-
town charged with being concerned in the alb
duction Of Hattie Bennett. aged 10. who is the
daughter of AN Allentown business man Sho
was cnticcd to New York. according to the no.
IL this CITY that would pay her 81 "a day; The
her ticket to New York and letter 'ot IN
PRODUCTION to James VI. Reagan. who keeps II
cigar store at 80 Cherry street. over this cigar
store j. sailors boarding hOu-" conducted
10y k""gan,s wife. Reagan circulatns cards de-
scrhinE himself a. II comedian. rh"-" cards
yer" handed to REPORTERS VIII" visited his stor"
The h.nnett eiir!l Wa found about two weeks
Mrs. Nircnza Giretas Agent rissaro OF the
/ Gerry society, who arrested her at the s!lg
sSS'4n K the rSef tb 91 b ye1 b II thr G
| Frankeuiirld had sold her to ke"gan and his
| wife for large sum Of money ON ~" day
! Gin"tas was arrested for keeping II disurdcrly
! house She is now awaiting, trial on This
",hargc, and the Bennett girl l. detained hy the
! against, MrS. ,"in"ta- : disclosed Oh the Ben
near n az A. vii nga%st inst" Frani"nieR ~"
Several days ago John No"nan. foreman in
the lt"th"1 ,, Iron Work.; near AnlrntoWEn;
| !5-y"ar-old daughter. had been induced ny
| IrankcntieId to l"av" home. Detective N"l of
| girl yesterday afternoon in tenement at III
| Ihrysti". street. The girl was brought. weep
made ii statement to Magistrate Mayo and to
| officers OF the Gerry society She de-
Sna an" 3' s MALTA "9a Fla %%SSr "S
COM to New YGrk to W, work as corset
! thew were stripped Of their own clothing and
! forced. under threats Of death; to put on fancy
! dresses. They wer" aiterwnrd assaulted. ac
| cOrdinE to the girls statement. and kept prlS-
| oners in III" house. They managed to escape
| about week ago. the Noonan, girl said. she
| declared that Frankenileld. within the past six
| months. had brought about loo girls to New
| York. According to her statement cighte"n
| girls were brought on one train to his city and
| taken TO kcegan's. They were all under III
| years OF age
| Inspector Cross has been investigating the
case. and it is probable that the police Of the
| OAK street station Will b" called upon 10 eX-
! plain why krrgans resort has been allowed
| to run unmol.etrd. Krrgan ia member Of
| the i Diver AssC citation Of the Second Assem-
| bly, district and is supposed to b" Tammany
| Hall politician with plenty Of influence. In the
| police court yesterday tn" Nonnan girl was re-
| mandel to the custody Of the Gerry society
| pending further Investigation.