New-York tribune., 1900-11-20
TITUS MAKES FIRST RAID.
GIRL ESCAPES FROM A HOUSE WHERE
SHE HAD BEEN HELD.
OF OTHER INMATES-PLAIN CLOTHES
MEN TRANSFERRED

MEN TRANSFERRED.
Captain Titus made his first raid under the
new crusade about 8 o'clock last night and IT
was full of incident Fannie Wilmer a young
Jewess living at No 31S East Third-st gave
the information which Captain Titus sent
his men to No. "a Stanton-st a three-story
mouse, with bar the ground floor kept by
one Topper. Mrs Fannie Brown, the reputed
proprietor as the police call Mrs Topper. and
the eleven women in the upper part of the
house were arrested.
Inc glrFs story is that she was out of work
and that four weeks ago she went out to seek
place She preferred living on the lower East
0loe somewhere in the neighborhood of her
nome Going through Rivington-st she met
another girl looking for a place and, while
talking with her a man whose name she saws Is
Martin Dolberg told them he would give them
work at No. 4S Rivington-st Fannie had gone
there. and everything had appeared to be re-
spectacle till she invited her sister to come The
parlor had been kept closed, and when she had
asked why her sister could not the parlor
she had been told company was there She had
! thought that was strange. but had remained
NOT long ago Dolberg had told her he wanted
her to go away.
L have beer place at No "a Stanton-st,'
ne had said. and I want you to come over"
He had taken her and three other girls She
had been kept upstairs and the other three girls
had conspired to prevent her from leaving the
house They had stayed in the barroom.
Dolberg had gone to her after little time and
told her to put a wrapper She had OBJ
jected, as she had not said she would go to that
place, but had been promised position at No
AZ Rivington-st
Fannie was not allowed to talk much except
to the police and whether she acted like the
hutC lin
Titus said she was forced to lead life of shame
for two weeks. She got away ten days ago and
went to her home in East Third-st
Captain Titus only heard of the story yester-
day. and he sent Detective Sheehan to Fannie's
home. She told her story to him. and Captain
Titus. after she had been taken to the station
decided TO make a raid at once on the house
in Stanton-st.
Detectives Sheehan, Stephenson and Grimshaw
reached the place every person in the street
knew there was something about to happen in
the vice crusade. They poured out of their
homes that and neighboring blocks and
waited outside the three story house. wondering
what was taking place within.
The women were huddled into the patrol
wagon. Not found in the house.
In the station Fannie Wilmer came out of Cap
tain Tituss room. AS soon some OF the young
women her they made faces and shook
their fists at her. Fannie not frightened.
She pointed out Mrs Brown the proprietor
OF the house Captain Titus then ordered
charge OF keeping a dsorderly house made
against the woman
The women were all taken downstairs, glad
TO escape. Captain Titus and his men went out
after sending Fannie to the Gerry Society.
Fannie Wilner's family live in the rear of No.
91S East Third-st. The father, Philip is a baker.
haS eId NollI
one years old.
Wilmer said Fannie went away about month
ago. Twelve days ago his wife had received
letter from the wife of jeweler. who said she
-lNed at NO. 4S Rlvington-st. The woman had
written that Fannie was living at that place
and that Dolberg. who kept the place, had places
also at No. 3 Delancey-st. and No. n Stanton
St, but kept young the Rivington-st.
house only in transit or just before taking them
somewhere else.
The Gerry society informed when the
letter was received. Henry Goldstein. of No.
Z4o East Third-st. who used to go about with
Fannie a good DEAL thought first to
Know where the girl was, but said he did not.
and they believe him innocent. Moe said
got the girl away from the house in Stanton-st
although the father said the Gerry society
agent did it. Molle also said that friend of
Dolberg's had threatened the jewellers wife.
about five months ago at Rivington and Pitt sts.
on charge of selling rolls on Sunday. She had
been detained five days in the Gerry society
rooms. The mother declared that Fannie is
sick, hut did not say what allied her.
There was general air of expectancy in the
red light district last night. proprietors of diff
ferent kinds of resorts not knowing exactly
what was going to be done by the police.
The streets were clear Of lettering women,
and there was no appealing to pedestrians from
stoops.
The police of the Fifth-st. station did nothing
In the crusade during the night.
Captain Titus asked what he intended do
ing with gambling houses in the district. He
said he had his hands full in attending to rid
ding the streets of the social evil. He said he
would see to that before he would do anything
else.
Chief Devery yesterday transferred number
or plain clothes men to and from the Eldridge-
st. police station. at the -equest of Captain
Titus.