The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-21

In This COuntry-PhiladeiphiA ana New
York the lhicf Markets-German Con.
sui Causes Raids on Twenty Phiiadel.
phia Houses-The Police There Have
Three Men Under Arrest-Rabbi Kraus.
kopf Prominent In Causing the Raids
PHILADEI PHIA, Nov. 2O.-Positive evil
oience Of the existence Of a syndicate, with
Headquarters in Germany and branches
in Philadelphia and New York, and whose
business il If to supply young girls TO these
two cities for immoral purposes, was I'M
carthed by raids by the police on some
twenty disreputable houses in the Phila-
telphia T,nderloin tonight. The raids
were made at the instance of the German
Consul of this city upon advices received
from the German Ambassador at WASH
mctcn. About 400 women were arrested
The Consul named man residing at
Halle, Germany, as the head of the system
Scores Of women, many only partly clad
were bundled into patrol wagons and taken
10 the City Hall, where hearings were held
~ once and determined efforts we're made
by the police to extort confessions of COM
plicity in the slave trade.
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf Of the Kene-
seth Israel Synagogue and other WE'LL
known Jews took part in the investigation,
the story having first been that only Jewish
girls had been decoyed TO this country.
II developed. however. that not only Jewish,
but Italian, French and other girls, and in
one instance white girl from South Africa.
had fallen into the clutches of the syndi-
cate They had been sold for s. and $40
apiece and had been kept captive in rooms.
fed in their rooms and had been subject
to the call Of the visitors to the resorts.
Director Of Public Safety English stood
by Magistrate Kochersperger at the hear
ing o-night. bur the examination developed
only part Of the traffic and foreshadowed
trade that draws its supply from all
Europe, with branches in most Of the Con-
,inental cities. The market, however, it
was shown for the girls decoyed from their
homes or sold TO the syndicate abroad, is
mostly in Philadelphia and New York,
with a limited demand from Chicago.
Five men are said to be heads Of the
syndicate here. and the detectives have
three in custody, but refuse To give their
names. The hearings will be continued
tomorrow.
Six weeks ago Detectives Welker ard
Sells were detailed 10 gather evidence
against the houses in the Tenderlon.
Hardly had they started in 10 work when
l.. II. Lott. fro
the German Consul that gave the clue
they were searching for. The German
Consul complained that agents Of a vice
syndicate were on the other side OF the
water conducting wholesale traffic.
They would induce young and comely
girls to leave their homes and ship then
20 agents in New York and Philadelphia
who would sell them TO keepers Of places
of III repute.
The German Consul said that tho resident
If Halle, Germany. who was concerned
was IN direct correspondence with a mar
in this city. The latter acted as the dis
t Guting agent on this side Of the water
s"nding the girls to houses in the yariou
large cities according to the demand.
The man named here has not yet beer
found and the police believe that the name
Of the traffic. The aid of the pos al authori
ties has been called in and the arrest i,
expected soon.
The detective, assert that they have in
custody three of the five men who are heao
Of the vice syndicate In Philadelphia, ano
tina, they know Of four places whore it wa,
customary for the men Interested in tn,
traffi to meet from time to time and ar
range various details. Girls, they say
were sold outright. and their purchaser
became their masters, body and soul.
A. the majority OF the young girls wer,
Of the Jewish faith, the police invited tn,
cooperation of Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf
The revolving details were laid befor
him. and he agreed to cooperate with tn,
authorities to the extent OF caring for an,
Of the young girls who might be reclaimed
DR.. Krauskopf called to his assistanc
Ralph Blum. Mrs. Benjamin, Deacones
Whitcomb of the Protestant Episcopa
Church, the Misses Fisher and Mrs Sapo
witch, the wife Of the dean of the Bar1
De Hirsch Colony In Woodbine, n. j. Tn
raids were made simultaneously, the &c
scent on each house taking place on tn
stroke of O'Clock. John Doe" warrant
hid been issued and that for each hons
was given TO n detective.
The detectives were each backed u
by squad of reserves. Twenty detet
tives and seventy reserves were engage
in the raids, Every person in each hous
was drawn in the drag net and the prisone
were taken direct to City Hall. Harr
Marks, an ex-policeman, was among thos
captured in the descent on 7ls Noble stree
TIE houses on which raids were mad
we're 1920 Pearl street. AL North Tent
street. 7l5 Wood street, 807-0 Noble stree
po3 Noble street, 908 Buttonwood street
400 North Seventh street. 1919 Woo
street, 81 North Fourth street, 1871 Woo
street, $50 York avenue. 409-ii Randolp
street, a? American street. i05 North Sixt
street Az Percy street, as North FIT
street, s2i Willow street and us Mob!
street.
Many of the girls were young-palpab
s.. When questioned it was evident thu
every one Of them had been instructe
what to say. Invariably they gave the
ages as %. Girls who by their looks WEI
Eleven Points In the Evidence.
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