The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
WHOLE FAMILY PROCURERS.
POLICE ARREST THE FATHER,
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
The Fibers Dealt With . Detective. Who
Posed a. . DisOrderly Hsuse Keeper
Did . Wholesale Business With
Brooklyn and Cities I'm New jersey.

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Did . Wholesale Business With
Brooklyn and Cities I'm New jersey.
Ten days ago an anonymous letter was
sent to the District Attorneys Office saying
that the Fiber family. who live at l68 Attor-
ney street, were trafiicking in East Side
girls. This letter was turned over TO In
spector Schmittberger to investigate and
he consulted Capt. Rooney in whose pre-
cinct the Fibers live. Capt. Rooney didn't
know anything about them and Schmitt-
berger detailed two OF his own men to look
into the matter.
On Oct. II Detective Lennon. accom-
panied by a woman, called on Lovy Fiber,
who is a man Of 90. Lennon introduced
himself as keeper Of disorderly house in
Brooklyn in search of inmates for his place.
He saw Fiber. his wife Jennie, aged SO, and
his married daughter, Gertie Satenborg,
IS years old, and all three, he says. agreed
that they could supply his wants.
Lennon, who said his name was Turner,
impressed on the trio that he wanted only
young girls. The Fibers said they had
none to sell at the present time. but they
told Lennon they would certainly get him
as many young girls as he wanted. When
Lennon left he gave them an address
where they could reach him.
Four days later Lennon received a note
signed by Levy Fiber asking him to call
the following day. The note was written
by Mrs. Satenburg. When Lennon called
daughter said that they had selected a
een-year-old girl who lived In the neigh
borhood for him.
sShe is pretty and q blonde" said Mrs.
Fiber, "and she has never been in house
before. She is the daughter Of fish pedler
and we will get her for you.
Lennon agreed to pay s25 fEr the hsh
was Represented to be. He was to wait
a few days until the girl could be corralled.
To make sure he would get this particular
girl he paid Fiber IS on account. 1t was
agreed that he should have the girl by
last Friday.
Lennon paid another visit to the Fibers
on that day in, answer to second note
they had been unable to get the fish pedler 3
daughter. In her place they had another
girl who gave the name OF Rosie Rosen.
She Fctiared she was 81 years old. but she
Looks about H.
The detective agreed to take this girl.
and he allowed the original s. to stand as
payment for her. Lennon took the girl
to the District Attorneys Office, where she
made a sworn statement. Then she was
allowed to 60, but warned not to tell what
had happened or where she had been.
Lennon called again on Friday night,
still clamoring for other girls. He didn't
get any then, but he made an engagement
for yesterday afternoon. When Lennon
appeared at the door the thirteen-year- old
son of Fiber met him.
..,Oh. papa has got whole room fuil Of
girls upstairs for you.' was the chtld's
The detective found eight girls sitting
about with four cadets. Fiber and his wife
and daughter were there, too. Lennon
picked out two Of the girls at Mrs. Fiber's
invitation to take his pick" Lennon
She gave the name Of Lena Brown and said
she was IS years old. Lennon started to
hand Fiber marked S. bill for this girl.
Mrs. Satenburg grabbed the money from
him. saying:
Mother handles all the money. II father
got it he would drink himself to death
Lennon left the house with the Brown
girl, and when he got to the. street his
aides, who were in hiding, hurried into the
house. They arrested Fiber, his wife and
daughter, who carried seven week old
baby girl. Three younger children OF Fiber
were not taken, nor we're the seven otner
girls or the four cadets. The prisoners
were locked up in the East Fifth street
police station. The Brown girl was not
locked up. When Mrs. Fiber was arrested
she had more than 500, including the
marked IS bill. She also had number Of
letters showing that she and her family
had been doing wholesale business OF
selling girls to disorderly houses There
was one torn part Of a letter that read:
self In day. and got crazy and went away.
Write me soon. Mrs. TAYLOR.
There was another letter, signed Mrs
Kelly written from Brooklyn. The writer
said she wanted to see Fiber at once. Still
another letter read:
NEWARK. N. j.. Oct. 20.
DEAR SIR: l drop you few lines to know
II you have the girls you promised me for
Tuesday morning. II you have not bring
them Wednesday and bring me a nice Chris
tian girl. Ii you cannot send me one by
Wednesday send me one az soon as you can.
and ! will pay you good II you s Srins me
The police are looking up the writer's Of
these letters. The Fibers are Russian Jews.
They have three rooms on the first floor of a
big double decker tel ement. Their living
place was filthy Lennon says that while
he was bargaining with them ore day he
pointed to the infant in Mrs. SatenbuTg's
arms and told them he was after young
children somewhat older than the baby.
-You can have her. said the child's
mother, III you will pay for her
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