The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-03
CAPTAIN BOYD'S SUSPENSION
is WITHHELD.
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buggy. but witnesses called before the
Grand Jury verified them.
Private Waterman Bracking who was
summoned as witness testified to having
rescued a girl of II years who had been
dragged into No. 105 North Twelfth street
and compelled to lead life Of shame. The
girl Will be Ii witness probably to-day. Her
name Is Ia the possession of the Circuit NJ
torney.
The examination of these witnesses was
followed Thursday by indictments against
Max and Louis Soviner and Nathan Krcuz-
her on charges o: leasing property for I'M
i moral resorts and Char es alias Big Eeci,
"liEsms, a negro. for keeping all Immoral
resort kreuzner is d fugitive from justic@'
Inc Others were arrested and gave BOND.
The Grand Jury found in Its investigation
mat Louis and Max Sovinec had been
driven out OF New York by District At
torEey jerome. From New York the
lied ON the same kind o: immoral trafhc
during the Pan-Amer.clI EXT osition. They
Were compelled TO leave Buffalo and came
to st. Louis.
Letters have come to Circuit Attorney
Folk from persons i'll various walks of life
giving intorrna ton about immortality in gen
erai. One or two OF the writer's have given
the Circuit Attorney names of policemen
and detectives whom they say have been
negligent.
ATTORNEY SAYS ROTDS LETTER
SECURED REDUCTION OF FINE
One writer, an attorney, stated that he
was In the Second District Police Court
recently when several women taken from
the SOviner houses were defendants. CouH-
sci for the women requested Judge Tracy
to let the women 60 on the payment u
costs. Judge Tracy refused The letter
then states that note from Captain
Boyd, requesting Judge Tracy to accept
the costs In the cases, was obtained, and on
this letter Judge Tracy did accept costs in
the cGs.s.
The same writer. who viii be witness
before the Grand Jury, stated that ne wax
In the Fourth District Police Station on one
occasion when women from the Soviner
houses were brought in. Louis Sovner he
said. came in later and was closeted with
Captain Boyd III his private office. When
he came out an order 10 release the women
was given
one merchant at Twelfth street and
Franklin avenue declared in a letter to the
Board of Police Commissioners that his
protest against the conditions on North
Twelfth street only caused the policeman
on the beat to be sent to see him. The
policeman asked a few questions and de-
parted. The complaint. he declared. did no
good.
The Grand Jury yesterday resumed the
investigation of the conditions on North
the Fourth District, The witnesses exam
ined were: NJ. Good No 1893 Franklin
avenue; Joseph F. Kaher. No. 1011 Dillon
street: Henry Watson, an attorney In the
Houser building; John H. Spears. clerk Of
the Second District Police Court; Detective
Henry Harrington. Detective Louis Z.egler
Patrolman Pat Lally, who walks the beat
on North Twelfth street; William A. Zukos-
XII of the Lewis & Zukoski Millinery Com
pany, No. lib Washington avenue. and
James d. Simpson OF No. lbs Washington
avenue.
BUSINESS MEN ASK REMOVAL
OF LUCAS AVENUE NUISANCES.
Messrs. Zukosh and Simpson signed the
petition of Washington avenue business
men. who complained several months ago
that immoral resorts on Lucas avenue were
run openly that they should be closed
up. AS a result. It is sa:d that one house
was boarded up. and the women were COM
PEELED to move to other streets. This COM
paint was made to the Police Board, and
referred to Captain Boyd for his action.
LAS we go further into the investigation"
find the conditions In this section growing
worse"
VIII you carry the investigation into any
other districts?" was asked. I.
las I have already said,' replied the Cir.
cult Attorney, Il will investigate all reports
of violations Of law that come to me- and
IL find that other districts are infested by
persons who are violating laws 1 surely
will CAUSE an investigation by the Grand
Jury"
1t is said that Circuit Attorney Folk has
received complaints about other districts
and this is taken to mean that they also
will come in for investigation.
Women have been summoned from the
vicinity of Second and Valentine streets,
where immoral resorts of the lowest class
are conducted. One witness IL reported to
was as much as her life was worth to
rap against the police. They have
threatened to kill me IL said anything"
she said
NEGRESS SAYS SHE DIVIDED
BOOTY WITH POLICEMAN ON BEAT.
But this woman. it is said. has told the
Grand Jury all she knows She has given
the names Of two negresses. who she says,
robbed a man of $1,000 last summer, and
SAYS they lived in the rear Of NO Els valen-
tine street.
She declares that one policeman. whose
name she has given to the Grand Jury,
came to her and said: You'll have to get
off Of this beat II you don't make touch
and give me part. You are getting to be
worthless to me-.
..Then because I refused to steal for him."
she declared "he ordered me to move off
the beat / went and saw the Captain and
he told me 1 might stay a few days longer
until could get enough money to move.
When did move told the Sergeant on the
beat that had been driven away from the
Valentine street house. He told me
would not be molested any more and have
not"
ROUTINE INDICTMENTS RETURNED.