The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
ELEVATOR NOT A" CADET"
Locked UP FOR TWO DAYS FOR
FINDING GRACE SALLISH.
His Name Is Max Weinberger and He Is
Honorabiy Discharged by Magistrate
Hogan, Who Apologies for the Mis-.
take Of Captain Fcrris's Men.

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take Of Captain Fcrriss Men
Magistrate Hogan, Police Captain Ferris
and three of his detectives Of the West
Thirty-seventh street station had lively
time for couple OF hours yesterday in
tho West Side police court over the case
OF Max Weinberger, Woodworking, ele-
vator boy OF 1876 East Fourth street.
The boy gave the police information on
Tuesday night on which Capt Ferris 5
men raided an alleged disorderly house
IN West Thirty-ninth street. When the
raid had been made the police arrested the
boy as cadet" The woman prisoners
we're bailed out. but the boy was locked
up Tor two days. Yesterday he was hon.
orably discharged by Magistrate Hogan.
Several weeks ago Grace Sallish Of l42
Christie street ran away from home. Her
mother and her sister Julia made every
effort to find her, but without SUCCESS
Then Weinberger, who had known the
girl, took up the search. He got letter
from her, telling him that she was board
ing with Minnie Lewis, in the West Thirty
ninth street house.
Young Weinberger went to see the girls
folks, and on Tuesday last went up to zee
the girl in the afternoon. After he had
had talk with her he went back to her
mother and sister and told them the char
acter OF the house she was in
Shortly after II o'clock Weinberger and
Julia, the younger Sallish girl, went around
to nearby police station and told their
story. They were sent up to the West
lhirty-seventh street station. They got
there just before midnight.
Capt Ferris wasn't in, so Detectives
Zimmerman and O'Rourkc went around
to the West Thirty-ninth street house 10
make an investigation. They left Vein
berger and his companion outside while
they went into the house Five minutes
later the boy and girl were called in, but
the Lewis woman said that the Sallish
girl was not in the house. The detectives
hunted around and finally found her.
Capt. Ferris was sent for before any
Lewis woman and five inmates, including
the elder Sallish girl, were arrested. The
Sallish girl promptly declared that she had
been sold into the house by Weinberger,
and that he called there for his share OF
tation house the boy was arrested, charged
with procuring. He was locked up.
In the police court the next day the Sallish
girl repeated her charge against the boy,
and Magistrate Hogan decided to hold him
until his story could be investigated The
boy a hands showed such evidences Of hard
work that the Magistrate said he could not
believe that the charge against him was
true.
On Thursday the women inmates Of the
house were fined IS each, with the exception
OF the Sallish girl. She refused to be sent
to an institution where she might reform
The Magistrate put her under $500 bonds
Tor her good behavior for six months.
", When the case came up yesterday young
duced plenty Of evidence Of good character
The Salish girls sister and mother ex-
pressed their faith in him in strong terms
my boy. said Magistrate Hogan. Il am
S xsry sorry that The mistake Of the police
your pains you were locked up, and it was
printed IN certain newspapers that you
were a cadet You are honorably dis
charged and wish you good luck.
The Lewis woman WAS held in 81 600 bail
for trial. The Magistrate wanted to call
Grace Sallish as a witness. but it was dis
covered that she had been bailed out Mag
istrate Zeller sat in the court on Friday
and, knowing nothing OF the case. had ad-
mitted the young woman to bail. Magis-
trate Hogan sent for the bondsman, Louis
c. Newberger. pawnbroker, of 74s Eighth
avenue. and told him that II the girl we're
arrested again he would zee that the bond
was forfeited and collected. Newberger
said that he didn't know the girl, but that
a friend had induced him to bail her out,
explaining that she wanted to 60 home
and reform.
This has been the worst case that ever
had said Magistrate Hogan. Every
sort of help has been given to this woman
is something wrong somewhere"
1t was freely said around court that the
case would be taken higher up. Capt.
Ferris said that he courted investigation