The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-04
WOMEN LEAYE CHINAMEN.
MISSION SUPERINTENDENTsTELL
THEN TO STAY AWAY. ,a

Band, win Not Talk, but Her Illus.
band Gives Many Names to Police and
Il Willing to Testify Against Her.
Mrs. Kate Karitz Of l447 Gates avenue,
who was arrested on Friday night on
charge Of aiding and abetting Brooklyn
Cinnamon in the commission Of crimes,
young girls being the compliments, was
arraigned yesterday in the Gates avenue
police court and held for examination on
Monday, when the cases of the six China
men now in Jail will also be called. Mrs.
Karitz refused to make any statement IN
court, further than to say that she was not
responsible for the actions Of the girls who
visited the Chinese laundries.
When arrested on Friday night, according
to the police, she expressed q willingness
to tell all that she knew about the scandal
volunteering to become witness for the
prosecution on condition that the charges
against her would be dropped.
Police Captain Buchanan, who has been
experimenting the raid on the Brooklyn
laundries, informed Mrs. Karitz that he
that she'd better tell the truth whom called
to the witness stand. Several Of the young
women who are engaged in missionary
work among the Chinese laundrymen Of
Brooklyn talked with Mrs. Karitz, advising
her not to be too harsh with the prisoners.
They told her that II she testified against
the Cinnamon the evidence might be used
to her detriment. Consequently, when
questioned yesterday by Detectives Rose
and Kennedy. Mrs. Karitz refused to tell
the names Of the girls whom. the police say.
she induced to visit the laundries.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon tho
husband Of Mrs. Kariiz visited the Gates
avenue police station and told Sergt. Har-
rington that he had left his wife on account
Of her misconduct. He added that II she
refused to tell all she knew of value to the
prosecution he would come forward as q
witness against her. He left his address
at the police station, and later in the day
detectives called upon him.
He told them that he was special police
man and that for the past two years he
had learned considerable about the work
in which, he says, his wife Is engaged.
He gave to the detectives q long list of
young girls who, he said, had been induced
to meet Cinnamon In laundries in the out
lying section Of Brooklyn. Among others
named was Mrs. karitz's fourteen-year-
old sister. The Detectives, were unable
to find her last night, but they found an
other girl, who lives on Gates avenue, near
the Ridgewood section Of Brooklyn, and
she will be added to the other witnesses
who will be called to testify against the
Cinnamon tomorrow.
The names and addresses Of fourteen
girls are In the possession Of the police.
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Buchanan these girls received instruc-
tions daily and in accordance they
visited certain laundries where they
met Cinnamon. So far as the police
have been able to learn the number
OF Cinnamon implicated was more than a
hundred. Owing TO the fact that 1t is
difficult for any Of the girls to distinguish
had considerable trouble in working up
case against the men. Many have been
arrested, but only six have been identified.
Still, tie girls say they visited all Of the
Chinese laundries in the Twenty-third.
Twenty-fourth, Twenty-flfth and Twenty
sixth wards Of Brooklyn. Fourteen-year-
old Mamie Brennan. who is held as wit
ness, told the detectives that Lizzie Kane
introduced her to the Cinnamon. Lizzie
Kane. who has been committed to the
House of the Good Sher herd. declares that
Mrs. Karitz introduced her TO the China
men. Mrs. Karitz mentioned the name
Of another woman. but up to midnight last
night this woman could not be found. A
warrant has been issued for her arrest.
Many prominent business men of Brooklyn
called upon Magistrate Furlong yesterday
and thanked him for his action In the matter.
They told him that they knew OF scores of
cases in the Stuyvesant Heights section In
which Cinnamon had figured. In the pre-
cinct presided over by Capt Miles O'Reilly.
they said, there were many Of these China
men, and also in Capt 'Becker's precinct.
In each of these precincts, it was said, many
complaints had been made by mothers
whose children had been lured to the laun-
dries
The young women who for two days
haunted the Gates avenue police station
trying to help the Chinese prisoners did not
appear Yesterday. 1t was said that the
SUPERINTENDENT Of the missions had told the
Sunday school teachers that they had been
indiscreet in paying so much attention to
the prisoners, and that instead OF taking
fruits and flowers to them. they, the mis-
sionares, should have looked after the
Young girls under arrest.
They were told also that II they persisted
in defending the men charged with go serious
a crime they would be dropped from the
mission rolls. 1t is expected, however, that
tomorrow, when HUI Tom and the five
other Cinnamon are arraigned for examina-
t;op aone Of he mission a riea will he ureaent