New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
CRIMES In FULL BLAST.
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glaring type at the bottom of each receipt was
printed. I'm accordance with Section of Chap
ter 432 Of the Laws of 1904, as printed on the
back hereof" On the back of the receipt. Sec
tion .. which provides for the regulation of re-
ceipts and fees. was printed in full.
Another instance of the violation of the agency
law in saloon was found in Greenwich-st. A
man was at this place engaged for work and
fee OF 81 demanded of the applicant Not
having the money, the applicant paid 80 cents
for which he received no receipt. The employer
paid 81 to the saloon proprietor and received
receipt of the agency two doors away which
it is alleged. is licensed
Complaints based on all the violations referred
to are to be presented to the Commissioner of
Licenses within week
Mr.. Gottlieb counsel for the Employment
Agencies Protective Association, said Yesterday.
The violations of the Laws of 1904 are occurring
every day. In some cases technical violations are
made with no intent to do wrong Ignorance on
the part OF the agents is partly responsible for this
Inc law was made TO eliminate abuses and the
awful practices of the cadet system think
there should be some amendments made whereby
the agents with honest intent would not be held
too closely to the law in its petty details II NAV
SCUM SOUND exceedingly radical to say that if the law
were enforced to the letter there would be no agent
doing business in the city. 1 refer TO the COM
pISeu9n @ ton Of technicalities concerning the payment
l find that the violations are growing with alarm
ing the offenders to Justice l shall present my
complaints com to Commissioner Keatng and if he
fails TO present the cases to court of competent
jurisdiction or fails to recognize that Violation
myself. ~ N'
have a case now which 1 intend to prosecute
where a fraudulent agent with criminal intent
took three girls TO agency and kept them there
against their will, from midnight until O'clock
In the morning He had no intention of procuring
employment for them. but took them to this board
ing mouse agency for the purpose of assaulting
theIn one OF his victims is i'll In a maternity
hospital One of the women made an afidavit of
the assault. but after conference with her be-
trayer denied the charge. ~ W "
Ihese criminal agents are aTtful in their meth
obs L tried TO bring one of them to Justice but
owing to his ability TO convince the GIRLS father
that he would marry her the case was lost
One OF the chief violations is that of keeping an
agency In connection with living rooms. An un-
suspectng immigrant girl is brought to fraudu-
lent agency and told to wait. that place will be
forthcoming When night comes she is told that
no position is likely TO up before morning
but that by the payment of 81 she can remain at th
agency over night. AT midnight the connecting
doors opened and the girl is compelled TO SLEEP
on the floor of a small among twenty or
twenty-five other persons of both sexes. In MANY
cases the girl is forced to share the same mat
tress with one or two men whom she does not
know If she leaves the place the following
day she forfeits her right TO position and not
knowing the city, she usually remains until her
money is absorbed by the exceedingly high board
rate charged by the proprietor, and eventually
falls victim TO the runner of a disorderly house.