New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
REGIN cadet" CRUSADE
BANKERS GET EVIDENCE.
Messrs. SeEgmam, Schif and LesO-
;sohn Act-Eighteen Prisoners.

rssso \. selgman, the banker, announced
last evening that he. Jacob H. Schif. Adolph
Tsvssohn. Mr.. Warburg and few others had
MANNED a crusade against the cadet" system
and the East Side social evil.
.7be matter was first called TO my attention
nv Magistrate Cornell, who was presiding at the
,-ne. think. IN Essex Market court" said Mr.
s.Bernsn last night He told me that the con-
s,.,ons on the East Side were most deplorable
shameful. He spoke in particular detail Of the
.acs and crime existing there in ruination Of
young girls
Magistrate Cornell told me that youthful
sns innocent victims were lured from their
homes 10 dens Of vice by an organized league Of
-.nrobstes who live on the shameful gains of
.be girls in the lives they were forced to lead
nv those dastardly creatures who had ruined
hen. I brought the matter to the attention of
q few intimate friends, including Jacob H.
schf Adolph Lewisohn. Mr.. Warburg. the
banker. OF No. - Wflliam-st., and one or two
others whose names do not at the moment re-
call There was some discussion, and we lis
tened 10 the recital Of some OF the details Of the
terrible condition represented 10 us. We de-
cided 10 act 70 act at once, and TO ect effect
3vely
First Of gil. We decided to employ an able
exist on the East Side. the vicinity of Four
tesnth-st. and Fourth-ave in particular. and TO
bring about ali the arrests and convictions we
could. We decided TO strike at the heart of this
diabolcal band Of men. who Haunted their
crimes against innocent girlhood shamelessly.
Yes have heard of the arrests made to-day,
ud that the prisoners are TO be arraigned in
curt Tomorrow. hope sincerely, and am
sure that aIl good citizens desire that this
shameful circle of men who prey upon virtuous
Tonanhood viii be punished and scattered, and
not slowed ever again TO find place or a foot
hold our city.
Please be particular in recording my apprecia-
non Of the man to whom the chief credit for
this movement should be given. He has come
fnly up 10 our expectations He is Simon c.
Moot. an ex-Assistant Corporation Counsel, we'll
fitted for his laborfous and trying task. He has
communicated to me his progress from time TO
tine and trust will be successful in bringing
all who have prohted in the degradation of these
girls 70 Justice. I am inclined to think, and
sooeFely hope. these arrests will strike terror
MO the ranks Of all these niscreants and stop
ner shameful system
The failure OF the District Attorneys Office
70 put an end 10 the evil after a movement in
that direction once was started due, I be-
AeVe not SO much 10 an unwillingness 10 prose-
cute as 10 lack Of funds. which made it ex-
re1nely difficult perhaps impossible, TO carry on
the work"
MI Seligman was asked If he wished TO dis
eass the attitude Of the police on the evil he was
seeking 70 eradicate
DO not care TO say anything about that
Ad at this time" he said:
me crusade was begun yesterday in the York
VIE Police Court, when forty warrants for the
arrest Of men and women We're issued by Magis-
Es's Barlow in the morning. Eighteen prison
ss captured on these warrants were arraigned
The afternoon Ali were charged with va
s'Sney. The prosecutors say they have evil
oehce which win send them TO the Island for the
extreme term Of six months, the heaviest pun
Aafnent on that charge.
Mr. Moot. whose Office is at No. 800 Broad
way applied for the warrants and prosecuted
ihe prisoners
ne wealthy crusaders had employed half a
e'1en private detectives TO get evidence. These
-s'ecnves have been at work. and yesterday
spfung their surprise on those with whom they
lso been associating and watching in East Side
ssorts' which have long been known to be the
-Sshs OF cadets and procurers.
SWV TWV NE present the plan is to arrest these
sr.sseSens' srraign them on charges Of vagrancy
- 90. nave them sent TO the Island for the limit
~ sa months. When their term Is ended they
80 oe watched and if they return 10 their old
a. piSs tney viii again be sent back 10 the ISL
r,., ana the process can be repeated indef-
Icy This method. il is thought, will go
cadets" uP ~
baseslng obtained z mass of evidence against
bo-.aie egoenters Of resorts mostly in the neigh
tb-aooa OF Fourteenth-st and Second-ave.,
One. v the private detectives. William A.
nf.s~ Joseph J. Mannlo and Perkins Searles.
10 - teulng the forty warrants. showed them
nisb~s ponce OF the Fifth-st. station, who fur
The - - q patrol wagon to carry the prisoners 10
~ - aaon Most Of the prisoners were taken
Tbss~ Others VINO heard OF the arrests fed.
v,ere Wlu be hunted to-day. The prisoners
.C~sla hsla IN $500 bail for examination to-day.
persos OF the most notorious OF the depraVed
pFi1sss we have been after is q follower Of the
FeT hs ING, said Mr.. Moot. When we went 20
tri,s va 10 he had gone 10 Philadelphia to see a
frs. ta.sht paying mis- railroad fare and expenses
tnfose te money he had forced from one of these
IN. lunate women.
49, nave some evidence involving one or two
boIco men but We do not want TO crlticise the
49, as that is not the object OF our activity.
q. s same time. this has been going on under
sr,ss,es or the police and they knew about it.
RsELAiy IN the locality ] have referred TO
Neei,s Deen able 60 get our evidence in ten
he,..aho aho the police could have done the same
hssT TPealn McDermott and Detective Wasser-
tpe,-- 4sA they were called into the case gave
-o and suggestion possible.
oesllcabie men had an organization in
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