The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-04
POLICE INVADED
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Prominent Men and Women Cap
turcd in Sensational Raid
iii Philadelphia.
MAGISTRATES BUSY
Several Women, Fearing Anger
Of Husbands, Tried to Kill
Themselves.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA. July ,3-Many
) sad scenes were Witnessed at the Cen
tral Police Station In the city Hail yes
tcrdny morning. following the wholesale
RAIDS maze by the police and agents OF
the Law and Order Society on saturday
night. when they swooped down upon
nearly 15O alleged disreputable houses.
gambling dcns and spcak-casics. md
caught IN their dragnct 400 prisoners. The
great majority OF these were women
many young and pretty, while not few
were. according to their own stories, mar
Tlcd women, who realized keenly the
terrip.e SITUATE In which they were
placed. a number proclaimed their entire
innocence and INDUCED freely In tears
! and Mysteries.
During the greater part Of the night
ana until noon yesterday four magistrates
4 were busily engaged In taking evidence
AGAINST the prisoners. The proprictors
ana proprietresses OF houses compla jned or
were held for court in every case, In
pail ranging from S6o0 to 81, 900. The ma
5ority OF the inmates were also held, their
bail being fixed In smaller sums. 5000
oeing the average, while the frcaucnters
OF the PAGES were either held In like
amounts or fined SO and costs, and al
Iowed> to 80. a few who were able TO
prove that they had not been ;frequentcrs
E VI VI INC resorts were permitted to go.
Few Aolc to Get Bail.
In all go men and women were held
Tor court. Only about twenty wet. able
20 obt 1ir7 bail, and the rest were taken
10 Moyamcnsing prison. The scope cover
ca by the raids may be imagined when
~ is stated that practically all the terri.
Tory from Diamond Street to Washing
ION Avenue, and from the schuylkll to
4 Inc Delaware River was embraced No
less than twelve police districts were
,ncluded--thc First. Second, Third Fifth.
sixth. Seventh. Eighth. Ninth, Tenth.
Eleventh. Twelfth and Nineteenth.
nc RAIDS were remarkable in many
ways. In size OF the territory covered and
me number OF women and men taken
INTO custody. nothing like them has ever
taken place In this city The plans we're
carefully carried out, the directions being
strictly obcyed. and the whole affair was
Kept SO secrctHthat there was absolutely
no leak. Perhaps one OF the most remark
huie5 ieaturcs OF the raids was the fact
tnat thcy were carried out by the very
{ .r' VINO. under Director OF Public
satcty Smith, had reported that no sucl,
nens OF Vice existed on their beats. and
VINO refused to aid the Law and Order
ely IN cleaning out these places,
s'lrls OF very tender years, eray-haired
K women, old IN crime. and married wo-
SheH were discovered in the disrepi,tahle
uens. Gamblers and speak-easy keepers
we're gathered In. and large quantities ~
liquor stored for Sundays trading we've
connscated 4 -. '" -
Tried to Kill Themselves.
Many OK the prisoners presented nIti-
apie spectacles. Several women heca =, :
hysterical and others. during The "a Ia.
opted to jump from windows 4'' r,ne
woman nearly Succeeded In thro,,,,n,,
7. Herseii from thrd-story window. sin
otners threw themselves on tho doors
- u ,.l me boards with their heads and
3 ~ neart-rending tones cried that thcIr
husbands would kill them IL thew dIs s.
ered they were arrested Retween N
1 ana 30 women who declared thev wora
married were In this predIcament c,thor.
protested strongly their Innocence 81 am,
wrong doing, asserting that thew had
gone to the houses either to play =
socia game OF cards or to see women
friends. " '' N'''ei'
All their protestatons were IN 3va,n
however. and these women received con,
Y sidcra bly, less symrathy than the Young
or ones who admitted thar positions
and philosorhicallv became resigned a,
their rate Inn house on Oxford Street
near Seventh -four couples were found
ihey mad been at n theatre and were in
evening dress. The cries Of the women
were pitiful as their male friends plead
co Tor their release. declaring tint they
belonged TO good families and had only
called at the place because the hotels
closed at y o'clock. With others they
We're loaded into n patrol wagon nnd
taken to the Twelfth police 6istrjct
Three OF the women swooned after win
~ Offering valuable Jcwelry to be re.
eased: Their companions had already
offered what money thew had in their
possession and their gold watches and
diamond studs All the parties gave rs.
snmed names. but IT was declared That
their identity Is known
Many old-timers were arrested. among
them being Johanna Damedo, GO veors
old. of Twelfth and Thomson Streets
Some time ago she pleaded guilty, and
was fined 5000 and costs UPON promising
to give up business. She nut lin n "For
Sale Z sign. hut 1t is commended that she
d did not quit business. She claimed to
have strong pull Many hoys not
more than 16 years old were arrested.
ms we'll ms girls apparently not more
than II wears old.
The affair, although so serious. had
many humorous sides. For instance. an
entire team of crickets in their field
toys, were cantured on Vine Street,
near Tenth. They said thew were from
Bermuda. A South Eleventh Street wo-
man protested against her arrest and
declared that the police We're exceeding
their duty, as sho claimed to DO the
friend Of n prominent Republican states
man.
Harsh Treatment at City Hall.
While the plans for the raid were
carefully made, some Of tho incidents at
the City Hall called forth the ndirna-
ton Of Witnesses. Superintendent of Po-