The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-14
BANKERS anti. VICE CRUSADE
SCHIFF AND SELIGMAN FIGHT
TO STOP ADDICTION 81 STEM.
Eighteen Arrests Yesterday as Result OF
Ten Weeks Work by Private Detectives
Jewish Girls Held In slavery Men
Who Prey on Them Are Organized.

Who Prey on Them Are Organized.
Jacob H. SchiT, }. II Seligman and
other prominent Hebrews have started
crusade to suppress the traffic in young
Jewish girls AS q first result from IT,,
eighteen persons were arrested yesterday.
The raid vas said 10 be the most important
in its bearings ever made on the East Side.
The movement Is being managed for lts
hackers by Lawyer Simon c. Moot. and this
is the story he tells Of its origin
All the Magistrates have been remark
ing the very large number of Jewish girls
arraigned before them az street walkers.
Magistrate Cornell made careful observa-
tons Tor several months. and at last he
laid the facts before Mr.. SchiG, telling him
that the abduction system was Aourishing
10 a greater extent than ever before. lie
urged something be done to break 1t up.
Mr. Schif had conference with Banker
j II. Seligman and two other prominent
Hebrews, and IL was determined to take
strong action to suppress the evil The
four pledged all the money necessary for
the campaign and retained Mr.. Moot to
prosecute il. Five private detectives were
employed ten weeks ago 20 get evidence
They were supplied with funds and sent
10 live among the persons they were after
Az they spent money freely they we're re-
oeived with open arms. They made daily
reports, and a mass OF evidence was piled
UP that will be brought out on the e1amina-
ton OF the prisoners.
Eight men and ten women we're arrested
yesterday The raiders had thirty warrants
issued by Magistrate Barlow ia the York
vile police court at noon. The warrants
we're issued with great secrecy An
order had been sent for Probationary
Officers Van Keuren and Thomas. who are
attached to the courts OF Magistrates Cor
nell and Whitman. to be on hand. Proba-
tionary Officer Leigh. who Is with Magis-
trate Barlow. joined them They were
instructed by Magistrate Barlow to act
with Lawyer Moot.
All hands went TO the Fifth street station
and the lawyer told Capt. McDermott that
he wanted men and three patrol wagons
The captain assigned five plain clothes men
10 help him.
The raiding party first went 10 I'll East
Fourteenth street One OF the warrants
called for George Belts, known 70 the police
az Kid Belts. pugilis, of East Side repute
into the bedroom the Kid was In bed and
declared that he would not be arrested
without q fight
I'D do ten years for my fellow Mollis
said TO the detectives. Leave him alone
and take me"
We want you, too Wasseuan re-
sponded
just then Belts caught sight of the man
who had collected evidence against him.
He jumped out Of bed with an oath. and
picking up water pitcher said.
IN take his skull or If go TO the chair
for it
He drew back his arm 10 hurl the missile
when Van keuren seized his wrist and the
two had a struggle about the room. One
Of the other detectives poked the muzzle
Of his revolver into the Kids face and he
surrendered The man and woman were
marched of TO the patrol wagon and the
raiders went TO 239 East Eleventh street.
where they arrested Samuel Scott, otherwise
known as Scotty, and Alice Rodgers. Both
arc Russian Hebrews
News Of The raid soon spread and crowds
began to collect and follow the raiders
THE shimshas are getting pinohed.'
WIS hNOulcu hilOIB INC NAcNN VI sFoStS-
tors
Shimsha is the East Side word for loafer
who has plenty of money but never works
The news spread about so rapidly that
number Of those for whom warrants were
issued heard it in time to get out Of the
way.
After few arrests in the Twenty-seoond
street precinct. all the prisoners were taken
10 the Yorkville court, One of the detec-
tives said that the women are really white
slaves that they are beaten and otherwise
maltreated by their masters. One girl in
particular has seven stab wounds on her
body that her master gave her because she
did not earn money enough for him. There
is a regular organization OF the men. the
lawyer declared. The Paul Kelly gang Is
composed of them.
The women prisoners we're charged with
disorderly conduct and the men with being
migrants. They we're held in $500 bail
each for examination to-day.
Magistrate Barlow refused TO accept as
bondsmcn the proprietors Of several Raines
law hotels who fastened TO court from
lower Third avenue.