New-York tribune., 1905-01-18
KEPT GIRL Il PRISONER.
Tictim Kisses Feet of Police Captain
WhO AidS Her.

In conversation with Tribune reporter yesterday
Isaac \. Seligman, who, with Jacob H. Schiff,
Adolph Lewisohn and other wealthy philanthropic
Hebrews is waging war on the cadet system on
the East Side. declared that within the next few
days A special committee would be appointed
conduct vigorous fight against the Infamous sys-
TEN and those responsible for its maintenance.
The appointment of the committee, however"
he continued will await the disposal Of the cases
now before the court"
Simon &. Moot, the lawyer who is representing
your interests in the affair. remarked the reporter
'is Of opinion that the final solution of the cadet
problem lies in the segregation OF the social evil.
Is this your view?'
Segregation" said Mr. Seligman. has been sue
cessfully Dractised in Europe but there is un-
doubtedly a body OF Puritanical opinion opposed
it here, and 1 doubt whether New-York is ripe
for such a scheme. As TO the present cases many
Of those cadets who are still at large seem TO be
fleeing TO Philadelphia and there is no doubt that
our action in prosecuting is having its effect.
We mean TO carry on the hght 10 the death.
There viii be let-up."
Mr SeIig1nar expressed great confidence in Mr..
Noot.
Mr. Noc- haz Il confererce with Mr.. Selig1nan
yesterday Judging from letters and from visits
I havs received from grief stricken fathers and
mothers to-day" Air. Moot told the reporter the
conditions are far worse than even had supposed
them 10 be-"
Throughout the day Mr. Noots office was beset
by parents Of errIng women and girls. or by the
cadets prey.
From personal inspection of the district around
Fourteenth-st. and Third-ave. made by Mr Moot
in company with plain clothes men the lawyer
noted q mark dnlnuuoh Oh SIee' "a4heI9 oIl
Monday night.
A case which Magistrate Cornell termed one OF
the worst he had ever listened to, and winch pro
voked his criticism Of District Attorney jerome
came before him in the Essex Market court yes
terday. EV. kdelstein. sixteen years old, accom-
panied by Nathan Cohn. tailor. OF No 80 East
One d-siXteenth-st., appeared IN couit
The couple had gone Captain Murtha, OF the
EldridRest station, and asked for protection from
two men and woman with whom the CIR! salo
The girl said that she had been kept for I'M
moral purposes. On the refusal 20 continue that
life Cohn had found her room in e-hundred-
and-eichth-st with a respectable family and OBJ
tanned for her place 70 work. -,
on Saturday. Cohn told the captain. the trio with
whom the girl had lived called on him ana de-
handed the Girl After threatening him. he al
legged thew assaulted him.
Captain Murtha, with Detectives Gallgan, Land :
ova and Handy investigated the case, and found
found they alleged. that Abraham Goldberg, his
VIE Malk. and Joseph Cohn a hunchback, had
kent the girl d prisoner and lived on what money
she made The three were arrested and arralgned
in court Magistrate Cornell, when he heard the
story. said; , .,, -. =,
s1rnnose this Is OF District Attorney Jerome s
.sDoradic' cases he tells about in the morning
paDers in which he SAYS there is no cadet system
in the city. Why, this thing has been going or
iUT T,e trio were held in 81 OOe bail each on the
ab1ucton charge and $500 bail each on the assault
charge for examination to-day.
AS the girl being taken from court she
fell at Captain Murtha's feet and tried 10 kiss
them, by way OF showing her gratituds.