New-York tribune., 1907-03-22

RED LIGHTS STILL BURN
So Says McCEntock, of the old Tice
Infested District.

Thomas 7, NTcC1intock superintendent Of the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Crime said yesterday
that the red light district covered by the police
Of the 5th street station, under Captain Shaw.
,.s running wide OPEN ard that some OF the
rolicer-e- we're working hand in hand with the.
women who infest the streets Captain Shaw.
commander of the precinct, denies that such is the
case and says that the precinct IS IN oe'ter cohol-
tion now than II has been for hve years.
Mr. AEcC1intock's statement caused by the
arrest about midnight on Wednesday night of Will
lam II Hartman, one OF the detecuVes OF the so
cisty who was in the precinct investigating condl-
tions Hartman was arrested by Patrolman John
Craynb who charged him with lettering at 1st
street and Second avenue and refusing to move
NJ, when ordered TO do So According TO the story
told by Cram5 yesterday morning IN the YORK
vile police court TO Magistrate cornell when ne
had ordered Hartman to move on there had been
a 6isnute which ended by Hartman telling the
policeman that he protecting women OF the
streets.
Hartman told different story. He said that IN
cournanv with his partner Robert s. Mcclellan. he
was in the precinct to observe how the law was
bsine obeved He said that he had run across the
policeman several times during the night ana that
finally Cramb approached him, caught MIN py the
collar and threw him into the street. Mcclellan
who was standing on an opposite corner at the
time Of the arrest. corroborated Hartman After
hearing the two stories Magistrate Cornell dis
charged Hartman. When Cramb attempted TO
make another statement to the magistrate ne was
ordered from the bridge -,
superintendent McClintock said last night tnat
che arrest was an outrage. For some time com
plaints have been made at the ofce OF the society
botb in writing and IN person. Of the number OF
women who infest the streets IN the nelshooFhoou
where Hartman was arrested he said.
Our attention has also been called to a numoer OF
cigar stores in the same neighborhood which
are nothing more than blinds for disorderly
houses. This ruse is an old one, but TO all ap-
nearances has fooled the police. We have evidence
that there is some agreement between the police
and the women. We have them leave their
POSTS and spend their time in saloons and cigar
stores
CAPTAIN Shaw. who was brought over from
BROOKLYN four months ago by Commissioner Bing-
ham 10 take command OF the 18th Precinct, has at
present thirty men TO cover forty posts and has
six plain clothes men.
II am ana always have been. willing to assist
Mr.. McCHntock and his society in everything that
7 can said Captain Shaw last night 81 do not
know as Yet the full particulars OF the arrest OF
Hartman. / have instructed ali the members OF
my force 10 keep the corners clear OF loiterers
and suppose that # while doing this that
Cramb made the arrest.
The 18th Precinct has always been a great deal
oF frouble 10 the captain in charge. During the
Schmittberger cleaning up. Few years ago,
nuunber OF the law VOlat moved uptown into the
territory covered by the "Tenderloin" precinct
when Captain Hodgins sent up 10 the Ten
derloin he made a determined crusade against the
disorderly house and cadet systems with the
TessIlf that some vice returned to the East Side.
and it is this which is causing Captain Shaw's
trouble.