Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-10-31
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PHOENIX
Apologies for Men, Learning
Officers Are After Them for
Base Crimes, Make Hur-
ded Departure.
(Phoenix Democrat.l

phoenix Democrat.l
Finding that instead of getting
cooler as the approach of winter
would indicate, Phoenix was getting
hotter than they could stand, hasty
departure has been taken by the two
agents who have made Phoenix dis
tributing point for unfortunate
women.
Just in time did these gentry leave
rnOeHIxs IOr Ine IeUeraI duJn0TIuies
were about to close the net and draw
them in. Had they remained a few
days more their arrest would certain
ly have followed.
The first agent went north Friday
night and the second following Sat
urday night, but going over the south
ern route. Both took women with
them, and it Is now believed that
Phoenix is rid of them.
The credit Tor their departure be
longs to H. Friedman. whose perse-
verance in the face OF threats OF
bodily injury has brought to the at
tention of the community the pres
ence of the two procurers. and the
danger that they would make efforts
to entrap innocent young girls in this
valley.
Both of the men made an attempt
TO keep up an appearance of respect
bility, but their vocation was so well
known 90 many local people that the
pretense did not fool those they
would like to deceive. Their expos
ure brought about their disappear
ance.
Phoenix was never better rid OF
two men than it is of these human
leeches," said Friedman this morn
| ing, ''and / am glad that we were
able to get them out of the city with
out being forced to prosecute.
But prosecute we fully intended to
do as soon as the proper amount OF
evidence could be secured against
them to warrant Our lodging a com.
plant. / feel certain that the federal
authorities would have acted before
long
1T has been a disgrace to Phoenix
| that these men should come here and
make it their head quarters for their
business. Decent people shot ID net
have to breathe the same air wiz
men of this stamp
I Several immigration insp 7ctcrs
have been working in l'hoeni;s quiet
/ ly during the past few weeks under
the direction of Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Strauss, and it i;
said that plans were already made tc
| file charges against them and bring
about their arrest.
The charge against the men would
| probably have been that of bringing
women into the country for imnora
purposes, it being established that
the two agents in Phoenix were but
a part of q big organization in New
York that annually imports thou
| sands OF ignorant, foreign girls.
Secretary Strauss is about to strike
| at the head of the organization ant
| is said to be investigating in New
| York, Chicago and other big cities
From the women themselves eyidenc'
that viii help to bring about conyic
lions is being secured
Many OF these women after landing
in New York are promised honorable
employment in remote parts of tn,
United States. After reaching thei
destination they are forced into live
of shame. Frequently to bring abou
their ruin the agents of the compan.
go through a mock marriage cere
mony, deserving the women after the.
have placed them in brothels ia
from friends or those to whom the,
can turn for help