The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-22

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other interview with him." said Com
stock after looking at his notes.
Insufficient Evidence.
II told Thaw that we had found no
evidence OF the occurrences In, the
Twenty second st. place. We discussed
hiring an apartment In the tower Tor
the purpose OF putting one OF my men
there SO that we could get necessary
evidence 10 convict. / believed we
could find out where the girls were
kept and where they were sent TO from
there. One OF my assistants made APP
plications TO rent an apartment In the
tower, but he was told that there was
long list or applicants on ME ana
that 1t would be some time before hts
application would be reached. We had
TO abandon that plan.
Cross-eNamined by Jerome:
Odd you eer see this letter before
(Jerome handing Comstock letter..
Al brought II 10 court today
Q-Were you a witness at the last
trial?
Al was subpoenaed but was too i'll
TO appear.
LittIeton Reads Letters.
Littleton then read the letters TIE
first one had been introduced at the
trial II described three places de-
voted 10 orgies and the running OF
young girls filled with pictures, not
legally obscene perhaps. You reach II
by doors like those to gambling houses
over a toy store and the letter goes
on to tell OF workmen who heard girls
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES girls usually 10
years old.
The letter continued:
The places was partially closed
several years ago at the time or
the Pie Girl" as usual a young
girl. There Is probably nothing 10
do here until one OF the scoundrels
Is seen entering alone with girl
In half an hours time II other
persons don't arrive. crime VIII
There has been thousands com
mitted and each time one OF these
young girls Is taken there they
perform ceremony in plate at
l22 East Twenty Second near
the charity organization society
and the society for the Prevention
of Crime.
The Room OF Mirrors.
1t is n building that appears half
closed and contains works of art
a bed and q bath. Everything Is
expensive. From the top front
room there Is door that is lined
with pictures and II conceals itself
In a wall. This door leads into a
--eAaEAt-see+s4- lIsaaa- mi rrora-
which is lighted with electric
In the front room is a valuable
picture OF a nude woman. Ii Is
peculiar in its Infamous sugges-
With the letter was enclosed a small
diagram OF the premises.
The next letter was new one, not
having been introduced at the first
trial II was as follows:
Dear Mr.. comstock:-I hope that
you are thoroughly recovered.
With this you will find paperful
copy for MFR. Jerome. VIII send
one. Meanwhile / shall not men
ton this in any way. These ravish-
ers have lots OF money and some
have lawyers like Hummel to as
sist them. OF course, they would
much regret for their society
friends to know OF their relations
A clerk came to me from Whites
Office named Hartnett, to look
after this matter, but i would have
nothing TO do with him. A faith
full plumber can get you testimony
OF all these crimes. A workman
on the roof OF 1872 West Twenty
second-st. might drop some tools
through the skylight and see the
picture OF the naked women hang
Ing on the wall.
Last year a woman brought
suit in Paris and IL was brought
out that she was the original OF
IL you wish to see the letters
supposed to have been written In
New York, write to me. Miss Hell
en- Gould might assist you.
Describes Edna Chase.
The third letter which was marked
personal" was as follows:
New York, Nov. IL, 1904.
Mr. Anthony Comstock,
140 Nassau-st-. city.
Dear Mr.. Comstock:--EdnaC Chase
lives with her mother at Ala West
Twenty-second-st. telephone l443-
II, Thirty eighth-st. a music hall.
She is dark. well groomed. has
fine features and Is Is years and
two months old. a
A year ago the blackguard went
after her, but saved her when
she needed help Have referred
her TO Mr.. Lispenard Steward. He
saidethat he would look after her
she was so innocent. etc.
In the spring, some people said
that he was devoted TO some girl
not In society. But IL probably
was lie, but he took less care or
Edna Chase when he left for Eu-
| rope than he did when they went
away. The blackguard met her
and became n great friend or the
mother, as in all these bad cases.
There Is certainly no man IKE
him.
with her. We feel that I'm spite or
her troubles she Is no longer ger, IN IN
found out and II Will be the end
OF his crimes.
He would not attempt 70 try to
convince any court OF HE inno-
cence. Please destroy this.
The letters we've all admitted and
read TO the jury.
The next letter was written on let.
terhead OF the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
and was as follows:
Dear Mr.. Cofnstock;
Resides the four victims spoke
OF within IA months. there H. an
othery She II young manicure
girl on Twenty-third-st think.
THE BLACKBOARD asked her to marry
him and then he left her. This all
got out, and II Ii spoken or in the
newspaper Offices. In ~ few days
4 hope TO send you her flane
The biackguard/ went TO her
house and sent her sister TO Eu-
rope. 1 will tell you all about this
as soon as can get down TO see
YOU. Please destroy this. En-
closed rs secret service fund with
humber Yours sincerely.
II. X. r..
Jerome then asked the witness about
the letter written Oct. f3,4eef This
was the letter that had the referen 2
to the pie girl" The district attor