The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-03
PRISON YAWNS FOR YOUNG VOCALIST WHO THRUST GIRL
 INTO LIFE OF SHAME HERE
Motion Picture Theatre Singer AbandOnS Wife, Brings ParaOu
 Here and Puts Her in Dive
of the Notorious Herma Gang Arrested Again As Result of Shocking Depravity Disclosed In His
 Bank Sure ct Joint

professed a liking for him. They met at the theatre and elsewhere and finally when Carroll decided that work in the theatre was too arduous and arranged to go on the road he says for the Paris Slide Go. of Philadel- pLia, producers of illustrated an nounceme ment slides for theatrical use, he took the girl with him.
 They lived together in New York and on Wednesday came here, stop ping at the Fremont hotel in Middle street There he was directed to Her mans place, where he was told he might keep the girl and obtain ern- ployment for himself. He was told that Herman was a "cheap skate,' '' but that it would be better to get work there than go hungry.
 Just as. Carroll was reciting the story of his experiences with Herman, who gave him work at $1Q-a week, then said he would deduct $4 per week for his board, Herman was brought into the court room on a warrant issued by Prosecutor Della ney as the result of the confession of the girl.
 Carroll brazenIy told of his buying an apron that the girl might become Since the saloon legislation prohibit ing the lettering of women about the saloon has become effective, 1t has been the custom of the saloon keep CTS catering to the depraved trade of the Tenderloin to install wGnen who would not otherwise be following such employment, as. waitresses,thus avoid ing prosecution for allowing the wom- en to idle about their dives.
 From the revolting story of young Carroll, his charge was proving an apt pupil of the more hardened denf- zens of Herman's place. She gave him her earnings. But strangely enough, Carroll himself wrote the girls mother to tell her not to worry. that the girl was all right.
 The girl was kept upon the witness stand only long enough to confirm Carroll's story. Judge Foster prompt 1y found probable cause, after the de- tectives had testified, and then Her man was put to plea.
 Attorney Greenstein asked con tinuance until Thursday. Judge Foster said he was not willing the girl should be locked up as a witness until that time and he felt that the case was one that should be tried without any adopted the unusual and to him in convenient method of adjourn1ng court until o'clock when both Herman and the girl were placed on trial
 Herman and the girl appeared to be still friendly, for when he was brought into the court room he took chair near her and to the anguish of the mother, the girl and he maintained a lively conversation Judge Posters fixing of the bail of $500 in the case of Herman is regarded as significant Usually for such an offence as his the bail is less than half that sum.
 Herman is one of the so-calIed Her man Gang of which there are sev- eral brothers and an uncle The Hartford police drove them out of the city and they came here opening a chain of dives in which the depravity has been indescribable. Bartering fin women, trading them like cattle, has resulted in their being raided several times. Repeatedly the police have announced that the Hermans must leave the city yet they are still here, maintaining their joints as brazenly and openly as ever.