The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-03

New York May 2.-The price paid in
the New York white slave" market for
young girls was made public to-day after
the special grand jury. Of which John d.
Rockefeller. jr., is foreman. had returned
Indictments against Belle Moore, a negro
woman; Alec Anderson. a negro. and
Harry Levinson, charging them with the
sale for purposes OF prostitution OF four
girls
II appeared that George A Miller, a
former government agent who worked
for the Roosevelt Congressional commit
tee in 1907 in the investigation Of immi-
grafton abuses. and who is one Of the
secret agents employed by the district
attorney In the present investigation, paid
( $40 for Ida Greenberg and Gussle Enrich
whom he procured from Harry Levinson,
and Sl2O for Alice Milton and Belle
Woods. two girls said to be under eight
/ cen years, whom he purchased from Belle
Moore. Alice Anderson is said 10 have
/ had part in the second transaction
May Charge Kidnapping.
! II was also intimated by Assistant Dis
( trict Attorney Press that the grand jury
may be asked TO indict the Moore woman
and Anderson on a charge Of kidnapping
in connection with an eleven-year-oId
girl, who was seen by the district at
torney's agents in a fiat said 10 have
been run by the negro woman. but who
disappeared While negotiations for a sale
were under way.
The three prisoners. who were in the
Tombs in default Of Sl5,oco bail each, were
taken before Judge Grain IN Part I Of
General Sessions later in the day and ar
raigned for pleading BY request Of their
counsel the prisoners were granted until
Thursday to make their pleas
Assistant District Attorney Press asked
Judge Grain 70 make the bail $4,000 for
each prisoner because Of the serious
ness Of the offeuse and because the peo-
pie fear that II bail IS fixed in less amount
the prisoners viii leave the jurisdiction"
Mr. Press told the court that the prls-
oners were charged with the sale Of girls /
for the purpose OF prostitution. and that
the money was paid to these people and 1
the sale contaminated.
Why Large Bond Is Asked.
Counsel for the prisoners began 10 pro- /
test against such large bond being re- /.
quired, and then Mr.. Press announced /
that IN the case OF Belle Moore and Alice I
Anderson II was possible that "a more /
serious charge may be brought in con-
necton with the loss Of an eIeven-year- /
old girl FOR whom the police are now
searching end who has been intimately /
associated with the defendants" He I
added that h was suspected that the 4
child had been removed from the State.
The child referred 20 by Mr.. Press IS /
the one said 20 have been seen by the
district attorneys agents in the custody
Of the colored woman.
When Assistant District ATTORNEY
Reynolds heard about the child he or
dered his agents 20 include her in the
purchases Of white slaves" which they
were planning 20 make ARRANGEMENTS
We're made 70 buy the child. supposedly
for the purpose Of placing her in dis
orderly house in the West. but before
the deal went through the district at
torneys We're told that the little Cirl T.
had sprained her ankle and had been sent II
away. The agent who saw the child /.
said that she was pretty and behaved
modestly
After learning Of this phase Of the case,
Judge Grain said he would fix bail at
$4,000 for each defendant, subject 70
later motion TO reduce II. None Of the
prisoners secured a bondsman. and they
We're sent back 10 the Tombs.