The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-06
MANY TELL OF Evil TRAFFIC
mr. NOTHING IN RESPONSE
10 RRCKEFELLER APPEAL.
-TyrhanEcs" DeserIbed by LeySnaSa Ne
serted NfteF EIls Arrest -Early trial
e Promlsed-Ba Rednetlon Refused
runaway DON cry Giri's stoFy

HarTE IpNllSOn, the sell -couieNhc uuealaf
IN women. began relating TO District
Attorney Whitman on Wednesday was
rcntnusd Yesterday. but the details were
moi made public District Attorney Whit
man would only Say that Il l.svinsOn's
story could he corrObOrated Il would
b. If great help in the investigation.
Tho examination % LevinsOn will he
continued to-day Meanwhile detec-
uyss Ut the District Attorneys Office are
irving 10 verify some Of the ihinGs the
broker IN women has told Until they
DO verify these stories there will be no
warrants lsNued.
District Attorney Whitman hurried
b.. detectives ont on Wednesday after
hearing levinsoRs story Of the -sN-
changes' where young women were
.srt IN readiness 10 supply the demands
~ d.sorderly house keepers. The de-
ts-tiyes found deserted the fats where
the exchanges were conducted and
20 ned IN the neighborhOOd that the
PERSONS who had lived In them had left
hlrrledv soon after levinsOn's arrest
That such places as Levinson described
susted the District Attorney has no doubt.
10 adding to his narrative LevinsOn
tod IT several places similar TO that kept
Nv Belle Moore. the negress now under
Indictment Tor selling two white girls
~ the District Attorneys agent, Lew
,n.on named the places and they will
h. investigated. but the District Attorney
has little hope that he will find the per-
sons wanted at home. lsvinsOn said
that he knew Of Belle Moore. but did
no, Anow her personally. From the
mans own statement he was one Of the
PRINCIPAL dealers in women on the East
SIDE
leyinson is married and has a wife
and three children In Boston. When
arrested here he was living with a woman
Of the streets, and the District Attorney
has learned that he had a woman working
for him IN a disOrderly house In Seattle.
where he had placed her. This informa-
ton was gained from a letter written by
tho woman 10 Levinson explaining why
she had not sent him more money.
IAynson has never been convicted Of
crime 80 far a. the District Attorney
can earn. although he was once tried in
Boston for grand larceny. He has q
BROTHER who was also in the business OF
selling raincOats u women in the @e-.
changes' and disOrderly houses This
brother was convicted Of grand larceny
IN Geaeral Sessions four years ago and
sentenced N Elmira He has been out
" prison some time and Il rs said that he
will he az the District Attorneys once
to-day to tell what he knows u the busi-
nesz IN which his brother engaged
The demand Of the counsel for Belle
Moore and Aleck Anderson. the negro who
vas indicted with her. for the names Of
the witnesses who testified TO the Grand
Jury which indicted them was complied
with by Assistant District Attorney Press
Yesterday Mr. Press said that the wit
nesses were George A. Miller and Amy
Anderson. Miller " the District Attorney .
special agent who has been investigating
the trafic Mr. Press refused 10 say who
Amy Anderson II except that she IL not
one 81 the two college women who have
been helping Miller in the investigation.
A motion 20 reduce the $4,000 bail
under which Belle Moore and Aleck Ander-
son are held and 10 he allowed TO inspect
the minutes Of the Grand Jury was made
hv Alexander Karin OF counsel Tor the
negro and negress before Judge Grain
N General Sessions yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Karlin argued that ssS.OOo was an
unusual hail and that the District At
torney ought n snow strong and con-
vincinR reason Why Il should he required.
Ne added that the charge made by the
District Attorney when requesting the
curt 10 fX the high hail that Belle Moore
had in her apartment an eleven-year-Old
Firl who has since disappeared had not
ioen proved although the District At
tnrnev had had aeventy-twO hours IN
which % investigate Mr.. Karin said
that he was willing % et Mr. Press or
Mr Reynolds examine Belle Moore IN the
T0mhs concerning the child.
Judge Grain broke IN on Mr., KARIN q
A. r,in,ent 20 INQUIRE II Mr. Press how
hing Il would take 20 get Belle Moore and
A.eck Anderson 20 trial Mr. Press replied
That the cases would he ready within
three weeks a. the latest.
The right 10 inspect the minutes of the
Grand Jury the lawyer asked for on the
ground that there was reason Go believe
mar since the Grand Jury had heard
,uIy Miller and Amy Jackson and had
not examined any II the women who
vsre Sold the indictments had been
found on illegal and insufficient evidence
al that he intended 70 move TO set them
ss.de on these grounds.
In reply 20 the argument for a reduction
n nail Mr. Press said that the ciTcum-
Stances ~ the case remained unaltered
srca bail was fixed and that the only
Jnhatahe point vas concerning the
tustence III Helen Hastings, the little
r.rI 40 vas reported by Miller TO be an
innate II the neEress's fat He added
iHa' The District Attorney was using every
srort 10 find the child.
Judge Grain said that he would Yet the
ta sand a. So 90 each for Belle Moore
AID Aeck Anderson on condition that
rev we're brought 20 trial on or before
Nav ~ The public interest requires
'rsf these cases should be disposed 81
10. .pon a. possible he said. He added
mat Unless the pager filed by Mr.. KARIN
ufeTrd stronger grounds ~ ssppcrt OF
mo motion 10 examine the Grand jury
H.uues he would deny Il.
Inc District Attorney heard yesterday
ina woman named Belle Moore was
arrested about ten years ago a. the result
I raid which disclosed the t1ct tnAt
s1s IAN a disOrdarly house. where white
women and ColOTed women were kept.
The records are being searched IN an edort
o. earn Nheiher this " the same Belle
Moore
d. r.zpOnsg to the appeal made by JOhn
j. Rockefeller. Jr. a. foreman Of the
Grand Jury which IL Investigating the
iafr ~ women. Assistant District At
l'rn@y Reynolds resolved hundreds Of
'r''-r- Yesterday from persons Who
'hnpght hey had facts to present He