The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-02
JEROME IN WHITE SLAVE CASE
TELLS THg INDEPENDENT M
NEI OLENT<TOT TELL THETETTH
Thls CNeaa Is the Concern Accused ~ tire
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Hompea-It Turns over Isa n0okS

The white slave trAfic' investisA-
ton which - now taking up the time Of
Assistant District Attorney Appleton
and the Rockefeller Grand Jury attracted
some brand new attention yesterday
afternoon around the Criminal Courts
Building when IL vas reported that ex-
District Attorney Jerome had appeared IN
the building IN the interest % the New
York Indspendent Benevolent Association.
This 10 the Fast Side gAniKAtiou that
has had 10 stand the br'Int o. the charges
of an organized trafIic IN prostitutes and
their eArninGs.
Mr.. Jerome did not care to saw any
thing about II.
Tho New York Indepsndeni Benevolent
Association hlossomed into itS greatest
notorisiy Just before last election day
when McCiGTs's N0soEaas for Novemher
published the article nv George kibhe
Turner The Daughters Of the Poor,
wherein the writer accused Tammsny
and some ct lts East SiSie henohmen Of
traficking IN poor Jewish girls IN an or
xaniEed. systematic manner Ihose
charges and suhseqIeut oueH. which soon
became one Of The biggest ISSUES " the
recent campaign. prompted the lnve-ti-
CATION hv the RockeIellcr Grand Jury.
The association attracted the attention
~ he Immigration commission inv~-i'-
gators WIN were anpontsd IN 1891 ~
resoons. 20 Senate Resolution Va. ~
To look INTO tn" question ~ importing
and hArhoring women tor immoral pur-
noses THIS work ~ SAD 20 hav" coa'
IN the rp,EhhorhoOd Of Sson III. A. 'n
organ, zsd trafiC ~ women the report first
had this To ~av.
There ha- neon lpI,h all ~ 'he news
paper~ NJ q gf"a' Wunopoli~iiC crpoTaiion
whose business - - impcrf and rNploT
the-e unfortunate women. The
commission ta~ been uuAbs 20 earn of
am such corporation ana docs not heieve
IN - cNIstsu'e
The r,.port then goes nn To Ssv that
Doubtless the dealers IN giris. having a
common interest have a wide acqtIaint-
anc~ among themselves. and ~ adds.
Thsrs are Two organizations of impor-
taure-"Re Fr~nch the oGhsr l~Wish-
although - organizations they 10 not
import Npparcntly they haze ~arh oihsr
hut their memter< would naturally ON
forces against he nmmon an~niv
Pprhap- the hest known OrEa ANIMATION
~ this kind tharhoriHg women for i'm
moral purpo-@-I Throughout ihe country
in i'aa under hs nsIn~ ~ he New N"rS
Incepenrent Bsn-vo,eRt association NJ
stated in thcir 'srt iNcate NJ Incorporation
the obIerts were benevolent. prov ding
for q weekly pavmeni - SICK members and
for burial They had cemetery lot
Plat hush where members buried
According 70 the information re-eivsd
the mann Ohie-t nf Inc a~sorist'on Was q
As~tzi 10 rMembsrs many of whom
keepers Of disoTcieTv houses. ~ carving
On their huRine-- and especially N defeai-
ing the Law When one was arrested for
committing a 'riui- money Ws- raised To
aa~s-t him. Money was raised also for
protection fes-
NlthouTh tho organization d,d not I'm
part Vouen many ~ - members dsd
They hal regular tHeetins- m New York
for the transaction ~ hu-tne-=. bur their
MEMBER Wers widely @Catierett even
far % victorla and Vancouver
The following ~ q copy of printed "arn
sent ~ memhers "a attend rho funeral
0f woman who had been murdered. Talk
in the resorts of the ns.ighborhood m the
he people ~ her class believed thar she
had been murdered h--ause N" had dts
carJied adritrpr
WV YoUK ISDEPHSpENT BFNFy "tTNr
ASSOCIATIONS
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tans. ~ ""lo"k -harp. rom IN" Morgn",
Tventy-@ix'h air~cr For Bnt attending
o. I'm" BY order ~ tn" president
= S,HLIFEA. 49, retarv
George Kihbe Turner's article charged
that ~. RESERVATION was formed nv a
nunhsr ~ nrocurer. one dav whiIs
rs,',rr,rv from the GIneraIof San, EngsI
- Era,bsr ~ Marin FngeI TaUnsry
I...dor ~ Vha oId Rad Isgh, di.syi.,
The rsason for organIginR aid Turnsr'.
s.ti,,ls - he r~alizatinn Ia, the 40,
s.arnor.,or- ,ha, -tbS s.ntiyne1, ~ ,b.
Isrs~ ~ me pa, side againss nsn ~
,ha,r nrofs.sion b.rr.d th..rn gensrnIIy
from soc,~tia- xiving daath benSsits and
-, ,,a,,..,d dis.~r,rn,na ton aaaip.s th.,,,
~ he nIrcbS.e 81 hur,aI Mac. m ~,
1900 .
go, aS,sr A..iu,,nt D,.,r,c, A,,orr.v
An,I@,cr hssan III. snve-tisatior "a ~,
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80, A. Is.v.rs,.;n ynI,,n,av,,y a.
- ,C NJ Acrl.tor's oeyScs ~ ~
49, &c. AT ,hs s..oc,.,in,,
,I;II;n1,v ,,,rned over two 81 h. scro,',,,