The sun., 1910-05-13
CRAVE CHARGES BY CHILDREN
SAY WOMAN INTRODUCED THEU
TO BRUTlL DEPRNIITT.

MAGISTRATE IN Ilslding Iaer and a Itutcher
Rlames CheaP Thratres and Dance
Halls Ter Eyn Condillsns Fast side
Teacher Mobbcd WheR Arrested.
Six girls and two boys were in the
Manhattan avenue court in Williams
burg yesterday morning TO testify against
Mrs Mary jackson. who keeps a furnished
room house on Harmon street Three
Of the girls were only years old One
was y. another n. the sixth a. The
boyh were II and ~.
Much Of their testimony was whispered
10 Magistrate Frank y O'Reilly. One
Of the nine-year-olds. Olga Fischer.
whose story was oOrroborated by the
other children. said that Mrs. jackson
made a practice Of picking up children
on the street, taking them to moving
picture shows and then persuading them
70 20 TO the Harmon street house. where
they were placed At the mercy OF men.
Olga said that she had been terribly
mistreated by a butcher. Henry Abel
ol 27s Bleecker street who Was IN court
under arrest She and Mrs. Jackson
met Abel on the street az noon on April
-. and Mrs. jackson invited the man
to 20 with them TO the Harmon street
place. The child said she did not want
to 20. but was forced to,
She told Magistrate O'Reilly that Mrs.
Jackson had taken many children 20 the
house. giving them candy and sometimes
small sums Of money.
The Magistrate held Mrs Jackson
in s2.OOO hail and Abel without bail.
They were to appear Tor examination
this morning District Attorney Clarke
Of Kings county will be- ia the Manhattan
avenue court TO prosecute Mr.. Clarke
has been crilsAding against the dance
halls and evil resorts Of Williamsburg.
and expects to get from the present cases
evidence that will permit him TO close
some OF them.
Magistrate O'Reilly made this state
ment
Conditions on Broadway from its
intersection with hewes street and Flush
/ ing avenue are very bad Every night
| from : o'clock until O'Clock the streets
| are infested with girls ranging from
/ l7to2l years Of age OF -four girls brought
| before me last week Tor soliciting three
were under ls Two we're ruined by
married men and then forced upon the
streets.
The dance halls. tough social clubs
and cheap theatres are responsible Tor
such conditions.
Harris l.. Silver, a teacher Of German
with a small school Of his own al t5 sheriff
street. was in Essex Market police court
yesterday, on charges made by four
little girls. IL Is alleged thar he has been
in the habit Of luring children into his
school after hours.
Gussie RosensOn y years old. of ii5
Cannon street, confded her story to her
mother on Monday night The mother
became 10 violent that policemen were
called in Yesterday Agent FaTington
Of the Gerry society arrested silver at
| bis home, lls sheriff street
| A crowd u women and men used sticks
stones and bottles in an attempt to pun
ish Silver. FarrnEton's face was
scratched and his clothes were torn.
Magistrate krotel set hal az S5.u0U and
held Silver for examination tomorrow
Agent Harrington expects 20 have a dozen
complainants by then The four who
we're in court Yesterday aFe va RAMS
/ n years old Of ms Cannon sireeet: Gtssie
| Rosenson ~ ms Cannon street, Pauline
GstiinRor y. co. Madison street and Annie
SChloss y. n sheriff STREET
silver % 81 years old and - married.