The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-05
WHITE SLAVE
y TRADERS FLEE
Confession Of One Man in Court Gives
Suspects Warning and They
Y Make Their Escape.

: NEW iOak, May 5.-Seurryins
franticaliy To cover aitcr aoandoninr
, their resorts 10 i.cutonanIs with oi
ders 10 sell them for what they cav
set. recognized leaders ol the Nhit,
Save" tranlc IN tnis city are scatter
lng 10 tnc tour wlnds.
The uolOm has dropped out or TN,
trainc and buying anu seiiing Oh ""
men in New ORR has receive. bio"
from which ~ will proDao'y meier =
Coycr some "a the i,autts in l+'
trade aic rushing 10 Edrutv. otne
to South America aud Cdnaad.
A. usual the police laleJ 10 real'l
the ma-n tude oi lhelr Opportuhli!
There IL intense cha sIia in tue 49,
triO attorney . oiiI,e ,nat the pre-
is slipping lnrougn the laws net.
Tie biunder came Ia pertnlttln
Henry levlnaon 80 plead Sulty an
announce in open court that he was
to tgrn states evidence. within an
hour SIS persons, ,mpncated uy hin
In his confession. ale known TO haF,
lCtt town.
FoiioMing LCrinson's complete con
feSsIon 10 IN. distrlCt attorney las'
uigat SIX warrants were issued. Thes,
were returned by Detective e.
Haynes today with the statement tha.
ali mad disappeared. \ general policf
alarm has been sent ont and tGey Viii
be- eAtralitcd If caught.
Belle Moore. and Alexander Ander
son. coloroi. formally pleaded no.
guilty 20 tram king III women befot
judge Cram today They were 20
committed tor triai in default OF SO.
600 bail and THEN attorney VIII dc
mand a change OF venue.
~ least three men and three NO
men have been named by i.eyinscr
a. CONDUCTING "stockades where
white slaves were sold Levinson =
attorney admitted that his client Ia
not told all Ills future develations
il Is expected. viii exceed those e;
yesterday n their sensational details
Whitman is determined 10 find the
men ana women rhighcr up in tlr
organized band OF white slavers t.
that end he is today obtaining the
names OF The wealthy owners of prop
crty in which these white slave
s,ockades arc located and he declares
he viii prosecute them for leasin
their property for such purposes. Mcu
and women oil business ana social
prominence. are said to be violating
the Law which prohibits the lcasia9
OF houses for disorderly resorts.
That the crusade l., bound 10 pu'
an end 10 The terrible traffic IN cir
Is predicted BY Edward Carpet, Levin
sons attorney. who urged his client
70 plead guilty and turn states evi'
Gence. in the hope that the Whit
slave business might he stamped on.
Carpet today issued the following
statement:
District Attorney Whitman has
broken thc back of the white slave
system not ualy in New York. but
throughout the ccMue THROUGH h''
% WHITE s9Go F l,c4 T. IT. snr N relation G9
to come ! ,hink that the ends Of ia e
tice and the interests Of my client
are hest served by full ana IRE"
confession of the terrible conditions
which have prevailed until now
THE story OF white slavery reekS
with the filth Of the under world, ara
l.cvinson j. but one OF the pitiful rat",
victim Of this unhcly system. who
mas crept from the holes of vice 10 be
caught by he hand Of justice.
I.evinSou's confession barred tNe
system Of white slavery 70 the word
and showed that New York was me
clearing house. from which immature
and innoccrt girls were sent To houses
OF PROSTITUTION in all parts Of America.
lie TOLD he district attorney Il
three "stCckades" where any number
vi girls were always kept on han !.
their charms displayed 10 prospective
purchasers and their price fixed ac-
cOrding TO 4 SET scale