New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-30
FOUR "WH|TE SLAVES"
BOUGHT IN NEW YORK
Rockefeller Grand Jury Agents
Cause Arrest of Men and
Woman as Sellers.
COLLEGE WOMEN SLEUTHS
Posing as Seattle Traders, They
Found a Dealer Who Would
Have Sold Girls Two Years
Ago for SIS or $40.

The existence in this city Of trsf,s
in white slaves was established yester-
day by the grand jury Of which John ID.
Rockefeller. jr.. Is foreman. A white
man and a negro woman. from whom
representatives Of District Attorney
Whitman. posing as representatives OF
disorderly houses in Seattle. charge
that they literally purchased four
young girls TO be shipped TO that city.
were arrested by Detectives Rayens.
Thomas. Russo and Leigh. Of the Dis.
trict Attorneys staff.
The purchase was completed after
negotiations covering several weeks by
two women and man. the former grad
yates of Smith and Radcliffe colleges
and the latter a former agent Of the
government Because they are still az
work the identity of these agents has
not been disclosed. Mr. Whitman said
last night that other arrests and dis
closures would be made i'm the near
future. A possible exposure OF police
corruption was intimated by Mr.. Whit
man.
Belle Moore of No. 34s West 41st
street. and Harry Levinson. of No. rs
East Sd street. are the alleged dealers
from whom the quartet of girls was
bought. "Aleck' Anderson was also ar
rested last night in the Union Cafe. az
No. 1870 Broadway. near 39th street.
where he was employed Anderson and
another negro are alleged TO have Op-
Grated with Belle Moore. The arrest OF
the other negro was expected last night
Levinson was held yesterday for the
grand jury by Magistrate Breen IN S1O.-
600 ball Assistant District Attorney
Press tried to have the bail fixed at So
O0O The others will be arraisned before
Magistrate Breen to-day. 1t is under
stood that the grand jury has already
indicted them upon evidence presented
by Assistant District Attorney Reynolds.
who has handled the white slave" in
vestigation before that body.
Actual Purchases Of Girls.
''In order clearly TO establish the ex-
istence of the white slave traffic. said
Mr. Whitman last night, Mr. Reynolds
arranged 10 make actual purchases OF
girls in the TenderIoin and other sections
of the underworld from those reputed 10
be large dealers
skilled investigator not known i'm
New York were engaged and put 10
work in the heart Of the Tenderloin-
They were represented as purchasers OF
girls. Friendly and CONFIDENTIAL reis-
tiOns were established with some OF the
most influential procurers and dealers.
BY these means valuable first hand in
formation was obtained regarding the
white slave trade. Reports were made
daily TO Mr.. Reynolds and TO the grand
Jury at each session
THE agents we're told Of the prices
paid for the girls, methods employed N
the business and in some cases Of the
corrupt relations existing between the
traders and certain police officials
Past and present conditions of the
traffic were frequently contrasted. tbs
trading during the present winter being
described as exceptionally light on ac-
count of the general alarm caused by
the sitting Of the white slave grand
jury
Girls for IS or $40 Once
"Ons large dealer declared 10 ths
agents that though two years ago hs
could have sold them all the girls they
wanted for So or $40 apiece he would
not risk selling one now in New York
for $1,000
I'm spite Of this general caution. pu--
cbases for cash were made OF four girls
two through an East Side dealer. who
boasted of having formerly made larss
sales TO other cities. and two from a So
called 'black-and-tsn' procurer. who was
holding and selling white girls for ths
use of both negroes and white men.
1.-TWO Of the four girls are eightes1
and two are under that age A suostar-
tial sum was paid for each one. Thsir
testimony will be needed. and they srs
now under the protection OF this ofics.
They will be cared for until the cases srs
disposed of. and afterward. II need be
The cases will be pushed for trial az tbs
earliest possible date"
Two Of the girls are Polish Jews and
two apparently Americans.
Ievinson has been known under sew
eraI names. IL is said. including Hsrry
Druckman. Harry SchapirO and Harry
7 evils. Belle Moore Is also charged with
disOrderly house at tho
81 tst street address. Anderson was en-
ployed in a minor capacity at the Union
Gaze. which Is owned by the Union CATS
Company. of which George F. Considins
is president.
Considire Ready TO .,iVs Bail.
Considiue was present when Detecttvs
Edmund Leigh arrested Anderson. and
said ne would like TO know the nature 81
Anderson's offence in order that he
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