New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
GRAND JUROR BONDSMAN
Monroe L. Simon Went Security
for "DisorderIy" Women.
ACCOMMODATED A FRIEND
Facts Regarding Police Raid on
July 6 Just Now Come
to Light.

The name of Monroe l.. Simon, OF NO
11s6 Madison avenue, which is on the
records in the District Attorneys once
as a member OF the additional panel OF
the February grand jury, appears a rev
months later on papers hled IN the
clerks office OF the Court or Spec'a'
Sessions as bondsman for three women
who were arrested In a raid upon an al
legged disorderly house.
Patrolman Lawrence J. Beine on July
5 secured from Magistrate McQuade' sit-
ting in the West side court, warrants
for three women al No. l27 West Attn
street. on July Patrolman Beine, with
Patrolmen Henry c. Jessup. Joseph +.
BrawIey and George A. Bewett, al! OF
the Central Oflce squad, entered the
premises, and met the three women
known to them at that time only as
Lame Waitress" Jane Madame ana
Mary Doe"
On July 6 the warrants were served
upon the three women. Two were charged
with maintaining n disorderly house ana
the third with indecent exposure. Ihe
same evening they were arraigned Defore
MAGISTRATE Butts, In tho women's night
court.
All "Employed" at the House.
In court Jane Waitress" negress'
said her name was Emma Smith ana that
she had worked az a domestic IN inc s''h
street house for one week. Another oI inc
Young women said that her name was
0mDlONp0 III
the house. The third woman, MARY
Doe" told the magistrate that she was
Marcene Cawley, and had worked IN the
"show business" She had been employed
in tho 9Th street place for four months
This woman IL the one who was charSeu
by the policemen with having danced De-
fore them in most scanty attire.
After hearing the testimony OF the po-
lcemen Magistrate Butts decided to noid
the women In $1,000 bail each. Their law
Yer. Maurice Never Of No. 6l PARK ROW
who had been called from his bed. was
not I'm a position 70 furnish the bond, so
he called up his friend, Monroe simon
Mr.. simon Immediately hustled into his
clothes and rushed down to the Night
Court IN q taxicab. Then ne bailcf the
three women out.
As security Simon left with Magistrate
Butts his bond for two lots I'm Amster-
dam avenue south OF 1s0th street. he
said that he had bought them from An
toinetto Goldman on November 10 for
SOS, 900 on this property was one mort
gage OF slS,5o0. He declared that he
was the sole owner and that the property
mad a market value OF $4,000. He also
added on record that he was worth 5000
600 over and above all debts and llabii-
ties"
In answer TO the printed question-"Are
Won on any other bonds or undertakings,
II so what character and amount He
answered NO" His bond was later pre-
pared by A. c.. Wieson. who marked upon
II the information that the bondsman was
not on 'the d. A. list" That meant that
Mr.. Slmons name was not entered upon
I he "black list" OF the District Attorney
Simon Takes II as Joke.
Mr.. Simon was called on the telphone
last night and asked II 1t were true that
he. former member Of grand jury.
had bailed out from a police court three
women who had been arrested in rad
upon a disorderly house. He replied
Iaughirgly
'Why. yes. My. but that ia funny
that's awfuny funny. You see | baiied
those women out just to please friend
NJ mine. a very good friend, too. Ho
called me up somewhere around midnight
,bat pioht and said that he wanted me to
please come down 10 the night court anu
bail out these women for MIN. Ahd' OF
course, / did it-just to please him, you
know II friend. very good friend
had asked you 90 do something for HIM
would YOU do It? or course you would.
srra", Then he laughed again.