New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-14
WHITMAN TAKES UP
VICE GRAFT FlGHl
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the seventh woman at that meeting, Is
already under subpoena.
These women, all Of whom are IN the
ranks of the independents, or anti
trust keepers, have assured Mrs. Goode
that they are, like herself. determined
70 expose everything they know OF the
police graft and criss-cross trlcker!'
Trusted messengers OF the seven
women who are on the verge OF laying
bare these startling revelations Sour
rled around yesterday in an effort 10
bring more OF the independent disor-
derby house keepers TO the point OF 60
ing before the grand Jury, and IT was
learned late last night that as result
another meeting of these women Will
be held to-day, at which there VIII be
fifteen present.
Police Commissioner Waldo, although
| declining to make any comment on the
conditions revealed by Mrs. Goode, did
have three women summoned before
him Yesterday. According TO The Trib-
une's informant, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs.
strauss and Mrs. Marshall were the
three women who were called before
the Commissioner, and II Is believed
that Mr.. Waldo has decided TO investi-
gate conditions in Inspector Dryers
district himself.
Aim at High Officials.
These women were among those
named by Mrs. Goode in her testimony
and Mrs. Strauss, according 10 Mrs.
Goode. has been a member Of the dis
orderly house trust" II developed
Yesterday also that Mrs. Strauss was
''raided" last Wednesday, within few
hours OF the time that Mrs. Goode tes-
titled before the aldermanic committee
Subppnaes will be served on the dis
orderly house keepers, although II is
practically a voluntary proposition on
their part. This will be for appearance
before the John Doe grand jury,
which is now sitting and which was
lot the pun pprV VI i'fN'' ''S
into police conditions.
II is not considered likely. even with
the voluntary testimony OF the victims
OF the police graft, that the high offi-
Gals of the department who have been
grating. will be uncovered. and GER
,ainlv they will not he uncovered BY
the testimony Of these women. Since
the middle OF tho summer. when the
trails leading from the Rosenthal muir
der disclosed many of the ramifications
Of the immense drasnet OF police graft
Il has been expected in the District
Attorneys office that any discoveries OF
graft on the social evil would be. a.
first, concerned entirely with the men
occupying the lower rungs Of the police
blacknail ladder.
II the trail leads higher 1t is said
Il can only be by reason Of putting the
fear Of prompt punishment into the
hearts OF the pawns OF the game to
such an extent that they viii reveal
the powerful figures in the row behind
TO save themselves.
The money that is paid out in re-
Spouse 10 police extortion for winking
at the social evil, according TO city
official who has followed the question.
Is handled with more care az 10 pro-
hlbiting discovery than any other
graft money that falls into the hands
Of the police.
BaIk at Police Tyranny.
In that vicious circle said thus
man last night the victim pays IL
first 10 a man not even connected With
the police force. II goes from That
collector 70 a minor member OF the
force, usually either an ordinary pa
trolman or detective; it is handed
along from that point up with the ut
most care and no man who handles II
and gets his email percentage Of the
split knows VINO else is concerned in
1t except the man ne gets il from and
the man he gives II to-
According 10 investigators who
WORKED on INC pIODietl oi pollNc bioie
on disOrderly houses for the District
Attorneys Office last summer, at least
go per cent Of such houses in the city
are independent and run entirely for
and by their own inmates. The other
10 per cent are included in several
large combinations which are Jumped
generally by the independents as "the
trust"
The women OF these independent
houses for the first time in the history
Of vice in New York City, have been
drawn together by Mary Goodies open
defiance Of police grafters In her testi-
mony before the aldermanic committee.
More than that they werN talking yes
terday, in their conferences, about the
hopeful possibility OF obtaining recog-
milton which would permit them 20
carry on their business In a circum-
scribed manner, but still in freedom
from police tyranny.
One OF these women, who has volun-
teered to appear before the grand Jury,
consented to talk 10 a reporter for The
Tribune yesterday.