New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
HOLD TWO MEN ON
VICE BR|BE CHARGE
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self said she recognized one Of the men
as a Headquarters detective, and that
| he had followed her To her home after
she had testified at Headquarters.
Woman Eludes Detectives.
She told how she gave another de-
tective the slip yesterday after she
left the Skelly trial. The detective fol-
! lowed her TO the subway station at
Spring street, she said. and waited sew
/ craI minutes near by while she talked
with Deputy Assistant District Attor-
nov Groehl who accompanied her from
/ the trial room. A. she boarded train
/ inst before II started the detective iol-
| lowed. but she managed n rush ny him
/ and reach the platform again before
/ he had time to get of the train. she
/ said She laughed and waved her hand
at him as the train pulled out she said
/ She did not know the detectives name,
/ but was sure she could identify him
at Headquarters.
Mrs Goodc was seen in her small
room nj No. 200 West SD street. where
she has lived recently. after sh" re-
I turned from tho police trial She de-
MED she had received any threats In
person or by letter since she told her
story to the Curran committee or tes-
titled at Police Headquarters. She SAID,
| however. she had received many letters
Of sympathy and congratulatlon Tor the
stand she had taken, from women All
o,.er .ho state She. and several Of the
| ,vnmen who are interested with her I'm
getting the authorities 10 deal squarelN
and definitely with the social evil
expeCted 20 meet again tomorrow.
she said. and formulate definite
plan. which would call for tho action
of Mayor Gaynor and Commissioners
Waldo on the subject
Plan 70 Clear Streets.
tentative plan which had been
talked over among tho women. she said.
cai,od ,pon the MAYOR and the Police
Commissioner to act as matter OF
duty. II provided for the absolute
clearing Of the streets from street
walkers. She declared the Mayor and
the Police Commissioner could put
stop TO public soliciting in one day II
! they wanted to- She said that such a
nlsn would keep hundreds OF girls VINO
solicit on the streets out OF the atmos-
rbere of the back room in the saloon.
and would tend TO save other hundreds
Of working girls from life of sham"
who now take to the streets after
working hours because their wages arc
50 low.
Asked how she stood the two days
Rruelling on the witness stand at Po-
lice Headquarters, Mrs. Goode replied:
you ask why was able TO stand
two DAYS Of the horrible examination
they gave me? There is only one an
swer. and that liz that my story is the
absolute truth. II God stays me I'll get
Wolf and Mas the two men whom
she testified were collectors for the po-
lice in disordery house graft. I'll keep
after them even II It takes all my LIE.
Rockefeller Gives Money.
John D. Rockefeller. jr, Mas contrib
uted $4,000 with an additional Slo'-
900 II IL should be needed, to assist IN
the work OF the aldermanic commit
tees investigation Of the Police De-
nartment. il developed yesterday.
Henry Bruere, director OF the Bureau
~ Municipal Research, announced thar
Mr.. Rockefeller's contribution was be-
ing used 10 pay staff OF expert in
yestigators employed by the bureau
who we're cooperating with the alder
manic committee in making thorough
inquiry into the administrative anairs
Of the Police Department. Mr.. RocKe-
feller's donation had been prompted, III
WAS said. because Of his continued IN
terest in social conditions and police
affairs since he was foreman OF the
grand Jury which investigated the
white slave" traffic.
Mr.. Rockefeller gave the money Tor
the specific purpose OF permitting the
aldermanc committee TO get the best
informa ton available from a STAFF OF
expert investigators through this bu-
reau. and that is what we are using
the money for" said Mr.. Bruere. "A
comprehensive plan for the investiga-
ton Of the administrative AFFAIRS OF
the Police Department by experts was
outlined by Mr.. Buckner, counsel Tor
the aldermanic committee, In conJunc-
ton with the trustees Of this bureau.
and our men have been on the job |
since December g..
THE investigation Will take al
least three months. as now planned, !
and perhaps longer. owing to the difh-
culties placed in our way by the teen
meal position taken by Commissioner
Waldo We expect, however, TO get all
the records we are looking for at Po-
lice Headquarters, for we feel that the
Commissioner attitude in the matter
is more temperamental than hostile.
The information is turned over to the
Curran committee as we acquire II.