The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-09
Honey-Combing the Underworld
Determined to Bring to Bay
White Slave Cadets
NEW CASE OF YOUNG WOMAN
WHO HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Fragile Glass Needle Which Can Be
Crushed Destroying Evidence,
Is Weapon.

New York, Dec. S---Shrewd and
keen human ferrets are now honey
combing tho labryrinths of the un-
derworld in an endeavor to track
down and bring before the bar of
justice the needle squad" who have
been operating in the interest OF the
white slave traffic.
Already the federal sleuths have
discovered 1t win be an extremely
difficult matter to secure any lncri-
minating evidence against the "ca-
diets" who have been welding the
poisoned needles. The reason is
that the needle used has been found
out to be of glass so constructed that
the oyerpowering effects OF the Hy-
oseine is fed through minute
point. The glass needle Is so small
and brittle that it can be crushed
immediately thus destroying every
evidence of its having been used,
New cases of young women who
have been inoeeulated with strange
drug have been brought 10 the at
tentlou OF the Committee of fourteen
and Frederick H, Whiting, Secretary
of the organization, tonight said
that he will begin tomorrow to make
an investigation in Brooklyn
/ The latest victim ~ a member of I
wealthy family ID the fashionable
Bedford Section Like the Newark
victim, she was stabbed in the arm
while sitting in a theatre, and with
difficulty made her way to the home
OF a friend where she fell uncon
scious GA physician found evidence
of a pIncture in the flesh similar To
that made by needle.
Ambulance surgeons have recent
| ~ discovered that Hyoscine or some
other narcotic is being given til
young girls in soda water and wines.
These cases have been comparatively
few, and where the men have first
been able to gain the confidence OF
their victims.
A new case of the drugging of a
young woman came to the attention
of the Newark police today in their
Investigation into the work OF Jack
the Jabber," This was that of Miss
Minnie Hubschmitt, IS years old,
who was found in a dazed condition
early this morning in a vacant lot.
patrolman Horton was attracted
To the lot by cries, and with the as
sistance of Thtrolman Newhall
made search, finally finding the
girl in a hystcrical condition.
She lapsed into Inconsistencies
and vas taken to Newark City Hos.
pital, where an analysis OF the con.
tents Of her stomach failed to show
any trace of poison or alcohol. II
was said at the hospital that hei
condition was not serious, and that
as soon as she had recovered suffi,
ciently an investigation would be
made to determine whether she wa,
the victim Of poison administered
! by means Of needle
She told the police that she had
been drueged, but could not give au
details Of just what had happened
to her.
Miss Mary e Dreier, President OF
the Womans Trade Union League
today told Of a needle poison case
that had come to her attention in a
letter received from friend in
Northampton, Mass, who told of a
! puuE NbHtdI Vi thdl Nltf W no Udu
been stabbed in the arm while in a
New York theatre. The case was al
most identical, Miss Dreier said. to
that of Mrs Marjorie Graf in New.
ark, the first needle victim.
Armand Megaro. the South Amer
lean, held In $4,000 bail on d
charge Of having attacked Mrs, Gan
was not permitted to see any one to
day except an attorney engaged t,
defend him. No date has been Sc
yet for the presentation of his case
Louis J Hood, the Prosecuting at
torney. today said that the action 0
his office in the matter would b.
kept secret until the case was pre-
sehted. Nj -