Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
POLICE HUNT
VICE BANDS
LEADER
Raid Frees Victim Of Alleged
Gang From a Resort on
Peters Street.

AS result of a sensational story
told in police court Monday morning
by Eme Drummond. a 2O-year-old
country girl, who was arrested Sat
urday when the police raided the
boarding house of Mrs. Lulu Bell, at
Fair and Peters streets, Chief Beav-
ers at noon issued a general order
for the arrest of Joe North. named
by the Drummond girl as a white
SLAYER"
The girl charges that North. after
he had promised to marry her lured
her to the Bell woman's place, and
after giving her liquor until she was
partnership of men whom he and the
Bell woman had brought to the place.
Chief Beavers thinks the testimony
of the Drummond girls forms an i'm
portant link in the chain Of evidence
he is weaving around members of
the vice ring said to exist in At
lanta.
The testimony Of the girl indicates,
the police believe. that North merely
was the agent of men higher up, and
that he acted on their instructions
in Turing the Drummond girl. and
possibly others, to the Bell woman's
place.
Tells All to Court.
The Chief has announced that ev-
cry phase of the girls story will be
Investigated thoroughly. Some of the
things she has told dovetail into
statements made by other girls who
have been lured to ruin by the band
which Is alleged to have its head
quarters in Atlanta.
The story of the Drummond girl
was one of the most astounding and
dramatic told since Chief Beavers
started his vice probe. She laid bare
the workings OF what the police be-
lieve is an organized gang of white
slavers."
Il came to Atlanta three weeks ago
from my home in the country near
Rockmart, Ga" she said. ct had
heard lots about Atlanta and what a
great town It was. had never been
in a town larger than Rockmart, and
l thought the people in Atlanta would
be as good and kind to me as they
were in my own little home town.
After had been in Atlanta about
a week ! met Joe North. / was lone
ly. | had made no friends, no one
hado ffered to help except some wom-
en- with whom l would have nothing
to do, and I was glad to meet anyone
who showed an interest in me. He
was very nice to me at first. He took
me to shows and had a good time.
Promised to Wed Him.
Then he began to make love to
me. and finally asked me to marry
him. I had learned to love him in
the few weeks | knew him, and I
promised to marry him.
Then he said he would get me a
boarding house where he could be
near me, and he took me to Mrs. Bells
place. he said 1t was a nice, re-
spectacle boarding house, and l didn't
know any better. For a few days he
treated me as nice as ever. and then
he began urging me to drink beer.
After l drank one or two glasses OF
beer l became almost intoxicated and
North took advantage of my condi-
ton.
After that he made me drink all
the time, and he brought his friends
to see me. The first time he brought
a man there he made me get drunk.
Mrs. Bell and North got all the
money l made. They said l owed
them for room rent and board.
Lots of times I wanted to go back
home, but they wouldn't let me. North
said if I tried to get out of the house
he would cut my throat
Says She Was Threatened.
on one occasion he rubbed d razor
across my throat, and said if / didn't
see the men he brought to the place
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