New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-12
SALESC|RLS DECOYS IN
ROUNDUP OF WASHERS
They Help Police Detectives
Spring Trap on II Youths
Who Infested Store.

Just TO show that the functions OF a
department store have not materially
changed, eleven young men were ar
rested yesterday in a police roundup
OF "mashers," who are alleged to nave
chosen a we'll known drygoods estab-
lishment on Sixth avenue as a place to
see and W . milady.
Department store waiting rooms be-
came so popular with heart free young
men recently that complaints travelled
down to Police Commissioner Waldo.
It was stated that youths were inclined
to come TO the waiting rooms, pick out
prettv customers who had occasion to
llnger there and try 10 fiirt with them.
The troubles Of this particular store
were given into the hands OF Detective
Costican. lie and members Of his
SQUAD looked over the situation and
decided that his operations would be
handicapped without assistance from
some of the fair salesladies. So. yes
terday afternoon, Costigan, Police De-
tectiye Mrs. Elizabeth Goodwin, Mrs.
Adele Preiss and Store Detective
Bradley went to the store and picked
out four salesgirls TO lay the trap.
And it won't make the girls very an
cry to say who they were. Therefore
they were:
Miss Amelia Meyer of No. 132 West
62d street; Miss Frances Siebert. of No.
1872 Madison street, Brooklyn; Miss Ida
Klein. of No. 104 Lenox avenue, and
Miss Annie Flanagan.
The "decoys" took their places In the
waiting room and waited. According
TO what Miss Siebert said later in
Yorkville court, she was Immediately
favored wih the attentions Of Louis
Goldberg, Of No. 1882 Wingford Place,
and Charles Keran, of No. $40 Cauld-
well avenue. They smiled at her and
quickly began conversation, Goldberg
asking if she had "A friend. She had
sister. said she.
While this romance was breezing
along to speedy finish, John Harrison,
of No. 343 East 60th street, appeared
In the love drama, and turned his
fascinating personality in the direction
of Miss Never. He had been waiting
there for an hour and half, probably
searching for some one he considered
worthy of him. Miss Meyer was the
victim. He came close, and after say
ing to her that she was what million
voung men every night say TO million
young women without laughing right
ont. unfolded a tale of coming from
Buffalo.
And. little girl" he purred, Il have
discovered that New York presents
grave dangers to young woman who
goes around alone
That about ended the remarks OF Mr..
Harrison, for the police stepped in and
gathered him up. along with keran,
Goldberg and eight other persons, who
were saying precisely the same sweet
nothings to various young women in
the room.
The eleven came before Magistrate
Harris, in Yorkville court. Harrison
and Keran were sent to the workhouse
for thirty days each, and Daniel Sager'
Of No. 23s Clinton street, was shipped
eff for twenty days. The case or Cold
berg did not come up, but he ana the
seven others, whose names follow, were
held I'm $1,000 bail each for examina-
ton to-day:
Samuel Rosenthal, No. III East l7Sth
ctreet. Robert Siskind, No. 454 Kelly
street; Samuel Herbert No. 13O Second
avenue; Nathaniel Braverman, No. 10Y
west s4th street; Sol Rosenfeld' NO.
s91 caldwell avenue; Henry Goldberg
No. 1873 East oath street, and Bernard
Goldman, No. 7s5 linton avenue.