The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-21
SAYS GIRLS ARE
KEPT IN SALOON
until MORNING
Woman Tells Liquor Committee
She Hears Their Voices
All Night
ADMISSION GAINED
BY WAY OF BARN
Proprietor Denies Accusation,
Which Will BE More Thor
Oughly Investigated

Mrs. Martin Glinski, occupying an
apartment over Frank Blezenski's
saloon. No. 694 Grandy.ave., testified
before the council committee on
liquor regulation, Saturday morning
that young girls frequently stay, in
rear room of the saloon with boys
until all hours OF the morning. The
police have never made report
against the place, although Mrs.
Glinski said she could bring severa!
neighbors before the committee TO
testify TO its bad character.
The woman told the aldermen that
on the night of April -. she was
awakened by the cries OF a girl who
was being held In the saloon against
her will, and ordered John Blezenski.
the proprletor's son 10 release the
hysterical girl.
For Gods sake. let me out. d"
screamed the girl. The boy released
the girl when Mrs. Glinski raped on
/ the door OF the partition that separ-
ates the room from the Sunday bar.
Mrs. Glinsk said the girl was not
over 49,
That sort OF thing has been going
on for over year. said the woman.
We frequently hear the voices u,
boys and girls in the rear room all
night. On one occasion their shouts
awakened me at O'Clock in the morn
ing. The girls are admitted 10 the
saloon through barn. They used TO
congregate In front OF the place, but
the neighbors raised protest"
ha
story She told the aldermen in his
/ presence that she spoke to him about
certain girl being held in the bsck
room by the proprietor's son John.
and that the father cursed her. In
a previous meeting OF the committee
John also denied the woman's story
and said the girl she referred TO was
his sister
Next Monday evening he commit.
tee will resume the Blezenski hear.
ing Mrs. Glinskl was asked 10 bring
her husband. boarder and other
/ witnesses before the committee. Blez.
enski and his two sons. John and Les.
? lie. have been ordered TO appear at
/ the same time
Alexander Van Houtte, the Belgian
who was shot in a saloon braWl a
few years ago and lost the sight OF
both eyes as a result. is applying for
4 license for saloon a, No. 1913
I FraUkliu-st.
DR.. William Hausher. VINO describ.
ed himself as special physician
was surprised when the chairman OF
the liquor committee informed MIN
that John Hanley had also made ap
plication for the license for Haush
ers saloon at No AZ Grand River
ave. Hanley manages the place foi
/ the doctor The doctor told the al
dermen he put in certain amount OF
( time each day in his saloon.
Samuel Meyers was also dumfound
ed when Peter Eisenback flashed 2
bill OF sale duly signed, for saloo'
at No CSC Gratiot-ave Meye~s
thought ne sold his business TO the
Sibley brothers and could understand
how Eisenbach got the bill OF sale
! Chairman Dingeman dug into the
case and learned that the Detroit
Brewery Co, negotiated the sale and
that the Sibley brothers are run.
ming the saloon. but the license is
wanted In Eisen bach's name because
the Sibley brothers are not citizens
Meyers said he never saw Eisenbach
until he met him in the committee
room
f, Fred Postal, proprietor OF the Girls
void House Billy" Rocks. well
known in prize fight circles, Bert Kel.
! ~. former candidate for sheriff. and
I a number OF other prominent saloon
keepers and safe proprietors appear.
ed before the committee and testified
10 their citizenship. Mr. Postal said
he was born in Macomb county
| A number OF applications were held
| up because the saloonkeepers could
not produce citizenship papers About
ESQ we're examined