The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-23
X AISERHOF CAFE
Is GIVEN BAD
NAME BY POLICE
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committee Yas. likeY ITO PUT some
= 'besl on him.s1ie readily agreed
u take charge.
detective William Black was the.
first witness called by the prosecutor
He stated that on the evening OF
March 27, 1914 he and other police
officers took four women OF the streets
out OF the Kaiserof and warned Pro
prietor Schmidt To keep such women
out OF his place in the future Detec-
tive Amos Kunkel, Sergt Van Mort
wick and Sergt. Kinney also said they
had taken unescorted women out or
the place on different occasions Dec.
2, Sergt Van Nortwick found three
girls, two Is years of age, and the
third 10, drinking In the cafe without
escorts. The girls were taken to pc
lice headquarters and registered.
Sergt Harry Kinney read police re-
ports showing that women had been
taken from the Kaiserof on Jan %.
Feb. Z and March II of this year An
other report stated that on Dec "a
two men were assaulted in the safe,
the result OF dispute with waiter
over change. One OF the men had Ia
stitches taken in his head The men
told the police they were beaten up
with beer bottles and thrown out or
the rear door OF the cafe
Proprietor Schmidt attempted TO re.
flute the statements made by the po-
lice officers He also attempted 10
show up" Shepherd.
Shortly before the vice crusade
started. Prosecutor Shepherd and sew
eral officers visited the Kaiserof,"
Schmidt told the committee Il ask
ed him what he thought of the crowd
in the cafe, and he replied that il was
the incest and the largest he had seen
that evening He said ne was looking
for chickens and didn't see any in
my cafe. lie then went TO the bar
and was treated TO cigar by my
brother. J asked hing II he had any
suggestions TO make concerning the
management OF the cafe. and he re.
piled that he had none. am telling
this because want the people to
know that Shepherd visited my cafe
Certainly. I've been in all the
cafes in town, Why shouldn't 10" In
terjected Shepherd.
\. when the vice crusade started,
continued Schmidt. Il went down and
saw Commissioner Gillespie. He told
me he didn't think he would bother
the cafes. ] told him | had a lot oil
nice married women coming TO my
cafe unescorted after the theaters let
out In the evening and | remarked
that police officers visiting cafe
brighten the good women Gillespie
agreed with me, and told me that I'M
der the constitution OF the United
States woman can get a drink at
bar. don allow women 10 change
tables in my cafe The fight Christ
mas eve was irame-up to clean out
my place and beat up Is walters
Later Schmidt made another at
tempt TO get shepherd by referring
TO man named Fisher who, accord
ing TO the prosecutor, was implicated
In the plot 10 brighten Mrs Nellie
Winters into making an affidavit
against Shepherd.
You told me to throw him out OF
my place and beat him up IL he ever
came i'm again. said Schmidt The
prosecutor attempted to learn from
Schmidt the present whereabouts OF
Fisher. and was informed that he had
left the city
"Td like TO get in touch with that
fellow. remarked Shepherd
United states District Attorney
CLYDE / Webster was asked 10 ap-
pear before the committee In the ar
ternoon TO present any information
he has in connection with white slav.
cry conditions in the kaiserhof and
other downtown cafes.
I Michael JanesiskI, t"CaDbage
Nike. No l1Q Gratiot-ave asked to
have his hearing postponed until Fri
day morning Prosecutor Shepherd
saws be has no information against
| this cafe. bur the district attorney
has court testimony in which James
liskrs place is mentioned in connection
with white slavery Investigations.
John Hollis. colored, No 243 Beau.
bien.st. who Was recently fined $40
his bartender Edward Holland being
fined 800. for assaulting Crist Trato,
No % Macombst., was questioned re
garding the character OF his place.
lie Is I'm danger OF losing his license
John Janssen No. 200 Helen-aye.,
who is being sued by August Kline,
mo. 1886 Bellevue-aye, whose son
RAYMOND. NJ years old Is now await
ing trial in the recorders court on
charge oil attempting to rob and
shoot the saloonkeeper. denied sell.
ing liquor 10 the Kline bny and other
minors Young Kline was formerly
employed in Janssen's bow ling alley.
and it Il claimed by the boys father
that Jansen sold Raymond liquor In
such quantities that he became 'glor.
iously" intoxicated. and unaccount-