The Detroit times., 1914-03-06


half Of those brought IN were Ne
groes.
More attention was paid to the
! women than TO the men. Each prose
| cutor had . pad OF printed questions
which he asked In an endeavor TO
learn everything that could be found
| out about the present and past-lives
| OF the women. Many OF them main
tained stouly that they had been DO
! Ing nothing wrong. and some OF them
were discharged At once.
One fiashily-dressed woman burst
into tears as she told the prosecutor
that she was going to leave town i'm
|msdiately.
II haven't done anything WRONG.
but I'm going to get out" she sobbed.
mo need for you to go. II you're
straight" Mr.. Shepherd said.
"They said they'd release me II Id
leave town, and I'm going" she In
sisted.
She had told Assistant Prosecutor
Jasnowski that she had led wild life
for several years.
Ex.conviet Arrested.
Detective Brooks came In with
word that he had found an exconvict
In one Of the places that he had
raided.
Good" shouted the prosecutor.
That's worth the whole raid"
The "ex-convict" declared stoutly
that he had roomed In the house for
several months, and had seen noth.
ing immoral there. HE statement
was In accord with that Of everyone
else found In the place. He said that
he has worked As q carpenter for the
Board Of Education for six years. He
was let 90.
you've done me a great service
by bringing me down here" he re
marked, sarcastically. as he departed
evidently thinking that his job was
lost.
bringing In everyone found on the
three floors Of the house. All wero
released. The prosecutor Was booking
for q woman named blanche IN this
house. but nobody knew Blanche. APP
parently. or had ever heard Of her.
One Of the captives was legless man
who sells shoestrings and gum ON
downtown streets. He grinned up
Al the prosecutor, and the prosecutor
grinned down at him.
Where's Blanche!" asked Shop
herd.
"Nevar heard Of her" smiled the
]egless man.
"Neyer saw her, eh?"
Never even looked FOR her. don't
take any interest in people Of her
class, Mr.. Shepherd"
An right. Get out.
The legless mans wheels shrieked
over the mCsaic door as he departed
hurriedly.
The next chap was young fellow
who had brought In . midnight lunch
for the legless man. Detective Horri-
Gan testified IN his behalf and he was
let 30. .
Meanwhile. policemen who had not
been admitted 20 the secret Of the
raid were amased to see the uniform.
esl men who were directing their way
toward police headquarters. They
thought Of Ares and riots: but the
raid was kept mysterious until all the
men assigned TO 1t were gathered IN
the building.
Cftisens, seeing the locking police
men. hung about headquarters and
tried to learn what was going on.
o<hsfG crowds gathered about the
county building a the arrested ones
W<~e taken IN, and eagerly Quix9ed
those who were Recessed. Taxi driv-
ers got next" and everyone who
emerged from the county building was
assailed with Offers Of . taxicab to
tnke him home.
All the pisces raided were within
half . mile Of police headQuarters.
Though reports have come 70 the po-
lice that there are dis0rdoriies IN
houses further out. no steps have been
taken against these places. 90 far.
Such action II promised. however.
9ays shepherd b sIn Bad"
Not at all pleased with Prosecutor
Shepherds published statement to
the eject that his Chicago detectives
listed 80 places not before known to
the Tree lance" police squad. In
0pectoe DOwney declared, Friday
that most Of the places list
q had been visited BY his men. and
that 10 wa glad that they had not
visited some Of the others.
~0hepheFd's improves oetoctiveo got
him IN bad In Z number Of CASES"
said Inspector Downey. yes. I
Mould ray ii 8 whole lot Of cases.
In one. the onlcers were Owen .
wrong address on Brush-st., and raid
ed the home Of q respectable cltisen.
In another. they raided . rooming
house, where one woman. who has