The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
NEW VICE INQUIRY
BEGINS 10 MORROW
Attack on Woman in Tender
lOin Leads to Disclosures
Involving Police.
"KID MOHAWK" ARRESTED

A new inquiry into the old vice trust
methods Of the Tenderloin will he started
tomorrow following information that
came TO Distrt~ Attorney Perkins yes
terday. Earlicr In the day Magistrate
Krotel In the Yorkville court had held
for the Grand Jury on a charge OF rob-
berry Frank Morris. kuown as Kid
Mohawk in the lower life OF the Ten
derloin. Bail was fixed at $4,000, and
Il 10 hoped he will give information that
may lead to the rounding up of "A ban!
OF men and women who for years have
controlled disorderly houses.
II in charged that Morris beat and
robbed an important witness who re-
Gently appeared before the Grand Jury
In an inquiry into crime In the middle
West side. The witness is Alice Henry,
known along Broadway as the Irish
Queen. According to her affidavit
against Morris he held her up. beat he"
and robbed her of $32 In a lunchroom at
Thirty-fourth street aud Seventh avenue
at 2 o'clock last Wednesday morning.
Her Jaw was broken and three teeth were
knocked out because, as she swcars,
she had been telling ASSISTANT District
Attorney Smith about Mortche Goldberg.
now a fugitive from Justice.
Goldberg was to have been tried last
month In General Sessions for keeping a
%disorderly house. but when he failed to
appear his bond OF $4,000 was declared
forfeited and a bench warrant was Is
sued for his arrest. Since that time men
on the stan OF Lieut.. Dan Costigan have
been searching for him. Mr.. Smith a
information yesterday that Goldberg was
not far from New York. probably in
New Jersey.
Goldberg has been known as the KinC
Of the Vice Trust. n Is said to have
spent $4,000 In 1913 to prevent the
heads OF the business from going to jail.
He Is alleged to be backed by "A politician
whose name was linked with the investi-
cation. ARRANGEMENTS calling away inn
portant witnesses were largely made
through members OF the Police Depart
ment. IL is said.
The Investigation OF the disorderlN
house business was conducted in 1912
by Mr.. Smith. Evidence was obtained
at hat time resulting in the Indictment
of Goldberg. his wife, Rosie Regi'sl
GOLDBERG, a relative, and Louis Barbush.
Rosie Is said now 10 be In Buenos Ayres,
Regina In Texas and Barbush in New
Jersey. Thc only one ever arrested was
Nortche.
From Information now in the hands
OF the District Attorney II would appear
that Mortchc has demanded protection
from the police and political friends
under penalty Of turning inforner. 1t ~
said a fund of $500 now waiting in 4
saloon in Sixth avenue must grow t.
$1,000 before Mortchc will think OF leav-
ing the Jurisdiction OF the courts.
II Is said those interested in getting
witnesses out of the way are persons
in the Tcnderloin who have lived from
the proceeds of women OF the streets.
The names of more than fifty are now
In the hands of the prosecutor. A gem
eral roundup Of this class was under
way when MIR. Smith called Miss Henry
before the Grand Jury. She gave val
liable Information. This fact became
known In the neighborhood where she is
well known and. she says. she was fire.
quently threatened before being actually
assaulted.
OF the assault she says: Mohawk
called me Il stool pigeon and copper for
tie District Attorney and said he would
knock my teeth out " ! didn't keep away
from the District Attorney" She says
she was first punched in the face and
left IN the restaurant then Mohawk
returned with another man and beat her
again and took her money. She says
she appealed to two policemen who had
seen the assault, but that no aid was
given to her. she being advised to go
home"
The following day Detectives McGliun
n christy made the arrest after Miss
Henry's Identification. Morris lives at
ISL West Thirty-third street.
II was said in the District Attorneys
office that az attempt was made to
Brighten Miss Henry way early yester-
day morning while she was walking about
the Tenderloin in an attempt to find the
man who had accompanied Mohawk at
the time Of the assault. Two detectives
were following Miss Henry and no harm
came to her.
A dozen witnesses will be called to the
District Attorneys office tomorrow and
the whole matter will he gone into by
the Grand Jury III Tuesday,