New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

most notorious vice agents in the coun-
try 20 intimidate grand jury witnesses
The assault on the Henry woman on
August 25 as she left the Trinity
lunchroom, Thirty fourth Street and
Seventh Avenue, was witnessed by TWO
policemen, who told her to run along
home when she complained to them.
She had been subpenaed before the
grand jury to testify in case IN
volving Mochy Goldberg.
This case grew out of the vice trust
Investigations started by Mr.. Smith
for Governor Whitman, then District
Attorney. in 1912. II was disclosed
that the trust controlled vice in the
Tenderloin, operating fifty-two houses
there, in which 500 women were har-
bored. One night thirty-eight houses
were raided and number of women
sent TO Blackwell's Island. Subse-
quently indictments for keeping dis
orderly houses were found against
Goldberg. known as King Of the vice
Trust, and three others. -,
Goldberg had great influence with the
old police regime and with n Dig
Tammany politician. He was ar
rested. He spent $4,000 getting
witnesses out of town. lie was re-
leased in $4,000 bail and fled to Buenos
Ayrcs. Early this year he slipped PACK
into New York, and was arrested by
two members Of Honest Dan" Costi-
gan's vice squad. Early this month the
case was called, but again Goldberg
failed to appear He has been released
in $500 bail as before, and is now
fugitive from justice.
IL is known that Goldberg is near
New York, and is said to have sent
threats TO men indebted to him that un-
less they took care of him he would go
10 the District Attorney himself and
tell all the inner secrets of the trust,
resulting in the exposure of persons
who so far have been able to keep
under cover. As result Of these
threats there has suddenly developed a
great activity in intlmldating witnesses
who are now giving the prosecutors
Office valuable aid IN running down vice.
The leader in this campaign Of intim
idation, Mr.. Smith said, has been Kid
Mohawk, who was associated with
Goldberg in the heyday of the vice
trusts union with the police system
in the old Tenderloin. He is now lead
er of the gang formerly headed by the
notorious Razor Riley.
The assault on Alice Henry was thu
first case they have been able to pin
on Kid MOHAWK He met her in the
restaurant, called her stool pigeon
and copper for the District Attor-
ney's Office. and told her he would kill
her if she didn't stay away from
Smiths Office. The keeper of the res
taurant showed mis- sympathies by tell
ing her the morning Of the assault that
it served her right Kid Mohawk re-
turned secord time. beating her
again and rcbbIng her of $32.
Appealed to Headquarters.
After failing TO get the policemen
who saw the attack to take action, she
complained at Headquarters. Detec-
tives McGlinn and Cnristy, of Costi-
gan's squad, arrested Kid" Mohawk.
He admitted attacking her, but said it
was to rob her and that he got only
s. often her" lie was arraigned yes
terday and waived examination. He
was placed under $4,000 bail by Mag
istrate Krotel.
The Henry woman, who is the most
valuable witness the District Attorneys
office has in its vice investigations, re-
ceived such rough treatment from Mo-
hawk that her jaw was broken and
most of her teeth knocked out.
Mr. Smith said Mohawk also told
Miss Henry that he had q gun and
would kill Detective McGlinn. When
searched a pawnticket was found on
him for pistol, which McGlnn went
and recovered Kid Mohawk's case will
come before the grand jury on Tues
day. It was said at the District At
torneys Office that that Office and the
Police Department were working in
thorough accord.
When Kid Mohawk was arraigned
yesterday he asked for an adj Ourn-
ment. This was the second he had
asked for, having obtained one the day
he was arrested. Mr.. Smith opposed
the adjournment, saying:
These adjournments are only to
give the defendant and his associates
time 10 get rid Of this witness"
Mr.. Smith then told Of the fight his
Office is having with the still powerful
remnants of the old crime syndicate in
its anti-vice activities.