New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
POLICE BUY GIRLS
IN VICE MARKET;
ARREST SLAYERS
netectives, Posing as Out
of-Town Crooks, Snare
Dealers"
TRAP SKILFULLY LAID
SCARES UNDERWORLD
Commissioner Lords Plan Brings
Results Men Face
Long Prison Terms.

More terrifying 10 the "vice trust"
10, the most earnest grand jury, the
rost jealous District Attorney or the
r,sl.biest private investigator are the
.,,,;cs recently adopted by the police.
rls varrcrs Of the underworld appear
q. be ovcrrun with police fcrrets. First
-. anarchists found to their dismay
,.s, rolicemcn had attended their most
,,,,,t corc'aves. Now another section
=. tbe underworld has made the same
discovery. .
poolrooms, social clubs. Shoddy res
.,r,sn,s on the edge Of the white
vrbts"-nore Of them arc safe resorts
.o- the men who deal in souls. Police
Non have been there and none knew it.
They may be there now. Policemen
have bought girls for cash-and none
knew it until an arrest was made.
Deputy Commissioner Of Po-
lice stood by when the money was paid
and the tip did not get out.
Marked Bills Buy "Slsves."
Commissioner Woods admitted yes
,rdsv that his men had bought four
avbite slaves Each was bought with
the same S25 m marked bills. Each, in
,svbo-n confidence in the law. violat-
I'd every tradition Of their world and
turned states evidence.
Abe Lcvcnson THE Yulture'O has
7leaded guilty TO an offence which
might carry a sentence Of twenty years.
louis Abrams, arrested yesterday on n
similar charge. will come before Magis-
,rate Ten Eyck in the Morrisania po-
lee court to-day. The Nulture" will be
sentenced to-day Jacob Weinstein. his
lieutenant. will be sent away this week.
LILY Levine, a girl for whom Detective
William J. Entrght says he bargained
With Abrams. will be arraigned in the
light court tonight.
The work mas just begun. It was un-
isrtaken by Deputy Commissioner Lord
at the suggestion Of Commissioner
Woods.
NJ. Lord las, night told how he came
70 take hand in this new way of going
after the real cause of organized vice
in iew York City.
Plan to Trap Vice Aids.
last October I discussed with Police
Commissioner Woods this big problem
Of cleaning New York City of the street
walker and the vicious type of men who
fspresen: her in and out Of the court
her fellow as she prefers to call him;
her cadet as we know him.
why don't you go after the man in
The case! He's the one to get" l sug-
gssted
"Can you get him?' asked Commits
.ioner Woods.
"'Give me two men and let me try
IT, lie did. selected Entright and
Foley and they started out.
"ln their own way they mapped out
solln. They went out Of town. There
they mingled with that element en-
gaged in this rotten business of han
ding girls for immoral purposes. Then
When they had learned the ropes they
'sme to Manhattan, and the word was
gwen out that two sporting men
we're in the market for some girls
Along came Jacob Weinstein, thin
laced, pale, a veritablc rat of the un-
osrworld. He told Entright how 10 get
me girls, where they could be got, and
Just Shen the time was most propltlous
. offer 20 buy. Entright bided his
,,lme. Then he met Abe Leyenson. This
Lsyenson, big, muscular thug, looked
note like a prosperous divekeeper who
ted dabbled in politics than procurer
women for immoral purposes. He
vas suspicious of Entright and wanted
be shown. What's your graft" he
asked. A few days before Christmas
DGenson became convinced that Ent-
Nght was 'on the level
Arrangements were made, and on
December 2S, 1914, Abe Levenson
"ked En;riPht if he wanted some
sI!S' DO YOU want TO buy girl or
"o'' ne said, according TO Entright.'
IN telling the details Of these ar
r,sss Mr. Lord referred 10 Assistant
Gi'nct Attorney Bostwick. He pro-
eaced atfdavitS. and said that in each
use the white SLAYER was caught
'y Inc use Of the same marked money.
Police Official Sees Deal.
The strange part of this case" re-
gSafked the deputy, (which involved
ehSten and Levenson, was the fact
-a' last week we were told that the
Ups had framed Levenson. They put
-, s go IN his pocket just before his
tatSt would be Levenson's trump
"ta IN his defence"
assistant District Attorney Bostwick
~GIekled ssIled as he told what the state had
,suuer cover to spring. "Why, one of
men there when the money was
ssssed 10 Leyenson was Deputy Com
.s,s'oner -, Lord, himself" he said.
III Inc course of the trial the state
rvught out these facts. Abe Levenson
nj; Ahright on the night of January ?.
cs cs was in front of the Broadway
i'.fal Hotel. They had several drinks
e,.I Ie cafe. They talked over the gem
nos' situation. 4 have girl arrested
sas. Slye Inc $40 TO get her out, con-
br;,. tnst part payment, and when
ngbss me- TO you pay me the rest Ent-
u was dubious about that and when
nlv,."v were about TO separate that
o,5o,. |evenson said that he had two
had sl A few days before Levenson
grl ho"n the detective a little foreign
III y IN her teens"
evidence showed that Entright
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