The Detroit times., 1915-04-09
Score of Alleged Tn
desirables Appear
For Probe
MANY CATER TO
WOMEN OF STREET
Commissioner Gillespie
Aids Aldermen
In Sift

Information that Will be OF value
when Il COMES to cutting down the
total number OF saloons In Detroi,
by eliminating undesirables alonS
with others. was obtained by the
iianor committee. Thursday morn
ms. when 81 saloonkeepers on Police
Commissioner Gillespie's blacklist
were brought In on subpoenas and
auiEzed on police reports. The com
missioner has over 100 names on
the list which the committee viii
investigate. The hrst batch fur
nished SUFFICIENT proof that the
present method OF regulating sa.
looms In Detroit can be improved
upon
Three saloonkeepers. through
their attorneys. asked that their
hearings be postponed. Charles An
nnskavjtI. No. 2A Thirty secondst.:
David Berman. Nos 26s Brush-st.
and Edward r. Cook. No. 2l5 Beau
I, bien-st.. will have until next Wed
nesday morning to prepare for their
hearings before the committee.
Commissioner Gillespie was pres
ent In the hearing. Thursday morn
ing. and assisted Chairman Dinge
man in quizzing the saloonkeepers
/ Police Supt. John b. Downey and
William Black. head OF the free
lance" squad. also attended.
Frank Adrosky was the first on
the commissioners list 10 be called
He admitted to the committee that
his wife tends bar for him at times
This In an absolute violation OF the
warner-Cramton law. He also con.
fessed that he was roaring" drunk
one day last month and was arrest.
ed for disturbing the peace. While
q policeman was trying TO drag him
through the doorway OF his own ga
loon, he showed his nst through the
glass. Justice Stein found the "a
Ioonkeepcr guilty AID suspended
sentence While Adrosky was In
custody OF the police. his wife ran
the saloon. Adrosky thought the
committee ougM TO be lenient with
him. because Il was the first time In
90 years that he had been good and
drunk" be said.
when the officers warned you "a
run better place. didn't you tell
them TO 20 TO hell and take the H.
cense with them" asked the com
missioner.
NO" replied Adrosky. solemnly,
! always do favors for your officers
any time they want them"
The commissioner informed the
committee tina, the character OF
Roierick p. AIlan's saloon. Nos.
and 4 Cllnton-si.. Is not good unde.
the management OF Selfish G Gins
berg. the new owners, who e-c ssk.
ing for the license In May Fights
ire frequent In the saloon. tho com.
mi sIoner said, and tho new proprie
tors ere persistent yiola,ors OF the
Warner-Cramton law. The police
records show that on Sunday. March
81. there was n general fight in the
saloon, and on Feb. 10 a citizen was
, robbed there. Ginsberg denied all
knowledge OF tho tight lie said he
went home Saturday night and for
got TO lock the door OF the bar. Two
inen entered, he said, and the brawl
followed.
And the robbery was pulled on
In the alley back OF our place" vol
dnteered Shellnsh. the other partner
lie admitted that the police arrested
the robber In the saloon. The cafe
In connection with the saloon was
closed on March 2. he said. and VIII
not be opened again.
1T was a cafe OF the. vicious kind
catering 10 women Of the streets,
commented Commissioner Gillespie,
what do you know about the
cafe?" demanded Allen, the former
proprietor. THAT cafe was on a
par with the Pontchartrain. ! want
you To understand. and l would take
my sister there. I've been In the sa'
loon business In Detroit for 20 years,
and you can look up my record II
you don't think I'm right"
The commissioner insisted that
the cafe has been poorly conducted
Harry w. Burton's place. No. l2s
Cass-ave., was described by Giles
pie as a miserable saloon In mis-
cradle shack and In . miserable 10
cation.
Immoral women hang out there
oil the time" said the commission
or. I'VE have spoken to Burton re
peatedly. but he seems unable tc
control his place"
Gentlemen" pleaded Burton. I'm
up against a tough proposition. A
saloon can't he run any better In
that locaiity--too many roomins
houses. I've tried several times to
have my license transferred TO an
other location where could Inn
prove the character OF my trade, but
The aldermen won't let me-"
Alfons DeGrendeis saloon at Nos
70 and ~ 81. Aubin-ave.. In mo
rood" place according TO the police
FIGHTS are. frequent there immoral