The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
GIRLS LURED AT
BEACH RESORTS
King Of White SIayerS Says
Seaside Yields the Larg-
est Harvest.

NEW YORK, Aug 2Gr-Nearby
beaches intended to be the safe pleas
ure ground and breathing spot" OF
the masses, have been used by paid
pr0curers Of the vice trust In Turing
young girl victims. This additional
revelation was made by Yushe Bot
win, king of white slayers.
Botwin said that to his knowledge
not less than 900 Of the 10000 girls
taken from their homes and sold into
white slavery" had been first aD-
preached at nclghborlng resorts Con-
scicncelcss men pictured to them the
aluremcnts Of life Of eats while
idIng on the sands or playing in the
surf
1T is the easiest place to meet the
kind OF girls needed in the business,
Botwin said, as il talking Of any other
transaction.
Dotwln gave Assistant District At
tornoy James h Smith the names Of
fully twenty victims he thought could
be found at one Of the shore resorts.
Acting Immediately on this infOrma-
tOn Lieutenant Costlgan led squad
OF detectives to the beach.
Ten Girl Witnesses
In less than two hours ten girl Wit
ncsscs all new witnesseB-had been
subpocnaed and had agreed TO go to
the office Of the district attorney. These
girls were all victims Of the vice trust.
They were led astray with single
exception while not yet out Of gram
mar school. One girl was at the
time only 10 years old.
a am gratihcd at what has been
accomplished, said the assistant dis
trIct attorney. THE men tell me they
found these girls willing enough to
do what they Cah to bring the porpe-
traitors OF these crlms to justice. They
suffered themselves and some Of them
suffered long enough to get callous,
but now that nm opportunity offers,
they are willing to do their part to
save others. There are few women
so stepped in crime that they will
not aid to save young girls from such
traps.
From what am told by the girls
themselves and by the detectives some
Of them viii be witnesses against the
associates Of Mortche Goldberg Other
statements will he OF value against
SavInas. All the witnesses have known
Of police corruption in New York and
elsewhere.
May Cleanse the Resorts.
Sincere friends of the nearby shore
resorts will be glad to know the In
formation we are now getting may
be Instrumental in driving away from
this part OF the country many paid
agents Of the vice dealers. For years
tho local police have been unable to
cope with the problem. even when in
amcd to do so. because Of the difficulty
Of getting reliable testimony"
According 10 statements made, the
agents Of the vice trust have mingled
with returning crowds on late trains
md cars from the resorts. They have
made acquaintance Of school girls in
homo neighborhoods and then taken
them to the shore resorts late att
night
On the beaches welI-drossel young
men enter into what at first seems
an innocent lIrtation. The trusttul
and Inexperienced girl is led from the
beach TO the night cafes and Cabarets.
II win be testified that there are dives
where knockout drops are put in the
drinks served to young girls,
Sometimes the first day spells ruin
to the girl who trusts the stranger she
meets in the surf or on the sand. In
other cases, Witnesses declare, It was
many days or weeks before finally, |
when too late, the girl found herself
hopeIessly entrapped.
Summer Their Harvest.
In tho opinion Of the detectives, more
girls are reported missing In summer
than IN winter, largely because Of the
summer opportunities that the sea
shore offers 10 professional procur-
crs The criminals usually have won
en- in league with them. These women
picture the delights Of an easy life
and tell Of rich clothing, nightly dane
cs. sparkling gems that are offered
girl for the asking. When the victims
cannot possibly turn back they md
the picture false and the promises a.
deluslon
At the police bureau of information
the statement that the number Of girls
missing IN summer is larger than in
winter was verified On an average
the last four days the totals in July,
August and September have been sew
enty to 100 per cent more than the
other months.
These percentages apply to the num-
Der Of girls reported missing and not
subsequently found. The summer ex-
cess Is greater If the comparison ap-
plies only To those reported missing,
regardless Of the outcome.