The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-28
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GLBTGHEs0FtAN
Action BY Federal offclals Fol-
lows Hard On Heels Of
Local Police Raid /
THIRTEEN PANDERs ARRESTED
AND ARE HELD UNDER BAN
Many Hope Uncle Sam viii Move
To Close District Under
Edmunds Act

j Antoine Torres, a Porto Rican, wat
arrested in Iwilei yesterday afternooH
by federal officers on a charge of white
slavery. He is accused of havinf
brought Marie Caban from Honokaal
Hawaii, TO Honolulu and placed her id
Iwilei as his "white slave" .,.s
The woman finally, it Is alleged, tired
of turning over to Torres the price OF
her shame and went to the federal
authorities, where she laid complaint
against him.
Torres was taken before the United
states commissions, where bonds wer{
fixed at $4,000. Being unable to put
up the bond, he was renfanded to Jail
to await the action of the federal grand
jury. :
Torres arrest is taken in some quar-
tiers as being the beginning Of the end
of the shameful conditions in Iwtlei
that have made that district almost al
notorious as the old Barbary Coast OF
San Francisco. 1t serves to demon
strate that the federal authorities have
1t In their power to act, and that they
can IandTwill act when occasion arises
Jackals9of the Trade " /
Torres, in keeping a woman in }Iwis
lei and making her sell her body to
provide him with money, as is alleged
was doing only what many other men
are doing. sPimPs, panders, procurers-
all the noisome crew of masquereaux-
are what make Iwilei infinitely worse
then 1t would be, were only the women
there. And in the opinion of MANY of
those who are trying to cleanse Twilei
OF ats. iniquity, the problem will be
more than half solved If. the human
cultures who live off the cummings Of
the women are driven away. For il il
fact that there are comparatively
few prostitutes who operate alone oh
for themselves only. Practically every
one has her tpimp, the feul creature
who solicits trade for her aud takes het
earnings This is true not only Of IwiG
lei but Of all Sother restricted districts
where prostitution, is the chief bust.
ness. .,r,,. Il \, t,.
Well Planned Raid
The arrest of Torres by the federal
authorities followed by about twelve
hours a spectacular raid by the policf
upon Iwilei which resulted in the arrest
Of thirteen men, who were tak en- TO thu
police station and booked on the charge
OF attending Q place where prostitute.
reside, contrary to law. This is tn,
law directed against pimps.
Bail in the sum of $3.50 each was coli
feeted, from the unluGky thirteen and
they. were released. Their hearinu II
tho police court was set for tomorrow
morning. Those arrested, according &c
the names they gave, and other partieu,
Jars, are:
Philip Otiuger, French, newcomer:
Charles Raymond, French. here sem,
time. Louis Goldie, American, chauf.
foHri j. Johnson, ex-soldier; Edward
CUTIE, French, here two weeks; Juan
Bellane, French, here two weeks; sam
uel Folk, French, chauffeur; Dave
GelleT, French, chauffeur; Abel Rubin,
French; Joe Goldberg, American,
working in billiard parlor in Iwilei |.
Abraham Farber,, American, jeweler
a. Henry, FRENCH; Harry Delson, Am,
ORGAN.
D., The raid which resulted in the arrest
of the thirteen men was conducted by
Sheriff Rose, Captain Of Detectives Nc.
Dufie and Deputy Sheriff ASch, Who
took with them a big posse Of police.
McDufic stated yesterday that the
raid was no part of an attempt to close
up Iwilei, but was intended only t.
drive out the pimps, panders and pro,
curers who actually live with tn,
women.
Grand Jury Action
The raid proceeded BY one day, prob.
ably, the report Of the Territorial grand
jury on Iwilei. The grand Jury has
some time been investigating conditions
in the protected district. Large mum.
bers Of witnesses have been examined.
including the members of the anti-vice
commission, the investigation follow,
Ing Q scathiDg arrangement. of the Iwi,
lei situation by Circuit, Judge Ash ford.
1t, is expected thQt the report of the
grand jury will be rendered today.
The fact that the federal authori-
ties are beginning to take an active in,
terest in the 1wilei situation was evi.
denced yesterday when, United States
Marshal Smiddy appeared at the pre-.
liminary police court bearing of the
men arrested in the district Yesterday
morning, with view TO seeing wheth-
err or not evidence would develop that
night warrant prosecutions under the
Edmupds Act.
| new feature of the movement to
clean out Iwilei developed yesterday
when it was announced that a meeting
of the'direGtOrs Of the chamber of com,
merce had been called for tomorrow to
consider the vice situation, with view
to calling a public meeting in the mat,
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