Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-28

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time may be necessary. All sorts OF
unofficiaj and unauthorized reports
have been in circulation as TO the
grand jury's action. but the jurors are
handling their deliberations with dis
Greet secrecy
IwiIei Is Alarmed
Last night Captain McDuffie of the
detective department went TO Iwilei
to make a general survey of conditions
there following the early morning raid
when 13 alleged "pimps" were uncere.
moniously yanked from as many
rooms and taken to the police sta
ton.
MeDufie reports that peculiar
quiet seemed TO prevail in the sor-
did district Eva and Waikiki of Iwi-
lei road. A few CT those 13 who had
been in jail only few hours before,
and who had obtained their temper
airy freedom by posting bonds and
cash balls of $3.50 each, were in evil
dence around the auto stands and
pool halls, but McDuffie says none
were hanging around the cottages.
One of McDuffie's men, who accom-
panied the chief last hight, says that
the Japanese women who were the
first to move away when the agitation
to close Iwilei first started and who
recently grew brave and moved back
again-upon advice OF their landlord,
it has been alleged-haye again left
the district. The police believe the
systematic raid Monday morning has
thoroughly frightened many of the Iwi-
lei women, all of whom are operat-
ing against the law. and that affairs
in that neighborhood will be very quiet
end peaceful for some time.
"White Slavery" Charged to Torres
Following closely the early morning
raid came another development in the
Iwilei situation through the activity
of the police. This was the arrest Of
Antoine Torres on charge of practis-
ing white slavery" He has been
turned over by the police to the fed
eral authorities along with all evil
dence which McDuffie has collected.
Torres was arrested Saturday after
noon for investigation, but sufficient
evidence to charge him under the
white slavery act had not been col
lected until Monday The story OF
Torres operations. which has been
told McDuffie by the girl in the case
who has tired of his alleged inhuman
treatments similar to many other
sad tales of sin and shame. She
promises to testify at the trial.
On the island of Hawaii Fepres won
the affections of Porto Ricah girl,
SO McDuffie's story goes, and he final
ly induced her to leave good family
on the Big Island by an attractive
picture of gay nights, automobiles and
a rich ho1Oe in Honolulu McDuffie be-
lieves Torres brought the girl here
about three months ago.
In Honolulu it is said Torres failed
to produce the fine mansion, ETC., but
drew another picture of the lively life
and the good times In Iwjlei. AS the
story goes. the girl finally consented
to go there and to work
The police have it that the girl, who
had enjoyed fairly decent life on
Hawaii, finally reyolted at her exist
ence, demanded the home Torres had
promised her downtown and threat.
ened to generally stir up the situation
if he didn't come through"
Went to River Street
The man is said to have evaded the
"show down" by taking the girl out
of Iwilei to a place on River street,
the appointments of which were
shabby compared with what he had
offered, but which the woman was glad
to take rather than go back to Iwilei.
McDuffie says 1t was when Torres
had the woman in his power on River
street that the worst part of the
white slavery" business commenced.
1t was then, says the chief. that Tor
res went out on the streets at night
to induce men to come with him on
promises of something good"
Around Aals Park was Torres har-
vest, and here he is alleged to have
loitered at night watching for those