New Britain herald., 1916-08-29
THREE INDICTMENTS
 IN SLAVE PROBE
Girl Lured Away by Promise of
 Marriage

strength of stories told by two young women to the Grand Jury in the white slave investigation three indictments were returned yesterday against John Hausenreiter of BPS West Ninety-sixth street. It Is alleged that Hausenreiter, posing as man of means, has lived off the earnings of girls whom he forced to work for him after dlverting them from the straight road by promises of marriage.
 He had his wife and seven-year-old son in the Ninety-sixth street apart ment, where Helen Kelves one of the Grand Jury witnesses, also lived. Mrs. 1 Hausenreiter is under arrest charged | with interfering with an agent of the 1 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children who was sent to her home to take the boy away. Helen Kelves breaking away from a District Attor- ney's detective at Ninety-sixth street 1 and Riverside Drive on Sunday night | Jumped down flight of thirty steps and was running toward the river | when the detective caught her. She | said she was afraid the authorities | meant to put her in jail, but was re- assured by the information that she NcIo "cllISu O11ly as d 1ndLoT1al W1CnSSS. The other witness was Pauline Mink who says Hausenreiter led her astray but she refused to have anything to do with other men and Hausenreiter con- tented himself with taking the money she earned a milliner.
 Helen Kelves told Assistant District Attorney James B. Smith that her parents brought her to America from Russia when she was years old and that she came to New York from Chi cago two and a half years ago and worked behnd the counter in a 116th street cafe where pinochle is played steadily. Her hours were from A. M. to P. M, her pay S6 a week. She had this job about a month, she said, when Hausenreiter, following her one night to the door of her home in 115th street, asked her why she should work so hard.
 T know where there's some easy money" the girl says Hausenreter told her. Come take a walk with me-" They walked until A. M. The next day he reappeared and remarked that her clothes were shabby and bought her a new outfit. Hausenreiter professed great affection for her and, expecting the marriage would take place imm ediately, she went to live with him. The next day, according to her story, Hausenreiter told her to go out and earn money.
 Took Her Wages as Servant.
 Helen Kelves said that from April to August 20 of this year she averaged $20 a day, and that when she tried to hold out something for herself Hausen- reiter beat her. On August IS she said, he found out she had managed to 1
 pocketed this little hoard. After his | arrest, which took place on August 20, | Hausenreiter sent her a messa ge tel l ling her to leave the city at once. She had no money, but one of her patrons said he would supply 1t. She was ex- pecting to meet this man on Riverside 1 Drive when the detective appeared.
 MT. Smith asked her why she didn't | run away from Hausenreiter. 'I did twice., she replied, "but he found me and beat me. I have always wanted to be respectable. Why, for ten months I worked in a good place as a servant | and got $25 month. Hausenreiter | took that money too."
 Pauline Mink avs her parents are in Russia and she was brought here by relatives ten years ago. She was in troduced to Hausenreiter in May, 1915, and for some time they kept com- pany' in the ordinary way. He spoke of a wealthy uncle in Lorain, Ohio, and of his own prosperity in business. On 1 March 29 there was a party at her l home, celebrating the feast of the 1 Passover. Wine was passed around and Pauline Mink took some She says Hausenreiter slamming the front door to make her believe he had followed the other guests out when the party ended, concealed himself in another room and later attacked her.
 He then said, according to her story, "Now you're ruined girl and you've got to go out and do what I tell you.' But she refused. Hausenreiter, how ever, took the money she earned as milliner. Whatever was in her purse when he appeared he confiscated. One day 1t was only twelve cents. She finally made a confidant of the man who owns the store where she was employed Together they went out to ma Hausenreiter and located hln III a west l26th street flat, where Helen Kelves also was visible Hausen- relter protested that he wanted TO marry Pauline Mink "and be decent
 Publicity Saves Third Girl.
 Later Helen Kelves told her story to the millinery merchant and the arrest of Hausenreiter followed. Since then another girl giving her name and address and saying that she was a "model' has teIephoned to Assistant District Attorney Smith. She said Hausenheiter told her he was about to receive s10,00O from an uncle in Lorain, Ohio, and suggested that they go there together, get married, col lect the money and take a honeymoon trip. The girl said her eyes were opened by the developments of the white slaves inquiry.
 A Brooklyn girl told the district at