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I received the tip" she said that did ho'
take my revolver with me. was acco''-
panied by two Of my assistants, put was
unarmed."
Dad Frazier proprietor of the hotel, said
IN an interview that there were five men
and three women In the party that at
tackled Garbarino 81 know Garbarino'
Frazier said. HE was in the rear room
when the party arrived In Dig auto
mobile They were all intoxicated ana
I tried to bar the door to them. They
pushed by me, however. I then ordered the
waiter not to serve them anything to drink.
"They became noisy and Garbarino told
the waiter not to serve them Ihey re-
sented what he said, evidently. and seeing
trouble coming telephoned for the police.
Garbarino was holding the phone when he
was set upon
The four men accused of attacking Gar
barino were held without bail for a further
hearing next Monday by Magistrate Col
Inns today at the Eleventh and winter
streets station
Garbarino was unable to be present at
the hearing today, but 1t was said that he
would be able to leave the Hahnemann
Hospital late this afternoon. The testimony
of three witnesses was heard--Special Po-
nCeman
and Winter streets station; Walter w.
Twigg, Of 1O1 North Twenty-seventh street:
and Dad" Frazier, proprietor OF the motel
where Garbarino was attacked
Twigg testified to seeing the four prison
ers administer the beating to Garbarino
When "Dad" Frazier rose to TESTIFY Magis-
trate Collins addressed question to him,
as follows
was there anything going on In your
place which required Garbarino's presence
there at that hour In the mornings"
II don't know" replied Frazier
Frazier testified that soon after Gar
barino arrived at the hotel, with two COM
panions black automobile, occupied by
five men and three women. rolled up to the
hotel. Frazier said the women were intox-
icated. The party adjourned to the rear
room where sat Garbarino and his COM
panions Frazier said that the men In the
party became infurated when Garbarino
said In loud voice to the walter:
Don't serve those people with any more
BOOZE"
The names of the two Companions" who
were with Garbarino were not disclosed at
the hearing. Their presence will be re-
quired at the hearing next Monday, when
It is expected that further interesting de-
tails will be disclosed regarding the pres
ence of the special agent in Dads.
Those arrested and held were Harry Nc
Laughlin, twenty-seven years, of 1913 North
Seventh street; William McGowan, thirty
three years, of 1876 South Eighth street !;
George Mcdonald. twenty-three years, Of
1923 Green street, and John Smith. nineteen
years, Of 42S North Franklin street All
these are accused of aggravated assault and
battery The police drove out all occupants
Of the hotel and established strict line OF
watch around the entire section.
Garbarino. when he regained conscious
ness said that white slavers were re-
sponsble for the attack. He said that he
was struck from behind and had no chance
to defend himself.
Garbarino told the story Of the attack
rs follows
II went to Dads Hotel accompanied by
! two of my assistants after had received
the telephone message informing me about
the two German sailors. entered the
hotel shortly before o'clock. With my
assistants l had hardly seated myself un-
til saw a crowd of men sitting at an
other table to my right, some OF whom
recognized as white slavers The room
~ was. hazy with smoke. Many men ana
.r&women were in the place.
M II had been the first to enter the rear
room. My two assistants followed me.
mention this because by the way one man ?
(of the six I mentioned glared AT me !
know that he recognized me as being con-
nected with the Department Of Justice
''At least two Of the crowd l recognized
"a as being under suspicion for white slavery
In Philadelphia and New York. The
others were also well-known In the under
world. sf
II paid no attention to the men at first
but from their looks could tell that trouble
was coming then told my two assistants
to keep a Sharp lookout and then went to
Z telephone and asked the police OF, the
Eleventh and WinteIst station to send
as many detectives and policemen as they
could spare.
II had hardly finished talking with the