Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-28
Six Young White Women
Among Those Arraigned
Last Night
WOMEN CRY IN COURT
White Women ParOled In Custody of
Salvation Army-Others Held for
Investigation.

Twenty-four men and women,
white and colored. among whom
were six white women ranging in
age from fourteen to nineteen years
old, all of whom were taken in the
raids conducted during the past
seventy-two hours by the United
/ States Public Health service au-
thorities, the state health DEPART
ment and the city health depart
ment, with the cooperation of the
police, were arraigned last night at
special session of the Police
Court before Justice l.. H. Thomp-
son.
The trial of the accused parties
was private, only newspaper men
and those interested, being permit
ted to attend. The scene was pa
thetic cne, several of the young
women, when the court announced
it's intention of sending them to
some home, wept and one of the
women tainted and had to be car
ried from the court room to an ante
room where she received medical at
tention.
It was explained by the repre-
sentative of the U. S. Public
Service, Lieut.. Charles R. Winfree
that the purpose Of that depart
ment is not to prosecute or perse-
cute, but simply in the interest of
the public health that, the parties
were taken UP By the authorities.
The court in some instances an
nounced it's intention Of sending the
young white women to home con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
state. This order, however, was
rescinded, when Mrs. Helbwege, wife
of Capt j. D. Hellwege, of the
Salvation Army, asked that the
young women be paroled in her
custody. This being done these wo-
men were ordered to report to the
clinic being conducted by the health
authorities.c'Other were ordered
sent to Jail until they are examined
at the clinic. -. i'':n
Ia white man and a white woman
who were among those summoned
announced theiraintention of getting
married. This proved satisfactory
to the court and their case was
dropped.
The last case heard was that of
a young white woman who was
brought in by the police just after
the others had been tried. 1t was
testified that she was lettering
around a jitpey stand. She said
she came to Alexandria from Sc
attic, Washington: She was de-
tanned for examination by the medl-
cal authorities.
In addition to the six white wo-
men, there were two white men,
twelve colored women and four COLI
ored men.
Attorneys H. Noel Garner, Rob-
inson Moncure and Charles Henry
Smith appeared for some those ar
'raigned.
Attorney Smith stated that he ex-
pected to appeal some of the cases.
In addition to Lieut.. Winfree the
city health department was repre-
sented at the hearing by DR.. Louis
Foulks, city health officer, and DR..
]. J. Gavey, deputy health officer.
The health authorities propose to
continue their activities and further
arrests are anticipated.
"A crowd of several hundred mer
gathered around police headquarters
in hope of hearing the trial, bu
they were doomed to disappoint
ment when it was announced tina
the trial of the parties would b.
4 held behind closed doors.
j AS result of the activity of tht
health authorities the physicians il
charge Of the clinic are now busy