The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-18
EXONERATES GIRLS,
DENOUNCES CAPToR
Judge Rosalsky Advises Pair
to Sue Detective for
Arrest.

Detective John F. Gunson OF the vice
squad, who arrested Miss Lillian Kahn
1853 South Second street Brooklyn, and
Miss Sally Robin, PA Henry street, or
Broadway the night OF last March 4
and later caused their conviction by
Magistrate Francis X. Mancuso on a
charge of disorderly conduct and loiter-
ing, WIS scathinBly arraigned by Judge
Otto Rosalsky in General Sessions yes
terda" when the case came up before
him fer review. At the same time Judge
Rcsnis';y declared that the Magistrate
who convicted the young women ought
to be sternly rebuked. He immedia tely
discharged the girls from custody.
There was not one scintilla OF evil
dence to warrant your arrest and the
conviction was wholly unwarranted by
the facts" Judge Rosalslxy said to the
two girls. You young women. both re-
spectacle and enjoying excellent reputa =
tons. and both, as 1t develops. chaste
as well as respectable, have suffered
through the action of this police officer.
Turning to the detective, Judge
Rosalsky continued:
What did These girls do that your sis
ter or my sister would not do? II men
like you on the police force IRE allowed
to go on without hindrance every woman
in the city In in a precarious position.
Your action cannot be too strongly con-
demned and the Magistrate who con-
victed these girls should be rebuked."
Miss Kahn and Miss Robin told Judge
Rosaisky that on March they went 10
Times Square 10 see n motion picture
show, but as II was 10 o'clock when they
reached Forty-second street they decided
II was too late and walked along Broad
way.
Several times. they said they were
annoyed by men who tried TO force their
attentions upon them. They stopped in
the Hotel Astor. and when they came out
they were addressed by two army Of
GERS. one OF whom Miss Robin had met
in her work in the Quartermaster's De
partment OF the army. The officers
asked them to have a drink, but they de-
clined, and then one walked with them
10 the subway station at Seventh avenue
and Forty street. Just as they
were about to board a down town car
the detective arrested them. accusing
them OF having picked up the army
officers ana with having solicited sew
oral other men previously.
Despite their protests the girls were
locked up in Jefferson Market prison.
and four days later their cases came up
before Magistrlts Nancuso. who con-
tive Gunson. They were given sus-
pended sentences and ordered to report
TO a probation officer once week.
While they were In jail they were
afraid to communicate with their fam
flies. They were examined ny woman
physician from Bellevue Hospital. who
told the Magistrate that the girls We're
respectable and that mistake had
been made. She tried to have their
cases dismissed. without success. and
according to the statement OF an As
sistant District Attorney to Judge
Rosalsky yesterday Magistrate Mancuso
also ignored a request for dismissal
from Frederick Sullivan. Assistant
District Attorney.
Judge Rosalsl1y advised the Young
women TO bring suit for damages against
Detective Gunson, and Miss Kahn said
last night she intended to press the &C
ton. Miss Kahn prior TO her arrest had
been employed as a saleswomRn at s45
a week. but lost her position ON account
of the trouble Both she and Miss
Kobin, according TO evidence produced
before the court yesterday, have been
contributing largely to the support Of
their families for several years.