Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-10
SHOCKING VICE
RING Barred IN
NEW YORK QUIZ
More Than 1900 Resorts Pay
Police for Protection Is
Latest Story
RECALLS MURDER GANG
BY JAMES HENLE
staff Correspondent of the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.

BY JAMES HENLE
staff Correspondent of the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.
NEW YORK, March Disclosures
more startling than those which fol-
lowed the famous Roseathal murder are
promised by Assistant District Attorney
James e. Smith as result of New
York's new police scandal.
II Is alleged that 1000 dlsorderly
houses are each paying from $50 to $500
a month protection"
II believe the system in the police
department is stronger and more vic
lous today thar ever" said Smith. at
10 even worse than the days of the Ro>
senthal killing, when organized blackmail
had become a fine art
II know the situation thoroughly. The
disclosures which have been made are q
small part Of those that arc coming.
We have been at work on this investiga-
tion for over a year and we are going
through with the campaign, no matter
where the trail leads us
DETECTIVE INDICTED
FOR VICE CONNECTIONS.
SO far one detective, John J. Gunson,
has been indicted on the charge of liv-
! Ing with a woman Of the streets and
sharing in her earnings. 1t is alleged
! that the trail leads from him TO two
| high police officials. One of them, It is
/ said. has been meeting in Central parh
| the women from whom he levied tribute
Three women Of the underworld, Re
becca Melyado Rose Gonzales and Stella
Young, have testified before the grand
/ jury against Gunson. Two others Jenny
Carello and Kitty DAILY have not yet
come through" In the background are
two mysterious underworld characters,
described by Smith as Brooklyn Jack"
and Manicure Annie"
Smiths intimates say that vice car
not exist today without the knowledge
OF the poli,e. To back up their state
ments they give the following figures,
which they say they viii be able to prove
at the proper time:
In twenty square blocks $50 dlsorderly
fats and houses have been listed.
In two inspection districts north OF
Forty second street are $500 such places.
In the borough Of Manhattan the num-
Der Is put at 1900.
These figures include only what Is
known % "commercialized vice" and take
no cognizance Of private immortality"
REFUSES TO TRUST
own DETECTIVES.
So suspicious Is Smith OF the police
department that be refuses 10 trust its
detectives. A great part Of his time Is
devoted TO doing his own sleauthlng az
night.
Back Of the situation is q feud that
has existed for several years between
Smith and Police Inspector Domlnick
Henry. whose district takes In the So
called New Tenderlolu." Police Com
missioner Enright IS backing VI Henry
and Mayor Hylan is backing up Enright.
Hylan has demanded that Smith furnish
list OF the 800 disorderly houses said
10 be operating with police protection.
II is not thought that Smith will make
any effort TO comply with the mayors
wishes.
A singular element Of the situation IS
that both smith and the officials he IS
attacking are organization democrats
al belong TO Tammany hall or its
Brooklyn annex.
Gunson has been in trouble before. and
has just been acquitted by the police de
partment OF charges growing out OF his
arrest Of two respectable girls isst year
physical examination OF the girls
proved them innocent OF the accusation
Guhson made against them.
The detectives wife IS standing by
him. Hes ace high with me-" she de
clares.