Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-12
NAMING OF KRAUSE
MAY LEAD TO PROBE
Ex-SaIoonkeeper, Appoin ted
chiIdren's Agent, Object of
Strict Inquiry
LICENSE WAS REVOKED

strict investigation of the case of
Rudolph Krause, the former saloon
keeper, appointed as a children's agent
ard investigator. if they find such an
investigation justified.
II do not know who suggested
krauSe's name for the position" said
County Commissioner Harry Kuenzel
this morning. but ] do know that
there is no room for dishonest men in
this work. The commissioners will in
vestigate krause's case if the situation
warrants.
II voted for Krausc because the po-
sition called for man OF high moral
type. honesty and standing in the COM
munity. ] had met Krause and | knew
that no man could be elected to Councils
from the Twentieth ward by such ma
iority as he had polled unless he was the
tyre of man we wanted"
II commenting on Mayor Moorc's
2"Ht"'""n+ that Ware men We're being
appointed to unnecessary positions. Mr..
kuenZel said:
Hoy can the Mayor say that the
work Mr.. Krause and the other agents
will do is a duplication of the work Of
the Department of Public Welfare:
He knows that is not so. because the
department is not organized yet
Knew Nothing CT Krause
Edgar w. Lank. another of the
county commissioners responsible for
the appointment Of Krausc, said that
he knew nothing about him. but that he
assumed him to be capable Of holding
the position because the other commits
sioners were in favor of him.
~ "a nF
former chairman of the Republican city
committee. He formerly conducted
saloon at Ninth street and Columbia
avenue, but renewal Of his license
was refused, it is said. on the charge
that he sold liquor to minors.
krause will be the commissioners
representative in looking after the cases
Of children committed to homes by tbs
courts.
The case that drew attention to
hrauSe three years ago, was one involv-
ing the morals of the fifteen year old
girl. She went to Krause's place in Co
lumbia avenue on Christmas night. 1916
She was accompanied by girl friend.
Krause Refused Renewal
j. Willis Martin and Thomas D. Fin
letter, judges of Common Pleas Courts,
sitting as a license court, refused to re-
new Krause's license in the spring of
1917, after hearing evidence concerning
the girl and other testimony against the
conduct of the saloon. 1t was testified
the girls firted with two young men.
They went upstairs over the saloon to
dance hall and cafe where the girls be-
came intoxicated. The fifteen year old
girl was taken to the home of her girl
friend. Charges of a serious nature
against one of the men grew out the
escapade in the saloon.
Evidence was then produced that a
motorcycle policeman had gone to the
GIRLS home and asked that her mother
meet the policeman outside of Krause's
place. The mother refused aud the
policeman is alleged to have called
again.
The policeman, according TO the girls
testimony, epdeavored to have her leave
the city before the hearing of the
krause case in court. Finally, the
testimony continued, the girls aunt
went with the girl and met the police
man outside the saloon. The girl re-
mained on the street, it was testified,
while the aunt went into the saloon
with the policeman. The aunt said,
according to the girl, that she had been
offered money to use her influence TO
have the charge against the saloon
dropped.
Judge Denounced Krause
The girl testified further that before
she got taxicab TO take her aunt home
the policeman offered the girl $25 10
keep it quiet and not say anything
more" The girl said she refused the
money.
When the girls case against the
young man came before the Municipal |
Court Judge Charles l., Brown CON
Quoted the bearing. After listening to
the story by the girl Judge Brown said
TO Krause:
IF were judge of the license court ! |
would revoke your license Immediately. |
ANY man who conducts a place where
young girls can visit and be ruined is |
to have a license
Judge Brown would not comment on |
the case today.