New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
WEAVING NET ON
 BIG N. Y. VICE RING
More Policemen Are Now Facing
 Arrest

New York. March 69-Further startling revelations in New York $ police scandal were made when As sistant District Attorney James l.. smith announced he had evidence to Show that at least 300 dlsorderlE SouseS are being operated under po- lice protection in the district Just west of Broadway from Forty-Second street to {; Hundred and Ninth street Three inspection districts of the police t dcpartm are involved, Smith sald although witnesses held thus far are concerned principally with alleged s;aft and bribery in the fourth or old Ttndcrloin inspection district.
 Smith announced that tho case against Detective John J. Gunson. ar rested on charges of graft and ac- eccpting bribes. was strengthened. ana | hat other policemen charged with forcing women of the street to share their earnings with them would be indicted early next week.
 The keystone of the present vice - conspiracy. according to evidence now in the hands of the prosecutor, is d lawyer who is charged With having rcaped a harvest of gold through the illicit operations of women and the equally illegal activities of the police
 
 >Eebecca Mulyado, the woman who originally complained of the activities of Detective C;unSon. unfolded the de tails of the three-cornered arrange ments between the women, the law yer and the police. who protected the underworld. Mrs. Mulyado was re- vealed yesterday as the notorious Billy" Howard, who d few years ago WAS "a accuSed of cOrrupting young girls and turning them over to the police apartment. Mr. Smith admitted that she was Billy" Howard. adding that the police were Investigating her rec ord in the hope thGt they might dis credit her.
 We know that she is no angel and wes expect to corroborate everything she tells the jurors,' said Mir. smith.
 According to Mrs. eMulyado, the lawyer, whose name is being guarded by the prosecutor until action by the grand jury has been taken. was in the habit of telling the women which po- licemen could be "reached. lie was given the money and the police there supon were declared to have listened to reason thereafter.
 The usual procedure. according to this authority, was something like this:
 V. A policeman would arrest a woman of the streets, charging her with act in 2 as disorderly character On talk ing her to the police station. however, he would appear to pity her and suS- gest that she sec this lawyer. ~1'H let him know about your case if you wiSh." the friendly policeman was quoted as saving.
 When the lawyer appeared he us uaIy named $500 the cost ot ''springing the prisoner. which. in the vocabulary of the underworld, means obtaining a release on a writ of habeas corpus or actual eNoneration before d court. The Surn named. it was explained, had to be split several ways" and the lawyer got little of it.
 Following such an arrangement the lawyer usually ross-QueStiOned the policeman, who appeared as the cOm- plaining witness, severely for arrest ing an innocent Woman. The police man was then expected to wilt under this treatment and admit that he had little or no evidence against the prisoner. resulting in her discharge bS the court.