South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-24
GIRLS STORY TO
OFFICERS BRINGS
ARREST OF WOMAN
Cenevieve Aversa Tells of Life
She Was Forced to Live
in Elkhart House.

Genevieve Aversa, Is years old,
South Bend girl. is being held in the
custody Of her mother as a material
witness against two local men Of for
eign nationality and an Elkhart
woman. charged at Elkhart with con-
tributing TO a minors delinquency.
Constantine Kakines. 123 Lincoln
way E. committed to jail here on a
ment OF a $25 fine assessed by Judge
DuComb a week ago for carrying
concealed weapons. is named by the
girl. according to Elkhart advices, as
the man who entiCed her 10 go with
him 10 Elkhart and who placed her
in an alleged house OF i'll fame, said
TO have been conducted by Anna
Logman, alias Anna Young, Elkhart.
The woman has been arrested, II
was said. and is held on $500 bonds
at Elkhart awaiting arraignment. a
South Bend man is being sought by
both Elkhart and South Bend auth
critics for alleged immoral relation
ship with the Young woman and
completely in connection with the
Aversa girl case.
Recall Old Traffic.
The revelations as told by the
Aversa girl were reminiscent of the
days Of white slavery" years
ago. Practically sold into bondage.
according to the tale told by the
girl, according TO the Elkhart police,
she was required to live life Of
shame and IN return received her
meals and certain articles of wearing
apparel. Her earnings she is said
to have related. were taken from her
and divided between Kokines and the
'1andlady." From the latter. she
said. the woman's companion OBJ
tanned his means of support.
The Aversa girl, prior TO her de
portation" TO Elkhart, lived with her
mother in the 200 block on S, Laurel
81. Mrs. Aversa. it is said, is an
employe of a local laundry and until
the girls departure had been the
girls sole protector and means OF
livelihood. Weird is said to have
gone out several days ago to search
for the Aversa girl who was reported
According 10 Elkhart advices rela-
tive TO the case. the Young woman
had been under suspicion by the
authorities for some time and at
various times recently the rooms she
occupied were searched. No evidence
that would result in her arrest was
secured, however. it is said.
Fled TO Ell1hart.
Since the first Of the year. the
Elkhart report declared, that town
has been overrun by women Of an
immoral character who gave their
former residence as South Bend. AS
quick as they would show up and
make their presence known, how
ever. they were Immediately ordered
out of town. Here and there a
woman would become proprietress OF
a rooming house and wait her oppor-
tunity 10 open" for business Of an
improper character. Frequent raids.
it was said. have brought several OF
these 'landladies" into the custody
of the police, convictions obtained
and the defendants ordered 10 leave
the town.
The Young woman is held under
bonds of $500. Kakines viii be
taken from the St Joseph county
jail here and taken 10 Elkhart 10
face the more serious charge. The
arrest of the other man is momentar-
iIy expected. IL is said. when Tlkhart
authorities viii be notified 70 come
here for him. With the gathering
OF the three prisoners together, the
trio will go before City Judge Walker
OF that city for preliminary hear
ings