St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
BY ISAAC JONES

Lieut.. Galloway said the girls
have moved downtown for two
main reasons.
l. They think there is less chance
of being arrested.
2. The income potential is great
er.
Vice bureau officers admit the
girls who hustle in cars around the
big hotels are attractive, stylish
and sophisticated.
Unless a man Is solidly ground
in his "martial-vows, he may find
himself in one of the tan prosti-
tutes' "pleasure-traps," an officer
testified.
Lieut.. Galloway said he is con-
fident that many of the men go
out with these girls seeking a new
kind of pleasure"
Caddys TOO Conspicuous"
Lieut.. Galloway said the girls
never use Cadillacs, because they
are too conspicuous.
How They Operate
Vice bureau officers said the
targets are downtown hotels in
cluding the Sheraton Cadillac,
Statler, Tuller and Fort Shelby.
Two girls usually work together.
They cruise along watching for
victims. 1t doesn't take much to
get the attention of a man. Once
the girls get a mans eyes, they
give him a nod, a broad smile,
and park a short distance away.
When the stranger arrives, the
car doors open as If by magic.
The officers said as soon as the
man or men get into the car the
girls drive off.
GOOD Time For $20'
Once parked in a dark parking
lot or some other isolated spot,
the girls will offer to show the
man a "good-time" for 500 each
up to $1OO for a "double-date-
party"
Some have been operating from
the hotels. Last month, one girl
was arrested in her suite in the
Sheraton Cadillac hotel where she
had a "pleasure-price" Of 500 per
hour. She was found guilty of pro-
stitution and fined $50.
In another court case, a eolored
and a white girl were working
Jointly in the Fort Shelby hotel.
They made the mistake of accost-
ing two plainclothes policemen
who posed as beer statesmen.
In another instance, police con-
tacted an interracial team working
together in a car.
MADE A Proposition"
Their car was parked in an al
ley near Monroe and Farmer" ex-
planned the officer to Recorders
Court John P. Scallen. The white
girl was at the wheel. She called
me and made me a proposition. !"
The officer said the two girls
suggested they go into a nearby
bar and have a drink before going
to a hotel The officer said they
walked to the bar but changed
their minds about a drink when
the girls saw it was too crowded.
"As we walked out the door Of
the bar" asserted the officer, "A
man standing there spoke to me.
He was my partner, but the girls
didn't know it."
The officer said the tan girl
called his partner to the car and
asked if he would like to join the
party.
Then the white girl spoke up"
explained the officer, "and re-
minded the colored girl not to let
my partner get into the car unless
she was sure he had the price of
a good time, $50.
Flashes Roll OF Money
The officer said after his partner
flashed a roll of money the tan
girl allowed him to get into the
car. The two girls were arrested
after they proposed a party for $50
each.
Last week, eight girls appeared
before Judge Scallen on the charg-
es of accosting and soliciting. OF
this number, five were colored and
three were white. Seven of the
girls paid fines of 500 each, while
one of the white girls was sent
enced to five days in Jail.
Vice bureau officers said all the
girls who are hustling are not CIV
ing their money to pimps. They
estimated that pimps control about
60 per cent of the prostitutes in
the city. The other 40 per cent use
the money they earn to support
themselves and their children.
The officers also stated that Ne
gro pimps control most of the pros
titutes who work for pimps. This
also includes the white prostitutes.