Commercialized Prostitution in New York CityKneeland, George J. (George Jackson)
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Commercialized Prostitution in New York City
Kneeland, George J. (George Jackson)
Prostitution -- New York (State) -- New York
_X_ 93. _West 40th Street--a one-dollar house._
March 8, 1912. 10.40 P. M. The investigator counted 5 inmates. The name of
the madame is Rosie; proprietor, X 94. The names of some of the inmates on
this date are Ethel, Della, Josie and Maria.
March 14, 1912. 12.30 A. M. The investigator was taken to this place by X
95. This place is running very quietly.
May 14, 1912. X 96 and his brother, X 94, are partners in the house.
June 12, 1912. The name of an inmate on this date is X 97. The name of the
owner of this property as given in the tax book for 1912 is X 98.
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_X_ 99. _West 40th Street--a one-dollar house._
February 1, 1912. 11.30 P. M. The investigator saw men go in and out of
this place. He was unable to gain admittance.
February 13, 1912. 10.00 P. M. The investigator saw five men enter in half
an hour.
February 16, 1912. 10.00 P. M. The investigator counted 2 inmates and
estimated 8. The madame's name is Rosie. The proprietor of the place is X
100. The name of the owner of the property as given in the tax book for
1912 is X 101.
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_X_ 102. _West 40th Street._
February 1, 1912. X 103, partner of X 44, has practised prostitution and
run houses for ten years.
February 6, 1912. The investigator counted 12 inmates. The proprietors are
X 44 and X 103, who also acts as housekeeper. X 44 hangs out at X 104.
April 27, 1912. 9.00 P. M. The investigator counted 5 inmates and
estimated 6. The price of the house is $2 and $5. Drinks are sold--$2 for
an ordinary round, and $5 for a quart of champagne. The name of the madame
is X 105. The names of some of the inmates on this date are Mignon, Lucy,
Emma and Fifi. The name of a man connected with the house is X 106. The
owner of the property is X 108.
APPENDIX X
TENEMENTS: ADDITIONAL DATA
(a) SOLICITING
February 24, 1912, investigator visited a cider stube in a tenement
building at X 128, St. Mark's Place. A waitress solicited him to enter a
rear room for immoral purposes. The woman who conducts this stube is X
127, this being the name of the woman mentioned in the letter quoted in
Chapter II. The investigator says in his report that X 127 was formerly
with X 126 at X 125, East 5th Street.
There are 13 families living at X 128, St. Mark's Place. In these families
are 7 boys under 16 and 14 girls under 16. Five single young men and 3
single young women over 16 also live in this tenement house.
On February 21, 1812, between 7 and 8 P. M., investigator was solicited by
a waitress in a cider stube in a tenement at X 129, East 6th Street. The
stube is in the basement and the proprietress said she would send out for
a young girl, but as she had previously been in trouble because of a 15
year old girl, she did not want to take another chance.
There are 38 families living at this address, with 20 boys and 20 girls
all under 16 years of age. Seven single men and 9 single women over 16
also live in this tenement.
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