SYDNEY'S UNDERWORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17932, 7 November 1921, Page 10

SYDNEY'S UNDERWORLD.

GIRL IN WINE SHOP. ENTICED BY; A WOMAN. SAVAGE' ASSAULT IN STREET The doings in Sydney's underworld during the past few days hiivo been more exciting than usual, says a Sydney paper • of October 26. A startling story has been told by a girl at Waverloy that sho was induced by a woman to go to a wine shop at Woollahra, where sho was doped. It has yet to bo mado known whether she •\vas assaulted. Another case is that of a woman who was robbed at liondi, and gavo two wcu in charge for tho offeuco, mid a woman, a friend of theirs, met tho victim of the theft in Darlinghurst, and, knocking her down, kicked and severely injured her. beaußo sho informed tho polico of tho robbery. ,'Tho story of tho girl who left home is one which goes to show very cdciirly that there are women of mature ago who are continuously patrolling tho streets on tho look-out for girls, to load them astray. Jb has been pointed out that there, are well-dressed women in Sydney who fascinate manv impressionable " flappers." Some of these women bavo been judged by the polico to be " white slave" agents, operating hero for ageuta in tho East and Honolulu. '•• The latest case which has oomo under the notice of tho polico indicates that not only are there agents who traffic in girls overseas, but there is the suburban den, which has its representative looking for girl*. Tho girl who is tho subject of current police inquiry lives at Waverloy. She left homo on Sunday afternoon for tho purpose of going to a meeting of the ' Salvation Army in tho city. Sho told her mother she would meet her in front of-a building in Elizabeth Street. Tho mother was there at tho timo and place appointed, but tho girl failed to appear. After an hour's waiting tho mother went homo, expecting to find her daughter but sho' was disappointed. ; Inquiries were mado fiwn neighbours, but no ono had seen the girl. All night tho anxious parent kept awake, hoping that her daughter would come home, but there was no appearance of her. -Yesterday tho mother communicated t with tho police. Persons who knew where the girl was evidently became afraid of tho trend of affairs, and the girl reached home lisjt night. ' Two Mysterious Women. It was about 8 p.m. that tho mother : received a surprise. Sho had been about the city all day, on the look-out for her daughter, and' had returned homo disappointed at failing to find her. _ A knock at tho door attracted her attention, and sho went outside and met two women. ." Are you Mrs. ?" asked ouo of the women. " Yes," was tho reply. " Well, your daughter is outside. She does not like to como in," remarked the " second woman. " Tell her to come in at once. Everything is all right. She is welcome," was tho mother's reply. The strange women rehired, and in a few words told tho young woman to go inside. The mother had run to receivo her, and at tho gate she noticed her stagger. Had She Been Doped? The girl-was strange in hex manner. Her face looked bloated and she seenicd dazed. She was helped inside, and given refreshment, and after a rest revived somewhat and commenced to tell her mother her story. She stated that after she left homo sho •was met by a woman, who induced her to go to a wineshop in Oxford Street, Woollahra. She was given something to drink, and from then on she was never herself. She had many glasses of wine, and she has a recollection that she expressed _ a keen desire to go home, but she was induced to stay at the place. She was plied with more wine, and at last she was taken' to a room and put to bod._ She awoke feeling very ill, and stayed in the houso all day. The police are giving keen attention to the case, and a report regarding tho oondiict of the wineshop will be prepared for Superintendent Nolan. light at Darlinghurst. Another evil happening is in regard to a robbery at Bondi several days ago. A woman's flat was entered by two men who stole a large quantity of jewellery and clothing. The woman, who is of the street-walking class, had her suspicions as to the persons who robbed her, and sho went to the police and gave the information. Sydney's underworld works in mysteri.ous ways. It was not long before the thieves "heard of the report in connection with the robbery. Tho news came to the city. Incensed at the action of the woman at Bondi, another woman friend of the thieves decided on revenge, and a watch was kept on the movements of the Bondi resident. She was located at Darlinghurst during the week-end, and while she was near Flinders Street, not far from the Darlinghurst police' station, sho was attacked and roughly handled. Her assailant has an unlovely black eye as a result of a street fight between Sydney and Melbourne women about a fortnight ago. Having dono the worst sho could with her hands and feet in a short time, - the attacker jumped on ai car and got away. _