Commercialized Prostitution in New York City Part 16

TABLE XVIII

BEDFORD CASES

TRADES COMBINED WITH PROSt.i.tUTION

_Trade_ _No. of Cases_ _Per cent._ Demonstrator 1 Clerk in department store 4 Domestic 22 Factory operative 17 Laundry employees 4 Manicure 1 Office work 2 Sewing 2 Theatrical work 6 Waitress 8 Stealing 6 Received money from husband 2 Prost.i.tution only 204 73.11 ---- ------ TOTAL 279

TABLE XIX

BEDFORD CASES

WEEKLY EARNINGS FROM PROSt.i.tUTION

----+-------+-------+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ Support Support $3 $5 $6 $10 $12 $14 $15 $18 $19 $20 $25 $30 $35 Partial ----+-------+-------+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ High 2 9 . 2 . 4 . 1 7 . 1 8 3 10 3 Low 1 . 1 4 1 7 4 . 8 2 . 5 13 6 3 ----+-------+-------+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+ $38 $40 $45 $50 $55 $59 $60 $63 $70 $75 $90 $100 $110 $120 $125 $150 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 4 2 24 . 1 12 . 7 7 . 15 1 1 2 5 . 3 . 14 1 . 4 1 2 2 1 6 . . 1 4 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+

+----+----+----+----+----+---------+------- $200 $240 $250 $300 $400 Total Average No. cases +----+----+----+----+----+---------+------- 7 1 2 3 1 146 $71.09 . . . 1 . 95 46.02 +----+----+----+----+----+---------+-------

TABLE XX

BEDFORD CASES

EARNED AT THE SAME TIME WITH PROSt.i.tUTION

-----------+--------+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Weekly For Wages Board $.50 1.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 3.75 4.00 4.50 -----------+--------+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Wages of High occupations 34 cases . . . . . 1 1 . 2 . excluding Domestic Low Service 34 cases . . . 3 . 5 2 . 6 2 High Domestic 23 cases . . 1 1 1 . 1 1 7 2 Service Low 23 cases 11 . 5 3 7 2 . 1 1 1 -----------+--------+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ 4.60 5.00 5.50 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ . 6 2 6 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 . . . 10 . 3 . . . . . 2 . . . . 6 2 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+

+-----+-----+-----+-------+-------+-------+----- 16.00 17.00 18.00 Maximum Minimum Average Mode +-----+-----+-----+-------+-------+-------+----- . . 2 $18.00 $3.00 $6.42 $5.00 to $6 . . . 12.00 2.00 4.68 5.00 . . . 15.00 1.00 4.60 4.00 . . . 6.00 .. 2.86 3.00 +-----+-----+-----+-------+-------+-------+-----

GRAPHS ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE XX

[Ill.u.s.tration: _Wages in Trades excluding Domestic Service--34 cases_]

[Ill.u.s.tration: _Wages in Domestic Service--23 Cases_]

TABLE XXI

BEDFORD CASES

CAUSE OF FIRST s.e.xUAL OFFENSE

Love 108 38.71%

{Married {Living with husband 1 { {Separated from " 10 11 Pay { { {Lover 17 57 20.43% {Single {Playmate 4 { {Stranger 25 46

{Relative 7 Force {Lover 27 {Playmate 3 {Stranger 25 62 22.22%

Weakness 23 8.24% Physical predisposition 2 .71% Unknown 27 9.64% ------------ TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES 279

TABLE XXII

BEDFORD CASES

MENTAL CONDITION

Insane--Transferred to asylums 20 Insane tendencies 3 Feeble-minded (distinctly so) 107 Border-line--neurotic 26 Weak-willed--"No moral sense" 26 "Wild"--truants--run-a-ways 11 193 29.8%

TABLE XXIII

BEDFORD CASES

CAUSES. REASONS GIVEN BY THE GIRL

_A. In connection with her family_ 1. Immorality of the parents 15 2. Incompatibility 39 3. Neglect and abuse 26 4. No mother or father or neither 166 5. Over indulgence 10 6. Over strictness 35 7. Poverty 9 8. Turned out 6 ---- 306 _B. In connection with married life_ 1. Death of husband 5 2. Desertion by husband 8 3. Immorality (includes cruelty or criminality) 14 4. Incompatibility 26 5. Husband put girl on street 2 ---- 55 _C. Personal reasons_ 1. Bad company 75 2. No s.e.x instruction 10 3. Idle or lonely 5 4. Sick, needed the money 4 5. Ruined anyway 10 6. Lover put girl on the street 10 7. Previous use of drink or drugs 7 8. White slave 2 9. Tired of drudgery 4 10. "Easy money" 17 11. Dances 13 12. Lazy, hated work 20 13. Stage environment 9 14. Love of the life 15 15. Desertion by lover 3 16. Desire for pleasure (theatre, food, clothes) 48 17. Desire for money 38 18. Ashamed to go home after first escapade 1 ---- 291 _D. Economic reasons_ 1. Can't support herself 5 2. Can't support herself and children 1 3. Couldn't find work 13 19 -------- TOTAL 671

TABLE XXIV

BEDFORD CASES

OFFENSES

_No. Cases, 647_

_Misdemeanor_ ------------------------------------------------ a.s.sault 3rd degree 9 Attempted suicide 1 Concealing birth of child 1 Corrupting morals of a minor 3 Indecent exposure 1 Keeping a disorderly house 3 Maintaining a place for smoking opium 1 Pet.i.t larceny 71 Unlawfully injuring propt'y 1 Using vulgar and indecent language in public 1

TOTAL, 92 or 14.21%

_Felonies_ ------------------------------------------------ a.s.sault 2nd degree 4 Attempted grand larceny 13 Burglary 3rd degree 3 Felonously selling cocaine 1 Grand larceny, 1st degree 12 Grand larceny, 2nd degree 63 Manslaughter, 2nd degree 3 Receiving stolen goods 4 Robbery 2

TOTAL, 105 or 16.22%

_Other Offenses_ ------------------------------------------------ a.s.sociating with dissolute persons and in danger of becoming morally deprav'd 50 Common prost.i.tute 272 Disorderly child 25 Disorderly conduct 44 Frequenting disorderly houses 6 Intercourse with boys 1 Public intoxication or habitual drunkard 14 Vagrancy 38

TOTAL, 450 or 69.55%

TABLE XXV