VICE PALACES AND THEIR GRAFT.
In previous chapters we have spoken of the richly furnished homes of vice and sin where the man of wealth and position can covertly enjoy his debased passions and ruin young and innocent girls with the assurance that his sins will not find him out.
These places to carry on their trade in human souls, where thousands of dollars are spent on elegant furnishings and where large profits accrue, also have their prices to pay the police and the political powers in the Vice Trust.
Protection prices, ranging from $500 to $1,000 are paid each month to insure their guests and deprive them of the fear of molestation.