To the police, the detective assured them, Ida Earle had been known for years. When she was young,
she had been under the protection of a man high in the ranks of Tammany, and, in consequence, with
her different ven-tures the Police had never interfered. She now was pro-prietress of the roadhouse
in the note described as Kessler's Cafe. It was a place for joy-riders. There was a cabaret, a hall for
public dancing, and rooms for very private suppers.