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.