The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-16

SUPERINTENDENT OY1IoK-HLt0Hf 90 fHu rUB
llrBpa AM PRoPnnT0n-rH0 0Ta6 o. HI
orakAy1oHe, ufC., Ufo.
nascshy - sAs sxussssss subsiAed which Ne suni
nAes Of prcs A,vssy Halls plot for entrSppias Ma
cussi.sAAn y .hsoriss' 70 bring sosth ns~adaieni
ava Dsrasi sstass vesy properly psoduced In the
reer. ssd vhea called upn 70 ohronice the do
vscr~nss Of p,An which be devised 70 break 40 The
sEessive sos ths ony ssstAblkh mont In hs Un,tsd
siss nat dsvossa 70 The pubhcaoa or obscene nters
snss In obedissoe 70 h instructions, Sergeant walsh,
(~ho sin be rsnemoe Cd participated In the finale "
me baby drama, he being The individual ~ho said 70 N
Cunningham, "You had betsor take some brandy and
ssssr, fcs We ease played ors and odoes Byrsdan.
wDes, Houston and Relay Of the Court Of General Ses
soss, nadsa desoeal yesterday upon he publication oos
t he veas ksoisny, In Frankfort street, and took pos
sessou Of immense amount Of - sdy yellow covered
harsaure
that the establishment wAs owned and managed
~ George Achsran and has been 10 successful opera
non fer The lat eeh months during which time not
500 oco worth OF this clAs OF hte
distributed throughout hc country by his agents.
not however Ill last August that The District Attorney
ssarc Of the existence Of the Venus Assceuaay, Q
weekly sheet which has had circulation Of
sands He rave matter into The hands OF officer vas,
with Instructions 70 watch Mr.. Ackerman's movements
closely; and .he assiduous manner In which he bss dis
fleets great credit upon bis sagAcity and energy; for
through his insuumsn,afsy . very pro'do fountao o.
vice and crime has beer brokenu up Mr. Walsh learn
ed tbai Mr. AokermAn transacted extensive baso 80
Amoss exclusively through The Posl ON ne hsviOx two
Post Once three times each day, and arly resolved
fy etie ~ time, which contained orders f,r
b. possse slsmps sud bib 70 he amoans semsnae. far
hem. rnose orders we're given by young
women, rescen1s OF nearly every tosn village Of
tn All nFnN pRf Ina al
IN he cfce tne The nature Of the business In vni Mr.
Alderman q ergsg 4, Mr. Walsh co n nunicAed WI b
cost master Fowler The sabccs, who gave nm every
isciy 10 posocuse hts undertaking and his suggestion
csus,d he cefks b. be removed rom the deli cry de
msns are aud securing Tie assurance OF officer Davis,
sooe the wi1to~ the ctoer day VIII 10 he re,sivns
a bach Of leiers addressed 20 George ASyermsa,n
James RamtTio ""Df Sbwall," ADD jean o,,esn,"
and sroted him then be was leaving The oui,dng
rney brorso hin before Iu,,ioe w,h and searchns
hls re,Fon thrt letters coz aiang orders for al:
fhhY product Jps, tn the money Iserefof, dis
covered &c rn cnumit cd to the roDos IN aefauls Of
q 600 bail and pleaded gritty 70 ne charge pree- ed
tir,t him IN the Special kessons On rhursday, bat
was renaoed for sentence TIL saturday when Judge o.
borne LET him on b. Vie paymen OF $50 3ne rhs 10.
laid that lie had ccrsulteo with lhs Ds c Attorney In be
meantime, and came 70 the concusion taat
imposition Of o nominal nne ~ouii suoserve tae enqs
trn hr a'icLuon % come viruous olov msnt Aos
WAS cautioned thai II Le brought up tns
charge again, he would be indicted NJ tho G'sni Jury
A. be ,erat ID he fastened 70 bis heafqusr
tiers in Frankfort street appied hn,e with
,iligepce to the refsToUs .ranc which had ben
rAiy impcdsd by his ipcs-rers II Is said tRs
often soated that bad money enough 70 buy up all the
Justioes 10 the city. Officer Walsh expresses hs dstsif
sciop at the result tf the legal proceedt,gs and de,e
mined to wAch M Acher mems move meu,s very oely
y ON Information which Mr.. Hall and he reoaivet
Aordsy, The former genhemsa made Aiisyit before
JGcge Ruue 10 the effect that be had TO belle
that vulgar weekly beet entitled Venus AtsceR n.y.
printed A. the establishment o. D. wels "a aud ~
STATE; shereupon his honor issued q search wa.raot
vnch 'as placed In the hands OF rgesn Walsh, Who 10
senpsry win the Office already nsmed, proceeded y
the above rremises, and seized The wn ole edllou ~
the Venus MisceIony, which had just been sIucx
CT They took possession 81 the form, and nseued
too youths, named Jsues Snirlow ard James ar ghi,
Who we're brorshi before the City Judge, and made an
davis sstpg ths, they employees " Mr. Wells
be truck of The Miscellany that Acgeruan superin.
tepeee the rubicst or 81, joarns They viii be Used
wnesses in the event OF the capture Of .ckerman oh,
has r1ace bis escape TO be noccd hosever, thai ne
viii not nrs crde the vigilance eff the efficient sQusi Of
efosTs connected with the Court OF Sessions. ar Gray
has slso nade HI. escape
this tine thai Aoke man vas = wholesale puoisher Of
nthy and evd works, but While N Mr.. Grays erasisb
No II street search warrant was pro-
curec from Judge Rasse and the ofcers. iogc
o1a m - .sa s .n,v az S we
card on ,he door met their eye upon ~hcn wpttea,
Zone 70 the county; viii return on saturday" B.
nevDg that there usea kn ,ckipg 1t the door
they uncercm ANONYMOUSLY effected entrance 10 the
~ emses, when three srscious verc seen,
the thelves and ,ors Of which were crowded
with an immense stock OF Immoral and prosaneIy illus
us,ed works On further examns on Of the premiser
large number Of pa % uss In illustrating tnsse works
were found among shich Vas ono which ha been
used II had evidently from the hands Of The
travsr, and although the design fouler han most
morbid hnsgnaton could conceive, u wss nne spec
OF artistic skin. There could no, have besu lsss
ban fo'y thousand o,pies or there tho puou
aons 70 .0e CONS waSa vs.ea be nsa evsr,
secutirF bis business with ~ much sps,cn and sysem
the mos extensive essa5lishmsnt 10 the city HIS
books we're kept meihodicA and 40 exsmoson OF them
dey elopeo the extenI OF hs operations Hs suoscrpa
oocx the ledger ami the eAh book deveo cd
es,lps mems AessrmAn transacted ou'iness with Or re
In every lsaips cisy The Union holding c,nsiAnt
mcncauon with men In Albany b lnalo Chicago, Paiiadeh
pha Bos,cn and New oesna II the morally Of oar ciios
Ia 70 be computed by the exeDt 70 wnisn This alsss OF
literature has been circusted by Mr. Acker
and his cosdJso,s, Ee~ York carries OF tue palm,
for bis ceip during month from his customers 10 this
CIV we're less tnsn -as, be received from s7me sm,
to~ns he purancAi and virtuous village OF snd
tae Any Of oherD Love have been the principal dsp,s
for VI, sale Of his lcs,nsome and obscene sa Asssr
mas books snos t1at one nrm Boston pad MIN IS 10
I'VE monihs for hs plblcatOaL Al tai. jueoare TO
iney pecpg these Instructive records and aksi
Mr. Aldermen w. In NJ wasa replied ma, ne nsi
retofn haste they seemed greatly ssilstsd and srd
iha. they called 70 zee " NJ. - OF BJssou,
pea THAI he had net ana " be should arrive durpx hs
day be would arrest MIN, for examining the 90 k
found that that gentleman ar Aoksrmsn's best
tuner Porceivire, on further examination, that large
pAsksges Of books mint have despatched this
70 hoose oNiy, on eeeston maze BY Represents
I'VE, Que d zoe enoers teesaphed " the al hpi-s In
Bospn " loog ater the branch II NJ A,ks
Mans establishment he assuring the tina, the two r-n
Tie who hastily reucaied COLL vend their 10
telegraph oics With me Creates, posdo . esd 500
stsr another gentleman osed spd asHed 70 Mr. AcK
"He v not in Jest 1t present" rail- ncsr syrr
dali, With bland smile "CAn do anything for yoag'
he nervous manner showed that be beie g.d ,nore va
something NJ, and rh the instinct Of the criminal
c.Iem0oi uLy cepArGd.
Al or his episode Ne resumed our invcss gsto-s INTO
Mr. Acsermans accounts By references 70 the mail bcos
-s seen that from the Is. Of Jene up y this date be sa
sent 10 es than 81 900 worth Of books through the AZ
chile tho cash box sho~ei that during nnousn N,y
slJne biz receipts we're $500; that do pol
oversep the mark when that $40 600 o.
suss amorous love stories emanased from this establish
nj 10 tie course ola year During the moosns Of May
arc JoDe ve perceived thai ,0J adfs1 N
scripsion lisi OF the ~ hlc.i1ny, msxux
al claiion OF nearly 900 0ne PAGER msoufAcsures
oelyed s2b0 for paper In the space Of months
having supplied him with pager upon watch the weekly
ssi mat thousands partock 81 Mservtd We next pro
oeeded 70 examine the edt5r's desk We fund its
pigeon holes literally cranmod with preosred oopv" To-