The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-12
Mayors Once.


LETTER FROM JUSTICE WATERMAN or BINGH ANTON
ToMAYcR rrEnASS REsfEcrrN9 GAMBLING HOUSES
AND HOUSES OF PROSTITUTION.
The following communication was received by bis
Honor Mayor nensnn, yesterday morning from Justice
Waterman Of BinghamtoD, n. y, enclosing decision
against the and lessee or building for permitting
the be used gambling house Of pros
titution. As Mayor Temann about 10 mako descent
upon the houses of prostitution throughou, tho city in
eg days tho thing doubt tried here and
possible, the OF p1;ldDrs where prostitution
gambling carried on will bo arrested well tho In
BSGHaxros " Y, Feb 10, 1855.
MAYOR ruNaNS:
nraR S-I perceive by the city papers that you arc
making most prsse~ohy en5rts - suppress the gaming
houses the city those dens OF inquty. haze
the hser'y Of writing 10 you, making sonc suggestions
10 aid You IN your p,lice matters 4 fer ago
Bnl lharton with houses OF prosutItoo nt.
gam pg rpYn houses am lawyer an act.
Ing Of Bnghanton. having the aid Of tho Ds
met Attorney u county, who IL bold, energetic
man made dash tncse places of plamy In
midst and succeeded routing them entirely Tue
last prosecution bad before me, magistra wsb 10
call yoUr attention 20 ,arIy. twas asuH IN behafof
the people against one Edwin prses as the owner OF
dwelling, occupied NJ vsydy house sud drinking ant
rambling saloon. fTbe inmates bad been previously
routed parses was charged with beiag esorucriy
person under 10. SstUts Keeper o tbe q1.-
Alter hearing evidence ana the Of
c3unse decided that the landlord lessee cf dwell
ing is equally liable to 6Jiciment or % be held II
bail for his good behaviour The tenant himself.
yded The had bDosl.1ge " the cbsrsef OF ths
house receiving rtn;s the proceeis arising nom ihoo
unlawful practices convicted the owner Of the dwell
keeper the house IN question, and mai. him give
pie securities 70 the public rss novel am consider
ed important case here, NJ least establishing q
prisciye cited the tth pcnios Reports rage i29 -
sueLsiD my Judgment send you my opuioa In full In
that am right, snd the Laws shat be orcct
against tho owners u buildings no gambi,us &C can
obtain hereafter fooihod and the sill be aj 81 the
rOO' of all evil Very respectfully xT ygnyr Tw,rrax,y
P.s-hI arm not known to you refer you TO Judge
Dos~orh and Japss W. VII 20, counsellor of your city
rnE PEOPLE AGAINST SpwIs rAExrs.
JsNrARy n, 1898 -rhe defendant, Edwin Psrkes, ~ss
brought before Justice Wa,ermao charge OF beng
"dfofderly persou' AMI keeping house Of w isms
George A. Nos,srup, District Attorney appeared on DO
half Ct the people and tiles W. HotcA ss ts7 Tor tue
defendant The proceed ngs under the statute anst
psft the and ossee or The house knowing aOt
assen,ng IN tho fact toa, sept house q; prost
tuition Justice Waterman. in prunJrncing MS decision IN
ths case, ssidThat the questions noe befoe th. QUIT
Tor sdudioai,n src-1 What intent are LANDLORDS or les
sees o dwellings liable for the acts Of theit tonans are
they liable 10 the least as their 'snantsr IL
The defendant us case landlord aud oSDef, tn be
sarded By law as the keeper OF the house question
pros;,utiop Justice Waterman further saio-rnai he
ht ID the landlord lesscs Of dwelling equally liable
with the ensnt 70 indiolmcni' snd 70 oil tno penal
knowledge aad consent. the house is used for un.
lawful ard immoral purposes; that the owner IS
b. s b. spuo, ed lereby and the moral sense of the
community shocked. The house IN question might bs
emitted q B coutens 10 day and swarm with the yer nn
apr. IN future That although the Defendant Ia this
may have rented bis dwelling good faith 10 Bross
toas having under let the Johpson sad Germond
sbo kept boiorously pa1 nouseyet, the defendant
recocbled them bis tenants after they hal taken s
ses sy ..s.sSsns % hc,r esi raauaes. I . ,sSoyelos
,he defendant then KEEPS the house the eye of the law
AMI is liable s beiope stated, TO ipdic,men, 70 a
ali The penalties imposed for violation o.
tho statute. That the evidence this
animation IL, that the defendant did declare tbs,
he knew that his building occupied by lewd
women. lie satisfied and compensated by way
Of rcns That Il further appears evidence that
the paid by johnson and Gsrmond directly 10
defendant 70 his vile hts abscncethe defendant
hus recognizing, In the most explicit manner, johnson
and Germond hs tenants, and making himself BY lag
keeper also OF said house Of i'll fame. Justice Water
cited in the supreme Court "a DEMO Reports,
page l29 10 sustain bis opinion In this cause, and did
al jsdgo thai tas defendant Edwin Parkes dssrderly
person within the intent meaning of the stats and
ordered that the ssd defendant give rccosDizsoce ~tb
sufficient .urete. fo1 his sod behavior. the whch
may be required by statute u unlmHet in amount The
law declaring the committing Any Of the ats ~hsh
stituo The person found j@ordefiy pnson shall be
deemed \ breach q such recognizsnce.