Red Wing sentinel., 1860-11-28
GZl1r 0xlHA.7
WHOLE NUMBER 226,
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2 1860

28, 1860.
or burglary. On one of the hard pal
lets a woman was reposing. She rous-
ed up at our approach and began to
weep and moan in the most heart
rending manner. Next door was a
mother with a child in her arms. One
cell contained three men. My atten-
ton was called to one of these, an
aged man, who came forward and
protested that his companion was kill
ling him. s'He has beaten me-" said
the man, for the last two hours; I am
here for nothing; have committed
no crime; I have seen better days.
For the sake Of humanity take me out
ofthis place" His appeal was sus-
tanned by the appearance of his tor
mentor q young and stalwart Irish
man, with hideous face, who poured
out a torrent of profane vituperation
upon the old man. The officer kindly
released the latter amid the most ear
nest expressions of gratitude.
The station houses seemed to be
superior to those Of Philadelphia. The
accommodations for the officers are
neat and convenient; the hall itself,
large and we'll ordered and the whole
economy of the place admirable. Most
OF the lieutenants are, men of educa-
ton and character, and the discipline
of the rank and file Of the police seems
to be exact and severe. A record is
kept Of all those who arc lodged and
confined their ages, sex, occupation
and residence. The majority of the
guilty and the poor seemed to be
males, but the proportion Of females
was frightfully large.
The adventures of these unfortunatcs
would furnish a startling commentary
upon the scarcity of female employ
mcnt and the inadequacy Of female
wages. Attracted to New York they
run brief career, after as brief a
resistance to tho alluremcnts of vice,
and die an early death.
The history of a young girl from an
adjacent villa gc was told to US. She
was extremely lovely, but fond OF ad.
miration and dress, was induced or
one occasion to pay 4 visit to New
Y York, by man, who represented him
self as merchant, and who proved
to be gambler. She never returned
to her happy home, but became an in
mate of one of the Mercer st., houses
where she remained for some two
years. At the end of this time she
had contrivcd to save some 81, 500
and then resolved to change he,
course in life, and to live upon hel
little fortune. At this moment tho
tcmpter again appeared, in the person
Of her seducer. She loved him ardent
ly and with woman's confidence
, surrendered to his keeping her money
on the promise that it should be repaid
five fold !; never saw him more, ''and
now," said the officer ssshe is almost /:
) nightly occupant Of one Of our cells"
: Those who have read the works ot
Dickens will remember how he define
ates the mystery Of thieving i'll all it!
varieties; the skill and dexterity O
the London burglars; the utter de
pravi,y even Of children of both sexes
. reared amid evil associations, and thu
difficulty Of detecting. the really guilty
New York cannot of course equal Lon
don in this respect, but it has man,
: Representatives worthy the pen of tho
|iIlustrious 'Boz." Anecdotes are re-
lated of boys of ten years, who MAKE
the circuit Of the city with violin ant
r tambourine, and return with consider
able harycsts, taken from the pockct
Of their audiences, all Of which, il
turn is counted over to the leader, VIII,
exercises a brutal tyranny, over hi
youthful followers.
The nationalities of the habit,es Q
that part of New York that we visitet
are American, German and Irish. 0
course American rowdyism is ther,
represented in its worst phases. TIL
: fondncss for liquor seemed to show it
self less among the Germans: Yhos
who resort to the German d.ns pre-
fer lager beer, whilst in other quarter
, we notice that gin, whisky, and othc
!. poisonous dccoctions were the favorit
beverages.
Our next and last visit was to til
, negro head quarters. Down stairs
stable the second floor a coffin ware
house, the third ball room aud bal
Contrast was entirely in favor Of tn
/. colored ladies' and gentlemen. TIL
room was cleaner, the females bette
dressed and better behaved, aud tn
, men looked healthier and more alert
. a large party occupied the floor a
!, we entered. The music, and the dan
: GERS more dccorous than any We ha'
y seen. Among those who participates
', we noticed four Young white men, ar
!, parently from neighboring stores
:. They seemed to be much consternate'
). at the appearance Of the officers an
strangers but they worried throug
the dance and took the first OF
portunity to escape.
Leaving fee with the woman VIII
! had charge of the place, We returne