The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-17
From New Orleans,
A Had state OF Affairs.

There has Just been published in New Orleans
report Of the commission appointed 10 Investigate
shows houses Of i-ame, and all places Of public
torety, where improper practices have been carried
against the existing laws ana the moral peace OF
the citizens with an exposition Of lackmailing
pimps swoAtors, loaiers and eenteel vagrsuts-sam-
hlers BY order Of the Chefo Police, John Burke,
June, 1865. Tho PIcAyrNE gives synopsis Of the
report, from which some specimens are given below
The pgophotors q snake and other shows on tho
Lev,s are AL danVeions chniac'cts petty thevo,
not having courage to steal except hen they do
iicnnr nld c" f,o c,V 40 M i1 r tvcp p3r W.
silence and their hoast Wa that when the r,ctnt
changes IN this police Wa effected those taking their
places knew nothlns about living ke gentlemen or
police business" tounteiieitersof postal currency
haunt these p'Lces
some Of TIA. cotiee-houses arc nearly NJ bad NJ the
ehONs. To come OF these places, after hourH Of clcs
inc, the pol Ice thcmselycs 20 and Gamble. We mex
sive several toutcnCCr entire: The next nuisance
which the Commission would Ike 10 handle must be
done bN Us ne Ne would daneeiou. reptile which We
are afraid 10 touch, on account OF is power to sting
us-Gnd yet We touch 1t wi,h tho hoIc TO crlsh 1t.
Into the word nuisance We condcnse the Recorders
ana Their courts Tor tuch indeed they are lls mere
whore the hono,t policeman first gets corrupted.
Here he sees the lsNy Of Justice and th' hnck-nui
ins propensity OF The ludre here he see, thc oison-
est lawyer md his iee-ag ing ackal, who Tilhtens
the poor prifones locked up for come trtnf offence,
to fee one Of these harpCs by eHarge rating tie
charre against him into soinething terrible, 'Tis
here the officer ices cascs dismissed and himscf
abused for not delivering bis answer, more quickly
TO suit the ha eNpTcstCi thought OF the ludge LIE
pc tiorrng partner, who has cen paid beio, ehlnd
TO drop the Gaze oh II n no wonder thai men whoac
lie-schemes career of fraud, host footsteps
iAlter not entering the temples Of u-tc" or morally,
where the oath OF promise on the " lng liz ~ lc faith
tul performers OF the duties they cage y sock binds
them not Tor the period OF one pulslion Of then false
hcarts.
We next extract from this report what police
business" Ia Understood to he. This iu-incss, as
Understood By those intei csed' conratr ia know
ing how support, out of salary Of IS or 800
fas' woman expense Of a couue Of hundred
dollars a month a horso and buggy meal. at Nc-
tors and MOroau'r-chaInpaign tlppeW a. iAe lake
massive sold watches and tparkling diamond beast
pins. This 1. living like smart police officers " ho
know their business and II effected BY collecting
tribute nom gamblers, showmen, proititutes-and by
what IL known as the SHAKING down OF thieves and
turglars"
After this there are three distinct specifications
aFain- police lieutenant, o HE having been
paid sums varying from s2J TO r5J per month by
coffee house keeper. for mmunl'ies. The report
then closes urgently ealing th0 attention Of
Governor Wellr and Mayor Kennedy 20 stop the
"outIagcs that are pcIpe' rated IA the Recorders'
Courts, under the ruifc Of IA tice." Corruption, ia
it, most purified aud aiseutinr form, Icrvahcs cytr
avenue almost every member aud auhche Of the. e.
COIrs. The poor unttcnded prsonc sinks into the
Orkhoute-~hle the Ich, influential thet,
Z gIElkH for Ia