Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-30
CTTY NEWS.
An EXPLANATION.

structures in Saturdays Journal, so far
a. he is concerned, are unjust. He
thinks that when the circumstances at
tending the renting Of bis house 90
First street-to which he rightly pre-
sumed we alluded-are known, he viii
DO exhonorated from blame. The state
ment he furnishes is, in substance, as
follows Us
Some twelve or fifteen days ago, q
rpaa calling himself Lawrence, came 70
Mr. Carpenter and desired to rent the
upper rooms Of his large house on First
Street, or a portion Of them, His re-
quest was denied on the ground that
placing families in the upper rooms
naturally interfered with the renting Of
the lover or business rooms The man
begged hard, said he had only a wife and
one child, and must have some place TO
stay until be could seeare house.
: Finally, Mr.. Carpenter rented him the
roous for one mouth, taking the pay ia
advance. A few days afterwards be
was informed that bis house was in bad
hands TIE a. once. the same evening
he rutsiyed the information, called at
the house He was met ~ the door by
A woman, who, in reply to his question
whether Mr.. Lawrence lived there, said
!: he did not. She thought be had enlist
ed in the army Upon being further
: questioned she said Mr. Van lived there,
AID that he had rented the house from
MrfLawrebee Mr. Carpenter then left
word for Mr.. Van to call and see him
early the next morning. Accordingly,
next morniEg, Mr. Van made his ap
pearances Ueon bsiag asked boW
: be came in possession Of the house, he
= repeated the statement Of the woman
the evening before. He denied that the
application Of Lawrence was mere
r dodge Tor the purpose Of wheedling Mr
z Carpenter out Of bis building, but de
clares that Lawrence and himself hac
acted ia good faith. Upon being CUES
toned % to his name he said Il wg'
4 Van Blaricuui M Carpentsr Aber
save him to understand that be mus
/, move out Of the house at once. II
said he could not; that he had rented i
, for one month, aud could get no hous
sooner than that Then, replied DIR
Carpenter, presume you viii have T.
!. remain until your month is out, but no
n a day longer, There the matter ended
We haven 20 deaire,o DO Mr.. Carper
ter injustice, and give him the full benz
it Of this explanation. We are sorr
: that be is not more guarded in lave
tgating the anteeedents Of those
whom he rents houses We are u
! more sorry that another of his larg
buildings has been rented out Of b
control to "a man who seems bent o
filing It With iniquiy aud demorahE
p ton Itlwas not our desire to attaC
Mr. Carpenter, but our solemn duty {
arouse public sentiment to the enormit
Of the evils that threatened the NOR
aud financial prosperity of our city,
We are gratifed to know that stel
\, have been taken to rid our communal
y Of the loathsome presence of the gar
g blers and courtesans who have fos sou
nd tms past theeaeed our streets. Al
II. while We are anxious that they slion
be removed from our midst, we are .
uhmIudful that the poor, dsluded 81
IL degraded women must have some pla
- to stay Would to God We had an as
e. lam for such as manifested dispositi'
to turn from their evil ways, whe
" they mightfnd home and learn hone
) ways of earning livelihood F
many Of the poor prostitutes We ha
Sr pity, but for the unblushiug aud 81
&c, hardened gamblers, their seducers a
destreyers, we feel nothing bat indign
= ton. No punishment for them can
. too severe or come too quickly.