, 1870-07-22
REGULATING THE SOCIAL EVIL.
Effects of the New La W tn ~, Lonfx-
Ncf0t tuanttoh> Already Effected
Tho story of IA Fallen One.

Fto'" thr ~. Ltuts T47aArrat, July Il.
Ar fa1ls hs 1851 all attempt "as made in The
Legislature Of Missouri TO pase d law for tbs
regulation Of that usesadcahle .iee wl..ch, iu
ntdetn pnI9arce, ir designated the social
evil" The movement vas inauGurated by tho
Hon. Ni1Eon fri1nm. nnw Judge Of the Grim
in5l Court. and WAS tanctioLed by su.:h mcn
as Edward Bates. David Barton. General Der-
nassi l'ratte, Colonel Lewis :. Dogy. and 9TH
c1h who flsd studied the question. The coun-
try menabe:s rcl4emently opposed it, and Sue
ceede1 in defeating it.
Recently. through tho instrumentalitv OF a
philsnthroplc Catholic PRIEST, an effort in the
rame direction wae made in the Legislature,
aud It was also unsuccessful It Was 4 suuje-t
With Vii. b the haeaase1a FROM tte rural dir
t1ic,s verc uuarquainted, and had but little
opportnni;y to inform, themselves upon BY per-
sonai observation.
The advocates Of the measure, however,
RcTe not discouraged Last winter, Colonel
ed in inaorins the Legislature IL pass bill
authorizing tie City Council top1ss ordinances
for the regulation Of the !" social evil" The
Ct.,t.cil accordingly pasrcd Al! ordinance en-
roWrsiI.s the Board ef Health an1 the Board
nt Fo.ice Commissioners tu alopt sucL rules
aud regulations as they nigh, deem neccss4ry,
aud to eatrcise suPt1s's'on in the matter
The rules adopted by II lo,a bodies arc
Icing rron,uEatee. and the beneficial effects
us the Restraints imposed upon the vices arc
already fcls. The number of t!isreputst1. fe-
males iE the city is being rapidly diminished.
while the nri~sncs in Respectable ncightos-
hoods will br, as far al pra.' ticaE,Ie, abattd.
The fiery opposition Of the merrurial young
editor CT the lfe trn hdtcanlan> and the
Mctc die Eitit d deuancatious Ut faw f'ro.cs-
tant clerf smen, do not, We feel assured from
conversations With many intelligent citizens.
meet she approval of large beds Of our moral
md enIigLtencai ci,izens. But wh.teset views
mas be entertained on the subject the law is
now in fo'ce. aud, as it is ,n experiment Of
vital npos7ance to TIE social vel, oc:ns OF the
community. 1t shoull be allowed fair trial,
ard no: be y1ole. tly c. tndemued befoto its
effects eau be known.
That the Law has had beneficial influence
Ting far We Lave the ASSURANCE OF the police
suthotties. although the .,st1n has w. set
been completely established. Evils may a:ise
enough to discard it wien itA failure becomes
aII.alcnt. The officials eby that all they de-
elrc IL fair trial. The rrelstrs,i,n OF women
Of b:d reputc vii be completed in jar or
;ts neEts aud it il believed that it will show
that already s...e humber has TO diminished
~ several hundreds through th.. iustruueu-
taIsy ot the new law. The ,,olic4 have a.
wsy+ kept a registry Of this kind, and the av-
cfagc number OF vile women for The past rear
Iot tain more than -CO or $40. Many
Wtfncn have left the city rather than he sub
jectet to the rigid surveillance required, and
mere hare reformed and abandoned thelr
otiio:le traffic.
Ono Of these women applied to the Mayor
ycsterdaF for means to enable her to feturu TO
Att home II the Southwest. She VAS tbout
l~tntscne years Of age. and bad formerly
lived WITH her fsther in - county, Missouri
Two 81 srs AEo she formed an attachment for
soune man in the rcighborhood, hut her
| fathef, she states, refustl Lis Consent to the
Va {ftr.t .tsSEo% 49, a
mRn, VI 0 il wtll-tts-lo IL. luer, sternly told
her if she married her lover, che should never
| fEd homo in his houee, nor receive any as
sistane. from him. As in most Cases Of the
kind, All etopenent was the result Le1slns
| the pate1ual IN lrsion one dark night, tho in-
| fatuRted fair one met her lover ia : &C.
| c.rt,L 1,ne; close cAE:i.Se wAs in waiting
I he lifted her into it; thr horscs we're driven
| At their utmost speed. and When the morning
| tlaNncd the young couple we're near the Ar
| Uniformed, and soon 1fterward the! proceeded
| to yicLsburg, where tho husband obtained
( Employment as clerk. At n small salary.
| 1.Aei winter he died, leaving. her without
! mems md among strangers, Hex on!y re-
| -ou1ee WAS to labor for her support in me-
I nAl Capacity. In her sorrow aud deso1atlou
e1e wrote 4 pathetic letter to her father. in
| forming him al her situation, And begged him
| to forgive hrr toy1ner disos-edience aud take
her to his heart and hearth again. She received
I no rcf!lY 10 kElb Itt{c4, Anu ]Hle1[EA tAA1 kNe
st+rn Old nan h1d refEsed h,s forgiveness,
After struggling through the vsutcs, v4inly
| writii.c and hopinE to hear from homo, she
concluded to re'uFu Ike prodtsal to her
satEe.'s l.o,,se, and ies for mercy With this
intention ehc came TO 81. 1onia last March.
| aid PIT np at the Denver House. Having no
| means 10 proceed further, she mado known
| ils situation 10 some PERSONS With whom she
| I. came acquainted ut the hotel, aud asked
their advice. She was told .hat with her beauty
AID yorth she need not long 1enain without
| nouev; that her charms we're merchantAble,
and wonid ind eager buyers
Acting under the advice OF theee dispcab!e
esrstr.ep. ahc became an inn.ate ct den Of
vice, ind foun.l what they had told her WAS
| tire. Tut ahe hes14ilv despised the mode OF
! iue ei,e .lad adopted. and determined TO AbAn-
don il wfeucver an opIsortunitr vas presented.
A day or two xso police officer, in dischsrg-
| ing hs dr. t. in making list Of bad women in
| lis dis r:ct. met this Young wonan and learned
| sstuc the facts OF her history xnd her desire
| to return to her father. Captain 0'Conno,
vas informed Of the girls desire. and learning
from her that she wished to lead : different life
be eent heE to the Nxyor.
Officer Dgges w1s commissioned to inquirt
| into the cage, and being an expert in such H.
fairs he soon Asceft aimed au tha facts, sns
recommended the rounE woman to the Mayo
us a Maedalen anxious to reform aud lead |
different life. She was f1rniahcd with means
| an.I Yesterday che started for her father
bou.c. II the old man Ia not Au absolnt
heathep. he Will take her buck, and We hzv
no doul that he will feel grateful to the polio,
Of st Louis for eendinG home his 7cclaime.
and beautiful daughter.
This Is one instance OF the beneficial work
ing Of the new Social Evil bill.