, 1870-08-01
HOW THEY DO IT.
Midnight Rufd an the CnfOriti-
nuGcs OF GrfsSyOId Street.
Sights, Scenes, and Sounds Of Satur-
day Nights Pull"

On Saturday night, the police made railupon
4 number OF disrcrutable houses on GH5woid
street.
what d familiar sound has that venerable sen-
tenre, aud how eastly the pencil Edes over the
wc1]-wun ptrascs. That good old paragraph
ior,ns part uf our Sunday Literature: the public
arr as we'll used to II as 10 the smell OF the river
VI 10 the SOUND o1 the cour House be1l and every
patrolman buys the paper 10 sec II his lame has
teen incntteneti.
Tne occasion Of these special visits to u certain
class OF houses Is generally mystery tu a,l but
rho Police Captain. lie Issues The order fore
raid. aud the ratrolruen 60 through 1t niechan!-
calIy, Is II II ~ns part OF their regular dttll
Doubtless there Is some advantage to be derived
rum them, else thcS would not b. conducted with
euch un1aiitug regularity. 1t Is not pecuutaIy
a,ivsI&aEc, however, because The houscs '4rutledS
tn tlr ee midnight rlJs usually selected from
tic looreE caas>rs. due regard Is paid to wealth
and seintncnL The hlgh-toned mansion Of
sin, with lis velvet couches and expensive up
holstery, Ii respectfully left u}onc. Cnless for
sumo special assessment, It Is never visited by
squad of police. 1t Il tu the poor houses OF Grts-
wu1A tt1cctor localities Ut similar grade. that The
attention tho force most severely directed: The
inmates take walk overt3 the Arsnnrv atuiOst
every Sunday MornlaH, and exchange their
wyctchcsl he'd Ut home Tor 4 still mors weetched
| cell They CONF up bOf0fc MI Danyou In the
u.ug1tug, weary Eltn want OF rest. and sure with
l .
iur their POOR homes, cursin9 their prosecutors,
"n,y u wait with fear AMI Trembling for the next
yi4it-
4 Saturday night upon number Of these denA- II
~sa conducted after The nsual M0le. There
seemed to te no particular call for IT, an h0thnR
| nccNrfcA III connection with It Hhich would seem
| tn detetre any special mention As 1t Is long
time, however, hincc the public hss hui 4 ltsc.ip-
Unn to hear once Inere how they are conducted
First COMES tho mysterious iutimatou from q
10 n nft VIZ s i
III confidential tone, "a we 1rt going to make \
tull to-is'Rhl Better 20 down aud look after +
csla nj this inlelllgcnCr, nnI proceeds TINS Il
| that h. SttH: ... ..
Al ths conner OF ClarS and Adams streets a
i i!ei waiting fling ior or,crs. The Streets aie a til
ctutch!ar,l, and only ;ew loitsrcts atv TO TX
sen, watching from q distance the move
a's osss assau q, IT, iisre COMES tas ssfgsans saj
IL. men takvi their Position. The Sergeant comes up
Iun.iLg. auh full Of business He has an air ol
yc2s The Impression % I ef his being iisruavk II hi
lead Of the 1'russian aHny. The wor.l OF CON
uaI.s is rircu, an., the squad profcssl to march
strcrt. The squad is drawn up tn trout Of roM
Il snail shalstes. a1 taen the men begin ~ "aa
on ,!rtcc 1rc.p door to door, and listen aud peel
III at the windows. This part OF the ceremony l.
very impressive, All isquiet: not q mouse ssrs
moi i cat news: you could hear the people sisot
lug u Their hetls. The men are placed club Il
j. men, .Nl right hist: Tntfe Il fearful pause
"One, two, three; now boys.
. This IS the aIEuai, and all 4, uncc there cnsues
thunslct!uE at tne doors, anu tnnult or voice
s'Cops, open she Lovf; r., Up, tnv1e: hal,o, you
d Molly, Jenny. Meg, Whist alc jon khluktnr annut
), ..alnnlit, cant lo4 rousc up:. The Sergeant q
longer looks like Rtstpark st the heaI " An atmj
e DC Is The leader Of an orchestra whese every ma
Vln! his own tanc liz waves his t,asou, aud ID
= orchrstra strikes NJ louder and loudes. Tnc ehs
II svoss. T;cu ,hv .leosa s1s oTsustt. "A ~.
Of ~ sse.r "s,,s'A'"F sns Tnc 'iE Inmates % NJ NJ
ii .ouk at ali surprised They Know exactly what
= means, and they retreat II once to their roou
il lLeks up In sulkY way IL her visitor and mute
= ''p-n the lusk didn't think you we're con
nS ny Is Ssci naanes % "sa sagx vii iIas1s on VII VII
>, another stocking. Their Is a ecaerA bastltl
II air,ut umunc thr women. who with their eyes hs
(, rpen, proceed to llnmasc lutcaa drawers lor
y. ctaEGe Of apparel Tne policemen stand With am
i iclie,l, and with patience TIL the has;r toilet
IT, completed. Theru is no violence used, aud only
y; ttw compliments exchanged ID the lauGua
e. ueuitas - thai clrss e IrYne In one hoass q
ue N. dlateiy nnI :cSeI An oniccr asks ono ot tne
W Wh, n asc the men !: and soc SAYS. W. a. "a
dY not had any luck .o-ntsht; one wrtsshsstsoS =
ma rI,ecls tune. " Have We TO 60 and Geep
nicht again In thn, internal AsnoV :" rrcsen
thev are all reaiy. and the women a1e taken
charge By = ttw Of tie poltceneu> "ho proceed
esraT them to TIC cells
Thcfc IS one house In the alley which has
he | hrrn visited The inmates are aroused, sue
NO ! men ovens The door. blAst oi foul sas corr
~ 1nf xhjrh srcslIs the f1rer in lis pslng days
e s1t. nicrr arr some ieur G. rse T'elsona a!eep,
as' on iht nuor. one ut them, wtlhcreI1oos'
he httr Woman, Il parttallf covered win 4 bna
" II racx Ste rsises her face and pouts f0tkl
os, vo!jcS o, ox.hs AZ the policeman, N xhscn sae
In soon Joined BY nther voIces ont 1f uatk co!at
~ The bll1ssrn Of tho chorus a. "Why tht asVH u.
AAt snu !tt us ait nc this ainT no house OF nttAu
RI. The ofrcer Says. That's ~, and closes the
". apHin.
Al Thlz Ia what Johnny see4 The raid is now
Dc- f.1.f,1y nn1 thr mi rvinrn now ut,IceeA TO u
ock | v,rinu. 1srsts
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