, 1870-07-28
SOCIAL EVIL STATISTICS.


From the s. Loum E<11.btaan. Jutgs4.
Two facts have been Rsccttainel from tho
/ to+ial evil statistics compiled by tho police,
wl.ch were not generally known before. The
li.te Of derrat ed women have been completed
eu :ar ae to inclnde all those rho rcride in The
clty north CT ChCnteau evcnnc. and from 1t IL
na:hcred that the number Of tAcso women In |
st. LOUIS AZ small compared with other
c.'itr, aud hlat the majority OF them comnen-
cad Ard fellow their catcer of shame At their
VII free will, or ~ by choice, in tho words !
uted on tie list. The nunbef residing within
ti:e bcuIGx.y neu,ionet. which includes ali
IL about TIA OF this number, 3l7 have writ
ten opposite their names iu TIE column head.
e., liz I. Our for becoming" DC, the words |
q lly cEo;ce." Hero is something for moral re- !
formers TO n1ctitste over. II Is very common |
fnr People. particularly OF her own sex. to |
Villains arte. whereas, in st. Louis very uear-
!, one half OF tho totsl number. 70 far as sscef-
tAired, declare theit couEre Of lite deliberately |
chott1, ty themselves.
Betiees the Quo mentioned tho lists hho" |
variety Of other reasons alleged. Seduction is
against e1 nance, and this is the next largest
to those who only accuee themselves for their
fs1l Among the other reasons to be aeen,
there ar@ sotEc ~ suggestive OF human sorrow
and tenaptAtlOu. Hero are sone wretclad
girls who se.ert that they owe their miserable
career merely to q disiEcfination to work. or
! III their own words, ''don't like to labor"
| Then VIC have an array who lay the blanc on
"lat aeeociatlons and "a lovo Of dEees." We
boldly rrcelaiuipg that their downfall Was
( caused by :" neglect OF husband" . i'll treat
| ment Of husband, - domestic trouble. and
sueh ike. Some arc aleo to be found who
8. en- to have been unable 10 answer the ques-
1io,4 OF the policc specifically except to say,
no one to care for me- but glance over
tl.ese lir,r suggests darker thoughts OF human
wlcIeduess than anythiug get mentioned. In
not few Gases, the unfortunate csptaius an-
suc1ed the officer with 1 horrible csndor.
1hev implicated in the corrsc of their down
fall NOT only members Of their own sex
wlo tempted them On ruin, but oven their
| ps1euts ard ctlrr near relAtlvcs- RevottlLg ~
tic !" sccial evil is in the aggregate, is it not
possible to look into the workings and collect
satisfies Of its cause without reyealing details
even rn.re nnsightlx si,d ditetedit1hle to hu-
m,ui:v, Another question addressed to these
~cmtn iu the prcparatiou Of the lists is, Why
sLev continue q life Of vice The answers a1e
VARIOUS hut the one conveyed in tho words "by
Among Other reasons given arc, no whsEs
means s C., living &c. fhe cases in which a
desiss is indi atcd to get Away from = lite OF
shame arc not many. One feature IN the new
system will te. that in such casea measures
will be taken by which tho unfortunate will BE-
, en.bted 10 separate hesself from course oa
vice II sincerely anxious 30 TO do.
i, The lists 60 f1r as prepared are nov in pos
: setnaou Of tue Board Of Health. and toCcthe1
with the record will be kept strictly Tor III
private inspection Of the Bo2rd and the fov
!. others authorized 10 have access 10 them b,
!. orIenec. They have been drawn with g1ca
= care and neatnets BY the police authorities AMI
= IN their systematic Arrangement indicate tha
!" the matter is being proceeded With 1udic1ousl
. nn3 in brsintss-lke manner.
o Tho Suicide OF n Quecn-~nrah- Wlf
~ al ktnK OAeeoln, OF the Dclnsvnr'
l. tndtaln~.
n From sht .soe York SUN, Judy s5.
n Sarah Cooper. the wife Of the King Of th
Il reuunnt Of tho fanon. aud once powcrfl
r. tile OF Delaware Indians, hanged herself yei
~ tcrtlar morning with an old sh4wl TO IL
~ rafct1s Of the mouse In WHICH she WIS liyiat
- n W,,ha1aEhriJsc, Westcheeter Conntv, SE
n. ras the daughter Of alI. loseph Merritt, ,
-, Miles SopcIc. Fear White Nlains, md v,
r. r. m-uicA about year aEo TO 0sceola Coopc
IA ,lc youthful King Of III TIA. is left Of Il
Ill oEee crest tribe
m LORD to wash a 1inen duster helr2ginE to
- ynt:nc n1Au in the fsE1c houEc. At which g
10 IL came highly indignant, aud Sow 11to "a
wv y;oIcpt 1aseicu. She vowed that sho was
w. NV. lS,ru md hrcd. aud would not condesce
rId to 10 ANYBODY waeLerw o1nan. even IL Usee'
NJ hi,rrolf i,ll command it, hhe tlen 4uM !
Fir house aud wandered into the woods, WnNt
nd no one knows. At nighttaN eae uaae hes