The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-18
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.

Of vicc-A Twenty Years Career Of Crime
Breaking Up the Bowery Dens-A Mariner
in Troubled Waters.
Before Judge Bowling.
The war upon the uptown haunts OF secret sin
has been commenced, and the death knell OF vice
that naunts In the open day. rObed In satin and
velvet, has been sounded. One Dy one, In CHASTITY
line, the owners OF these dens will be led to the
block where they need expect no mercy. The
music was opened yesterday, with the case OF Ad-
elina Beaumont and william, her reputed husband
Their course was stopped by officer Bernard Con-
molly, under the instructions Of
THE CHIEF POLICE
THIS wretched pair have been conducting place
at 127 West Twenty sixth street for something like
two years. into which they have frequently enticed
girls and forced them into life OF shame. Captain
Burden stated In his evidence before the Court that
he has been obliged to send officers to that house
over and over again take children out OF 1t at the
request OF their parents. Two Of his officers proved
that they had gone to the place on different occa-
sions for little girls one OF whom was only eleven
wears OF age and the other thirteen years
and five months. The mother OF one the child rem
was also put upon the stand and, with tears In her
eyes, corroborated the testimony of the police. The
Court, before passing sentence. said:-"Mrs. Beau
mont nave known you good many years. and
you are
II this frghtfu evil must exist there are plenty OF
women to pursue the calling without dragging in
those unfortunate little children who may happen
to fall in your way Whatever show of reason there
may be for woman living bv this MEANS there Is
none for o man Il should say male) That one
could be found to eat drink and live In such house
Is too horrible to contemplate. For twenty years
you nave been engaged IN this city at the same
business and arnassed wealth In It, intend now to
put a stop your further progress. You had place
like this in Wooster street and afterwards In Greene
Thirteen years ago arrested you on Broadway for
shopllfting Ii is time now you gave this up; and,
as You won't why, I'll make you. Six months in
The fenitentiary for YOU and me OF 500 10 stand
year for you, with the same fine, on similar cOndt-
tlons.n
of Albert Meyers, slx-toot German. who Kept
low concert saloon and bowling alley IN the base
ment the corner of Broome street and the Bowery
This place was open day and night, with piano
going constantly. II was the common resort OF
THE WORST CHARACTERS
ing robDeres. The prisoner offered, through his
lawyer. move away from the place instantly If a
answered, "Never mind: will remove him to Q
safer place for the publlc-one year IN the Peni-
ea aS, an the ne 0e pad Tne
went on. and Mrs. Margaret Bailey came next In
the fantasia she was P S 0mc a "a Wes
Fourth street. The policeman said that TINS place
was situated in the midst OF Respectable places OF
oarelaced IN their manner OF solicitation. several
gentlemen living in the Vicinity were put upon tne
stand and all OF them told
THE STORY.
The woman tried to defend herself ny an attempt
to prove that the policeman had arrested her
through malice one OF the girls who had lived In
the house was brought up as witness to show that
1t was through dIfculty with her that the house
had been broken up but they utterly failed TO make
point against Inc Officer
The Court asked IL there were any more wttnesseSp
healthy looking, hairy headed mariner mere
stepped up gave nilCn W HIS uousets anu hoiicu
towards the stand.
whats your namer
'Apnonse MuiIigan."
"Nhat 5 tnatP' =, $500
alsh out OF his Jaw jerked 1t INTO his Panama ana
repeated, "Alphonsc Mulligan."
Veil, Alphonse, what do you know about this
AFFAIR."
Honor"
"Whst we're you doing there2'
81 visit this lady sometimes"
''What Is your busincssF'
81 am scafaring man."
"Where do you liveT
"At the Marion Hotel"
chow long have you known this womanr'
,About five years."
''Wnere did she live last ?"
"She kept a boarding house for gentlemen In
Blocker street."
Were you one OF the gentlemen boardcrsY'
81 was.n
GLOW long since you have been to ?"
about couple OF years."
"What have you been doing sinces"
travelling"
travelling whereof
.About the country, in the state of New York"
''Now, amt this your woman"
Gwen. ~
''s she3
"slie is"
Get out OF here. Of'cer put that man out OF the
court. Three months III the Penitentary for youn