The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-15
HAUL or Ba3CgLYa PANEL IHllvEs.

An Ancient Dodgc NOW Doae Tor-arrest Of
Six Panelists-Tieir Doiuas In the City Of
Churches.
Crime In the city OF churches 10 beginning TO as
sumo, 1t would appear as manY varied phases as
can be found In Gotham, wherein the elephant
has long been supposed to have found sole abiding
place. Houses Of III repule have sprung up within
tho past four years with alarming and surprising
rapidly. and the immortality which they engender
w0uld seem to have spread its c0ntagion far and
near within community which for years-nay, for
time immemorlal-has enjoyed wholesome immu-
nifty from the baneful influences OF such
DENs OF INFANY.
Recent proceedings before the police and civil
jQstaOos' courts show an entirely different state
Of society nom that which heretofore existed In
Brooklyn, and strongly indicate the urgent necessity
for tho most strenuous action on the part OF the
authorities to put down immoral influences
wherever they may arise and come under their
jurisdiction The latest case In point IN support Of
the argument as to the necessity for
APPLYING THE BRAKE OF TIE LAW
10 that which was brought before Justice Delmar
yesterday In the form Of pane.house gang OF con-
spuators who were arralgned before him and tenn
poray committed to jail to await the action OF the
Police Justice. According to the narrative Of the
poilce Of the Second precinct 1t appears that
have been lodged at the York street station
house By parties who have let furnished apart
eenting themselves to be married, had hired rooms
Tor themselves and their reputed WIVES and then,
ssr occupying me premises Tor two DAYS or !,
Jhe police 1t would be invariably found that the per-
sons thus complained OF had kept no more nor no
less than
and had stolen away just as soon as they had
iars to warrant snch an undertaking and avoid de-
eeou0n by the officers OF the law, whom, While they
some time in October last two men engaged apart
menus at Mrs. Gillespe's No. 25 Front street, and
stated that they married and desired to occupy
two rooms together with their wives They took
their departure very suddenly. and upon the same
day that wen known merchant doing business in
-" FLEECEp OUT OF s1,1o5
by virtue OF this self same "panel game" which
was played upon hum at said house. 1t was after.
wards ascertalned that the mercantile victim mad
been enticed to the place by one OF the gay girls
who was represented to be the wife of one Of the
nigh degree and refused to give his name or address or
anything which could tend to the arrest Of the
guilty parties, as ne feared that such information
might lead to his exposure and disgrace before the
world Thus did
escape punishment for the time being. On Friday
last the first floor OF No. 76 Washington street
rented furnished apartments for quartet Of the
had been ELECTED between the unsuspectine land
lord OF the house and the ''panelistsp one OF the
women introduced "a fly TO the SPIDERS parlor" In
The form OF
"A YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY"
When he left the house he found That he mad been
robbed OF $500 by the thieves.
On Thursday afternoon Mr.. Martin, proprietor OF
house No. 81 Hicks street, called upon Captain Nc
most seriously awakened by the actions Of his
dodgers, party OF four men and two young women.
The females he SAID, were In the nablt OF bringing
In men day and night, at all hours, and he
did not think they were honest in their manner
ana mode Of livelihood. lie had heard the men
bringing somebody with them. The police captain
named and Sergeant Dunn Immediately repaired to
the promises indicated ITO take stock t7lCcO.
AN OLD MAN
WAS observed to enter the house In company with
girl. when about 10 take his departure he was
asked by the captain II he bad been ROBBED. He
replied that he had not lost any money, but that
inc people had tried to take his wallet and
would have succeeded had he not been so wide
awake. Hearing this much the police no longer
hestated as 10 the course which was open to them,
but Immediately proceeded to arrest
THE SUSPECTED PARTIES.
They form q nard-l0oking set. Their names, ages
and occupations are as follows:-Daniel Merritt,
twenty five years OF age single, cartman, Keeper OF
tile place; Robert Burns, married, thirtytwo years
DID, truckman; Daniel Dunn, single, printer, twenty
years oil age, exprcssnan; Jennie Melville, twenty
one years DID, single; Emma smith, single, twenty
one years OF age, seamstress ~ occupation.
, Preparatory to their being sent 70 jail they were
they were removed to photographers, where their
pictures were taken Tor the adornment OF the
Mrs. Logan, the lessee OF No. 70 washington
and she az once identiied Daniel Merritt and Emma
Smith as the Interesting couple who had hired the
apartments from her and left 80 soon Alter tde
robbery OF the counflymen on Friday last