The New York herald., 1871-09-05

RICHARD CHAMBERS,
l Murray Street.

reporter OF the HERALD paid visit to this
nelghborhood for the purpose OF making some In
Iniries as 70 the character OF Lyman Ascher, Jacob
The 1rst place In which he made an inquiry was
Mo- Av ~ sna vas e 9T r maSs
one llght-faced, lght.haired and Sin orts bodied
young man, the other a tall man, with brownish-
black wnIskers and wearing straw hat, had made
a complaint at Police Headquarters TO one OF the
Inspectors OF the character Of the house
As Ascner had % yesded These swo men Saa naa
stated that they lived at No. Amily place. aud Inas
asectan w what the e caaraco Of house No.
The police had neglected TO search 1t. They also
stated that they nad heard o.
issuing from the mouse No: while residing at No.
A Place s a n neglect .ns police IN
sce on thus sp paTcuar Sscu arnoSn
But not 80 with the HERALD reporter. He thought
That the den 2 re ,s9 S Ss,
would further Iena 70 throw Night ah jS Gd1s5 5;
ne child and Woman murderer: With HIM he TOOK
:sse :si9 lS lsS Ssys As'ner is more than ne0e'
1ccordingly the twain aseended the stoop Of the
respect, externally, TO the house No. 8, in which
CARRffD ON HIS NErARIous TRADE.
Ringing the bell there was q walt OF two or three
minutes when q noise OF paiterng feet was beard,
and the door almost Immediately opened and two
ladies' IA loose morning gowns, with handsome
boy OF nve years OF age standing between them, ap.
pcared On the threshhoI.
Both LADIES were rather good-looking and not be-
yond the thirtios. One or the reporters commenced
operating by pattlng the curly mead OF the little boy
VIM OF one Of the ladies', evidently the mother Of
the child. The other lady stood last and nrm, and
did not seem inclined TO give much In. ormation to
auy one.
But the extra reporter bided his time and patted
the mead OF the chid again with deliberate intent.
what 40 you wantf' asked The mother OF the
II desire to Know n yen can tell me. Madame,
anything In relation TO the character q the people
next door, mean Dr. Ascners placcT'
Like all women wnoare thoroughly domesicated,
and knowing iu,le Of the dangers OF the publicity
oil newspaper report, tile woman dld not like TO
speak; but the extra reporter again
PATIED THE HEAD OF THE SMILING BOY,
anu the iouut oi maternal tenderness was opened.
~ can't tell much about the house next door. uut
ithnk II rs or was bad place cnough'' said the
"Have you heard noises or screams Issuing from
NO. 3 or have You seen women entering or leaving
women have oten entered and left her honse
hut who IT was brought them there took them
such people; they bad lot" answered the lad y
81 think Roou many OF those poor, unfortunate
mean at No. Xmty place There Is IVT Sresk SGlyw NV me
fence which separates the yard OF No. from No. 8
and think at night some OF the women III No.
"s's IN 'IS ESrnSiSG THROUGH THE FENCE
10 the house OF Dr. Ascher," said the second lady
What KIND OF house do yon suppose tins TO b
at No. So the reporter asked OF the second lazy.
well you are a young nan, ana you ouelt U
know what such a house Is better than me,n re
marked the second lady, getting little Ped In th
lace.
Prom this reply we gstbe that there were NOR
respectable houses IN New y ork than the house a
No Ainity place. winch has on us door plate tn
suspicious name Of Brown not that the name o.
Brown is suspicious In itself, nut that when lad
named Brown, as In this case, keeps a house from
which sounds OF revelry are heard by night ana II
which none but young lazy boarders seen 10 en-
Ter OF issue tnereirom during the day time. ID,
name OF Brown becomes suspicious at once
cart was at this moment staDding at the doc
-Oi DIR. Ascher's house and number OF discoloret
articles o furniture, mostly faded rosewood, amonl
which were clothes press, were being placed OF
the wagon by q boy Of il-lavored countenance, ant
boy OF thirteen or fourteen years OF age was asss,
ing.
THIS boy was llRht-haired, brighteyed, and had
head which fesembed
THE HEAD or JACK SHEPPARD.
very much az that lamened kleptomaniac artis
has been depicted by Cruiksnank IN his illustra
uons TO AlDsworth's novels
said The first lady VINO spoke 10 the reporter a
No. ] Amity place, THAT'S little Freddy Mrs
.Ascbers son; he hates Dr. Ascher, " d. Ro"~n~