The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-27
POLICY PLAYERS PANIC.
Bowling and KelsO Purging
the City.

"DealerS'-A Haul o. Several Hundred
Policy Men-Exoitsment at tho Tombs-
Several Ex-0Aaoios Among the Pris-
oners-Their Names, Addresses
and Commitment
The waiting and gnasnng Of teeth among the
policy onlce men. and all others who OF late
have felt the dread hand OF the low, show that
Judge Dowlirg and superintendent Kelso have
truly kept the promise they made to the citizens Of
New York a fow months ago. At that time com.
plants were In circulation from oil parts OF the city
with reference TO the immense number OF nuisances
that were in existence sapping the society Of
the city to its centre-"keno,n sfaro.n 'polIcy,"
immoral and disorderly houses all came within the
Of the Inhabitants. who were almost unani-
nous In demanding their suppression. The promise
made was that II the people themselves would assist
the evils complained OF should be remedied. Yester
day was the last ret not the least Of the attacks
which have been chronicled, ana which will prove
beneficial In
PURIFYING AND PURarNa TIE CITY
rom the immoral nlth with which 1t has abounded
In an unbrdled sense for 80 many years. Precisely
at twelve O'Clock yesterday was arranged between
the Judges and tho Superintendent that every policy
once In tho city should be pulled and the propric
tors taken to the Tombs Ana the police courts hav
Ing Jurisdiction over the various precincts.
At half past one O'Clock the Tombs court presented
scene OF the most indescribable excitement. Every
seat was occupied and every inch OF standing room
taken up by crowd the most cosmopolitan
tnat ever HUMAN eyes looked upon, ana. to Judge
from the vindictlve cheers that emanated here
and there from among them, most OF the sight
seers had previously been the victims OF the men
they now saw in durance vile. Standing room was
not to be had, and great was the crush that the
oncers Of the court had to infict that unpleasant
penalty Of closing the doors against further In
vasio9. Rut tas most FsRFarkapls fsstqre We. tns
crowded cage OF prisoners, among whom might be
seen men who have hitherto been considered OF the
highest respcctabDity. In one corner Of the iron
enclosure @
STOOD Ex-ALDERMAN CHARLES M'BRrEN, =
whose bald head could Just be dscerned above the
top OF the railing, while his eyes wandered wildly
about tue court room, rs II he was an xiousy await
ing the arrival Of some release him He seemed
to look anxiously toward the bench whence he
had but few months before been Q disp enser OF
Chas win ne heat Fl ne
room and the frightiul hum OF voices. He placed
his nauas on the cold IRON, then resting ms head
lSTs Next Wearing aim pail s sSsssS
Sou cosr which seemed as though ss aundress
had forgotten the starch. he stared in dismay at
Who We're preerrina their Complaints. Ne Near him
was an old City Hall dgnitary. dressed up In q sum-
mer suit CT many colors. Ho was mo,ionlny and
begged Linn to ash the reporters TO omit bis name.
MADE An EXCELLENT MEPHlSrOPHELEs
In Faust" II his nose had not been too long and
his eyes TOO blSary They were indeed cage Of
futter. OF the whole crowd only one female was
seen, and she was widow OF but four months
standing, whose name IS sarah Graham, and who
She was arrayed from head to foot In '.widow's
weeds" aud ala not seem to Vince when
for the purpose Of discharging her.
ons q sor sas tas hudg s are the only
charge you but you must shut up your policy ONCE
Just Just, ook at that crowd Of prisoners In the box
Gould there be more despca6e sight than to
billy In such degrading position; shut up to be
Gaaea a. BY me T and psed
lsr-and to is svii influence hundrels o. poor dis.
are %aas to 1' ,nom. 1 but
10 one They pledge everything they V can n sa %
support THIS game. hence policy 10 the primary
Of s 50 many more
legs Such ylllanous transactions cannot and
snan not De- alloWed IN THIS city, and the anthor
overthrown them. These and other glarin9 evils
UNDERMINING rHR MORALITY OF THE CITY:
our young men are induced to enter upon Illicit
modes Of NE and our friends and families are be-
anS 4s os
ished our work yet. But we win finish il, and that
Tie imn1ense crowd out In the ves,ibule now be-
gan to crush for the door, but were held in check by
The nrst batcn brought in were arrested by the
ofncers Of the Sixth ward. Captain Kennedy, with
that marked promptness 80 peculiar 70 him, ar.
ranged That ali his men should be In private clothes
ana NEE. two together at each place and make the
arrests. The following Is the adayit in each Case:
No. arrested street, here oo ssI:s in a..s ss .s .ss
pnawn sT The ,as s q Csr pcy tickets and
As sss q ssias sleiy policy TO N unsnSwn man
ssa %s ss q pas
ticket was OF lottery to be drawn money csrrndins
saa ss s ssS i policy w
n,unbers written thereon
Captain Kennedy anu his officers In The Sixth
wald:- Christopher Frederick 1oa Centre street;
william Temolin es Centre street; Arthur Nswtola.
street; james Lawrence, u Bayard street; Dederck
curtis Elm Sis Canal anal street. John smith io4 Canal
son, 82 Chatham street; Joseph Warren George
Wane, Henry Q. harts, Lewis 81. John, Michael
So Chatham street; Michael Goodwin, 1853 loonard
street; Jacob snipsey. 5ais Bowery, ana Henry E.
THIRD PRECINCT.
From the Third precinct Captain Cherry returned
Henry Harrison % Hudson street: George Leslie. rs
Hudson street, George Melvin, go Greenwich street;
James Gallagher, 100 Columbia street, BROOKLYN;
John Lahr 40 FINN street; Fred. Il. Keller Fred
crick A. Luthre. III 9th street and avenue A; Sey-
niour smith, 10 Ninth avenue; Charles WALTON, t63
Broome street.
FOURTEENTH TRECINCT.
Capt Walsh, OF The Fourteenth precinct, returned
a. p,isoners Joseph Burr, 272 Bowery; Charles VII
tougher 90 Marion street; Jacob snions 50 Springs
Prince; William Turner, NO. Springs Leopold
Level, lc6 Mulberyi George Woodwork,
So Spring: Jackson Mitchell, 90 Marlon Aired Luz
sett No. Moron; Charles Keyser 236 Centre streei
John Glass, 430 Eowery; Henry Miller 267 Centre:
Peter Thomas. 221 Elizabeth; George Horton No |
Prince; Horton Sill 2s2 Mott John schewepfz, IN
Baxteri Yates Church, 4S7 Broome; John Fish, e3
elizabeth; James Livingstone 164 Hester, william
Francis 300 Bowery; Cornelius d. BarEet. laa |