The New York herald., 1872-11-17

her heart would break A wealth OF golden hair fell
upon her shoulders, and the beauty OF her blue
swollen with weeping. she evidently had been
brought up In superior station Of life, but misfor-
az aS sa m sS
haired Teuton, who spoke English but tmper-
fecty abandoned herself to grief and refused to be
quiet the weeping ones, and the hardened sisters
in crime mockcd them for being chicken hearted;
but they only wept the more, and continued to do
80 until they were removed to their cold lodgings
ior the night.
in the room was astonishing, and their number
was explained by an officer, who said that the re-
spectacle looking countrymen whose custom SO
rooms. preferred the lusty STYLE Of beauty Yon
might look in vain for beauty OF form or delicacy
ess aad Wssn the hdaoas dresses were co
cealed most OF the girls looked like bundles OF
The greatest grievance which the girls SEEM
ingly had to bear was the refusal OF Cap
tain Clinchy to admit lovers or friends. The door
was surrounded by an anxious crowd OF old and
young men, gamblers and pimps but none OF them
could pass in, and the girls were not permitted to
go to the door or hold any communication ATTIC with
gent of prisoners arrived, and the scene at that
time was truly dramatic. So long as the girls
they bore the ordeal bravely, but when the order
was given that their names should be taken,
and as they were th taken mat sy should n Se
hardened felt uneasy. Many wept who had
not wept before. Some basphemed and scOlded,
avail The girls were OF all ages. Some were as
young fourteen and others as old as lCrty, and 1t
was painful to contemplate the
WRECK OF EVERYTHING PURE AND HOLY
and the sinful destruction Of body and soul that
could be witnessed all around. One girl said to
proprietors and let us alonc2 II they were put out
Of the way there would be no places to entange US
,ce one Rasars s nec s Of e
proprietors OF the Dew Drop Inn, q
cigar, and said, IF it had not been for you,
would not have been here tonight. You dist
enSad ematIons IKE those % We're frequent ali around
| and the justice or the remark Is apparent enough
girls had not been taken in state Of comparative
ana locked ap wsn1nr ,ors much cht
] The ruflanly proprietors of the dens, who have
grown rich and fat, did not take the proceedings OF
last night as cooy as they have done similar ones
perturbed, and to Judge from their countenances,
| we would Judge that their long career OF nfamy
was about to =, DC Wound up Fred Hughes the
| the Canterbury is man about thirty years old.
! He has rather handsome face were 1t not for his
sports black mustache, which he keeps well
| dyed, and last night he was very fashiOnably
n a gsha kna GsPo5 o
about his hair and lace. He looks the thorough
ruflian The bartender OF the Canterbury was also
and, like his brother, was stylishly attired,
WEARING DIAMONDS ON HIS FINGERS
prietors Of the Dew Drop Inn, was, however, the
great swell OF the occasion. lie was rgged out in
a we'll fitting suit OF black clothes, over which was
carelessly thrown an expensive BamOral cape.
His mustache was most eiabOrately waxed,
and he swung gold-headcd cane in his
are Brown, hard looking case Of the "New idea" I"
where Perkins, Rcddy the Backsmith's friend, re-
ceived his death wound a few months since, and
nf ba mi hIv
Rooms In addition there were large number or
supcrnumcrares hangers-on and bartenders taken
up, which sweled the entire number In the station
house to more than q hundred persons.
When the girls were called up at the desks to
give their names
THEY NEARLY ALL GAVE FICTITIOUS ONES
To listen to them it might be imagined that the
poets had been ransacked for pOetical names.
There were any number OF Mauds, Florences,
Marys, Idas and Coras. Scarcely any OF the girls
gave in any name so common as Mary or Maggie,
and there was not single Bridget or Rosy in the
entire crowd AS fast as the names were entered
the girls were taken 10 their quarters, and as
batch alter batch left, the room was rapidly
cleared. As the number grew less the remaining
ones became more agtated and the sound OF weep
ing could be heard both in the cells and the outside
rooms. II was sickening and painful sight, and
the officers looked upon themselves In the light Of
men who had to perform very disagreeable duty.
Captain Clinchy did ins part OF the work as gently
and quietly as possible and he was well seconded
by Captain Mccullough, OF the Eighth precinct, who
with squad OF men assisted in making the raids.
Before the girls were all taken out an old woman
was taken INTO the station helpcssly drunk. she
shouted TO the sergeant, "put me down rs. l
and bad as they we're they shuddered at the fear.
ful spectacle. She was removed to her cell, scream
ing and swearing, and the younger sIsterhood in
the paths OF vice soon followed. large crowd
surrounded the station house until the excitement
had entirely died away
THE EIGHTH PRECINCT
In the Eighth precinct there were but two con-
cert saloons. One, the Broadway Garden, above
Spring street Is more @ Ike lager beer garden Than
the Others the women wearing long dresses, 1t
not pulled The other place was the Alexis Garden,
5O4 Broadway, one Ol the worst OF the dens which
Infested the city. From here about a dozen
wretchcd harridans were taken to the station
house corner Prince and Wooster streets. They
reached their destination there was repetition OF
the scene at the Mulberry street station, but i'll
and their cases were quickly disposed oi, and the
station house was in short time cleaned.
IN THE FIFTEENTH PRECINCT
only few saloons fourshed. In captain Byrnes
precinct, "lhe Arion,n next door to Lima Edwin's
theatre was the largest and most tasteful. One very
bad place was located at the corner OF Amity street
| and Broadway, "lne Matinee Garden,n an under
| ground hole, in which numerous roDDeries were
| committed. The third place was "lhe Branch run
by Harry winters, one OF the most orderly Of the
| disOrdery houses, whose term OF life closed last
night. SO clevcrly were the raids planned Ly Cap
tain Byrnes, tnat nearly all the girls were In the
| station house before hundred persons were aware
| OF what had occurred fhe girls taken TO the sta
:, tons, superior c,ass-bettcr looking and bet
ter educated. They felt their position keenIy,
town. They cried bitterly, and lamented the un-
enviabe position in which they were placed. A
great crowd surrounded the station house door,
but none were admitted except reporters, whose
name last night was legion Captain Byrne
did everything in his power TO make the
position OF the unfortunate women as CON-
Portable as possible, and, like Captain
Clncny used no unnecessary harsnness. Harry
Winter, proprietor OF the "Branch,' took the thing
calmly. lie Is slight young man. with bald
head and an incipielt mustacne, and, like the rest
of his companions in trade, was well dressed His
cir We 1pn hn N
those OF any other saloon. They wore long dresses
and did not indulge in so much dissipation as
did others OF the same ik. Their principal amuse-
ment when not at work consisted In PLAYING
dominoes, the Branch being famous for its good
"mugginsn players. The proprietor OF the Matinee
Garden is q shabby, bad-l0oking individual, the
worst looking OF the whole vile frater-
nifty. Several men were arrested in the
Arion, which was run by company.
The girls who came from this place were many or
them English, and had not been long In this
country. The place much affected by English