The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-13
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT
Raid ON Disorderly Houses In the Eighth
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On Wednesday night Captain Mccullough, OF the
Prince street station, made raid on some OF the
disreputabe dives that infest his boundaries. The
first place visited was that of William Barclay in
the basement Of 1856 Canal street, known the
Morning STAR" In this place were found the pro-
prietor and four females One Of the latter was
pretty little girl only fourteen years Of age, who
gave her name as Lizzie Van Tine, of Brooklyn.
She stated that while employed In Brooklyn as nurse
about seven months ago. che was induced by
companion to leave her situation and enter the
place, where she had remained up to the time Of
her arrest. As she expressed desire to
reform and return to her parents, she was placed
in the custody Of the Captain and will be forwarded
to her parents. The balance Of the prisoners were
locked up, in default Of $500 bail for their future
good behavior, with the exception of the pro-
prietor, who was committed, in default of the same
amount, to appear and answer the charge OF keep
ing dsorderly house.
After disposing Of the above the officers next
visited the dive kept ty Albert Williams at 4o3
Canal street. and found the proprietor tour sailors
and three girls, who were attired somewhat after
Eden. One OF the men who was found in this place
lie captain Of o soOp, and had q large amount of
money about him The proprietor vas S?Ym e iris
in as Of for e4 future good behavior
ese are and to the
neghborhood, az men are nightly roped into them,
drugged and robbed.
Later in the evening they visited the tolored fe.
male boarding house Kept by Josephine DOuaah at
Women, aTssssd d short ss5iai1g, shaeavorine Is
entertain six fashiOnably dressed cOlored men, who
were out for nights spree. The complaint was pre-
ferred against the latter house by Gotteib Barzer
q iS4 Thompson street who states that their rem
all hours Of the night are great source Of annoy
their rest. The propretress was committed in de-
fault Of $500 ball. to appear aud answer the charge,
and the girls for their future good behavior. The
balance OF the prisoners, who gave their Occupa-
tons as walters and cooks, were discharged.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER.
Thomas ConkIin' Of 20 Madison stroet both Young n
men, appeared OF court hacked and cut up in a hor
rlble manner. officer John Gam, OF the Thirty
Soron OF Wes ets
street, as the party who had done the carving.
The complainants stated that, at an early hour
on Eighth avenue, and found the prisoner and some
companions seated at a table playing cards. Upon
their refusing to join in the game Morton sprang
from the table, pulled knife rom his pocket and
drew it across McDonalds upper lip, laying the
nesh open so that the teeth were plainly visible
through the wound. In his struggle
knife across his left cheek, cutting o cash about
three inches long. COnklin in his efforts to save
the head by Morton, who drew the knife across the
back OF his neck several times INJECTING wounds
from which the blood spurted In stream, COM
rlciely saturatlng his clothes. Morton was finally
ovsTpowered and given into the custody Of the
Officer who took him to the station house and
locked HIM up. His efforts to murder one OF the
men was OF such determined nature that the
blade Of the knife was bent nearly double. He had
nothing to say In reference to the charge upon
being presented yesterday morning, but was com
charge.