The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-10
VICE VANQUISHED.
Brooklyn Free from Gambling Haunts, Panel
Places and Houses Of Social Sin.
Police Precincts Properly Patrolled-A Still More
Knsctive Protection Desired BY the Board Of
Commissioners Philanthropic
Heart To Be Made Glad-Death
to Dog and Cock Pits-A
Practical Case in Point.

30 much has been said and written in the
columns OF the press within the past few weeks
concerning the alleged existence in Brooklyn OF
gambling houses policy shops and other places,
which form part and parcel of the Devils Elk.
yhange" in almost every great city in the world,
hat the Board OF Police Commissioners Of the
bAurchly municipality felt 1t incumbent upon them
70 exercise renewed and increased eXertion IN
order to ascertain whether in reality 'such things
Dould be, and overcome us like dream" In
order to get at the true facts" the Board OF Police
commissioners, consisting OF Geperal james Jour-
Ian and Mr.. Daniel d. Briggs, His Honor the Mayor
icing member er-oD7cfO, caused to be promulgated
b. chief Campbell General Order No. 90, addressed
10 the captains OF the ten precincts and three sub
precincts Of Brooklyn, instructing those officials
make
CAREFUL. INVESTIGATION
~ the number OF gambling houses, policy shops,
houses OF prostitution assgnatlen and panel places
b their respective precincts. They were also in
structed to make report in writing OF the result
Of their Investigations the earliest day possible
yesterday the captains reported as instructed.
me result in brief Is as follows:-
First Prectnct-Captain Joel Smith, th,ckly set
lied district.-Not solitary gambling house, policy
hop, panel house or house OF prostitution could be
found by the patrolmen. One house OF assignation
A0mice will be raIded upon Immediately and the In
mates dispersed. This precinct until within the
past lew weeks enjoyed the prosperity ~ OF three
lshed before the scorchlng blasts of
vIRTUOUS VENGEANCE
which Gwayed above the heads OF the evil doors.
Second Prectnct-Captain Accommodate com.
lnandant OF this police district, who had his hands
IuA In aiding the United States revenue officials in
mppressing the Illicit whiskey traffic In Irishtown
(which took place in this precinct, naturally takes
nuch pride In reporting to the Board OF Commits
Meners that there is not gambling house or i'm
proper place such called Tor inspection and re-
port In the general order within the confines of his
Tnird Prscinct~Captain Daniel Ferry.-This pre-
ciAet, which is one OF the largest in The city and
embraces the most thickly populated section of
Bcribed in the general order to which his attention
was called. In his report the veteran and euer-
Eetic Captain states that some time ago man who
taiied himself Edgar wallace sold policy slips in q
lamp store at so Union street and was arrested no
less than four times for the offence. Upon one &C.
Sasion wallace was fined. II again caught he will
Third Sub Frectnct-which extends from Fourth
Place to Red Hook Point. embracing the long line
q river 1ront-is well guarded and as
FREE FROM IMMORAL RESORTS
- the precinct proper
pfthe city known as zine Hill, !" Fort Green, Flush
ing avenue and the City Park are within this pre-.
nnct. Many bloody murders are written on the
ennals OF crime az occurring on this ground OterO
panormo and others Will be remembered. But
these dark spots on the history of the precinct are
in charge during the temporary absence Of the the
Captain, reports that no SUCH places as those
in the Fourth The Fifty and retS o1nd have We
Evidently done noble work here.
-. N1h hectnct-Captain Cornelius woglom.-Tnis
!ows at the Raymond Street Jail, in the person Of
ne unfortunate Rogers, member of the "Battle
Policy shops existed here not many weeks past.
Now they have disappeared; so have bad houses
TIE RECORD Is CLEAN.
Saith PTecinct-Captain James Mullen-To the
credit OF the Sixteenth ward and Dutchtown, 1t is
reported that there are places of ill.repute in
sen to discover .ne his
will make note of 1t and break them up.
Seventh Irecinct-Captain George X. Rhodes
srict and as the residents are chiefly poor Germans
mo industrious people, who have neither money to
DEVOTE TIME TO VICE.
Aeuses OF bad repute do not exist here
=, Htgnn Precinct ana the Eionth SUB Precinct
which embraces Greenwood Cemetery within It's
Sonnnes and Gowanus also, reports that he has
policy ssp
Ninth and Ninth sub Prectncts-Captain Patrick
houses are like angelic visits-iew and far be-
tween" So are the patromen. Some or the beats
walk over one in four hour tour. Nothing in the
Msy OF . gambling establishment would pay here.
Tenth Precinct-Captain James Cassidv.-pros.
pect Park Is partly embraced In this precinct The
atmosphere Is saluhrtous and
THE MORAL DOOR IS UNDEFILED
~ the presence OF any such places as those de.
scrlbed Tor the Captains inspection.
This Is truly wonderfully clear and wholesome
report coming from the guardians of the peace and
noraas OF o vast city OF upward OF four hundred
thousand inhabitants. The Commissioners opine
that the people may well enjoy feeling OF security
and immunity from the terrors which must ever
beset the shadow OF the presence OF the vices which
are usually met with In all cities. with q view to
Keeping the force well up to the work OF enforcing
sne laws they yesterday issued the following
STRINGENT ORDER TO POLICE CAPTAINS:
GENERAL ORDER %.
OFFICE or THE CuIEr POLICE
r.u.., BROOKLYN, Jan. 9, 1873
captain -, - precinct -