The New York herald., 1874-11-22
POLICE RAIDS.
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conservation Spread Among the Wick
ed-Our Police Captains as Christian
Missions aries.
AT about haf-pasr ten O'Clock last evening
Captain Lowery. OF the Sixth precinct organized
three parties OF officers in charge OF Ser
geants Douglas, Looney and Ryan. He knew that
the Italian dance houses, at Nos. 81 and Al Null
berry and IA Baxter streets, were In
full operation. and was determined to close them
up. He sent party OF officers to each house.
Their exit Trom the station house and passage
through the crowded streets OF the ward caused
were reached the policemen were so disposed as
to prevent the escape OF any oil their inmates
men nG @ .ne anu 80 soie hoo ~ eel M
81 Mulberry stree, the officers under sergeant
Douglas arrested Michael Mann, and ffty other
ventilated: and worse decorated ball
Ryan and his party stopped very interesting
cOtillon and arrested "Bufiao" Dehone, the pro-
prietor of the place, and iorty persons who mad
been participating In the whirling pleasures OF
the dance. Sergeant Looney and his party made
q descent upon place somewhat less charm
It was at No. II Baxter street, and was kept by
Louis Rilleneter. This gentleman with the now
Ing name, was arrested, and to keep him IN com.
pany In the station house. as he would be rejected
by the otner ''sets" OF society people, twenty-five
persons who were IN his house were also arrested.
When all these people were IN the station house
together, they made up most extraordinary
scene They crowded every cell and corridor In
the building and made IL resound with their jollity.
All seemed to regard arrest as q trivial matter in
1rself and to think that under circumstances such
as those then existing It is huge Joke. The
people outside of the station house looked at the
matter In very different hight They were the
mothers fathers brothers and sisters or lovers or
imprisoned people, and while all bemoaned the
hard late OF their relatives or lovers some cursed
the interfering police' with she heartest OF Ill
feeling
RAID ON STREET WALKERS
While the three parties OF officers were closing
up the dance houses IN the Sixth precinct other
policemen were securing the precinct and arrest
ing street walkers. Onicer Hogan had charge Of
this enterprise, and he with his fellow policemen,
arrested twenty-seven Of the unfortunate women.
RAID ON GAMBLERS.
Injected with the new police desire to raid on
SOMEBODY or something Captain Mcdonnell made
an onslaught last night on some OF the low gam
blers In MS district He broke into the policy and
sweat game houses Nos. 152 aud 157 Thompson
street and arrested fOrty-1ve persons.
RAID ON A GAMBLING HOUSE.
Captain steers, OF the Twenty ninth precinct,
since his arrival IN that district has discovered
gambling house at No. 1853 West Thirtieth street. on
the same block as the station house. 1t was kept
by Harry Watson. Last night he went there with
party ol 0nicers and arrested nine persons whom
ne found engaged at faro: He locked them all up
in the station house and took possession OF the
paraphernala OF the game.
RAID ON DIsoRDERLY HOUSE.
Captain Williams continued last night the series
OF raids he began last saturday night the
wicked people OF the Fourth precinct. Having
heard OF dlsOrderly house in Roosevelt street. he
sent some officers to close it up. The policemen
arrested twelve men and six women.
Captain Ullmann "pulled" a disorderly house in
East Houston street late last night, and arrested
sixteen men and two females who were in 1t.