National Republican., 1877-05-02
THE "DEMI-MoNDE" IN TROUBLE

The Headquarters of Unchasto Women on
ID street--An OHicer's Adventures Among
the Street Wal ksrs-The Cnses In tho Police
Court Yesterday-Judge Sncll's Very Sem
siblc View Of nm Unsavory Subject.
The square on d street, between Ninth and
Tenth, has recently been made sort Of trampng
ground for street-walkers and abandoned women.
There arc two restaurants In tho neighborhood,
Kolb's and GoetIs, which the fallen women have
made their headquarters. Goetr's Is an under
ground restaurant at tho southwest corner OF
Ninth and d streets, just opposite tho Y. NJ. O.
A. building. There is q legitimate and licensed
restaurant in front In the rear is q room where
the girls and women congregate meet men, drink
beer and make asslRnations. Many Of the girls
that come here are Just taking their first steps in
vice They come under the cover Of the night,
steal along the dark side Of u street, and down
the narrow steps that lead into the room. They
meet women who arc older in that sort Of life,
and learn very rapidly. Kolb's is on tho north
side Of street, few doors east Of Tenth street.
On the hrst floor is regular restaurant and
lager beer saloon. Up stairs, on the second floor,
by a side door, or 'ladies' entrance" This
place has become very notorious. Old stagers
In vice, long ngestablished In "Hookers Division"
20 to this place TO get their drinks and to meet
men. Young women are frequently enticed into
the place. So frequent had the complaints in RET
phases become that Lieutenant SklppOn on Mon.
iay night posted Oificer Mike Breen on the
square in citizens ciothes, With Instructions to
run them In" Tho Otficer captured four coming
out Of GoetEs, and the result of his nights WORK
was seen
IN THE POLICE COURT
yesterday. When the name Of Emma Brown
was called a girl about eighteen years OF age,
across the forehead, so as to give bor a dashing,
careless look. and rather pretty face, stepped
mn TO the railing and leaned pensvely over. She
was not at all abashed. but looked boldly at the
court, and seemed to enjoy the experience.
Oficer Breen said he saw Emma come out Of
take him to an unchasto house corner Of Elev-
enth and ID streets, kept by Sinclair Burley. She
afterwards came back and picked up another
acted very indeeently on the streets, raising her
skirts unusually high.
"it was" replied the oflcer.
II submit, your Honor, that oil ladies raise
The Court remarked that Emma had never
been before him before, and he would tako her
personal recognizance 70 give her an opportunity
Anna Wilson and Kate O'Meara, two young
women Of the same type as Emma, were ar.
| raigned on a similar charge, and the cases were
disposed Of in the same way.
Jennie Miller was another OF those "run in" by
Othcer Breen. She was tall and rather angular
tIclng prostitution. The ofacsr said he found her
standing near q telegraph pole.
mo, you DIDN'T 1 wasn't standing; l was
walking" snapped Jennie.
~ saw her Standing near q telegraph pole" )"
continued the oficer. land l said, Good even
ing How do y'dOF' said she. do you think IFS
going to rain any more?' said she. said, What
are you dOng?' and she said why, nothing in
| particular Said !, Where are you going2'
Said she, 'Nowheres In particular; why do you
| ask me7'" The oflicer said ho asked her to 20
somewhere and get some beer and room. She
wanted him to 20 down Tenth street below the
Avenue, but at tho corner Of Tenth and ID street
he proposed to go to certain place on Tenth
street, above the Avenue, whore there were pri-
vate rooms. She objected to going past the
station house, but he persuaded her, and when
they got In front of the station he arrested her
aud had her locked up.
The counsel for the girls suggested that Oficer
Breon had done all the enticlng, and that he
| ought to ho arralgned instead Of tho girls.
The CGuIt sgIG that ho thought the whole
law about the social evil was wrong. 1t was
| based upon the idea that men are poor, weak
creatures who need protection against bold and
designing women. He thought the men were Just
as much TO hlame and ought to be punished as
we'll as the women. Jennie was discharged.