The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-23

THE RAID ON LIBERTY HALL.

\ DIsGRACEPUL MoCKERY OF JUSTICE AND DE-
CENcy-A RIDALD RADDLE JEERiNG YOUNG
GIRLS AT ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT.
Not since the riot In Tompkins square has such
crowd collected In and around Essex Marker Cour, as
present yesterday procession OF prls-
tho Eldrdge street station house. who were
arrested on Saturday night IN dance hull Stanton
There 124 Of them. eighty seven men aud
half grown boys and young girls ranging
from fourteen to eighteen years Of age Tho police
not only had great deal OF difficulty clearing the way
for their prisoners, but IL seemed almost impossible
tor them TO keep any kind Of order among tho crowd
that lined the walks The hooting and jeerng Of tnis
rabble the prsoners--tho young girls especially
ned into tho court roomcoud DO heard blocks oil
and when the last ono had passed tho portal rush
was made by the then thoroughly excited crowd
that threatened TO carry doors, sashes officers and
every thing else with It. Il with tho utmost exer.
lions OF the Court squad and tho 9th or officers that
comparative quiet was restored inside the court, so
that the regular business OF tho day could 20 on.
Judge Duny seeing the condition OF affairs decided 10
dispose Of the aud summary. COM
plant was taken against tho proprietor oil Liberty
Hall Tor keeping disordcry house. and he CON.
Mitted IN 81 600 bail 70 answer At General Sessions
Tho rest Of tho prisoners werc then formally arragued
before the bar OF justice They were motley
hcterogencously mixed up a. they stood awaiting
the decision OF his Honor Tic girls. for tho most
part unuer elenteen unu apparently working girls,
c0urtexans seemed to feel their position keehIy,
though OF them did false air OF brayado
and joked and laughed with the male prisoners Their
attire showed uninistakabie Signs OF neht spent Ia
the station house. beng bedraggled and less
spotted with the whitewash OF the cells and even in
the crowded court room, Of them particular
than the rest underworld 10 sraghten their gar
monts and smooth their rufilcd hcadgeaE On the
front benches were the mothers OF few OF these
young girls, and II was painful 10 SEQ the anxiety with
which they watched Tor chance communicate with
their errlng offspring In tact the whole affair OF ar
resting these people, the procession through tho
10 be u great mistake the part OF the
police, Tor the dancers of Saturday n,rnt
were all discharged by Judge Duny. Certainly the
scenes that these young people. most OF shom moro
foolish than criminal had to witness yesterday served
good purpose. After tho was disposed OF SO
far AZ Judge Duffy WAS concerned, the police were
discharged prisoners aud tho on the sidewalk
and around tho court Increased, and the tur.
mol ut It's height whom tho first
girl made her appearance Ut tho outer door,
Sorts Of rbald remarks, and she turned back into tho
court room In dread. lew OF her companions, VINO
just behind her faced the crowd. pushed their
way into The street., and when they got little clear
OF the mob up she street as II for dear
lie, with the shouts III the ruilianly men ana
boys still tpgling In thor ears The police
and Court clerks then came to the rescue,
aud escorted many out through tho side door he.
hind tho Judges uesk, ondcavof,ng shield them as
far AZ possible from the ruhiansm OF tho rabbc After
q lew had passed out IN this manner the crowd dis.
rush up Essex Market place TO continue their
hootne and yelling around tho other door, This gave
chance Tor few more OF them TO get
out tho front way, but II took nearly
OF hour TO get all the girls safely out
Of the court room and out OF the clutches OF tho
Although the Court opened ut o'clock yesterday
morning IL was long alter before the unruly crowd
Of nischicvous boys and men had left the vicinity Of