New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-06

AN AUXILIARY SOCIETY FOR Tux PREVENTION OF
CRIME FoRMED-DEGBADATION FOR WHICH DRAM
SHOPS ARE RESPONSIBLE.
The Rev. DR.. Crosby's temperance work
reached the Ninth Ward last evening in the formation OF
branch society the Bedfordst VI. L. Church. There
was good attendance in the Church. and great interest
was shown Ia the business Of the evening The pastor
the Church. the Rev. Dr.. Osborn, presided Theodore
Bourne. Secretary OF the Parent Society. said that
should be understood that the Society for the Prevention
81 Crime not Temperance society, and in sense
antagonistic to the various temperance organizations IN
the city. The S7O0OOOO s. OOO 900 taxes which rum
caused the citizens OF New-York to pay Illegally
drawn from their pockets. The laws Of 1857 were
stringent against selling liquor the counter; these
wero the laws in vogue to obtain the benefit OF
these laws before the next Legislature had chance To
repealthcm, was tle object Of the Society.
ExJudge Culver spoke OF the negative and positive
injury done by drinking looking upon the expense as
the negative and the statistics OF the criminal classes
ing the finger post Of the affirmative injuries 1--WE do
not want laws he said; "there have been good
enough laws for years the statute books What We
want is the enforcement OF laws" He then related
the history OF the license laws and Of the decision by
the Court OF Appeals. IA lawyer he wished 10 put
himself upon record saying that not legal license
had been granted In years, aud every glass Of
liquor sold without license made the dealer liable to u
fine OF $50. The Rev. DR.. King denounced the half
friends OF the cause whom be declared to be among its
worst enemies. The theory ~ Tladdeus stevens, "if
you cannot get what you have right to demand, take
what you can get" the platform for temperance
people
The constitution OF the Ninth ward Auxiliary Society
for the Prevention Of Crimes substantially that adopt
ed by the parent society with the additional article that
any person become member by paying the annual
dues Of ~. and signing a formula promising sympathy
and help The committee reported the following list OF
officers which was unanimously elected; President, the
Rev william r. Merritt; VicePresidcnis. John r. Voor-
hs, ElOry Dcnis0n, H. D., ana the Rev. L. = Osborn (;
secretary Albert H. Dakin; treasurer George H. Wet
more; Executive Committee John r. NOorhis James
Clancy. ". W Page. Henry T. See Dr. jarvis ana WI
liam o. Bourne Notice was given nat the residents Of
the Eighth Waid would meet on TUESDAY July TO- IN tle
sprng,t Church and perfect arrangements Tor another
auxiliary society.
me Interest taken in the work Of the Society FOR the
Pr yCniiOD Of Crime Is shown hy the hummer oI le'er5
that are receive ualy It's Office. No lG2 broadway!
Several letters lave been sent by members ~ the Union
League Cuh revealing unlicensed tphhR h"l7e, Nno
member writes that the success 81 the Socrty WIN u
pend great measure on pei feet rndes tand n* WITH
The Police Justices i'm order that liquor dealers may De
treated the same a, other PRISONERS .... NJ.
Another mrube Of the same CLUB calls the attention o
the society 10 "hat ne terms one OF ihe hst
evils OF the corner gTOSgeIy ra"c-Ihat OF seug liquor
SXthaVc between twenty third and Thirty -secOnG-sts
is occupied cheap IuIn shop, all having rear Ell
tnrongcd every evening with very young glrs. the
writer continues as follows: " me women "hc altcr
reaching mature years sdy p of 2Jl enter upon ne
al sham, iOr a living, appreciate the necessity Of
taking care Of themselves AM generally do
hcs It's exceptions. Il is the tenement house
l, VINO run the streets with boys End nrt prostitute
at fourteen years from natural sequence, mat give
these saloons. Being thrown on the street,
before the necessary age for judgment, they sink at
once 10 Inc lowest depths The erURkcy ib reSiO"-b'c
an t!Iii de.raycd condition" re ais That thS abuse az
fbc excise aw BE- not confined To SEtaV., and ciies
case when only happened few evenings ago. " ale
waking through fOIs tt-st, near GIand,f, saw tNU
youIg girls enter liquor store. one had silt
Tho dow OF childhood ner nps, ana was
certainly not more than htoel years ~ age
while ne Othcr may have been u Like any ola toltI
fuet callea two 'Ilts. aud rom the bottles ana
numbers placed the counter helped hemseNes edeh
Which they paid Eve cents EXpostuatlon With the girls
resulted oniy n .auEh ani stare " ne Jaw he
concludes Speaking 81 tIC dealer, is tie 0uy argument
40 -c it'll wretch. ana surely there should be- g
severe penalty for c1nt 20 great As Ab4 OuhS Ehs
mentally morally aud hIl e't3lt.
oh. stefan uas TO tae Society and asked Tor
. v conduct case where a woman seeks ii'l'c
>. a. u.-iuE To ties inflicted on hci by DRUNK 90
ha4an, For year ne husband has hcci"h idlei ""fh
ugo,y .... ,u4.y ard living upon the ctHru us on
lis vie .UI . y1fre daughter, who vas tak'I rom
school Tor i pdtl--. The daughter '1s often been
enployed on sunday, D. buy iuc "r .r her father
win her earnings, from AaishDor"s d-tl'-
j,rv some time ago the made complaint u
a Police Justice vino rrpr handed the husband for
his conduct About r. m,nlh aEu second complaint
AS made and the husband committed 10 black
~ ef'- Island iOur months, but not without making
terrible ons that hc would have revenge on his wiic
INC MUSICIAN thinks that the owner OF the distilley
cOuli be- indicted three charcesfur F'liG liquor on
sunday for selling liquor tO minor, ana perhaps undcr
tiie ('l Damage ACT The oclttt intends 10 FURNISH
~ lIulrr l,a assistance. Many q! the accldells -
quality o. hqor sold at the tipping shops 70 parents
By examination, has been discovered tlat the guam
III, All toy which D. sold for 20 cents ~ some CI the
Istll.rIcs is worth - ia first Glass saloon.