The New York herald., 1878-11-25
AMONG 7HIEV Els.
Talmage's Latest Visit to the
Haunts of Crime.
THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW.
Startling Pictures of the Night
Side of City Life.

and Assassins' Tho Brooklyn Tabernacle
crowded as usual. and among the audience were
laege number of clergymen. After the opening hymn,
'Stand up for Jesus"-during which all the congre-
CATION stood up-Mr. Tamage gave ont the weekly
notices. among which were the announcements Of the
Thanksgiving services Of the Tabernacle the fair of
the Sisters Of Charity in aid Of st. Mary's Hospital
md the eighth of the the Might Side of
City Life for next Sunday, the subject of which
announced to be "New York and Brooklyn Club
Houses Then Mr. Talmage began his sermon with
the text. Luke. X. so "A certain man went down
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves,
which stripped him of his rainent, and wounded him,
and departed. leaving him half dead"
The scene of these highwaymen's attack. said the
pastor was rocky ravne, where robbers have first
rate chance. The scene of this lonely road is re-
pested every night in great cities. have spoken
TO you of the night of panperism. Of debauchery and
shame. of official neglect and bribery tell you now
of the night of theft and burglary the night of pistol
and dirk and bludgeon the night of assassination. In
reply to the question. ''who is my neighbor ?" Christ
Is setting forth the doctrine that wherever there
man in trouble there is your ncighbor Before get
through will show you that you have some very
dangerous neighbors, and also what is your moral
responsibility in their regard.
said to the chief oficial:-"Give mo for the night
two stout detectives, men who not only muscu-
lar but look muscular. Show crIne." said, "the
worst. the most villanous and the most violent"
took with me only the officers OF the law for never
want any to risks on my account. Having
Undertaken for Christian purposes to show up the
lower depths felt I must go till the work be
completed "Why did you not first look for the
criminal classes of BROOKLYN? 1t not for any
lack of material there is place in the land where
you can get your pocket picked more easily. There
II x,da ~
theft Gaughter) But the great depots of crime for
all this cluster of cities in New York. Brooklyn
sin is enterprisng possible for the number Of
inhabitants but million people on an island-what
. stage and what audience which and before
whom crime may enact its tragedy
Nothing impressed me more on the night OF my
exploration than the respect which the law compes.
why do those rufsns instantaneonsly stop their
blasphemy and uproar and wrangle? An officer has
only turned back the lapel of his coat and displayed
his badge Of authority. Government is ordained Of
Heaven. and any police officer, far he does his
duty. is deputy of the Lord Almighty. When one
Is backed up by omnipotent justice he can do any
thing.
DEN sF THIEVES.
But what is this glazed window and these mys-
terious goings in and coming out? 1t is what the
Bible calls den of thieves They would not admit
the patrons are the acutest men in the city Before
each man is glass of beer or stronger intoxicant
uncOnSc1OuSneSS,
only just enough to excite their courage.
They want their hands steady and their eyes clear
Some are talking over last nights exploit; others
with a servant who is to leave 4 back window un-
locked. They know the time the wealthy goes
home inebratcd and how thcy shall out OF the
dark alley and bring him down with the slungshot
In this den of thieves how many false keys, ugly
Socket knives brass knuckles aud revolyers There
arc few vulgar pictures on the wall and the nevita-
bic bar. Rum these people must have TO rest them
after exciting marauding; rum they must have be-
fny fhny CTS fnp noN nvV INN nf
larceny murder. Not ordinary rum. 1t has been
poisoned times-frst by the manufacturer, then
by the wholesale dealer then by the retailer then by
the saloon keeper Having been poisoned four times il
Is just right to fit for any cruelty despera
ton These men have calculated TO the last quarter
. glass just how rsuch is enough to qualify them for
their work. They professional criminals. There
New York. There the bank sixty in
number-who bind the watchman and have the de-
liberation of whole night TO whether the cashier
is keeping his accounts correctly. Iaughter) These
are the want to look in your directory, and
after dropping the directory investigate the money
safe. These the forgcrs who get Of your
ceiled checks and one of your blank checks. and
practice writing your name. These arc the pick :
pockets-abont six hundred of them--who ride be-
side You In stages, hclping you pass the change
Qaughtorj-and stand be ode you when shopping,
and weep beside you at funerals, and ometmes bow
their heads beside you in churches. doing their work
with sch dexterity that your affection at the loss of
the money 10 by appreciation Of the skill OF
the operator. Laughter) The most successful OF
these females. the principle that when woman
is good she is better than man. but when bad she is
worse. some of these thieves take the garb of clergy
men, have the dignity of doctors of divinity and look
~ il they were Just going to pronounce the benedic-
lion; p.aughter) some dash in jewery windows,
md before the clerks know what tho excitement Is
IRE block away looking innocent and ready to join
in the pursuit OF the offender with stentorian voice
crying .Stop thicf!' Uaughter.)
VINO TAKES THE PIsoFr.
You wonder whether these men and women get
rich No. 1t is the receiver of the stolen goods that
gets the profit They 1.-Two poor and dio poor and
are poor to all eternity. Among these professional
criminals the blackmailcrs. who make people pay
to give the guilty, but an honest and upright man
need never fear them. DO not tamper with them,
cavern fichtinr tirrcss might a. well lot her bite of
one hand on the suppositon that she would let him
of with the rest of his body. No ones character is
ever sacrificed till he sacriaces It himself. Jap
plause
excite only our pity. They were iung down the steep
places of society by force Of circnmstances and hav
Ing done wrong, go to the bottom. Such tho
young men who make wrong entries In their en-
ployers books. or borrow from the establishment,
solved to fix itup. But sickness unforeseen circum-
stances make 1t impossible 10 fix IL up. How many
men and women drop into crime because Of force Of
circumstances or one wrong act! Under tho same
press of temptation you sni Iwould have perished
we grab them and put them into Rayn,ond street
Jailthe worst Jail tho contincnt-and refuse to
pay $500 year for . chaplain nap on the ground that
State.
rHR cAusEs or CRIME
But what has made this crime? New York IL now
paying for its corruption In politics eight years
sgo DO you think the frauds ensced In 1903 49, 90
aud II could 60 without dcnoralizing society
top TO botsomf Think Of the shsm elections of iss3
and i5G9i Think Of the days when n criminal was
aud of the public accounts and Of the police
magistrates were worse than the criminals brought
before them, and whom the most notorious thief
since the creation of the world state acnatorl
Those times put thousands Of mon on the wrong
track. What have TO do with this subjcctr' You
say. You have to do with IL, and IN the last judg-
ment you will have To for your relation 10 IT,
The larcenies of New York cost tho people 900
per year. This mighty expenditure puts its tax
every bill OF lading and every yard Of goods But
do not address you inanciers, but Inorslists,
who shall be held responsible for all this turpi-
tide unless in every way you try TO stop IL.
fou say, such people cant be reformed" Then
you are stupidity ignorant Of Christianity. Who
1t hung on the right hand when Jesus was
piring thicf And Christ said TO him, 'This
day shalt thou be with me in Paradise" In that
most conspicuous moment Of tho worlds history
Christ demonstrated that the worst criminal may be
ing the Gospel every night of the week and atl the
year round and bringing more riinkars and thieves