The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-25
LAST VISIT.
THE TABERNACLE GRO vVmED TO HEAR
DESCRIPTION OF THE PAS
TORS PERAmBULATE0Ns,

brooklyn and New York Compared-'The
Reason why there is More Crime I'm
New York-The Preacher Fails Among
Thieves - What He Saw Political
wrOns~HhoHn the Cause of Social aBe-
bauChery.
BROOKLYN, Nov, "a. The Tabernacle was again
notorious aorobaic and sensational pastor,
astonished the audience by giving them to un-
derstand that he had mad g still another tour
through the haunts of vice in New York. When
Talmage spoke Of the vices Of his own city there
were few groans and subdued solos from the
M smaggeD egeoed q as lis &C.
to Jericho and. fell among; thieves, who
and departed, leaving him half dead
The scene OF the lonely road leading from
Jerusalem to Jericho, said Talmage. Is repeated
among thieves, get wounded and are left half
dead. [ said to the chief Of police. Give me
two stout detectives for this nights Work-men
who are not only muscular but look mus
cular." Then I said, Now show me crime
in its worst shape, the most vilIainous
2qd Ho 70 Wb t9k o6 70 ya dSgqs @
look after the criminal glasses of Brooklyn p
[sensation.l | answer."lt was rot for any
Brooklyn. there were nearly $4,000 arrests for
crime, 1000 burglares. 13 horn oides. q high
way robberies, 1000 lodgers in station houses,
3Sb StOulluItlS uhu lublI blcbuISS lih5H ltL l1t
rognes' gallery without expense to them
$40 600 worth of property was stolen. Ihere
was every kind of crime, from manslaughter to
chicken thieving." [Laughterl [ don't believe
there is any place in the land where you
can more easily get your pocket picked house
broken into, signature copied or estate swindl9d
Oh q small scale, because this is smaller city.
The great depots of crime for al this cIus5er
Of cities are in New York. and it Is O better
hiding place. because it is so vast, and all the
officers tell us when crime Is committed in Jer-
sey City or, Broodlyn that the villlain ATTEMPTS
Immediately to cross the ferry. While Brook
lyn sin is as enterprising as is possible for the
number Of inhabitants, crowd 100000 people
on an island, and you have stage and audi
ence on which and before whom crime may
enact its worst tragedies.
There was nothing that more impressed me
than the respect which crime pays law when it
is really confronted On the night Of my ,explor-
alton. went to place which the Bible calls den
Of thieves. J lou cannot prove that they are
thieves, because the keeper and patrons of the
place are the Cutest mon of the city. There was
no sign Of stolen goods. no loud talk about mis-
demeanor but here and there table surrounded
by three or four persons whispering. before each
man mug Of beer or strong intoxicants. He
will not drink to unconsciousness, only enough
to get up his courage. all the time managing
to keep his head clear and bis hand steady.
These men were. talking about last nights es-
cape: how nearly they fell from the second
story window; how the llet grazed their hair:
by smashing q window glass; here was man
with one of his eyes destroyed; ; it was done by
q premature flash OF gunpoWder in store
lock. There were three or four around the
other table planning for this nights vilainy.
There was no sign Of depredati9,n in this room
pocket knives. brass knuckles and revolyers
we're there, Rum they must have to rest them
after the exciting nights work Of arson, rob
berry, assassination and murder. It is not ordi-
nary rum. but 1t is poisoned four times-by the
manufacturer, the wholesale dealer, retail
$500 and 24oo in this cluster of cities. They are
thoroughly drilled in crime They have been
apprentices. and now they are workmen,"
Mr.. Talmage then went on to say that these
men were bank robbers and forgers There
were 5000 pckpockets who sit beside YOU in the
stage and help to uass up the change The most
successful Of these were females. Some Of these
criminals took the garb Of clergymen, and those
criminals did nothing but snatch things. Others
were backmalers. and harbor thieves and pl-
rates.
Tho question is asked. Whore does all this
vllainy come from?' 1Ir. TaImnge said New
York was paying for all the political dishonesty
Of ten years ago.