, 1879-02-21
In THE SLUMS.
Social EVIL StNdud from Life by Party OF
Illinois Legislators.
IauI Tkttsx, ,.ta.xt4

Social Evil StMdEud from Life by a Party OF
Illinois Legislators.
81, I.anIs Timta.1ournHi.
The Public Appropriation Committee Of tl,n
Illinois Legislature, t!le members OF which have
been examining public Institutions In tile lower
part Of tlle state, arrived In 1T. Louts friday
evening. n,ld stopped at the rlanturs' House.
Yesterday was sl'ent in visiting tho Institution
Ter the Blind, the Insane Asyiun,, ul'd other
slncsr. Last night was given to general i,,-
spcetion u the city by gasl!Eht. 4 reporter
learned at The Four Courts ,llut DETECTIVES Law.
ltr anil lfenHcssey, two uf iilr oldcst uni lest
posted men an the force, Ind BEEN engaged 10
show the party around, uni That the procession
would start from Tho Planters House ut
u'rIocls
AZ that hHilr the reporter putfn III appeuraurc
III the csrrdor Of the llUtcl, nu, finding several
ot tho Legislators engaged IN conyersi I'M,
ye!ltured to Inquire VI one what Use thug lr-
sired to mike Ut tlir tlntrrttyes.
"oh," snid the gentleman, ~ guess tc,:
,nay hH 4 cnu,>le Of individuals whu wusi .INu
I" sec sights for the grltltcatiun Ut their unn
personal ~ curiosity, but as II body We hive ""
''iott t!u nut Intend. then, 10 investigate lac
serial cyil!" queriet the rrpurtrr.
F." No. hlr; really kEHw II no Eliull uroirti.
A. c.st, lave trlir notl'Ing" "f tt,c k,,a. ai"!
II any such schelie WIRE rruJs,*cd CD not
think u could i.avr lniletl tu reIc,s ny cur..
Wcf nov, will TIL suu: ilie Iurycat tnrtlun
uf our t.lsl,ns,tcc arc slotplug ut ulc l.nlcll,
AMl can't say what l!lrv Birpi,,4l dun..
Tie LATTER statement wis evidently intended
10 Mtsleal ie Item. hunter, but It ir1l riurL Of
ITS mission. Tie reporter next called usl,iu ntu
vi '!'r detectives, md made Ii slrcnuo4ss c!furt
tu pump Tim, hut aIl tie rtpurtutlal eluocucs
wAs wAnieu nn u deaf rar, Hu fur ns lu sert,ln-
p'lslnrM vi liz. nhtees whs CONCERNED. lllc
tillccr ha't ln'en directed, ~, lie sut tu cpno
trr- as"l llare slI!Isef subject to the orders Ut
c,:rAn party, nl,,l nj thu reporter urcostcd him
.1s tn calnc In t!e door he .l nut tlnu IL chance
10 confer will hnyhody, md could not, there
lore, GONE to any conclusion respecting tlie duty
l'e w"tild he called upon to t'ertorm.
Thr uarty gathered In suspicious group md
wa,rl ,tn,iI nc porter Eave notice In tue us,tat
s1cntu1iau yni'r HAT tie bus for tho Irun
Mostnfain 1taraad was IN waiting. THIS wis
'nr slg',nl for 't,c GoEnm[ttcu tu start on its
ro'i,'l', AI'l TUG wsolu crowd Discounted tho
ntcpa toward flls pavement The obIGct In
Atar,llg ont ut this ttHle wns evidently to mis-
lead ,le rctMrtcr aml others ns to their
rral t!,, tn!en,a!s' ts ~, nut n"ake oottsvo thsy
ltoweycs, ttn they did not enter tho omnibus
Which stontl in Whiting, but procecdul by foot
to the corner of Filth unl Market streets, wirre
.!roye ,prilly towurd tic sn,ltll. This looked
ktlll uinru rs Though they Intended to make the
lsDn M0lllsaln l:oud t,Iclr destination.
The reporter saw tug carriages depart, but not
answer from two ,neu,sers Of tllu purity:
"Whcrc arc We EunEl" sud oua.
"Ia no 1,'ace In particular. but everywhere in
general" VINE tl'e a.lswer. ave p9oposc to SEQ
The high and tile low, rs IL ls III full nlast.''
Wtcn thu carriages stnppcd suob utter s,,d
rptlcd the tuur louis ol humanity into The vl!e
rercssrs tn the vlcilnty ol Third aili Almond
s'reets, Il VII. quito clcar Whit "luw" meant.
drawn up 1t, front Of resort fur tic fra't on
Eleventh STREET, uild then 1t was apparent what