New-York tribune., 1880-01-12

spectors as proper place sell iquOrs Upon entering
a stranger is met by one OF the women, VINO asks
him 10 L" treat" her TO drink. glass oi oe'r
OF the pOOreet quality costs 10 cents, ana each
time that woman can induce a man 10 uiIu"
she is allowed cents for her own beverage Ihc
women invaTiably have ptiable tale TO tell ono SAL"
Saturday. she forced tears into her eyes nave 10
be down here to support gray haired mother, ana
would rather do this than steal am only palu "a
week. and au so down-bcartcd that feel IKE com
mitung suicide" And yet the women would resort 10
any subtcrnre 10 get visitors money. After few.
drinks have been taken the women induce the men Dy
false representations TO visit the wine room In The rear
They never tell stranger who srays into the place inc
real object Of the wiuc-room. The man orders TWO
glasses Of ageI-b and shortly afterward ne propN
renews order He Is then presented wilma plo -
and assaulted If he fails 10 pay. The beer Whch he
expected to gct for he is charged 81 for Ihe
consequence Is mat fights constantly occurring, al
though not serious enough TO rcqurf the entrance 0i the
police In such place the police say they cannot enter
to detect crime unless there is disturbance which re-
quircs their Attendance.
The character OF " oxford Hall is no better. The
Nord Bier Halle" at No. 1913 Chatbanl-st Is
another low resort Its dinGy cellar where ray OF
sunshine seldom enters. II Is not in the list OF un-
licensed ruuI-shaps publlshedn THE TRIBUNE The rear
pagt j part,toued of win occupied by about
fifteen women who cutIap uuwaiy Wsltor4 IN M mex
cellar No. l49 Chathain-st is the Magnoh" House.
The women this den adopt the Oriental style
of dress In appearance they are coarse and
@Bl.inarcE Hail. No. I25 Cbajnam-,t, IA IN a Grger
ueut than some Of the OtIcr resorts but ~ con
Oucled similar way. "Wlnds0r Palace No. l15
ChathuIn-, ls dirty cellar ana ! occupied by dirty
looking Womcuadcccntly dressed Liquor i*sod freely
saloons. Another filthy dcu is Nc III Chatham-st.
Tic nooris dirty, iAe chairs ana tables are DIR and
tie women one Of The inmates sad that she
had been IN The street ~ long time sue looked rs
if spoke the truth: The "CaIubrid-e House, No
l07 Chajn1m-St. was IKE al The otGelss III aei, lc
oui5 0ntlchcc thai d 6c detected between any OF
the .]aCes Was ,.nt on VAS Glrter tldn an0ihcr
Norm Will r-st., from Ftankf'Ii 10 Chaihau-sts.
contains several cunccI and resorts Of the
y.,t KIND in which The most d'rlavcd and degraded
q ho.h stXs meet one oi lht WoSl 'uh-il'u u"u, 81
these is at No il NOiin Nllul-'i, ana l. called " ihe
Minnesota Hcus"' Ihe reporter cutercd the place,
which proved T." be similar to ordinary Sdi"ohS except
mat ai sides we're ola Giapdatcd sofas upon winch
sat or r.cuH d.~sipajed "Ld oi"itcd women, I",t OF
whom were young lA y'.Is' bn cVochNN oE III crime.
Thcy wore sau,o and worn ,f dresses evidently Oh
skir's Trey used the ioilast lansuoee N,nr ne ne
wretched wcm ckcd to the bar ana Otsougni MN to
In iron. Of Il cellar which is called the Little
Poulcr" at No. 81 Wllomst, steep steps lead into
ilaueular loom to'mcd Oy tAc shape Of The building
a ,,, Who asked for brandy W wIiskcy rin and
otucr liquors. There no license dispyod from the
E@A,''G @ , ~ me i,,or,;on of iaIsi ther r
number of saloons beneath The sidewalk, all of which
a. s,,fcu,.n Of ue'rln,s :ti adniis9lI ~ the police
te widest Olges occur. Nrarestto CDathaurst. the
cellar oil 80. 16. is oar Stadt Wic>badeu."
where oil kiud. of hquors-Cf most cXecrihlo quality
are furnished ~ called for. The Ncw-Jcrsev House."
i'm The G, Lar No. - North William It.. similar iu It's
construction and IN the character Of the occupants Two
dirty ways at No. % North Wan-st. lead TO a saloon
in which the most abandoned women concregae M all
Of the day and night Liquor IS freely Sold but 40
Excise Board license il displayed.
Around the corner Wlm-st. several places or in
fanny thrive. Inc principal one OF them, which the
nolIce acknowledge has been "a den OF Thieves ana
abandoned women for years IS the Sonora" This s
at No 2l7 Wilhau-st The house in oGcn times the
handsome .deucc OF wealthy merchant, but II las
been used for Infamous purposes more than thirty years
and many vie ugcs aud tcrllbie crimes have
within its walls The house at No. 2l0 is OF similar
character there several resorts ~ like nature
in this street. ia all OF which liquor sold without hind