, 1881-04-03

all the EE1E new people arrive 10 1QE1F ua4lt
at game How many yonng man hts bcel
made a thief in this elegant hall! Tho ope'
door invited him, to the keno-tahle. and onct
al iftts. he s iFss ss took Il but % little Of bis en-
pIoyer's or his fathers money. hoping to b.
able to make up the theft By winnings, bu
~ more. "sd and laen ai foiiowed discovery. shame
dtsgrnce, perhaps suicide Here at th'
kcno-tabe. separated by but ono door from th,
an11ous!y waiting for him to bring his wage
home: there is the young clerk. on whose earn
inEs widowed mother and small sisters ant
brothers arc dependent: there Is the belovct
son Of atecn@cate parents. whom his folks be-
Neve in respectable comparatively rre NIL vel
come game for the gambler IN other rooms ar
roulet-tahles, faro-tables. and every imagina
bic lind OF game. Costly. elegant furniture
Tree drinks and suppefs. free cigars and tcbAe
EOS tor the guests Furnish an extra attraction
lions TO be met n In such pnce:
The same scenes met with ut N cDonnld' s ma,
Pc seen Mighty at other gnnliag
looms, and small army Of runners takes good
care to post the saunterer through the street!
where to lind u EAmblipg-house.''
Remember that this IS the description Of ar
eyewitness, and that the responsibility for thi
state OF things rests upon the head OF the worse
than incapable official who. with ample poWor III
his com iuand, said II cannot stop gambli1g."
Head. too. and ponder
THESE ACCOUNTS OF THE ERoTHELs,
kept under the name OF saloons, which Carter
Harrison permits and authorizes to exist:
II htgh1y-rcspcctub1e saloon this, is it not?
The police know this saloon to Oe nothing but q
bagnio. The police knew The Times was to
be but orothei with saio9n attachnents %hea m
place Us g saloon, aud declared the brothel-
keeper, j. H. Frcer, the fit business associate OF
We @sef party Of Vcry gouns men no1 not one eISf Of
whom geens Fl years old. Nc hear TOW they
are welcomed Us old friends py tho daulscls, and
turn away in disgust. Next door is another
licensed saloon Opposit the entrance, ut the
edge Of the sidewalk. an ornamented limp On a
hfga post bcarsetae Inscription Of st Nicholas,
aud the satue legend shines in gilt letters on the
glass door It leads into I'LL elegantly appointed
kMrroom. which is connected BY II nicely~draped
nrched doorway'with. the pariors " the bngn!o
young ruined girl has been found by mourn ing
pnrents in Mother Herricks bagrio, which air.
Harrison has declared to be saloon, making
Mother derrick the colleague Of respectable
saloonkeepcrs. = :
baneful existence solely to this eminent adyo--
cate Of responsibility, Carrier II. Harrison 1t is
located few doors south Of tho Times
baguto, and bears the same name Of .Freuchy's
Eainplo Room Here we meet vice in its most
vulgar form. The lowest bagnio in seaport
town cannot be loHer&than this hell-hole. And
yet Nine Bcuuchanpa, the proprictrcss of ibis
establishment, is declared By lcer Sc No. 20 the
colleague Of every decent sAsoonkeeper. Her
house is the meeting -place for the most de-
God-forsaken young prostitates IN tie city, M % and
the debaucheries carried on there every night
beggar description. This place has been run for
about one year.
"cartcr H. Harrison and his police are we'll ac.
h
such storm Of indignation that it had to be
shut up. But it did not remain closed very long,
and Gus Anderson is Agnln licensed saloon
keeper, declared to be man Of good Character
by Carter 1t. Harrison. Oh, yes Gus Anderson
keeps very respectable place! 4 handsome
tarf 10 1F1Ia
trnnce, and the barroom Itself: looks quite Re-
spectacle But the baEkccper don't expect US
to tarry in the bar. He beckons us into IN ad-
Joining roou1+ and thore we witness spectacle
which cannot be described. HulF-erown, beard
less boys and haff-nnked girls, mere children,
arc carrying on in the most shameless manner.
They drink and smoke, indulge in smutty altu-
eions. and their greatest fun seems to consist Of
the most Indecent exposures OF the persons Of
the young gizls- Some OF the latter pouucp on
the newcomers. aud urge them into aro@her
room, clanorfng for drinks, and offering their
wares IN eickcning manner. 4 more disgust
than this den If youthful dcprlvfty and cold
and yet ;' its place is by Carter &. Harrison
placed on the same level with any saloon in the
city.
"who has not heard Of the notorious M;urtha,
whose place figures every week in the crimina:
news Ut this city? The prostitutes and rul1nns
nurbored by him do not allow Il week to pass
without robbing OF half-ktIttng some unsuspcct-
ing fellow who drops into the place. Alr. Mur-
thu and his brothers own and run not less than
three saloons on Clurk street, and licensed By
clares these rut1ians to be persons Of GOOD char
acter.
"1f you are not yetdisgustcd enough 20 across
the street to the Aihambra baS1lto, kept by Mug
gle Bennett, which Carter H. Harrison has de-
eaed 70 BE- IS 5a90n ss for IL
street Margic Bennett, the courtesan. the col
league OF Charles Kern, the ex-sherln!
"Thc coucert-sa looms on Stare street, which IN
fact arc nothing but exchanges sar prostitution,
are well Known; Their o"ners. tho prindlcs, the
meds, the Jerry Monroes, and all that sweet
seemed crowd. arc known to tho pttlice Us be-
longing 10 the criminal classes. as the proprie
tors md associates Of thieves aud prostitutes.
stil they stll possess certificate of good Char
.cter, issued py Carter II. Harrison.
Not one Of The places mentioned thus far has
ever been tnol:sted s,y the police III any rc- |
nurkao!c degree; on the contrary. policemen !
sT,nil=,' tho St Nicholas, Or TIC .Amcrictss'
wEerc they apl'oar to be on the best Ut terms !
with ,he p:e=idtn@ genius Behind the bur and Ito |
fallen angels kept there IN bondage.
hut why extend this list? There arr on the
EAST side OF STATE street, between Yum Eurca |
Ind Taylor streeis, forty-threc licensed sa- |
above"
links Of 1ulQufty is
l. MENACE TO EVERY HOME
u Chicago. We need not tell yo.l that tho laws
ire fully sufficient tor their suppression, a1d
nat the simple command of the Mayor could
luso every one Ut them to-1uogr1w morning: |
And yet Carter Harrison, with crocodite 1eurs |
nd overtnuch prottstaijon, cries II would t,
iod could stop prostitution in Chicago. but T |
,su't do IL" viii the people OF Chicago elect |
gain TO the Nayornlty a man who confesses his
lnbtlity to enforce the laws. and 50 mike them
Gives responsible tyr u continuance OF these |
ross abuses which now biacken the faiz fame
f this Rreat city?
We desire aisu to call your attention to e fact !
tho rrraycst i'm portancc affecting the FUTURE
tuitary condition Of the city. 1t IS alleged that
,e1c il 4 coalition between Mayor Harrison and |
le proprietors OF the rendering establishments |
Iuated beyond the city limits, In one Of which |
3 is said to be silent partner. 1t is known |
1at the proprietors Of these establishments, as
fraternity. are united 10 hfsEupport, and that