New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-08
WHY VICE RULES THE CITY.

! ADDRESS BY THE REV. DIR. HOWARD CROSBY.
/ HOW THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME
HAS FAILED - LAWS THAT CANNOT BE EN-
| FoRCED-DR. CRosBY's APPEAL FOR SUPPORT.
The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby spoke last even
ing et Trinity Baptist Church in East Fifty-hfthst on
the work OF the Society the Prevention of Crime
Despite the weather the church comfortably filed
and the congregation paid close attention throughout TO
the speakers arragnment of the Liquor traffic and the
men who abet it, Without preface Dr. Crosby began his
lecture as follows:
am here by invitation of the Rev. Dr. simmons to
give brief statement of the Of the Society for tba
Prevention of Crime and to speak Of our duty as Chris
ans and Christian citizens in regard great object
of that society. There six societies in Ncw-Yorl
State whose object is to see that laws
are enforced They are tho State Charities Aid
Association, the Prison Association the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty Children the Society for tho
Suppression OF Vice. the Society Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, and the Society for the Prevention
or crime These societies ~Qll stand upon the
same basls-the necessity in q Republican country
of helping the good officers government and watch
Ing the bad. This be done by the citizens who
put them into Office because officials become careless
and corrupt, and the execution OF laws is
neglected. The principle on which these societies
exist has been recognized by the Legislature and five OF
them have received from the Legislature special pry-
leges and powers This is proof the general sent
ment OF the country that these societies. though not Off
ca are not olcous, but have right be- and that no
officers OF the Government complain their inter-
The Society for the Prevention Cre liz the only ono
of the six to which the Legislature has refused IN
give any favor The reason is evident 1t is tie only
AGAINST it. The soc@y fn e f run ana contend
to Children awakens tender sympathy in the com
the Society for the Prevention of cneIfX f t5
bn e SOCIETY stIEe for Che GRSd in II the hearts of an
IL 10 urlVe OUT inc rum interest, has that whole interest
Albany keep it from any power beyond that belonging
have n more sp p under the general State law We
What is our object | may state it again precisely
that have relation TO the sale Of liquor also take up
the Questions Of gambling and houses of fame T6ere
laws are and when citizens see liquor sold on every
this State dates "e ro w Is ne present liquor law Of
The law forbds the sale Of p"ft any S I id9Gs
aS Sa or f9sRGa to be drank the
dhat Is the law as Interpreted by the Court of Errors.
M maG hI Is E and one month later this decision was
um ny b '1 b MOI much could be done in the
arrived arr Sterv in town from the country asked
rec t6sr the he law to them and said we came as
IN na sG s fs on f ssos5S
be allowed to sell liquor by the glass Tho ComInisscn
sp 10 Ws inc aw
did ' anu nes "0Diu keep 'nelf promise at once They
LAW ENFORCED
They true their word They ordered eyerv con
tain in NewYork pain OF dismissal to close up every
runlshop 1t was done In December, 1877. For nine
days there wasn't rumholc open in the City of New
York Thatsa historic fact that many persons do not
know. That shows what be done Now what han
pened Smith Ely love to repeat these namcs-he
has the honor OF stopping the whole proceeding. He
er sao and ShAg fSsre against the Police Commission
against them One was for not keeping
kept clean The other-the gravamcn OF the chargsres
thst 1hey mad gone beyond their authority in up
were open again The rumsellers began 10 gain
would have to back down. And they did O"'''s'o"er'
te Mhsm we saw our Work nyeldated, de
the law ny determined tnwart u.s. and %io'S as
%S LeFs s bean work on January l. the
R%TS new aGr law passed in favor S"' cf f h3S
They had six laws passed, and we were ppn9bled
sS% a %S soa Gno entS sGS s n all M hey
10 work through the Excise Commissioners. We then
d for an official Official. as the first man arriving
rke DSaar of 6y be- ao a%& was PINE ,b
dog and MerkIe the tail What Morrison said he should
able man. but poIcress alone e cond only s GfSPSe
SAID e Sr~ we ' hry say no tnS Then d t90 others
make every rnmhole hotel III the spring Of ISIS Nor.
peanut stand hotel, and again the American Institute
o ma "2Te ana tnoqsands Of places that had only
indicted for breaking the law themselves took us an
Government was in league with them, openly
Or elandestneIy: when Judge Dittenhoefer, who
rnmmes of New York simply informed The The
Indictment against the he TOOK x We eRs
TO make nj ana when at last forced him into making
it, IL took the Court more to decide Whether ~
quash the indictment not. ~
III wasn't quashed, however, and had come to trial
Inc rum interest Is so powerful in this cityi takes hold
or the police the DistrctA ttOrnoY the whole
machinery OF governmont-that there WAS long deav
when The matter could hayo been settled in ten dals
lhe tlai was farce. There EXCELLENT Judge
such jury There three questions put and
II man didn't answer them properly he
One question was, Don't you think u man who
sells liquor as respectable anyone elsc % Another
% he .i.fv
the Prevention of Crime :" aud thrd: Do YOU attend
Dr. Crosbys church, lLaughter In the course of the
trial Morrison swore in regard TO the place for bcS
he had been indicted-an awful den of thieves |
and prostitutes consisting OF one room-that the |
bed IL it, ana thereby make IL hotel MORRISON testi
He'd that the basement was the kitchen of hotel orr
the basement rs II separate hotel. Now that man |
IN MAILING these statements was sefcondenncd |
OF the precinct had warned him not to license and 60 had
the society warned him. and yet the jury acquitted him
we Knew Daniels would send him 10 the Pcncntiary
II we had brought him in guilty II only IA fine |
f would nave been imposed We would have found
nm shIty. Inc society saw that the law broken
and the commissioners acquitted by a Jury OF |
whom probably not a man could speak English.
We lhen went TO Mayor Cooper He u good Mayor
but dlaory, and the May for that we ever had
We sad " 1ou must turn out the Excise Com |
missioncrS." He did 40, and the present Commits |
sloners are men you deal with as men. They |
say they Will not enforce the law but the reason IT, they
explain, that the community won't support them |
Hart Miller and Fredsan are reasonable men and / |
DeicVc tney honestly try, far possible revoke
licenses from places that become dsorderly Morrison
men are Killed three or four times year regularly.
THE STATUTE NOW A DEAD LETTER.
The liquor law IL dead letter in New-York CITY We
can't enforce it, All do is to make out lists Of tho
improper places that mngle gambling and more |
questionable crimes with drinking, not allow them |
Iinnn and .,rAlrn tt.,..