Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-06

The pioneer Society for the Suppression Of
Vice was that of London, instituted in 1902.
Il was not until May 16, 1873, that the Act
incorporating the New York Society for the
Suppression OF Vice was passed by the Legis-
lature of the State.
at the head and front of the movement,
Sc terror to evitdoers." is Anthony Com
stock. He was born at New Canaan. Conn,
March Z, 1874. His first position in bust
ness was as clerk in grocery store at Win.
nipauk, Conn. He remained there two years,
and then enlisted in the Seventeenth Reg
imert of Connecticut Infantry. Two years
q soldier, he was mustered out with his reg
iment, and took position as e grocer's clerk.
After short time he went to Lookout Noun.
tain to assist in experimenting tho repair of
the buildings of the Lookout Mountain Edu-
cationsl Institute. Upon his return to New
York City he found employment as porter
in commission house, and began bis work in
the suppression of icentious literature, at
6rst without aid and with very limited means.
His first arrests were made in March, 1872.
Morris K. Jessup came to his aid with g con-
tribution of $780, by the help of which be
WAS enabled to seizs $40, 600 worth of obscene
plates and books. The Young Mems Chris
tan Association then came to his assistance
and the Society of which he is now Secretary
was organized end Incorporated. MIR. Com
stock is plucky and vigorous man, and the
most serious result of several brutal attacks
upon his 80 far has been the laying open of
his cheek with bowie knife. He has been
threatened with death many times, but pur-
sues his useful course with remarkable cour-
age and persistency.
The incoma Of the New York Society Is
NOS much above IS, 900 year, and the won
der is that it aceomplishes go much good
work. EightY-seven persons were arrested
by it's means from January Isl to August 1st
of this year, SIS offenders against the laws for
the suppression of obscene matter, policy
gambling, lotteries. etc. Ia the last report
we find that total of $50 persons had been
arrested up to the time Of its preparation.
The books and sheet stock alone, which had
been seized, weighed 1854 pounds. As
many as 203, 1913 obscene pictures and photo
graphs had been seizsd Z, 400 microscopic
pictures Of indecent character; l, 700 mega
tive plates for obscene photographs ; 81, $50
articles for immoral use G. 122 semi-transpa-
rent playing cards. and 1876. 939 indecent
circulars, songs, poems, etc. The weight
seized of the stereotype plates for printing
licentious books had been Il, 495 pounds a
total of mora than % tons weight of contra
band matter had been seized. Mr.. Comstock
had travelled, outside of New York City,
173, 992 miles in the prosecution of his work
One of his most notable accomplishments
dates only few weeks back. On the OH of
October he and about twenty assistants. who
had all been made Deputy Sheriffs by Judge
Gilbert, of the Supreme Court of New York
State, then holding court 10 Long Island City,
made raid on the pool-rooms at Hunters
Point, seized about S25. 600 worth of gam
bler's articles, and arrested three of twenty.
two persons against whom warrants had been
issued,