The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-12
SINS AND MISHAPS
Extent of the Opium Evil in New
York City.
A Difference OF Opinfon---D Deeds that
Delight che Devil---speeImen
Hfishaps From the
Daily List.

NEW YORK, May 11-Father Barry,
OF the Young Mems association of Mott street.
attached to the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
speaking IN reference to the demonstration
OF young white girls by the Chinese said< a
committee rs obtaining evidence which, when
complete viii be brought before the police
commissioners and Societies for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Children and for the Prevention of
Crime Already considerable amount of eyi
denee has been secured, and owners of property
IN the neighborhood have nearly all volun-
teefed their assistance. | myself have seen
women coming out of Chinese dens excited
and evidently under the infueneeSof some
drug-opfnm, / have no doubt | have also
coming out of these opium dens In The dens
themselves have seen girls fill and light
opium pipes for Cinnamon. l have
attended the death beds of many of
these poor, ruined creatures who have
been killed by the opium habit Two of our
members followed two young girls who came
out OF an opium den and ascertained who they
were and where they lived. They were re
spectacle girls. gentleman in good position
recently came down here looking for his tiauch-
ten who had disappeared After nearly month
he found her in den on Pell street and she
didn't want to go home pretty girl she
VAS, too. and only thirteen years old. Last
night young man came here looking for his
sister ami she too, was found in an oDium
Wen. II they don't know how to get evidence of
tEotr existence we viii show them"
New YORK, May 1.-THE opium
joints in Mott, reiI. and Park streets, are shut
up o-day Cinnamon were scarce in the
street Since the crusade has been begun
against the joints the keepers have not attempt
ed to open them until after dark and then only
to adult Cinnamon who are known customers.
IdcketS in American dress patrol the
street and keep a sharp eve on anv
stranger who may appear When. a
stranger approaches the Joint the picket
gives a peculiar whistle, which efrectually
shuts the mouth of the person addressed aud
the door of the JOINT If these dens reopen
said Chairman john A. O'Brien OF the Young
Mems association committee, "we are in posi-
lion to close them up again at once. The
society for the suppression of vice IL helping
us. but the one for the prevention of cruelty
TO children is not ="
President Gerry, of the latter society. is ont
OF town. Supt Jenkins, who in temporary
control. said; Il don't believe these charges
are true concerns the iecoying OF gitls OF
tender years into the joints We will do moth
IHg while the newspaper clamor continues 1
Will give $50 to any one who can show me any
evidence that will convict any Cinnamon or
joint keepers of the practices laid to
them by Father Barry or the members
of the Young Mems association or his
church. If Father Barry is collecting
names of victims viii give s. each for any
such names as are bona iide The tifteen-ycar
old glh arrested by the police On Wednesday
night aud handed over to my care says she has
not bsen corrupted, and believe she il telling
the ruth. have said once to-day that tins
Was all buncombe, and say so still +"
Wong Ching Foo, editor of The Chinese
AmaIlcan, assured Father Barry that the re-
spectacle Cinnamon would lend their assis-
tahoe III breaking up any Joint where girls
wete found