The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-05
HAUNTS OF INIQUITY.
Some Dens Which Have Recently
Been Discovered in Hoboken.

1t has long been the boast Of the citi-.
zens Of Hoboken that, with a population
of nearly $1,000 inhabitants, there was not
one house Of ill-fams In the city, but
lately 1t seems that such deus OF 1niQuity
have not been altogether unknown.
The arrest last week OF several Young
women, one Of whom had kept disor-
DERBY house In West Third street, New
York, has set the citizens thinking.
The house In which the young women
were found was No. IS Madison street
Some time last summer q young woman
Hastily dressed called on the andlord OF
the above house aud said she want cd TO
hire apartments there. She said tina { she
was married and il satisfactory arrange
ments vera made she would move in
with her husband No. IS Madison street
il frame structure and the rooms which
The young woman engaged had been
without tenant for some time. therefore
the landlord was not very particular wac
bis tenants were.
Shortly after the couple-Mr and Mrs.
Hayes-m0ved in 1t was noticed that Mrs
Hayes had several female friends who
made her house their home Several
hardened yeung women Of the lower
part OF the city visited the place. accom-
panied 0y young men. Beer and liquor
were brought into the house.. and the
nsighbors were frequently annoyed.
QUEER FELLOW, THIS
Mrs. Hayes husband was very queer
individual. 1t was noticed that he re-
m8insd in the house all day, and went
out about midnight with a couple OF other
men. Neignb ors say that Hayes gener-
ally returned alone about fTe o'clock with
q bundle under his arm
lt is doubtful whether the police would
have discovered that the house was a
thieves den and resort for disreput able
characters had not the landlord decided
to eject his tenants he did not Iika the
way they were acting and notified them
to leave He was told that the rent would
be doubled II they were allowed to re-
main, but he refused to listen to any such
arrangement, and finally went before Re-
corder McDon0ugh and had a warrant IS
sued for the arrest OF Mrs. Hayes and her
husband.
Detective Kivlon and Policeman Nelson
made raid on the house and captured
four young girls and a fellow who said he
was speculator. The morning AFTER the
raid the police found the proceeds CT sew
erai robberies in the house.
HUNTING FOR DIVES
Policeman Julius Nelson. who has been
at work trying to discover the perpetra-
tors OF the many recent robberies Ia Ho-
bokeD, has number of places under sur
yeiliance, which, he says, are resorts for
crooks and ieWd women. but as the pub
LEGATION Of the names OF these places might
interfere with his WORK / did not ask him
for any information.
There is only one conspicuous house
known which is pretty well KIN own to be
nothing else than resort for dis solate
females. It is in the heart OF the city.
within a stones throw Of Police Head
quarters, and Extensively close to the
handsome residence OF Judge William D.
DAILY. A sign on the door informs the
public that furnished rooms can be had
there
At almost any hour of the day young
women can be seen going in and ont Of
the house, and in the evening there are
many male visitors. The place has long
been an eyesore to the residents on the
block, and although the police know that
the place Is not respectable it is allowed 70
flourish. It is also said that house Of III
fame was recently started u Fifth street,
but IL that is true its nefarious affairs are
very carefully managed, for its location is
not yet easy 10 discover.
In the Fourth ward there were many
low dives where young women congre-
gated, but lately the poliee have cleaned
them out.
the notorious Five Houses on First
torn down and new buildings erected. If
it were not for the low dance halls, the
Fourth ward would be apparently all
right.
James Williams the proprietor OF the
notorious Eagle Hotel has been indicted
and perhaps the place Will De closed.