The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-20
DENS OF DISORDER.
Concert Saloons and Houses Of III.
Fame Under the Very Noses
of the Police.

There are three concert saloons that are
licensed By the city Of Newark, and they
are run on the free and eaay'' plan. One
Of these places is the Thomas passoa
Casino on Beaver street. This street is
nothing but little alley that extends one
block from Market street. It is lacarea
directly opposite the stage entrances Of
Miners THEATRE This concart saloon Is
arranged for business. The bar is par
titioned or from the saloon proper. and
the space between the bar and the par
tition forms a narrow passageway. This
leads TO haIl that extends 70 the rear Of
the building. Two rooms conveniently
furnished Tor the use of exclusive parties
open on this hail. This arrangement
permits women. if they desire, TO pass
from the street to the little rooms with
out being seen by the people in the saloon,
who watch the variety show on the small
stage. If anyone should ask the manager
Of this place if women frequented it be
would say no. but if man about town is
asked he viii say yes
Another concert saloon with Stree and
easy performance is kept by Joe Rich
ards, at No. 245 Market street. The place
is dark, gloomy and dirty one. It also
has small room that can be used by
private parties. This room adjolns the
stage and opens on yard In the rear of
the dive. richards has license from the
city TO run this place. The third place
that is licensed as a concert saloon Is
Georges new Galety Theatre, at No. 10
Market street All three Of these places
should be closed mp, and no city butsuch
a corrupt one SIS Newark would permit
them to be open. There are many I'M
licensed dives also where women go
nightly.
HERE IS INFAMY.
Continuing my research into the ini-
quisies of this wicked city, where girls are
permitted to roan.at viii, / traced them
from picnic grounds, the Passalc River
the streets aud the dives to
/ learned that in the First police
precinct there are forty or more OF these
places; in the Second precincE only two
or three exist; in the Third precinct
there are supposed to be none. for Cap
tain Daily recently drove them out, but in
the Forth precinct l was informed by
GOOD authority there are not less than
Think of It'll Newark. city about the
size of jersey City. having one hundred
houses Of i'll fame in it. No wonder it is
called the most immoral city in the
East. No wonder it has 'schippies" and
ischippie chasers." No wonder l shud-
dered when ] thought of this. The houses
freQuanted by the married men are on
the Boulevard. Central avenue and in
the Woodside district On the Boulevard
are fifteen or twenty of these places.
They receive 3 license from the
city to sell liquor and keep what they cali
a road house, Here Sports driving make
stops. They are always made welcome.
Sometimes they remain there three and
four days I was told the names of h
Freebooter aud an Alderman in this city
who freuu emily visit one OF these road
houses. Recently the Freebooter aud
Alderman remained two days ia one OF
these places without either betng aware
Of the presence of the other They had q
great time, however, aud drank wine.
These houses are known by people who
nave less money to spend in this manner
as .Ten Dollar Houses" They are we'll
known TO exist by everyone except the
police. called on CAPTAIN Glori, Of the
Foufth preeinct. and asked him il il WIS
true that many disreputable house ex-
isted in his precinct.
AND HERE'S INNOCENCE.
The Captain appeared 10 be the most
astonished man in the world at being
asked such a question. He thoughf a
minute anu replled;-
.tlf there are any such houses in the
Fourth precinct ain not aware OF 10.
don't believe it Is true, for 4r this pre-
cinct the people are mostly those who
have been able to buy little homes for
themselves and they would not tolerate
such a condition as you represent. They
would complain TO the police
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