The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-26
ONE more Vile Dive
A Place Where Young Girls
Are Ruined on Jersey
Avenue.
THE POLICE WATCHING IT
Dark Back Rooms Designed for thu
Purposes of Villains-Its
License Not Paid For,

To the list of booth dens, exposed bI
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS, one more is to
be added. McGlory's den is operated
now in an orderly manner as compared
with the disgusting orgies that occurred
there prior to their disclosure in THI
JERSEY CITY NEWS. McGlory is undel
police surveillance.
Wagner's will be closed in the future.
The den on Railroad avenue is watched
by policemen.
Women dare not enter, and many Of
the old frequenters have taken up their
headquarters in dive operated on about
the same principle as McGIory's was.
The den referred to is comparatively a
new one. 1t is run by two men, who,
judging from the arrangements made for
the accommodation of disreputable char
acters, are well posted on what this class
Of people demand.
A JERSEY AVENUE DISGRACE
The saloon is located on Jersey avenue
and is not far from Grand street. 1t is in
the immediate vicinity of the Palma
Club. The store faces on Jersey avenue,
but side door on side street makes it
an easy matter indeed for 'chippies''
and their escorts to, get inside without
being seen. The barroom is in the front
OF the saloon. In the rear is a waiting
room, furnished with two beer tables and
baby carriage. The door leading to the
barroom is very conveniently curtained.
A gas jet adorns one of the sidewalks,
but it ts never used. 1t is termed the
bluff jet."
The proprietors know their business.
The door connecting with the bsrroom is
never opened wide enough to disclose to-
the view of the occupants of the
bar sthe occupants of the rear room.
In this room where light would set
thousands OF mosquitoes and an equal
number of bugs perambulating about.
Superintendent Smith has learned that
scenes 1ndescribable here have occurred
The chippy trade puts in an appearance
at about eight o'clock. Frequently the
girls are accompanied, but often tbey
are met there by friends. The absence of
light of any description makes the place
all that is desired by chippies end escorts.
At times the sharp click of the lock on
the door leading to the barroom notifies
the bartender that his presence inside is
not desired.
AN ANNEX ROOM.
Again as further tnducement for
cn1ppies the proprietors have fitted up
| little annex in connection with the rear
room. The annex is just large enough to
! accommodate two people; a square table
| and two chairs are all the furniture in it.
In this room young girls are taken.
| Screams for help can never be heard
Entreaties to be permitted to retire
| fall only open the ears of some
| brute. who after succeeding in
| getting the girl half intoxicated
| Is determined to accomplish her ruin be-
| fore allowing her TO leave the room. In
many instances this scheme has been car
| ried to successful termination. Super
| intendent Smith knows or one case, and
| lost no time in shadowing the
place. Yesterday he learned that
| the proprietor had failedto take
ont a license. Temporarily the
| den is closed, and 1t will remain 80 until
the license granted by the rum Aldermen
is paidsfor. Instances are known where
young girls have been lead from this den
in beastly state Of intoxicatiou. The
| proprietors very easily get out of blame
for such occurrences by stating that the
lights were out in the room, that they
couldn't see how old the girls were and
could not tell whether they were drinking
too much or not. The den is notorious
| at present. and the ''chippies'' who first
| discovered it are rapidly being driven
away Dy the old hags and poNce court
| damsels who have found it paying
place to hold forth. Detectives are now
| guarding the place