The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-03
THE MORALS OF PITTSBURGH.
Defiance BT THE POLICE OF
MAYOR COURLEr.


The Mayor Ia Ignorance o. the New Move |
n, the 'iimc. BcInp Occupied with "a Lee |
,,re f., a., Delegation OF Preachers on rheI- !
mt, IN the Mattcr-The Resorts Open. !
p,rr,m.FGn Dec. 2.The efforts 20 suppress |
.bs social evil In Pittsburgh by closing tho
h,uses u i'll repute has resolved itself into a
conflict butw.,n tho Department OF Public |
ss,,t, aad .hc Mayo. Of the city. AS result. |
On, ,o,ice order TO cicse the disorderly houses
vas declared inoIerative to-day. Just whom
ths cutcas:s had completed their arrange
,,.,ts to abandon their o!dtime resorts. Chief
\ O, Prosn instructed Roger O'Marn. super
i,,snd,nt OF Police. to withdraw the closing or
dor, and to notify ths women tina. they could re-
main unli.turbcd un,i! Mayor Gour!ny should
indicate til. exact time ut which he desires
Nh, original order enforced.
Mayor Goursy is wrestling with the city
d,-s,, and the ordinances and taking legal
advice. with u view to enabling him to act
nrunpt,yAnI Givised.y in the contest in which
he is involved.
lie int!matsl this evening that when lie had
t.cn officially advised Of Chef Browns order
vht,k is addressed to liogor C'Mara and not
10 tie MAJOR. ho will take such action rs will
sustain :hr position he has assumed. and will
REQUIRE obrLienre from the lenartmcnts under
his SUPERVISION. Chief Browns letter to SUI
teriutrn lent - Mara. revoking the order clos.
ing the discrdcrly houses. is as follows:
For oFir r.. app n,nicat BT,bu q Pc-'c..
U.,s SIN. Nov. 80. 1872. the lion. H. }. Gonrey.
Nayur ,he city ui ittsbursh. by an order. copy Of
whth yoI have directed the c.osinG Of all houses OF
~ -cru;. IN CONT with said mandatory order
Of rs Homo IL -cted you 70 close and keep closed
said Ills Honor yesterday. in hts public capac
ny, declared your attempt AMI action TO comply with
M I h, ~. II
iahnnian nni unjust"
In view OF SAD public Ut'erances you need not eject
or moest sy O.: the inmates Of the houses u: prostu-
ton anti. as Honor snail Indicate thu Ia;- At ahch
b. desires his oder Ut Nov 10 10 20 into execution.
Very trui, y""rs. !. %. RnUNS.
Chief Nerartmcn: OF Pub!lc Sliet".
Immediately upon rAreot Of this notice
suvcrr en- emit D'Aiara sent for his INSPECTORS
anil thay detailed police aud detectives to go
AROUND ard notify tho women that they might
open their houses 1T once In several cases
tho Police found tina. tho women had como.
Others were generally wacring and desperate.
The? were makin.: No effort TO leave and we're
TSa wans until TF h.Y tnsy
loaded the police with thanks.
The change in the situation was accented as
cir Government, and the peUu le are watching
the outcome eagerly.
TIL. minister's called together by Mayor
I.oyiding homes Tor the "utrnsts met in the
Mayors. private office at O'Clock this after
noon. About twenty preachers. representing
soveral denominations. dozen wom.n. rep
Eascnting charitable institutions. and 4. Il.
pfarr. an officer in tho salvation Army. at
tended. Mayor Gourley. in receiving the min
listers. snid.
nate Women Of the city. as was intinated hy
them YESTERDAY. who arc disposed to reform
;nd s"sd S
So told thcm at their meeting yesterday If
there were any among them who wanted to ro-
hthc city. should be extended N "''''"A
IT, thS bfs WsS
Iudwould learn what could be dons Tor them.
WANT TO say that this is the, most difficult
question that any municipalty has TO contend
the closing UP viii increase or Diminish the
~ simply say 1t is a great question: but. as
1said nefore, there may he women among
them who may have desire and wish to
reform, and some one must take theH in. and
know no ono in the world II you don't 1t is
no. my duty to reform these women, it is
yonr hand on the Iaw. and asked me to enforce
~" never sh!r!:ol my duty md ever will.
will have. to do J don't know What l want
you people TO do Is TO appoint a committee so
Vat when these woa!on come to me can send
:, Tho Rey. Z. n. nonohoo assured the Mayor
a SS s s2r Of 1HaEt
tDsak Tor other ministers whol, say this
Problem Is rot an easy one to so!ve speak
fsHSs it IS "%it!cSt to assist ,Is 'Hcss
WON hve sHsG h hem Fs ats Sn TX
rsniegt daughters. l am reuty to assist any
oofthese untor,nnatcs. There 40 hores Tor
an s. ;r ;,ra.'; Ihs ;niil.ity Of our people
MsEor '.ouriay here said that a man who
would not ,"rmit his name I" beused had
turn i over to any committee tho ministers
might name and urged The appointment OF a
eommit're "a tie most practicable way to get
a. the work COX which they had been called TO.
,.2rsl n Sands said that the United presby-
tine Mayor and would Do what they could He
snid the association did not want to push thu
t n Ya al o Ts"'s4 nix sy DO Ths
aiM u arsnr%4 the Mayor Of, tho support and
shno"d aH ne1iI al thsss
who truly repent or'i want to !. eiennsed. No
tthoan ssraG ;v iossiher and pledge ourselves to
wants to ply her trade but could sivo a place lac"
Ing q these places IS intolerabs. and d think
wesh9n.d Say SO to, day"
ns is ssi Rey NJ Sap.on SAID Tho law should
not asf So. Tor sd & Mt these pIacsS"
sSers Of the bethesda, Home. said: .'Ou,
Home 10 open. and believe we can take n
Hay q these women IL they desire to reform
Ihe lsev: Dr. Hodges thought that there were
plenty OF homes for these women. He said:
M don't think the hopes that are sought 70.
WI he attained. 10 drive out these women is
W. W. ttTsatinx sore on the body and spreading
S Wbnn,a.sr was made at the bottom o! the
Sso; -, ssSSsinsss; but. since it is upon
To- time face and do what We can
boua nSm .ut DON'T think the closing OF these
Wiliiny ". Mn reform those women. but ! am
medin;esSy e ma helping hand" o left i'm
fhey shnvI %4Sht that If they wouldn't reform,
tre1ted ill., 70 10 sent TO the worlhouso and
"ssttt ~ nAe Other criminals. "A0
nsttlcd and iCIn sod a'9T GGnEey became little
HEe'eIy question the methods YOU wnui,s n.
bby Francis Murphy. lie ZOOS Town en1pioyna
Sa nddkI nnJ ne extends 10 then Eepins
gpSscn 10 inc same p.ople cvory Sundnv nnS
and bring them iu :" Nu NUM- the sinners w
. some Q, the ministers protested yroror.,,
sGn anss ms accusation. bot Miss Bird n "a