The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-27
4 NM i%Y or STU ETYOS


Tho Italian dance halls at 4 and Is Narirk
place. kent respectively " ouis Cunci and
loaiinco lrictin. We" lRidcd by the Mercer
street police early yesterday morning. Capt.
HauChey suspected tho existence Of these
and similar resorts Tor lor. time. hut was
unable to obtain sui1lcicn. evidence on which
to raid them. II was said that young Amcri-
can girls were luled into The places by tho
fallen Italian women and made 20 take rart in
the revcs. 1t is the open hoHst Of the Italians
that no man without the secret password can
ever find out where the places are. Detectives
Carey and Sloan found that on certain NIGHTS
large numbers OF Italians were in the habit OF
going to an urrer room in the house at ~
lhrirk place and hat 4 similar den exist ed n
few doors away, They also found 10th places
would be in inl blast on saturday ,misht.
With the reserve squad Of tho N!elcrr street
station the detectives went lirstto IL Through
dark hallway to rear staircase they softly
stairs when Il man standing ut The top chal-
'e@@ESI n tH yen want bcreg"
Ono Of the Policemen who speaks 1tal ian an
swrred IN that language. and. before the man
His effort to give q warning cry was snothered
by pressure oi tho detectives hand over his
mouth. The detectives statio Toned their force
so AS to guard tho doors and windows, Then
they waEed t" the open doorway and looked
in. Their presence was unnoted at irst. and
,ney had time TO take lr the details Of the scene scene
@asi,sns. Nth ' sni%rs. %"ln H''''i and a
was an imrrovised bar over which wines.
whisky. and beer were served ly bloatcd
nnp who Sx x" mea1% n
clio. owner OF the place. \ hnlf-circe of mon.
with here and thc:enn Italian woman umon,:
them. si"o'! about. an o; en- STAGE IN front Of
the musicians stage putting at long black
cjsors, NE smoke from which hung N heavy
eiSaaS T .ns bah A. Gy" were drs G.d
two Young girls stood waiting for tho music.
Tns PLAYERS began slow waltz m ?r to
moved SLOWLY about. sw!nEtng their bate arms
I" the beat OF the walt. AS the time, quick
.rned tho dancers became more animated;
l"apna. into the AR as tho crowd aprlauded.
Suh,.eniy 'he cancers stunned III II posture Of
wild n baIlon. as i struck into stone.
As the leader "f the nv sicians raised his
violin to take up tie measures womar's voice
The police. The police, Lock al no door,
The dancers shrirkrd and ran into small
rear room i,rhind the bar. \ rush for tho rear
COPS. Then the men c"ngr"Gaird ~ the mid,
Ole OF the room. Home drew REVIEWERS and
NOR" iomrshc4 stil"ti9s Detective Sloan
Drop yourknives." he called to tho Italians;
There wa. moments hesitation. followed
man and woman ~ the place was arrested.
rho Knives and stilcttus were collected IN y
BASKET and carricdto he station house Four:
to tie unnrmad. All lad ihrown their wcaIons
down. seventy live men and twelve women,
including the dancers. was tho census of pris-
onrrs.
resulted in the arrest OF iouis Comet thu rro-
Lrietor. Twenty-Five men aud three women.
Tw" of tho prisoners wcrc yonng and pretty
EVa wv Wears S H - S oanH stFo% ~
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