The evening world., 1892-01-04
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will take up his position at the end OF the
room and ado turn"
sThere, you fellows, cheese 1t now and
shut your traps for minute" he shouts, by
way OF establishing order. His command is
obeyed instantly, and the only Interruptions
are the immoderate laughter OF the women
at some suggestive mention in the ribald
song or the maudlin remarks OF some In
ebriate.
The women who frequent the "Hole in the
wall" are painfully low. Indeed they are
such that Billy McGlory, who was not apt to
Judge people from moral standpoint, would
not allow them to enter his house.
But Carey Welch encourages their presence
in his place. They allure their game to his
assignation-room before 1t is plucked.
ONLY THE .ALL RIGHTS ADMITTED.
Only those who were known to be all
right" were admitted to Kelly's gambling
den on Saturday night. Saturday is pay day
with most employees, and Mr.. Kelly did not
want to lose another s5OO-that was the sum
he said he lost by shutting up the night
before.
When stranger knocked for admittance at
the door OF the tigers lair black head was
poked through small opening III the portal,
but not recognizing a familiar in the visitor
he quickly closed the "lookout" and refused
to listen to any questions.
Downstairs the barroom and assignation-
parlor were open. All comers were ad-
mitted. There were very few vacant seats
at the tables The general topic OF conver-
sation was the dives, and Mr. Kellys defiant
attitude was enthusiastically indorsed by his
admirers.
"Kel, old stocking, glory in your spunk,"
was the greeting of one Of the painted women
as the proprietor passed by her. She was
drinking wine with a chance acquaintance
whom she was bleeding and she invited Kelly
TO Join them, but he excused himself.
Business was rushing at McCormick's and
scribner's Pickwick dive, Broadway, near
Thirty sixth street. They were doing "a
splendid Saturday night trade" in the words
Of habitue, and business was almost as good
last night.
FRANK sTEvEHsoN's "sLIDE."
The dive kept by Frank Stevenson at 1877
Bleecker street, known as "The Slide" is
morally the lowest in New York. London,
Paris or Berlin, with all their iniquity, have
nothing to parallel this sink OF vice and de-
pravity.
count OF their proprietors or the many crimes
that have been committed in them, but "The
Slide is notorious chiefly on account OF its
immoral character.
Much has been written about the degrada-
tion, corruption and wickedness in the
slums OF the city, but there the poor
wretches shrink from notoriety, while the
abandoned creatures In stevenson's slide
make nightly public exhibition Of their evil
doings These beings, without moral sense or
shame, are billed as the chief attraction in
that pit OF shame.
"Tue Slide" is a basement dive. 1t Is
reached through the barroom. which Is
separated from 1t by partition with glass
door, and through side entrance. There is
space about 40 feet deep and 20 feet wide
behind the partition, where there are tables
and drinks are served.
Back OF this space about the same breadth
and depth, the floor has been raised about
twelve feet. A flight Of steps leads to 1t. This
elevation is called gallery and from 1t
full view OF the place may be had.
There are ABOUT twenty tables, and stools
there are no chairs-are ranged around them
and all along the wall. Chairs take
up more room than stools, and
Mr.. Stevenson's object Is not to provide COM
fort for his patrons, but to crowd as many as
possible into the smallest space. The stools
are handy, however, as weapons OF ofIense
and defense during a row.
NINE CLOCK VERY EARLY.
At o o'clock Saturday the lights were burn
ing low, and but one waiter was present.
A young man went In and sat down at a
table. The waiter, who seemed lonely, ap-
preached.
"You are early, stranger" he said, in an
encouraging tone, and sitting down next to
the reporter he leaned against the wall and
rested himself In an easy attitude.
"They don't begin to come here until mid
night" he went on. 1--WE never do any bus-
ness to speak OF until then. But from IL
o'clock until > In the morning you cant get
standing room here. Why, Christmas Eve 1t
was SO packed you couldn't move. We had to
put them out at l O'Clock, saying we we're
going to close up, but we didn't. After we
cleared the room we only let In those we
knew.
~ don't think there'll be many here to
night, though" he went on. Ever since
that EVENING WORLD began writing up the
dives we haven't had any music or show
he.p. Stevenson says the reporters are
arc und TO all The dives, and he don't want his
place written up, so when the reporters come
ncro all they will see is people sitting around
the tables and drinking.
WISDOM FROM STEVENSON.
"That EVENING WORLD is breaking up the
business for u.s. 1t downed Billy McGlory,
and stevenson says that Kelly and McCor.
mick will have to close II the paper keeps on
raupinp than