The evening world., 1892-01-28

stlll another OF New Yorks formerly
notorious dens has been tightly closed. Mr..
John j. Murphy, who shut down the back
room features OF his Metropolitan" In the
basement of "a Bond street, when THE
EvESING WoRID's search.light was turned
along the Bowery. last night suspended busi-
hess altogether and shut up his bar ana pool
rooms. Mr.. Murphy's turn to appear before
the board OF Excise Will come next Tuesday.
Mr.. Tom Gould's old basement den at sixth
avenue and Twenty-third street was dark as
Erebus last night, all the effects sold there at
auction Tuesday having been removed by the
new owners, leaving no further need OF
Watchman.
Otuer dens that were still tightly closed
we've MIR. Daniel Scribner's "Pickwick,' l"i'
broadway MR. Carey Welch's " Hole IN the
WALL" 1T Fourth avenue; Mr.. Jim su'll-
vans Farley's HOTEL" rs Third avenue !;
Mr.. Charles Smiths, MI. John ii. hcGurks'
Mr.. Louis Walther's, Mr. John j. McAlecrs,
MIR. Paul McCarthy's and MIR. Alfred DaviSs
Excise Exchange" at 1917, 253, $50, 29o'
~ and 1886 BOwery, respectively; MI
August Gudons " French Hotel" 30 Snlll-
van street, and Mr.. Tom Stevenson's "Slide,'
a l51 Beeckcr street.
At John Mahers Drank Stevensons>, rs
West Third street, the dive annex was closed
Us tuis was also the case at MIR. John Wul-
Icras uIiyerse ut ~ University place.
Up to last saturday, when TnE EVENING
WORLD had occasion to make a few pertinent
observations concerning the " Universe and
It's back room. MIR. Wulicrs's " barkecps had
cyinccd willingness to admit " ladies to
the back room. although It was done very
much " on the quiet" ard the parties had to
lass through the barroOm to get there.
Fcforc The EvgSING WORLDS search-light
struck the place the thing was done openly.
Sinoc saturday, however, although It has
been lit up every night women have been
rigldly excluded from the glittering assgna-
tiou-room. several men tried to get their
lady friends III there last night, but none
oi thcm succeeded.
simon Buttner's place at 3Oi Bowery,
formerly known as an " all-night house." still
wars the DIR OF quiet bar and pool-parlor.
III" back room, where unmentiOnaUe orgies
used TO take place nightly, is now occupied
by pool tables.
Louis Stajcrs "conccrt hall" at $50
Bowcry and lgnatz Bl'ttners "Orpheum" at
"9l Bowery were still as wide open lor Dusi-
Ness as usual last night, but both were con-
Quoted with an air OF decorum and apparent
rspectaDility that seems humorous to those
who knew both places before THE EvESING
WORLDS search-light laid bare their true
Character.
The "adies" who visit these dcnS now must
have malC escorts As the women who go to
stajer's aGd Buttners seldom "Uuy,'' this rule
Is IN the nature OF a great piece oi business
pJli;y, Tor the only desirable escort are those
who have money to invest IN treating the
ladies who lure them In.
With Euttncr and StaJrr, a wcman'S ability
to work her escort "--or any other woman's
for small quantities OF inferior wct-goods at
eHtravaeant prices, Is i satisfactory proof OF
her rcnpcCtlb!ity.'
Formerly Buttncr'S and Siajer's female
"cappcrs" deliberately approached theiI in.
tended victims ahd demanded that they Du.
drinks. Now they entice them with nods
and wtMkS ana with llirtu'ious methods.
"lhc Bowcry Grcnadirrs" was sung at
staJei's last night by II young woman who
recently solicited an EVENING WORLD inves-
tigatol III the body OI the " concert hall " and
who grab, a IN Ous Vi his hands as he was
paying the water iJr Ggluh,.