The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-01
BOOTHS MUST GO.
Judge Hudspeth's Order
Arouses Superintendent
Smith to New Action,
INSPECTION OF ALL SALOONS
Previous Work Done-Dottie Hill
manh's Career-The Latest
Dens.

Judge Hudspeth's scathing rebuke
from the bench yesterday to saloon keepers
who operate private" rooms In connec<
ton with their saloons, particularly
those in the lower section Of the city,
created stir In police circles and gaxa
the dive keepers scare from which they
will not recover for some time. Not lon
ger than three months ago Z HE JERsEH
CITY NEWS succeeded in breaking up alk
the most notorious joints which wer@
being operated in the city. Oue OF tae3e<
was indicted by man VINO laid claim
responsibility. 1t was directly opposite
Police Headquarters and became MOTOR
ious as 'sBill McGlory's." The saloon dtn
big business in private room orders
and day after day innocent giris Wer9
lured into the den and sent out reellnR
drunk.
As soon as Superintendent Smiths a.
tention was called TO th6 matter ne
caused the immediate removal OF the
s'Drivate booths" The result was Gbab
the den was forced to close its doors. In
fact the fixtures werel sold at cone
stables sale. Superintendent Smith uio
not stop at this one den, but paid bis re-
spect5 to great number located IN 6n9
lower section OF the city. where prosLl-
tutes, thieves and the lowest OF human
beings congregated, and plotted and
planned for the robbery OF unsuspectlna
Jolly tars."
ent broke up nests or iniquitY. the exist
ence of which he was in ignorance OF prior
to that time. The raids resulted in the
women who freq uenred the dens aban-
doning them. They began 70 Solicit On
the street, and half dozen Of them, who
were captured by the police, are still
serving sentences meted out TO them Dy
the courts.
Superintendent Smith believed that the
worst dens had beeu broken up uptil The
case came up of Minnie Schmidt and Dot
tie Hillman, who were arrested for robDiug
Joseph Frank OF gold watch and a sum
of money. Minnie Schmidt, who WAS
found guilty yesterday and sentenced TO
one years Imprisonment, was at one time
a telegraph operator. Sne has respectaol0
parents living in New York State. Her
downfall dates back about three years.
and,its beginning was in one OK the saloon
"private" rooms
The back room trade has been pretty
we'll broken up, except in such deus AZ
are located in hudson and Essex streets
Judge Rudspeth is determined to drive
out all these breeders of vice. he says II
the Superintendent does not do his duty
| in the precincts, and remove the booths
ana break up the congregation OF such
characters in them, or close the saloons,
he (Judge HudspethJ will issue bench
W arrants for the arrest OF the proprietors
for the maintenance of disorderly
houses.
Superintendent Smith, in speaking OK
Judge Hudspeth's remarks this morning.
saiu, II was not aware that such dens as
those existed. McAuiiffe and Looney are
both new men in the business. have
never supposed that these women hung
around with longshoremen. But when
Detective Daltonln spected these saloons.
ha found That lunches were served there.
that the women sat iu she rooms
with the men and instead
of going home nights, slept there on
benches IL will not be necessary for the
Court 10 issue bench warrants. | have
cleared those places of booths, and have
issued orders to Captain Farrier ana all
the CaptGins TO inspect every saloon in
their precincts aud cause the removal OF
booths. l will see that none escape this
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