The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-06
SWARMS OF EYlCTED WOMEN.
mOsDLF Avn YES FERDAT LIKE Mar
Dtr ~ IHE TENDERLOIN


4. Other Precincts, TOO, the wonnen Have
nsrn Turnod Iuto the Streetr-Nave hern
on rarnds In Broadway Ever sinee.
Not only have tho disorderly houses on the
west side. up town. been closed. but the keepers
have been advised to remove their furniture
and told not to return. Where the orders came
from II il hard TO say but they were obsJed.
The police deny emphatlcallJ that they had
anything to do with II.
II Yves not aware" Superintendent Byrnes
said when questioned yesterday afternoon.
"that any great wave Of morality had visited
the ighborhood OF the Nineteenth precinct
1.-THE police have closed any disordsrly houses
up there they have simply dcne their duty. as
they always do. As for the other precincts II
seems to me that the police have always man
aged to shut up evil resorts - soon Is they
were opened"
That word vent around through the Tender
loin precinct on Monday afternoon IL certain.
II reached the houses between 4 and o'clock.
II was to the effect that all OF the houses mus
be closed before 9, that the inmates must be
forced to leave, taking their baggage with
them. imme diately. and that the houses must
be emptieJ Of their furnishings as soon as
possible In the Twentieth precinct. the sta
ton house Of which is on West Thirty-seventh
street, word seems TO have gone around earlier.
Whilo In the IWentysseCOnu pIeCluCN tuo btd-
tion house Of which IL on West FortY-seventh
street the notification did not get to some OF
the houses before 1 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Other houses were notified before mid
night Monday night to close before o'clock.
yesterday morning. and every one OF them
obeysd.
Anumber Of houses in the Quietest part OF
the Tsnderloin precinct on the cross streets
between Fourth and Fifth avenues. began to
close on Sunday night. and on Monday morn
ing others shut their doors. On Monday night
everything was closed. There was no fuss. no
disorder. no demand for explanations. The
keepers simply closed their d9or ,s ana many
haIi Rour rss notice others let them remain
earnest The women left in groups. ana went
sent express wagons for them. while those who
were able carried their luggage along with
them trucks MADE may day Oh IL Gil over 'he
Sine.tsSths Of The women who we're turned
which to SECURE night lodging, The, result
was tina; they trsmped Up and down P Broad Tread
gold. insuflieienty clad. and with no WAY to
keep from freezing 70 death aye by walking
their ef Character were Infested with them, and
taurants. have become refugees for, them. they
were packed to the doors early In the even
Ing. yesterday morning lHeSe WOHtu WeIo
the shopping districts. The, women who had
tS sen TenderIoin AND tHe result WAS parado
such as Is rarely. seen on broadway in the day
time..some OF the women had moneeyto hire flats
with. Real estate rents above Forty-second
street; while averse to saying anything. ad;
mitted to u SUN man that the cal for furnished
many Of the flats rented were In highly ro-
bpsctable ighnorhoods;,
The reporter saw n half dozen eXpressmen
who do business in the Tenderloin and the
other precincts. These men said that they
as in the past two days. Most Of the business.
they say. has been the transfer, OF trunks but
one or two were found who had carted to stor,
the houses A locksmith who has place
on sixth avenue. near Tyenty.ninth street;
day Jay and ssstsrdsy: NSrs thar aiT EQ%sp
CAB cSmPany In West Thirty. SECOND street
on Monday night and tried To- hire
parts q the cy 9he cob refused
handle their stun Or to rent them cabs or car
sss s 6 the ,se "a spo
sias6 and the cold. BrOsdwsy and Sixth ave;
OF them. Two resorts on Sixth avenue near
Thirtieth street. which rarely get any patron,
o'clock. The women mixed with the crowds
coming from the theatres; and when the latter
there, moving on. ighting their way through
the slush. and Fastening In narticu-
lar. but constantly on the move more to keep
warm than anything else.
It has been suggested that DR.. Parkhurst
had something 10 do with the sudden closing
up OF the places. The Doctor said yesterday:
Tho suggestion that the police may have
been spurred into sudden action by some COM
Nunieation from our society is unwarranted.
Neither myself nor any OF the officers OF the
soeiety haye communicated with either Capt.
O'Connor Superintendent Byrnes, or any other
police official OF late. i suspected that some
thing OF the kind would be done before long.
but must decline to state from what source
] derived my information ! think that the
eventual result OF this business will be the
permanent wedding. out OF all the abodes Of
the lower order OF vice"
Capt Gallagher OF the East Twenty second
street police station made raids on Monday
and 3Si Third avenue. Lucy Graves. coiorsd,
he alleged keepeE Of the former. and Jesse
Of the latter. were held for trial yesterday at
the forkville Police Court. one inmate was
fined So and fourteen were discharged. Moses
Eusbaum OF $40 Third avenue. agent OF S3l
Third avenue, was held on q charge OF renting
h. a.. q. t.,,.,, ,vaI..