Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-01
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With view to finding ont what SUM
ming IA tho toughest regions 81 like tho
reporter went to headquarters and asked
ono Of Byrncs' Oldest and most trusted
detectives 10 tell him somo Ct his expo
ricnccs IN taking summing parties
about IN The region cast Of tito Bowcry.
"It's n good whi'c now sirco I've
done any Of that business, " said the do
tectivo, 'aud there's very fow tlat vvo
tal.o around Cherry bill and its alleys.
It's too tough for ladies and for most
men. One Of the last parties that l took
through there was three young mon who
wero going 20 do miRsiUnnry work. They
were ministers, and they wanted to see
what life was like where it's least worth
living. 80 took them down to Double
alley. That'sa ~ foot wide street about
200 feet long aud hcdged in by eight
story tenelnonts. It rans of Cherry
street, and it furnishes more crimo and
violence 20 tho square inch than any
othor place in Kew York, with tho pos
siblo exception Of Single alley, which is
near by.
"Of course wo attracted attention
there. Tho urchins yelled ht US, tho loaf
era scowlcd at us, and unl;empt hays
stuck their heads out OF windows over
heed and made unpleasant comments.
We paid no attention. Onc can't afford
10 be fqaeamish in Double alley. The
young ministers, however, began to look
rather uncomfortable, and ! reckoned
they were getting scared and wished
they'd staid ct home. That wasn't
their kind, though, as found out pretty
quickly. When we got pretty near to the
end OK the place, We heard q terrific
bowling and yelling in n Of the houses.
There wore cries Of Murderr and 'Helpl'
mingled with curses and groanS. It was
Q characteristic Cherry uill mixed ale
row from al indications. Ia n minute
out staggered \ drunken woman, her
forehead bleeding profusely from a cash
made by III shafp instrument. Close
after her caiHe a big, burly longshorc-
ma brandi4hing a bottle. Flo reached
tho woman and brought tho bottle down
on her head with terrific force, stretch
ing heT TO the pavement. Then ho began
kicking her. l started for him, but one
Of the young men was before me. He
hit the longsLoreman just Cnce, and that
was enough The man went down like
q log.
Then there was tho devil to pay.
Half a dozen big Tuflans poured ont OF
the doorway and made for the minister.
He knocked the FIRST one or his feet, but
tho second ran in and grappled with
him. By this time l aud tao other two
were taking n hand in it. There was
nothing scared about those fellows then.
l afterward foGnd out that they had all
been football players in college. They
fought like devils, and with the odds
against Us we cleaned cut the gang in
sbout half a minutN. A couple Of po-
ico came running in, aud three OF the
roagEs were arrested. Tho womn went
to tho hospital, where it was found that
she was only nlightly injured Skulls
t thick in Double alley. Our party
was r little the worse for wear. Ny has
was lost in tie scufle Ono of the min
listers had his coat torn half OF, another
lost his spoctaclcS and the temporary use
Of II eye, while tie chap that had
waded in first was wiping the blood
from his focc and nursing a epralned
thumb When he said good night to me.
he remarked:
""rhis experience has been a lesson to
me. 1 was going to China as q mission
aTy, but if lean judge by what I've seen
tonight there is plenty Of room for mis-
sion work right here in this city, and !
think I'll stay here That man has been
doing good work among tho Door Of this
city since thon, and Chil9 has lost q
good missionary and 2 man of nerve. 49,
New York World.