The Washington times., 1895-05-21
BOYS MUST NOT ENTER
Order Prohibiting Their Admls-
sion to Division Houses.
VICTORY FOR THE TINES"
Terrible Revelations Made by Messen-
gers-Not Fit, They Say, to Go
Into Good w omen's Company After
witnessing Orgies of Sin-Mana-
gers of Companies to Be Seen.

The order has gone forth, and there viii
be no more debauching of little messenger
boys in the unhallowed precincts Of the
Division. !"
Acting under orders from Maj. Moore,
the First precinct police have been in
structed by Lieut.. Aniiss to Dotify keepers
OF immoral houses that they Will be Sc
verely paniShed if in the future they allow
boys messengers or Others, TO enter their
places.
Messenger lads will be required to stand
at the front doors OF the houses when they
are called there, either TO deliver or re-
ceive M essage.
Thus has The Times scored another vic
tory for morals and the purity OF the home
circle and the Commissioners, Mai. Moore
and Lie1t Anliss deserve the gratitude of
all good citizens for the prompt manner
in which they stepped in and thretted this
glaring vice with the iron hand of the law.
There were but few messenger boys seen
in the Division last night, and they
scurried through the shady streets.
MORE STEPS TO FOLLOW.
The next move in the Division" fight
will be made by number of prominent
Washington ladies, headed by Mrs. Nellie
H Bradley, manager of the Messenger
Boys Club of the W. C. T. T., and seconded
by The Times.
They intend TO call upon the directors OF
the several District messenger companies
aud urge them TO take their call boxes
out OF all the sinful resorts in the section.
Mrs. Bradley said rather emphaticallyilast
might that she could not see how any
respectable man, except for the purpose
OF reaping a great revenue, would permit
boxes TO remain in such places.
She told Of mothers who had reared their
sons III Christian homes and under moral
influences ard the lads afterward became
District messengers.
''These mothers" said MIS-. Bradley,
could not understand how their darling
boys had degenerated into rowdies and
roughs until they read the startling expose
in The Times"
Another anxious mother vert to see the
manager of a messenger company, Mrs.
Bradley said, and dcomplainedto him because
her son had told her of some OF the awful
orgies he was oftimes compelled to witness.
The manager is said to have replied that
! if the boy could not keep his mouth to him
self he had better leave the service.
Shortly afterwards he was discharged
from his place and went rapidly down the
scale until now he is a IOafer and q rake.
The poor mother lays her sons downfall
to his experience in Washington's immoral
| quarter while he was messenger bow.
REFUSED THE PLEDGE.
Another case was related where a lad
was asked to sign the temperance pledge.
| He refused and being pressed for his reason
| for so doing replied:
| Because l am a messenger boy, and
| some time / may have whisky poured
! down my throat by force, and that would
be a violation of my pledge"
| Mrs Bradley also related her experience
| when she called upon one of the high Of
| ficiaIs of a messenger company.
MESSENGER 30 YS INCoRRIGIBLE.
She informed him that it was proposed to
start messenger boys club under Chris
tiau influence, and solicited financial aid
from him 10 refusing to contribute he
remarked:
at is no use to try aud reform messen-
! ger boys They are perfectly iucorrigi-
| bic !"
one bright eyed little lad in brass
buttoued uniform was asked to join the
4 club
"will there be any ladies' there?" he
asked
| Yes" was the. reply.
''Then / won't join, because / don't
like to go where there are nice ladies after
! l have been around so much among those
women down in the division"
| A number of other Instances of broken
| hearted mothers and ruined boys were re
| lated by Mrs Bradley, who thanked The
! Times in behalf OF the mothers aud sisters
| Of Washington for the great work it had
done for the little messenger boys.