The sun., 1897-11-07
LO|TERER'S LETTER.
Big Police Scandal Brewing in
Philadelphia.
LADY SEEMS TO HAVE A PULL.
Boxing Clubs Waging Costly War
fare---GOssip of Philadel-
phia Streets and Re.
sorts.
LADY SEEMS TO HAVE A PULL.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. eff some one is
not very careful there is going to be
quite big scandal in police circles, and
it may come to head IN spite of the
care of those most concerned. Within a
stones throw of city hall has for several
years been located one of the most MOTOR
ious houses Of illfame in the city. 1t has
not only been house of illfame but also
disorderly house and speak-easy as
well. For more than year neighbor
has been trying to get rid of the place.
1t is situated in what was formerly very
respectable location, ana there are still
some of the old residents there. Com
plants were made about the place to the
police, and from that to the lieutenant of
the district, and from that to the super
intendent Of police, and then to the
director Of public safety, and finally to
the Mayor. To show that the man who
was complaining Of the place was dead
game man and very persistent person
it is only necessary to state that after
having no notice Of his complaint taken
at any of the minor officials offices, he
delivered the message in person to the
Mayors private residence. Well, to cut
long story short, the woman, Mrs.
Agnes King, was finally gotten out Of the
house, but it took over Il year to do SO,
and the case has finally gotten into
court. Now, the bill against the woman
has been lost and the complaining neigh
Dor is after the district attorneys office
with a sharp stick, and he says he is
going to keep up the fight till he lands
the woman in Jail or knows the exact
reason why. 1t is thought that some
body in the big brick and marble pile at
Broad and Market streets is either di-
rectly interested in the house or a pro-
tector to the woman who runs it. In
either case there is going to be big
tiit scandal it is likely to involve sQme
one, either in the Mayors office or near
to the head OF the police department,
and as that aggressive body the Christian
League is now fighting the case we arr
apt to find out just who is who in the
matter.
For many years there has been talk OF
building sort Of Madison Square Garden
for Philadelphia, but they have never
gotten beyond the architects drawings
and some Of the buildings have not got
ten even that far. The German singing
societies put up Il temporary building for
their recent convention, and they made
quite Il big success Of the affair, the con-
vention in this city in the history of the
organization to ever return profit. The
building is erected on a lot Of ground
which the city wants for a small park,
and it will have to Ee torn down some
time in the near future.
In the meantime several energetic
young men have secured lease on the
place till next April and they will run a
series OF big bicycle and other races in
the hall and perhaps horse show may
be held there before the building is torn
down. There are lots of men ready to
put money into a permanent structure OF
this kind if the right sort Of person could
only be secured to get the thing under
way. Most Of the men who have hereto
fore attempted to start big building
enterprise here have failed from the fact
that they have never been able to satisfy
capitalists Of the venture and your aver
age capitalist is not throwing his money
away nowadays.
A war is now on between the managers
of the boxing halls. The Winter Circus
people who have been playing a losing
game all winter and who are deeply in
debt have been giving their boxing shows
on Monday nights which is probably the
best night in the week for such shows,
but through what many sporting people
nsider bad management the place has
been big loser, SO the managers decided
to try running shows on Saturday night.
al Q 1t the same time that they arrived at
that conclusion the managers Of the
Olympic Athletic Association of Athens,
Delaware county, came to the same con.
clusion. This club has what the sports
consider the best thing this side of the
Klondike and they have been throwing
money away faster than the mint can
make it, just through idiotic manage
ment. So now they are both going to
run shows on Saturday nights. 1t looks
as if the Winter Circus crowd would have
the best of it. as the prices for the shows
are both the same and the convenience
of the Circus gives the sports chance to
save considerable on car fare. The battle
will no doubt be an interesting one and
the pikers are already betting beef stews
us to which club quits the first.
LOIrERER.