The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
COCKS, DOGS AND MEN FOUGHT.
A Night Mt n Brooklyn Dive Which the
Police Allow to Exist.

Police Allow to Exist.
"Cockhghting and dog1ghting are generally
supposed to have ceased in the city Of New
York" said the Brooklyn man. although
every once in n while we hear OF o raid on q
pit. like the one at Silver Lake. Staten.Island,
the other day. The efforts If the agents Of the
humane societies have certainly resulted in
ACCOMPLISHING much In this direction and I
know from rersonal:e Sperience that II you In
Innate to the police that game cocks or dogs
are being almost nightly pitted against each
other in their precincts. you will only be
laughed at for your pains.
Nevertheless in Brooklyn or the outskirts
Of q fashionable residence district there 10 q
cockpit. where three times q week all the year
round. matches between dogs and gamecocks
are brought off. This place Is in the back
room Of q saloon. and its existence Is we'll
known to the police. ! know this. because in
formed them once myself and a little after that
the matter was reported To them by a United
States internal revenue officer. who stumbled
across II in a queer way. This officer was after
an Illicit d~istillery and he traced a small key Of
liquor to this place. He didn't know but ho
could learn something about the still In this
saloon. SO he went in there QUE night and after
making friends With some of the customers OF
the place, was invited To attend n cOckfight. In
spectacle that ne went Ia the police and made
n complaint. His experience was similar to
mi!HMGvfEe ,E was I@TE n d. at r,oco oomo ,hro0s,
client whom defended in an. action for as
eauit. He was grateful 10 ne, for getting him
out. or n Scrape. and showed his gratitude Iy
telling me to come down his way some night
and ned give me a good time, ! went be-
cause was Interested in studying his ASSOC
cistcs. whom he referred 10 as the gang.
We'd. he took me to this place, ana after
introd GcinG me to the gang, asked me to come
In anl found some .ity men seated around n
corkplt In Il few minutes they brought q
them against each other. The, result was a
ilgh' ~ terrific, i"rority, ,whi"h-crded only
packed out and Il st"e. SOUR driven through
il. brain the .rertaHie di,EHr'"d me. buf
kept, my scat until they brought IN q couple OF
bulldogs. Witnessed IA" beginning II this
! logs wer" Literally tearing each other to ri"ces
and Go' cut on tn" ur"t"UrN NJ wanting. a
tiink. and sta'cd at tine par~unt.I the fight
Il was going 10 '"lgc e., ,lloc whom my
late client "um" after mo. Nc" roit me Id
better sta". a. ih"i" We 4 rrlH"EGht, o come;
\ runI!c "' the fregU"u'r'- Of the place had
had n aiOr-nr'c ard hat arrecd to settle IL
with their lists, Inir r!e'-el ne. If ! roul;
B brutality hai al.rndv vtrc,sni and which
they were r]"-upn-, ," Cor - STAYED, rev
men haze seen Surh 20 81 .Ai - saw that night.
ThrY we're great, hrrwuy. 'hirk- wi'tel fellows.
and they iurghf VIA bare lists. They went
AZ each other mVrh AFTER the fashion OF tho
dogs who hqH, r~rr,"d"d ,henl There were
ones II wns Kick. uIt' and scratch, as well
rs Innch, and ia" man who could stand it the
The Ignr cana - m end wien the men
wore too weak o. ,". my iur'her damage TO
over each man - ne I,' ,r@niu! on the floor.
and then the spectators let them where they
wore and Went 1n' iH'h. mr. ~ i"aJ mn on
dino. was iu.i'ci tn r,H,c alouai any night,
aud thea !cit III" I'n""
an outrage. an mean 20 DO NY hest TO break