New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-06

proportions because protected BY the pon-s-xu-
thorities.
Il is expected that when the Bishop -sturns-1e
will lay a memorial before the Mayor which vfu
not be directed against petty patrOI1naa alone
but also at high officials under whose orders the
patrOlman may not do his duty II he VII
II was reported yesterday afternoon that TIE
Bishop was not absent from the city, has bean
said, but was quietly working on the Investigation
going about that he may see with his own eyes
At the home OF the Bishop. IN Washington Squa-e
North, IL said that he was out OF the city but
where it was not known When a reporter asked
DR., Nelson. the Bishops secretary. at No. . La
fayette Place. DIT. Nelson said:
haven't the slightest idea where the Bishop IA
Monday -----' 7---' Us 4i-'-l' On
Richard Croker said on Thursday that he would
aid the clergy IN their crusade Yesterday many OF
the most disreputabe places on the East Side
closed their doors pulled down their curtains and
hung in some conspicuous place sign ITO let"
Behind the closed doors, the drawn curtains and
the ITO let" sign however. the habitues OF these
places met yesterday and parted, just If things
had been wide open"
Tribune reporter. in company with member
OF the University Settlement made tour yestsr-
day Of the red light district OF the lower East
Side, and FOUND that in most OF the places where
the TO let sign had been hung out business"
running Just The same. This under the
very eyes OF policemen who passed back and forth
N 'front.' OF the Closed uooFS UIhee1lls4y- II some
streets the ordinary "searchlights 'pullers'' and
'ropers In were TO be found busiy employed.
without any attempt 10 conceal their identity.
James 3. Reynolds. head worker OF the UntVer
sity Settlement declined 10 say anything In ad-
dition 10 his statement made Wednesday before
the City Club. Then he said that The admin
istratiOn OF the city IN the hands OF per-
sons who are experts In municipal corruption He
added that he had enough evidence himself 10 prove
the utter ineficiency OF the police
Manager Tucker OF the Association Tor In1prov-
ing the Condition OF the Poor said that he
in hearty sympathy with Mr.. Paddock Oticers
OF the City Vigilance League and the Social Purity
League also expressed their belief that the present
movement would not prove fash n the pan. bur
would bring about a great moral uphesVa1 on the
East Side
a prominent merchant IN Eivtngton-st said TO
a Tribune reporter yesterday that the great ma
iOrity o. business would support by verbal
testimony, If necessary. any action which Bishop
Potter might take toward the DstLsrnenr OF that
part OF The city.
"OnIy the divekeepers the rowdy element and-rhs
people who live without working ais
against Mr.. Paddock" he continued = an a
Jew myself. and most OF my neighDors are Jews,
brave enough TO tel the truth
The greatest danger whica comes 70 q nan Win
family arises from the utter inability OF The po-
lice 10 restrain vice IN tenement houses. Here u
fourfshes often the same nOOF with respectable
families Our daughters are accordingly brought
into daily contact with dIsorderiy women aao &C.
graded men. and results Tor evil are almost GER
tain 7 have moved from one house % anOLne-.
only 70 find II impossible 20 escape Where I'VE
now there is q gambling house on the LOp uoof.
found BY inquiry that his inforrnanr had told--hs
truth