New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-10
yICEDRIVES CHURCH AWAY
PRIESTS HOME HEDGED IN BY DISoR-
DERBY RESORTS.
CONGREGATION OF ST. sTANIsLAUs is NOV
ING FROM sTANToN-sT., WHERE POLICE
ALLOW CRIME TO FLOURISH

The congregation of the Roman Catholic Church
Of st stanislaus, at Stanton and Forsyth ste.
rejoicing that their home, in Seventh-st-, near
Ffrst-ave.. is so nearly completed that they VIII
Re able to occupy it before Christmas Their Joy
IS due 10 the fact that the neighborhood in which
they worship has become vile that they
no longer remain in it. The pastor of this con-
gregation is the Rev. John H Strzelecki, and he
lives dagonally across the street from the church.
On one side of him is one alleged dsorderly house
and opposite him IS another. The sounds OF sing
ing ana quarrelinE enranating from the nearest OF
these resorts keep him awake at night, and the
view from HIS front windows is largely filled with
the faces Of women IN the windows of the other
. resort AS his parishioners pass TO and fro be-
tween the church and their homes they sub
jectcd to the insults Of immoral men and women
who scattered along the sidewalks leading to
these houses and TO the scores of others Ike them
which polute the entire neighborhood.
Again and again have the police in Captain
HeYhy's precinct been begged by the decent peo-
pie TO restrain these d!sorderly persons at least
from openly plying their trade the pavement
and from the windows. but heed has been paid
70 these complaints Indeed it is said that the
police Ike 10 have specific complaints made TO
thern about certain houses. for then they go 10
these houses. and threats of closing them up
exact an additional assessment for protection
Father strzelecki IS heartily in sympathy with
the Rev Mr. Paddock Of the Pro-Cathedral, in
stsnton-st. IN his efforts to force the police to
do their duty but he feels that he can aid in
ths movement better when his church is
moved 20 soventh-st than he while IT re-
mains IN Stanton-st. He realizes that Captain
Diamonds precinct. which he will move, is
poiced much the same principle as Captain
Berlhy's but the former is not so tilickly pop
u.ated with G,sor6ery resorts the latter, and
least church and the priests house will not be
compelled to have them for next door neighbors.
Father strzelecEd said yesterday:
E wrote strong letter TO Captain Herlihy less
me m9n ego bs%e be%oe ny
neighbors. but nothing has been done; You can IAN
day. Just as + the one across the street. I have
no hesitzten in eee2i1ns that THIS is the worst
OF my congregation. so FAR as know are inmates
my par,shioners that there are scores of such
houses, and that young girls are held prisoners
to me, and Conditions got 50 bad that I decided,
with the consent Of the Archbishop to build a
ne ReR pr Paddock Of the wRo
TO snEios Win him ana sast els5sy@sa
purpose Since then matters have grown worse
and the evil is spreading daily. am anxious 10
4 oa h9 f up he sh use sng IL
handed; what Is wanted is for all to get together
.praT1ty all around ne have driven myself and my
DR. Paddock went ont Of town yesterday and
so cd Bishop Potter. At the house of'the Bishop
n Washington Square North. it was said that he
not expected back until tomorrow.
The state superintepdent Of Elections. John Nc
10 Chief Devery the evidence he had obtained
against disordeTly houses and dives" the East
Side where IL is alleged attempts being made
TO colonze voters for the coming election. Chief
Devery." said Mr.. McCullagh, has 900 at his
disposal and can get his own evidence. ] not
running vice crusade nor one against gambling
places. ] simply trying to break up COLOMBIA
ton OF voters, and going TO do it When I
need the police l will call on them and expect to
have their cooperation. The police seem TO want
70 wait until the Illegal voting has been done until
the crime has been committed before taking any
steps, but DO not want to 90 that I am going to
work now 10 stop this eolon!zing before the regis
TeT1ng and voting IS done