The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-24
Hr MAKES A SUGGESTION
Vigilance Committee of $4,000 to
Cleanse the City.
CAN BE REDEEMED 0NLY'BY HARD WORK
Raid on Alleged Pool Room. The Habitues
Fought Wildly 10 Escape. Two Arrests
Made Letter From Bishop Potter
10 Tammany Committee.
(By the Associated Press }


New York. Nov. 23.-Bishop Henry c..
Potter today delivered an address on
"God and the City" before an audience
of $500 persons in st. Paul's chapel, in
which he suggested the organization Of
vigilance committee Of 5000 reformcrs,
to cleanse the city of vice. He favored a
central committee of three or five men,
under whose orders the huge committee
should act The Bishop said in part
"If in New York tomorrow there could
he organized vigilance committee, such
as was in San Francisco. of $4,000 men
sworn to service for three years and
pledged by night and by day, when their
business and their opportunities gave
them the freedom for It, to see for them
selves whether our souls had been smit-
ten with the sorrow Of that little victim
of five years who was picked up in the
street the other day in broad daylight and
ravi3hed bv some brute who lives
here, would such things be possible in q
decent and God-fcaring community?
NO men and brethren, not if you and
] he'd our eyes open, and kept them open
and stood where god calls us 10 stend
today.
And then, finally we must have not
only vigilance, hut persistence
1--WE shall not redeem New York. men
and brethren, by emotions. We shall not
redeem ii by denunciation; VIC shall not
redeem il by q pessimistic temper that
wraps it's garment around it and turns
It's back upon It, There are burning with
zeal and enthusiasm and a high purpose
Of sacrifice in this great city today great
multitudes of men and women they are
of different religions. they must forget
that; they are of different nationalitics;
they must forget that; they are of diff
ferent political associations; most Of all
they must forget that; and If. having
reached that point, we could find three
or five men whom all of us trusted and
believed in (thcre are hundreds Of thcm)
and say to these three or five men-now
then, tell US what you want US to do,
where you want me to stand, what rela-
ton you want our party, our church, our
organization to bear to the betterment of
New York We will trust your iudg-
ment, we will follow your lead, and the
work Is done; and next to that in this
eDilSnlCHcu service Ol INC CullSEleuNu
soul we want vigilance"
A FOOL ROOM RAIDED
New York, Nov 23.-Armed with war
rants issued by Magistrate Crane N the
Essex Market court, Parkhur8t Society
Agents Hurr, Thompson and Lci.cnherSer
reinforced by the entire ESSEX Markct
court police squad, raidcd an alleged pool
room at 270 Grand street this aftcrnGCn.
Fifty men were in the place. There was
panic and terrible fight among the in
mates of the place to get out Men were
knocked down and trampled upon in tho
effort to escape Two arrests wero made
and several telegraph instrrmcn.s were
seized The men arrested gave their
names as George Hogan and Lawrence
Brown. They were held for eXamina-
ton
TAMMANY COMMITTEE MEETS.
New York, Nov. 23.-The committee OF
five appointed by Tammany Hall for the
purpose Of securing evidence preparatory
to taking steps toward the suppression
OF vice in this city held its third meet
ing today. AT the last meeting Mr.. Nix
on announced that nc had written to
Bishop Potter asking him to act with the
committee and to furnish them with any
information which he had in his posses
sion which would aid them in their work.
Today he gave out the following reply
My Dear Sir: | beg to acknowledge
your letter Of the 18th instant which
Will bring to the notice Of those who are
directly concerned in taking action in
the matter to which it refers.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) III. G. POTTER"
4 committee of two, consisting of
Messrs. Platzek and Nixon, was appointed
to wait on the chief of police and ask for
the cooperation of the police depart
ment The committee adjourned until
next Monday.
After the meeting Platzek and Nixon
called on Chief Devery and had a long
conference with him.