New-York tribune., 1902-01-27
TOWN "OPEN," BUT QUIET.
RESORTS IN THE TENDERLOIN CLOSED
CAUTION ABOUT FAMILY EN-
FRANCES.

The town was open yesterday, just it has
been ever since January perhaps bit differ
emily from what it was prior to that time. Yes
terday afternoon Tribune reporter took a cam
vass of sixteen people, all of whom appeared to
be on the eligible list. Eight said the town was
wide open four said they had tried twice before
they succeeded, three had been out the night
before and one said by way of lodging the
question that he understood the District At
torney was in Lakevle for the day.
The Tenderlon was quiet. The only disturb
ance came. usual, from the Haymarket, but
disappointment met the high roller there. The
strains that broke forth from the open door, the
barker who still urged the passer to enter.
even the empty side tables, all were vain de-
lusion, and the audience, which barely filled the
few front rows, were singing gospel hymns
with enthusiasm.
Now and then a wandering soul on whom the
chains of habit still hung heavily pushed into
the building, paused a moment temporizing and
then fled into the dampness of the night
Further up Broadway, near Forty-second-st.'
The Tribune reporter stumbled against a pro
jecting family entrance and invountarily tried
the door. 1t locked, and above it was the
pencilled legend ring twice
Two smart jangles and then the door was
cautiously opened.
What do you want?" demanded gruff voice.
Information" replied the reporter blandly.
The desired information never came.
A darkness yesterday fell the iaring
signs Herald Square Bohemia, CAIRO and
other lands no longer lifted fiaring beacons. In
fact II quet-not dry, but quiet.
1T amt tight" grumbled a wayfarer striding
along the Rialto. "Oh, no. but it might just as
well be-
OF arrests there were the usual number scat
tered a wide territory significant of dan
gerous vigilance rather than destructive ac-
tivity. The lightning did not strike frequently,
but 1t struck. and its various targets were not
sufficiently far separated to permit any district
to feel wholly secure.
Detective Charles Hammer, of the West Six
ty-eighth-st. police station, while looking for
excise violations yesterday afternoon spotted"
a entering the side door OF John Gordon S
saloon. at No. 22S West Sixty-fourth-st. The
man carried pail He followed by Kam-
mer.
Hammer alleges that the bartender In the
saloon Charles Carroll of No 439 West Fifty
seventh-st., filled the pail with beer. When the
pail set the bar both Hammer and the
customer made i grab for il. Hammer was
successful. He told the bartender to put on his
saying that he would keep the pail Of beer as
evidence
When they bega their walk to the West Six
ty-eighth-st. station Hammer directed the bar
tender 10 carry the pail.
No. l won't" Carroll replied. You've strong
enough. Carry it yourself
All the way to the station Hammer was de-
rided by men and boys and his dignity suffered
sadly. Carroll was locked up.
The total number of arrests in all Manhattan
and The Bronx precincts up to 11:3O o'clock
forty. Two arrests were made in Brooklyn,
but none in Queens Richmond. The number
of excise arrests a week ago was thirty
On Sunday, January l., there were nineteen
and on Sunday January 3 eleven.