The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-11
A Sunday Times Man Makes a Trip of
Inspection Through 1t and Relates
His Impressions of It's Haunts
and DenizenS.
and DeniZenS.

mcnced to protest that there was moth
ing in her house that she was afraid
fer him to see.
who is upstaIrs7'' he asked. "'Tain't
nobody tall up there 'cept my sister
Wei. can we go up and see this sister
Of yours2'' was asked 'Yas. indeed;
YOU en- go right long up. wants you
all to look round If 70 thinks there's
ennything wrong bout my house"
In a. miserable room at the top Of a
shaky pair OF steps was found a pretty
Of age asleep in a filthy bed. She ap-
peared intelligent and above the average
Of the girls in the alley.
What's your name?" was asked her
MY names Sally" was the sullen re-
Spouse. How long have you been here,
Sally7'' asked Officer IIolz. Come over
to the light where can see you" Yes.
you are new down here Where do. yOl.
liver II lives up on n Street Oats
where she lives" confirmed the woman
Of the house. who had followed upstairs
Off1cer HoIz turned TO her. You ought
not TO have girls here" he said. She
Is too young TO be in a cocaine Joint
which YOU know you are running. -
Amt she my own flesh an blood?
Oats what want to know. You police
Is always trying to give me a hard
name. That's all right was the re-
ply but you send her back where she
belongs"
The next house visited was suggested
by Officer Cullinane. He recalled that
on one occasion when he had TO 90 there
to make an arrest. ne found nineteen
people sleeping in a single room, ten by
twelve feet. He had stepped over their
PROSTATE forms with difficulty on his
way to the adjoining room. where his
nan was sleeping. This hut vas the
hlthiest in the settlement. The sO-caIIed
beds were horrible beyond description.
IT requires strong stomach and plenty
or tobacco smoke to stay inside for even
few minutes. The bundles of rags on
which children Of all ages were flung In
punches must certainly be breeding
places for filth diseases.
Has Directory.
This place was the first where there
was an exhibition Of dislike for the Do
lice which was not concealed. You all
will keep on buttin' in" said one of
the women. well one OBJ desc DAYS
you is gwine to butt in for de last time. &"
Her sentiment seemed TO be sharr d by
some Of the others, although the. re-
manned silent. When you stop 10 con-
slider the matter 1t requires considera-
bic nerve for a single policeman to
plunge into a shack like this 10 break
up a fight and make arrests.
Officer Holz has a directory of the
WillOwites. He knows it by heart, and
when a newcomer comes under his OBJ
servatiOn he secures the name and takes
a long and careful look at the face as
though to impress il upon his memory
He has so arranged his directory that
II shows more than the name and ad-
dress of the people of the alley. Give
him the name Of any Of them that has
lived some time in the locality and he
will tell you something Of his record
and haunts. He greets nearly everyone
Of them by name when making his
round.
The officers are particularly careful TO
keep within their rights. II they want
To go through a house they always ask
permission from the owner except in
cases Of emergency. The Willowites
have a profound respect for both Officer
CuIIinare and Officer Holtz. They have
seen them under fire, so to speak They
have both been tried in the eyes of the
alleE lnnN. DlldHLSs anu nave not Deen
found waEting. II is said that a new
man detailed TO duty in the alley sec
ton stands a most excellent chance Of
being Jumped the first time he gets
inside.
One OF the things that impress one
most among the scenes at midnight IS
the sight Of the men, women and Gull
dren lying about the floors, sleeping in
the clothing they have worn during the
day. The utter absence Of night clothes
is not the most remarkable feature Of
their homes, but somehow IL makes an
impression
Then. the way the members of the
family are all piled into one large bed
in some OF the houses is a constant
source Of disgust. An investigation by
lation Of more than a thousand there
legitimate marriages.
Sleep in Heaps.
While going through some Of the
shacks. lighting ones way with a lamp
minus a chimney-which Is typical OF
all the lamps in Willow Tree aIley-it
was often necessary to stoop down and
grope a way among the sleepers. In one
house a woman was sleeping on mat
tress stretched in a passageway be-
tween two rooms. The woman OF the
house. who was showing the party
through. calmly stepped alons the mat
tress and over the sleeper. Her eX-
ample was followed by her guests, who