Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-08
ICE AS WELL AS
SOME GRAFT IN
City Of BrOtherly Love and
Former Quaker
Purity.
TWO THOUSAND TAUGHT IN NET

Woavers vice raid has shocked Phil
adelphla beyond anything that has
occurred In this city. The ordinary
citizen never even dreamed OF the ex'
istcnse OF such conditions.
That yiolators of the law, many OF
them men and women Of good stand
ing Ia the community TO the MUM
Der OF 5000 or more could be round.
cd up Ia few hours would have been
regarded az utterly Impossible. Wca'
yer did n though, and the overflow
ing prisOna testified 10 the shocking
conditions OF the under world.
Talk OF the eva there has been
a-nlenfy n has been a part Of the
crusade made by the few free news.
papers against the ling that has con.
trolied the city II has heep iiscOuut'
ed. however. because Of IN, claim
that Z, was inspired by political pfcj.
udlce.
Now. weaver has laid bare the
corruption He has shown that "c0r'
rupt and contentcd" Philadelphia has
applied not only 90 graft, but 10 lower
forms of vice. Tie has proved, what
those on the inside have known for
years. and that "a that Philadelphia
has been the most open city In the
country Little has been heard Of
vice In the courts. because the Grim
iuals we're not molosted. They paid
trihute 90 the police and politicians
and were given full swing.
The result was a condition Of NJ.
fairs that would not be tolerated IN
any other American city. II was
more open and fragrant than existed
IN New York NJ the time of the
Parkhurst raids
To enumerate the evils would be
simply 10 give a. full list Of the dis
orderly houses, opium joints and
gambling resorts that have ever
thriyed in the large cities. Al have
for years been running In full blast.
Temptation confronted the yolng
and the weak on all sides Weaver's
raid has a. last given the reign OF
lawlessness check.
His remedy Is a hard one Homes
have been broken. Men and women
who have stood well. will 20 brand
ed 20 their raves. To them the
raid has brought a fearful penalty. tt
the professionally lawless arrest IL 9
less serious matter, simply ehecl
10 business.
Some Of the swollest and quletcst
Hash houses In tho town we're amonl
those that were raided. Men ant
women Ia evening clothes were amonl
the prisoners. and so far as thes'
were cOncel ned, diamonds and othe
Jewels were az a discount.
They had thorn 10 burn, but whel
n came 20 the crucial test there wer,
few who had tAe price Of fine O
even money enough 90 pay for tele
phone or telegraph message.
Some ot the scenes when the plali
clothes men raidod the houses. wer
almost beyond description. This 4
specialh true % some OF the roou
houacs IN the center and northwest
crn sections OF the city.
Young girls we're found In variou
stages Of dishahille and their NAL
companions we're not better on 81
FAR as she quantity OF clothing wa
concerned Some Of them we're give
opportunity Ia dress for the street
hut there we've others who were no
dealt with SO leniently. and disai
ranged and incomplete toilets wer
tho rule rather than the exception.
In one instance a man ahd his con
panlon were hustled from one Of IN
houses 20 the station. and when the
were arralFned they stated that the
we're man and wife and lived IN Trer
ton and that they had been sent I
the place which had heon represente
20 them as lodging house. n
credence was given "a their stor,
aud $500 bail Was the decision as Q
the woman and a SIS fiue so far a
the man vas concerned The hne wa
paid hut & was late in the day b,
fore hondsman could be foIud 10
the wife Their story. by the wal
was true, but the fact that they 81
not carry their marriage oertlAcat
with them proved disastrous.
There was another case which a
tracted attention. a very prott
ycnng woman had been arrested an
held 20 bail Her companion hurrie
away 20 gej some one TO secure IA
girls release. During his absence th
Elrl made one OF the most impasslol
ed appeals imaginable, for freedom
but the magistrate was an adaman
MY husband viii kin me n h
hears Of this" she walled
TIE Judge prlcked up his ears a
This. and inquired; "Your husband
Eyes. he will shoot me. as h
ought and the glrl-she Was scare
iy 20-lost herself In the crNwd.
In many cases tho women. whe
the police rushed into the rooms an
announced that they we're under a
rest. made frantic efforts 20 escape
One sought 20 leap from fourtl
story window, and was pulled back b
the heels.
In one house. eight prominent bus
eas men we captured and the liei
tenant. without consulting hia 81
periOrs Is said 20 have allowed On
men 20 go. For doing 90 ne has bee
summoned before the police court O
Inquiry ana may lose HIS Job
In another house the police f0un
an even more prominent merchant
and in his company was the fore
woman oi he shoe department OF on
~ the big department stores a tn
city.
Throughout the night there wa
acurying 20 get money for bonds an,
% pay hnos. IAN