The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-25
TRAFFIC IN VICE
STILL GOES ON.

one Of these fellows who had a roll Of
about $50 dollars went into place right
in the edge OF the shopping district
Thursday night and sat down to a table
with n woman whom he recognized as a
biscuit shooter in an all-night lunch
room. He remembered very little after or
dering a couple OF rounds OF drinks un-
I'll no awoke late ye sterday with an awful
head. in one OF the rooms OF the hotel.
OF his roll he had left but fifteen cents,
the girl being missing also.
When he made complaint 10 the pro-
priw-lr the latter said SERVES you right
for having so much money" The Is cents
got him safely home
This case is only one OF many in which
the perpetrators feel themselves safe be-
ettllse- they keRET- that their victims will
not care for the publicity Of formal
Complaint 10 the police and that suita-
BILE rake off will satisfy the proprietor
who lis on the make. regardless" or else
he wouldn't be running a joint OF that
sort.
Saturday night this place does a land
office business and the general assem-
bly, room, where the men and women min
gle, and the other room where only cou-
pies are admitted after they are paired
off are crowded from an early hour in
the evening till midnight. The drinks cost
twice as much in the second room as in
and there is music being hammered Off
by the strenuous professor.
MUST LOOK SOBER.
An oath from a woman at one of the
tables caused the bell hopper in charge
of the room TO growl: 'Cut that out.
now What dyer thing this is a country
road house? Cut It out fer good: see!"
She 'cut it," and he went around and
Strengthened up a few drunken men so
they would look sober II any police Off
cial should choose this occasion for a
dorniciliary visitation.
A man loaned his cigar to a tipsy girl
10 light her cigarette with and then
fellow at one OF the tables requested her
for a loan IN a low tone.
Sure" said she. "Y'can have anything
got while / got 1t, but when i amt
got II ] can't give II to you A re-
course To tho usual coin receptacle re-
suited in a climbing of dimes in the palm
OF the suppliant, and the girl returned
to her escort and in answer to some NUT
tered remark OF his said: Go to h,
did you say? Sure. / am on the way.
all right. Ev-ry time l take n drink l
get little nearer. ! know IT, but what's
z'use7"
"Fin 'em up again, Mack: it's on me.
You know ] never owe nobody when /
got the coin"
Another place visited was frequented
by younger set OF girls than most OF the
others, the ages ranging very close TO II
and Is in one or two cases, and the youth
ftlHess- -wss- Ae-sort that-comes In q
pasteboard box either Smoking was the
feature here. the music of the piano hid
ing the sounds OF conversation and cordial
invitations from the women 10 visit their
apartments which were located, as usual
| upstairs"
A SWELL JOINT.
| At one OF the stylish, and at the same
| time most dangerous joints, because OF
| the alluring character and glamour of
| its appointments and service, business
| was very good and while deft-footed
! negro walters served the drinks. they
kept sharp look out TO suppress any
| exuberance OF spirits and disturbance
that might shock the lady" guests who
came slngly and in couples and with and
! without escorts. They looked like ladies
| anyway, only there were so many blondes.
| When a couple OF unattached chaps who
are unknown came blundering into the
main room. which has lots OF litte rooms
| ut the sides the walters gathered around
| in n flying wedge and informed them:
This amt no cheap Joint dis amt II
YOU want drink dc barroom Is down
/ stairs 10 dc left"
| on week nights most OF tho excitement
| IL over at midnight. and tho girls who
| have had bad success wend their way
| home N they have one. and II they do not
| try the precarious method Of accosting
] someone on the street and occasionally
are picked up by the police II they are not
! skilled at ~.
| There was nothing last night to indicate
that the town was not as wide open as the
New York Tenderloln was few years
| ago.