Year: 1866

important sessions held before this particular tribunal
ives held the Courtroom Of Special Sessions Saturday
last There were 4 cases Of all descriptions the Calendar
which were divided follows


Assault and Battery. violation OF liealth Law.
Petit Larceny Cruelty 20 Animals
Keeping DsordeIly Houses Suspended Cases--.......
KeePag Unlicensed sailors Total...............4s


Boarding House !


1t viii be easily that IN such extensive field as this
the lawyers had ample space for the fullest exhibition OF their
legs gymnastics Some Of them must have received extra large
fees on Saturday for they fought and abused each other with
full money tie client before beginning the suit and
hoping for another poekctu after the eonenson had been


DIsoRDEKLY HOUSE, CAsEs by all the hardest
fought Of witnesses examined both sides in each
taking up many hours Of time 1t is curious fact
that although Il a thing well known that the dnes
that there thousands Of Of in this city pro-
the recognition Of Of them by law disordery
house within tho meaning Of the statute Is almost impossible
OF the participants in these orgies are not going to
como inoCOuT and testify against each Other; the stranger
who has been taken in behind their dinoesedy hospabe
gaee and there thoroughly yictmzcd is only too glad 10
cape alive once the street 10 think Of wasting
time and spending more money the futile attempt prevent
BY showing the character Of the house other persons from
being swindlod In the same manner


Even unfortunate women who their wretebed homes
within these dens Of vice IN their widest fits Of
jealousy against each undertake TO obtain revenge through
the medium Of the law IN this way though their land
ladies' in their personal quae frequently make the most
desperate attempts upon the hives Of each other they never
seek 70 crafty their personal spes by accusing each other OF
keeping dsordery houses 1t only when the occasion
Of some violent than ordinary, long
tnned policeman arrives the and in bis owD proper
person gets into the house and there sees enough to establish
The charge with the testimony OF his partners the
nearby occs called that the accusation Of keepng
"disOdo house Is sustained The prosecutor must be
able that he knows Of his personal knowledge
that the person named in the complaint actually the or
essee O the psmehe has got 10 that he knows of
his personal knowledge that outTages have been
mitted isde s hoedt he has hiEase titessed quarrel
Rg aad sighting inside the h0usest the house equented
~ mee whom be Of his knowledge knows be thieves


s women whom OF his personal knowledge he knows
% b Prosutes-end then he has got know Of his
kpoWdge that these persons go TO the house named In the
oomPlaink for Illegal and Improper purpo5cs II will at
glance BE that almost impossible that the personal


2age any oeer or Of person disposed 10 prosecute
VIZ cover all or any suinccnt number Of these points


II an omeer tnds lying bleeding the walk in front
OF house OF bad repnte he been
hA and wholly robbed IN that house this statement
70 the oheer Is insufficient Although officer nav have
heard the cries Of murder and have reached te spot it
minute aer Tie unfortunate has been pitched out
wounded snd perhaps dying into the street the officer ala
not actually tho blows struck o. the mans property taken
from him Il Is held that be Is coguzant Of tho facts from
bis own "peTsola knowledge


Though b. known by general repnie 70 bo thef
though he has hean known to DO al honest DAYS go