Part 3 — INDEX.

Abortionists, The Police and, 147-149 Adams, Charles Francis, referred to, and quoted, 168, 205 Adams, J. C., quoted, 26 Albany Legislature, 171 “Alexander Woman,” 149 All Sorts and Conditions of Men, 135-143 American Commonwealth, see United States Andrews, President, of Brown University, quoted, 38, 40 Angelo, Frank, 103 Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science quoted, 166, 168 Applegate, Wm., Evidence of, 108-115 Appo, Evidence of, 115-116 “Arabian Nights Entertainments” referred to, 18 Area of Greater New York, 20 Atlantic Monthly quoted, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177 Augustus, Emperor, referred to, 166 Autocracy in Russia, see under Russia Autocratic Government in Greater New York, see under New York Ballot Reform Act of 1890, 152 Baltimore, Maryland, Population of, 19 Bartholdi’s Monument “Liberty,” 9-10 Belial on the Judgment Seat, 145-149 Birmingham Municipality referred to, 166 Blood, Mrs., 132 Blumenthal, 146 Boroughs of Greater New York, 20 Boston, Mass., Population of, 19 Bowery Plug Uglies, 35 Bradford, Gamaliel, quoted, 168 Bradley, Daniel, referred to, 54, 117, 147 Brooklyn: The Charter of 1882 and Government by Tsar-Mayor, 166-167 Population and Area, 19-20 City merged in New York, 20, 26 Borough of Brooklyn, 20 Brooklyn Daily Eagle referred to, 173 Brown Borough, 20 Bryanism, 201, 207 Bryce, James, quoted, 166 Bunco-Steerers, see Green Goods Swindle Bureaucracy of Greater New York, 176-177 Byrnes, Superintendent, 83 Cæsar, Julius, referred to, 165 Cantor, Jacob A., referred to, 54 Carnegie, Andrew, referred to, 159 Cass, Miss, referred to, 139 Century Magazine quoted, 58 Charlton, Detective, 113-114 Chicago, Illinois: Population of, 19, 22 Chicago and New York, 18, 21, 22, 24, 190 Fire of 1871, 40 Children, Protection of, 92-93 Cincinnati, Ohio: Population of, 19 Brooklyn System of Government, 168 Cisneros, Evangelina, and Cuba, 184 Citizens’ Union of New York, 192, 197, 207 Seth Low’s Candidature, 197-201 City Vigilance Society of New York, 52 Civic Centre of the City, 192 Civil Service Examinations: How They were conducted, 70-72 Cleveland, Ohio: Population of, 19 Brooklyn System of Government, 168 Cochran, Bourke, referred to, 43 Coleman, 81 Colles, Mr., referred to, 205 Collins, John, Evidence of, 88, 147 Collis, C. H. P., Evidence of, 156-157 Columbian Order or Tammany Society, see Tammany, New York Confidence Trick—Green Goods Swindle, 107-118 Connolly, Richard B., and the Tweed Ring, 37-40 Constantinople and New York compared, 9-10 Contemporary Review quoted, 179-180 Contents Table, 7 Costello, Augustine E., Evidence of, 95-102 County Council of London referred to, 171 Craig’s Book on the Fire Department, 98 Creedon, Capt., Evidence of, 73-77 Crime: Society for Prevention of Crime in New York, 49, 62 Police Corruption, see under Police “The Great Criminals of New York,” 98 Croker, Richard, referred to, 33, 43-44, 67, 68, 98, 99, 121, 137, 139, 172, 173, 184, 187, 199, 201, 204, 205, 207, 212, 213 Cuba: Rescue of Evangelina Cisneros, 184 Daly, 84 Day’s Saloon, 113 Deas, Canute A., 156 Democratic Government: Despairing Democracy in New York, 159-163 Democratic Party: Judge Van Wyck’s Candidature and Election, 197, 202-206, 211-216 Henry George, Independent Democratic Candidate, 201-205 Despairing Democracy in New York, 159-163 Devery, Capt., 153, 156 De Witt, C., quoted, 26, 169, 172 Disorderly Houses, The Police and, 81-85, 95, 117, 125-133 Dollar Gas, 206 Duffy, Judge, 100, 102 Edwards, E. J., quoted, 35, 36, 37 Elections in New York, see under New York Ellis, Israel, Evidence of, 153-154 Emigrants to New York, see Immigration Empire Club organised by Rynders, 35-36 Endacott, P. C., referred to, 139 Engel, Martin, 88 Essex Market Gang, 88, 93 Farmers-General of Houses of Ill-Fame, 125-133 Finance: Wealth of the Great Ten American Cities, 19 Wall Street and the Currency Question, 22 Financial Ascendency of New York, 22-24 Financial Strength of Tammany, 46-47 Bryanism, 201, 207 Fire at Chicago, 1871, 40 Fire Department, New York, 98 Flower, Governor Roswell P., and the Committee of Investigation, 52-53 Foreigners in New York, see Immigration France: The Second Empire and the Government of Greater New York, 162-163, 176 Fream, Miss Rebecca, Evidence of, 146 Friend, Lawyer, 147-149 Frink, Policeman, 147 Galingo, 133 Gambling: The Police and the Pool-Rooms and Policy-Shops, 63-64, 82-84, 119-123 Gannon, Detective, 82, 83 Gas: Dollar Gas, 206 George, Henry, Independent Democratic Candidate, and His Programme, 201-205 Germans in New York, 22 Gilroy, Tammany Comptroller, 172 Glennon, Wardman, 211 Godkin, E. L., quoted, 18-19, 42, 58, 129, 169, 171 Godwin, Parke, of New York Evening Post, Rynders and, 35-36 Goff, John W., (Counsel), 54, 59, 61-62, 64, 69-70, 75, 76, 79, 93, 95, 104, 110, 117, 118, 136, 138, 148, 149, 152, 153 Grace, Ex-Mayor, quoted, 176 Granger, Gideon, Evidence of, 65, 73 Grant, Charley, 80 Green, F. V., quoted, 174 Green, Deputy-Comptroller, 40 Green Goods Swindle, 107-118 Gwinnen and the Shoeblack, 88 Haines, Walter, 111 Hale, Nathan, Statue of, in New York, 14-15 Hall, Mayor, 38 Hamstrung Cæsarism as a Remedy, 159 Hancock, John, referred to, 205 Hanley, Detective, 112, 114, 115 Harper’s Magazine quoted, 30, 31 Harrington, Thomas F., Evidence of, 157 Harriot, Lucy C., Evidence of, 117 Harrison, Carter, referred to, 187 Hastings’s (Georgiana) Disorderly Houses, 84-85 Hawkins, Saloon-Keeper, 113 Hearst, W. R., of the New York Journal, 180-187 Hermann, Matilda, Evidence of, 126-129 Hewitt, Mayor, referred to, 201 Hoch, Policeman, 130-131 Hochstein, Saloon-Keeper, 90, 92, 146 Hogan, Judge, 140-142 Hopkins’s (Matthew) “Satan’s Invisible World Displayed,” 27 Hudson River at Midnight, 11-14 Hummel, Mr., 102 Hussey, Detective, 90-92 Ill-Fame, Houses of, see Disorderly Houses Illustrations (see also Portraits): The City Hall, New York, 2 Liberty Enlightening the World, 8 A Misty Morning in New York, 12 Statue of Nathan Hale, 15 New York Post Office, Broadway, 16 Printing-House Square, 23 The Front Door of the New World, 25 Union Square, 29 First Tammany Hall, erected 1811, 32 Tammany Hall, opened 1860, 33 Tammany Hall of To-day, 187 The Children’s Playground, Central Park, 47 New York and Brooklyn Bridge, 66 Brooklyn Bridge, 86 Fourteenth Street, 97 American Tract Society Depôt, 106 Delmonico’s, 118 St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 124 Gansevoort Market, 134 Oyster Row, 141 Fifth Avenue, 144 Wall Street and Trinity Church, 150 Hotel Majestic, 155 A View in Broadway, 161 Riverside Drive and Grant’s Tomb, 185 The Overhead Railway, 195 The American Surety Company, 198 Cartoon: Greater New York: An Optimistic Prophecy, 210 St. Petersburg, 60 Immigrants and Foreigners in New York: Population of New York, 18-20 The Police and the Immigrants, 35, 58, 87-93 Inquisition for New York, 189-195 Ireland and the United States, 10-11 Irish Citizens in New York, 22 Ivins, Wm. M., quoted, 73 Jefferson Theory of Local Government, 169, 191, 201 Journalism: Government by Newspaper, 179-180 The Chief Business of the Journalist, 189 Investigation by Newspaper, 193-195 European Correspondents in New York, 21 Newspaper Area of the United States, 24-26 The New York Journal, 180-187, 208-209 Kelly, John, 41, 205 Keltie, Ettie, Case of, 140-142 Koch, Judge, 145-149 Labour Laws of New York, 200, 208 Labour Unions, 201 Law: Belial on the Judgment Seat, 145-149 Lefkovitz, Isaac, 90 Lexow (Clarence) Committee of Investigation, see under Police Lewis, Alfred Henry, referred to, 214 “Liberty enlightening the World,” 9-15 Licensing Question, see under Liquor Traffic Lincoln, Abraham, on Government, 160 Liquor Traffic in New York: Number of Saloons, 46 Saloons open on Sundays, 62-63, 83 The Liquor Dealers’ Associations, 82, 119 The Excise Board and New Licences for Closed Houses, 138 The Raines Liquor Law, 202, 205, 207, 215 Literary Primacy of New York, 24-26 Long Island Townships, Area of, 20 Low, Seth, First Tsar-Mayor of Brooklyn, 166-167, 172 Quoted, 167, 176, 200, 201 Candidate of the Citizens’ Union, 197-201 Lowell, James Russell, quoted, 43, 186, 190 Lucas, 104-105 McAvoy, Inspector, 83, 84 McClave, Commissioner John, 65, 73, 189 McClure’s Magazine quoted, 35, 36, 37 McKinley, Wm., referred to, 207 McLaughlin, Capt., and Mr. Costello, 99-103 McNally, King, and His Police, 107-118 Mahan, Capt., referred to, 206 Mahoney, Julia, Evidence of, 57-58 Manhattan Borough, 20 Manning, Cardinal, quoted, 212 Maps of Greater New York, 21, 177 Marius referred to, 165 Martens, Sergeant, 85 Martin, Commissioner, 64, 68-70, 83, 84, 85 Martin, Mr., and the Promotion of Captain Creedon, 75-76 Martini, Shoeblack, 88 May 12th, Tammany’s Saint Day, 30 Maynard’s Gambling-House, 84 Meakin, Captain, 112, 113, 114, 116 Meyer, Inspector Louis, 90, 153 Monopolies, 48 Mooney, Wm., introduced Tammany Society into New York, 30 Moran, Michael, Evidence of, 137 Moss, Frank, referred to, 55, 61, 72, 88, 100, 101, 123, 147 Municipal Government in New York, Brooklyn, etc., see New York, Brooklyn, etc. Munsey’s Magazine quoted, 173 Munzinger’s Mineral Waters, 81 Murray, Capt., 99, 101 Napoleon III. and the Second Empire, 162-163, 165, 176 Nathan, Ralph, Evidence of, 156 Nation (of New York) quoted, 38 New England Magazine quoted, 26 New York City and Greater New York: The Statue of Liberty, 9-10 The Gateway of the New World, 9-15 The Statue of Nathan Hale, 14-15 The Second City in the World, 17-26 The Window of America, and the Door of the New World, 21-24 Tenderloin or 29th Precinct, 80-81, 99 Political Power, 22 Literary Primacy, 24-26 Journalism in New York, 21, 24-26, 179-187 The Story of Tammany, 27-31 The Substitute for Tammany, 33-34 Tammany a Great Political and Democratic Organisation, 32-35 Tammany’s Record for Dishonesty, 35 Rynders’s Empire Club and Its Methods, 35-36 Fernando Wood’s Mayoralty, 37 The Tweed Ring, 37-41 Samuel J. Tilden and the Committee of Seventy, 40 “Honest” John Kelly, 41 Tammany Rule down to 1894, 43-55 Dr. Parkhurst’s Campaign, 34, 48-52, 55, 84, 128 The Lexow Committee of Investigation of Police Corruption, etc., 53-157 (see under Police) Tammany, the Police, and the Municipal Elections, 151-157 The Fire Department, 98 Amalgamation of Brooklyn with New York, 20, 26 Maps of Greater New York, 21, 177 Population, Foreigners, 18-22 Area, 20 Five Boroughs, 20 Despairing Democracy, 159-163 The Charter of Greater New York and the Second Empire, 162-163 Government by Tsar-Mayor, 165-169 Provisions of the Charter, 171-177 Powers of the Mayor, 173-174, 176 Financial Control and the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, 173-175 Eighteen Executive Departments, 173-174, 176-177 Impotence of the Municipal Assembly, 174-176 Distrust of the People, 173 Why not try the Inquisition? 189-195 The Common Council and Division into Wards, 191-192 Investigation by Newspaper, 193-195 The Election of 1897; the Plebiscite for a Cæsar, 197-209 Seth Low’s Candidature, 197-201 Henry George’s Candidature, 201-205 The Tammany Platform; Candidature and Election of Judge Van Wyck, 202-206, 211-216 General Tracy’s Candidature, 206-209 New York Evening-Post quoted and referred to, 35, 41 New York Herald referred to, 96, 182 New York Journal and Its Editor, 180-187, 214 Quoted, 184-186 The Journal and the Election, 208-209 New York State Legislature, 171 New York Tribune referred to, 26 New York World referred to, 14, 180-183 Newspapers, see Journalism Newstafel, Anna, Evidence of, 119-120 Nichols, Frank, 154-156 North American Review quoted, 18-19, 58, 129, 152 O’Connor, Edmund, referred to, 53, 61, 69-70, 80, 102, 129, 142 Pandemonium of Typewriting-Machines—Central New York, 17 Pantata Police, 119-123 Parker, 82 Parkhurst, Dr. C. H., and His Campaign against Tammany, 34, 48-52, 55, 84, 128 Patriotic League of New York, 192 Pennsylvania (see also Philadelphia): Tammany, Patron Saint, of Pennsylvania Troops, 30 Pequod Club, 80-81 Periodicals of New York, 24 Perot, Madame, 132 Petit Journal referred to, 180 Philadelphia: Population of, 19 Brooklyn System of Government, 168 Platt, Thos. A., 199, 205, 207 Plebiscite for a Cæsar, 197-209 Police of New York: Down with the Police! 49-55 The Bandits of New York, 57-60 Powers and Impotence of the Police, 61-65 Promotion by Pull and Promotion by Purchase, 67-77, 80-81 The Case of Capt. Creedon, 73-77 Capt. Schmittberger, 79-86 The Police and the Foreign Population, 87-93 The Slaughter-Houses of the Police, 95-105 “Our Police Protectors,” 96 King McNally and His Police, 107-118 The Pantata Police and the Policy-Shops and Pool-Rooms, 119-123 The Police and Houses of Ill-Fame, 81-85, 95, 117, 125-133 The Police and the Poor, 135-143 The Police and the Women in the Streets, 138-143 The Police and Abortionists, 147-149 The Police as Agents of Tammany in the Municipal Elections, 151-157 Police Pension Fund, 96-98 Police of St. Petersburg, 61-62 Policy-Shops, see under Gambling Polk, President, referred to, 36 Pool-Rooms, see Gambling Population of the United States and the Great American Cities, 19-20 Portraits: Byrnes, Superintendent, 65 Costello, Augustine E., 94 Creedon, Captain, 77 Croker, Richard, 45 Flower, Gov. R. P., 53 George, Henry, 203 Godkin, E. L., 42 Goff, John W., 54 Hearst, W. R., 178 Hermann, Madam, 133 Lexow, Clarence, 56 Low, Seth, 164 Moss, Frank, 123 Parkhurst, Dr. C. H., 50 Platt, Thomas C., 188 Pulitzer, Mr., 181 Schmittberger, Capt. Max F., 78 Shaw, Dr. Albert, 170 Sheehan, John C., 63 Tilden, S. J., 40 Tracy, General, 196 Tweed, William M., 39 Urchittel, Mrs., 91 Van Wyck, Robert A., 158, 163 Whitehead, Dr., 149 Williams, Inspector, 105 Wood, Fernando, 36 Pound, Cuthbert W., referred to, 54, 129 Preface, 5 Prince, Frank, 95 Proctor and Gambling Houses, 84 Prostitutes, The Police and, 138-143 Pulitzer, Albert, of New York Journal, 180 Pulitzer, Mr., of New York World, 180-183 Queen’s Borough, 20 Quincy, Mass.: The Charter and Government by Tsar-Mayor, 168 Raines Liquor Law, 200, 202, 205, 207, 215 Reppenhagen, John W., and Capt. Creedon, 74-76 Republican Party: Candidature of Gen. Tracy, 206-209 Seth Low, Candidate of the Citizens’ Union, 197-201 Richmond Borough, Staten Id., 20 Robertson, George W., referred to, 53 Roesch, Ex.-Sen., 69-70, 129-131 Rome, Ancient, and Greater New York, 165-166 Roosevelt, Theodore, quoted, 58 Rosalsky, Mr., 154 Russia: Russian Autocracy, 160, 163 Tsar-Mayors of Brooklyn, Greater New York, etc., see Brooklyn, New York, etc. The St. Petersburg Police, 61-62 Rynders and the Empire Club, 35-36 St. Louis, Missouri, Population of, 19 St. Petersburg Police, 61-62 Saloons of New York, see Liquor Traffic San Francisco, Population of, 19 San Francisco Examiner referred to, 180 “Satan’s Invisible World Displayed,” by Matthew Hopkins, 27 Saxton, Chas. T., referred to, 54 Schillinberger, Policeman, 103 Schlie, John, Evidence of, 72 Schmittberger, Capt. Max F., 79-86 Schryer, Sergeant, 69-70 Scribner’s Magazine quoted, 174 Second Empire, 162-163, 176 Shakespeare quoted, 213 Shalvey, Edward, 136 Shaw, Dr. Albert, quoted, 33-34, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177 Sheehan, John C., 63-64, 80, 84, 85, 205 Shephard, E. M., quoted, 169 Shipping: Ascendency of New York, 22-24 Slaughter-Houses of the Police, 95-105 Smith, Silver Dollar, 135 Standant, Thos. J., 102-103 Stanley, Mr., and Mr. Costello, 99, 100, 102 State Legislature of New York, 171 Staten Id. Borough, 20 Stranger within the Gates, 87-93 Street Railways, 200 Strong, Mayor, 172, 176 Subin, Jacob, referred to, 154 Sutherland, Wm. A., referred to, 54, 64 Sylla’s Dictatorship referred to, 165 Tammany, St.: Origin and Early History of Tammany, 27-31 Tammany in New York, see under New York Tenderloin or 29th Precinct, 80-81, 99 Thurow, Augusta, Evidence of, 129-131 Tilden, Samuel J., and the Committee of Seventy, 40 Tocqueville, A. C. H. C. de, quoted, 19 Tracy, Gen. Benjamin F., Republican Candidate, 172, 199, 206-209 Tsar-Mayors of Brooklyn, Greater New York, etc., see under Brooklyn, New York, etc. Tweed, Wm. M., and the Tweed Ring, 37-41, 157, 212 “Unctuous Rectitude,” 43 United States (see also Brooklyn, New York, etc., etc.): British Devotion to the American Commonwealth, 10 Ireland and America, 10-11, 22 Population, 18-19 New York and the Presidential Campaign, 22 Imperial Ambitions, 166 Urchittel, Mrs., Evidence of, 89-93 Vail, Detective, 81-82 Van Wyck, Judge Robert A.: Tammany Candidate, 197, 202-206 Election of, 211-216 Voorhis, Commissioner, and the Promotion of Capt. Creedon, 74-76 Walsh, Mike, and Tammany, 35-36 Warren and Costello Treaty, 96 Walters, Flora, Evidence of, 145 Weigand, Sergeant, 74-75 Werner, Karl, Case of, 136 West’s (Mrs. Sadie) Disorderly House, 84 Westchester County, 20 Whitehead, Dr. Newman, Evidence of, 147-149 Whitney, Edgar A., Evidence of, 211 Whitty, Ex-Convict, 157 Williams, Inspector, 82, 83, 85, 99, 101 Witches’ Sabbat, 27 Women in the Streets, The Police and, 138-143 Wood, Fernando, Mayor of New York, 37 Worst Treason of All, 151-157 Zimmerman, Detective, 103, 128-129

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[1] The following table of some of the rates enforced by the police may be found convenient for reference:—

Pool-rooms from £10 to £60 per month. Policy shops from £4 per month. Liquor dealers, 8s. per month. Prostitutes, outside, from 4s. a week to 2s. per night. Prostitutes, inside, 4s. per week. Houses of ill-fame from £2 to £10 per month. Ditto. Initiation fee on opening, from £100 to £400. Price of Police appointment, £60. "of a Sergeant’s post, £300. "of Captaincy, £3,000.