The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-28
TIE BROOKLYN PANEL CASE.
STRANGE Tenants the Heights-A Queer
and Contradictory StOry-The Testimony

Stranae Tenants on the Heights-A Queer
and Contradictory Story-The Testimony
investigation IN the of the two girls and four men
arrested suspicion Of playing the panel game in the City
OF Churches commenced before Justice
afternoon. The accused Emma Smith, Jenny Melville
Charles Lewis, Daniel Dunn, Charles Merritt and George
Brown The phvsognomcs OF the they sat in
front OF the bar OF justice certainly calculated 10 adorn
the Rognes Gallery where their pictures DISPLAYED
District Attorney Morris appeared for and
W. Dainty for the The witness examined
Mrs. Martin, Of No. 81 Hicks street. who testified that
she had owned the house for the past years on the
inst the prisoner Charles Merr IT, called there and hired Tho
front room and BEDROOM the floor for himself
and wife and md, In, in day after this she
is having been sampered WITH which "
witness identified bons and HT Mes e
constantly in and out of the place. and to
Of Se they occupied the ana ana
T bSm 5s WIN five to six
on the day they were arrested witness heard tell
70 Go out on the street and bring somebody In
,, NJ w ;sD, Il, Of s
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG
the accused on "a
ws.s he sod s s na hear eyyng thai
an elderly individua who remained there but few
s1 ga ssss"ns that he
Sergeant Dunn OF The Second precinct police tesfed
paired with Captain Mcconnell, corner q MiadaSh
Wherc tney Watched their and
quenty arrested the party.
The for the accused this point moved that the
charge keeping panel dismissed and his ces
discharged. The Judge very quietly remarked, ~
II DENY THE MOTION 10 DISMISS"
Daniel Merritt then called 10 the stand that
he Was carman by trade aud lived No. 40 West Fourth
street. New York. He told very odd story lie had been
out OF employment for several months kent board
ers he engaged the premises for his wifes ssernaw
but as his better haf opposed living in BROOKLYN
he did not bring over his luggage when he place. on
the corner OF Fulton and Hicks streets he arrested while
in company with Brown, talking business looking for
tons to the "Cy OF Beeche" Upon the examination
which was most searching the
SLENDER FABRIC OF NARRATIVE
was shattered TO the base and the District
Attorney and the auditors that the of truth con-
ained therein too thin for credence Merritt
that he had shaved the bottom OF the from tho
front 10 the BEDROOM which latter be occupied
by Miss Melville. He did this order II close easily
ms was out OF order Ito also bolt upon door 70
make and assure that Everything right As for
the hocs In the panels OF the door he not account
The other prisoners testified in their behalf each one adj
hitting that they had been out of employment some time
taken men TO their apartments
District Attorney Morris argued that tho accused should
be held for consprng In soliciting premses oc-
cuped by them The counsel for the
that robbery had been proved against his cen and
that not that they had kept dsocry house
They could not, therefore, be convicted any oaence
THE DECISION OF THE COURT
was mid indeed being that the defendants be held $500
ball each to keep the peace for Kings county pa
being required and they having ibst OF
influence at hand, they were recommitsed to jail.