The New York herald., 1875-11-18
INVESTIGATION.
The Assembly and Senate Commit
tees Ventilating Abuses
WHY MURDERS ARE NOT DETECTED
The Great Sea Wall and
It's Cost.

The Assembly Committee on Crime resumed its
Investigations at the City Hall yesterday forenoon
list containing the of $50 persons committed to
the Catholic Protectory by the Court Special Sessions
from January 1873 to October 1874 submitted to
the committee by the clerk, Mr.. Salisbury
CORONER YouNG's INTERESTING NARRATIVE.
Police abuses we're next made the subject of inquiry
exCoroner Nelson W. Young narrang in his testimony
certain circumstances attending the discovery of the
murdered Ryans in Broome street in December, 1873
Captain Hedden the witness said, reported the case at
the Coroners' Office and whom witness, with Deputy
Coroner Marsh to the tenement where the bodies
were lying he noticed the room doors open and num-
Der of people who had business there minglng with
the officers; Patrick Ryan was crying, and Captain
Heddcn threatened lock him up if he did not keep
quiet blood marks found in all parts OF the house,
when Inspector waing he spoke OF the mpro-
prlety of permitting everybody to pass in and
out; the room occupied by the Ryans in disorder
and the clothing stained with bloody finger marks;
the officers asked by witness If they had handled
the clothing and admitted he had; the witness and
Inspector Wang agreed in the opinion that double
murder had been committed but Captain Hedden pre-
terred to think that Nicholas Ryan had killed his sister
and then committed suicide; small penkfe was tie
only weapon found, and the blade of this was clean
though there the handle some blood stains
which might have from the hands of the officer
picking IT up; with such weapon witness did not
think Ryan could have and mutilated his sisters
throat in the in which IL discovered be-
fore witness reached the house Ryans vest was found
on the roof; officer told him that when the police
first entered the vest, with watch in its pocket
in the room he dd not remember the name Of that ON
GER; the furniture had been disturbed, the bodies
moved, boxes opened and nearly all
CIRCUMsTANT1AL EVIDENCE
destroyed before the witness arrival witness thought
the wounds inflicted with razor the
reported December q and witness term of office
expired with the month"; the inquest not held until
JNquary thinking the of murder and sui
eide Captain Hedden did not look for murderer; the
law makes II msdemeanor to remove the body OF
murdered person before the Coroners arrival in this
offered for the removal Of the body,
which he supposed ordered by Captain Hedden or
a sergeant the witness learned that on the night be-
fore the murder the Ryans were visited by hack
driver named Leonard, who disappeared the day after
the murder and has not been seen since.
Al the inquest policeman, who knew the Ryans per-
sonally testified that they industrious people, Of
good reputation.
AFTER RECESS
Alter hearing the testimony Of eXCoronerY oung the
committee took recess, and, on reassemong inquired
into the dsorderly house abuses in the Fifteenth ward
William T. Bl OF No 2S4 Mott street. testified that for
five months he acted private detective for the Citi
zens Association of the district he handed to the
mittee list Of disorderly houses in and near West
Third formerly Amity street, last August a number OF
the keepers Of those places were held in ball. but re-
turned to the business and some discharged
without bail on being brought before the magistrates
since then the desire Of the association has been 10 in
duce the landlords of the places to eject offending
ants; notorious female named Sarah Meyers witness
SAID allowed by Justice Wandell although prevl
ously under Indictment TO on her parole; 1t
derstood that she promised TO leave the precinct but
she did not comply with her promise, resumng
her offensive occupation one block from the place
previously occupied by her; fellow with several
aliases, at present known as Garibaldi witness be-
heved to be one of the worst Of those persons; he
keeps disordeIy house of the vilest character and
told witness he could buy Justices Wande and Kill
breth for 500; the Citizens Association witness
tnued had found it useless to apply Tor redress at the
Washington Place Police Court.
FIAGRANT
Ernst Grundherr of No. 10 West Third street. testi
fled the aggressive character of vice in his neghbor
1t going before magistrates, he said; only
spend the time ioolishly; he had not gone before the
Grand Jury he considered that the duty OF the police
when the nuisance was complained of
Mr. George Ii. Young, an attorney, VINO appeared on
behalf Of the citizens in some of the attempted prose-
cutions Of dsordery housekeepcrs testified that while
he produced what seemed 10 him conclusive evidence
the offenders would be discharged He believed that
money used to procure influence by these people,
though he satisfied could approach the pres
ent Justices directly.
John Neville a seafaring man, residing at No. 22S
Wooster street. complained that his daughters
unable go the window OF their home without hav
ing forced TO their notice the offensive behavior OF lewd
women IN the opposite house.
Stephen Morett proprietor Of the Italian restaurant
at of Fourteenth street and Third avenue
described assault made upon BIN, the detective by
the man Garibald on one occasion in his place Carl
badi called Bin spy and threatened 10 injure him. but
put out by Mr. Moretti-
Francis Blair of No. IL West Third street, said he
made several complaints but, like his neighbors with
definite results. Arrests sometimes took place and
itants sometimes ceased temporarily but soon tho
arrested persons out again and as bold as
The committee adjourned after the examination or
this witness