The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-21
THE COMMITTEE ON CRIME.

TESTIMONY OF CAPTAINS BURDEN, BYRNEs,
CAFFREY, CHERRY, DAVIS AND OAKLAND
THE CAPTAINS ALL POOR But HONEST.
1he Legislative Committee on crime resumed
It's Investigation yesterday In the Board OF Alder
mems room, City Hail. There was very little OF
spice or interest In the testimony.
Captain Burden recalled Was in command OF
the precinct n Will N MIR. Nathan was murdered (;
had charge OF the houe after The MURDER vita
tue headquarters oncers; superintendent Jour.
dan had tue case IN hand; II there was any EVIL
deuce excluded before the Coroner l know
nothing OF H.
captain Byrnes examined Have been q cap.
tain lor SIX years; was hrst cap ain OF the
TWenty-third precinct; was then seat to the
tn enLy-hitn, then 70 the Fifteenth and again 10
the TWenty-fi;h, where am now; am positive
that there were no gambling or panel houses in
the Twenty FIRST
Captain Byrnes here recounted some OF his ex-
perleuce with panel thieves IN tue Fifteen pre-
cinct, and also mis- knowledge II the affair in
winch a man named Cummings and woman
VINO snOt herself were concerned. lie Continued
there were
eAMBLiNG HOUSES IN THE FIFTEENTH PRECINCT;
] never pulled "BigO Murrays; superintendent
Matsen did; the place did not run ali the time
wale was IN that precinct; d. not think me
place was 50 puzzle that anybody could get in;
went there many times and could not yet H. 1
couid u pull tnat place every night II cnose;
DON'T know that could within thirty days
stop all gambling places, &C, IN precinct;
the skin games that do the great harm could De
GOT rid OF; have often gone 10 the ponce courts
and the District Attorneys ONCE 10 find out about
Complaints, but got no satisfaction; tuere Is no
necessity that panel house be allowed to con-
tinue IN a precinct after the first robbery; there
was only one house OF prostitution In Amity street
when / elt the Fifteenth precinct; waen 1 went
10 the precinct 10 mad elgntynine houses OF pros
titutOn, ana while was there broke UP eighty
SIX; / arrested 1890 street-walkers WINE / was In
com ldnd OF the FIFTEENTH precinct; never knew
an Oncer IN ny precinct 10 take money rom q
prostitute except one and In that case 1 got the
evidence against him and mad him "brOke;n never
received a dollar from any one IN the Fifteenth
precinct, nor aha any oncer give me any money
never got any diamond pins mol presents rom
women IN the precinct. Inc captain mere gave
an eX riahatlOn as 20 why McOOJmb4 on his wit
nessJ cOapialnt was dismissed the lorce and hOw
the latter threatened on Monday last 10 send
down MS notorious vie, "MOlly,n 10 get square,
Ine witness then explained how II was that for
some six or eight weeks he was the owner Of a
house; ne silplY held ~ In trust Tor an Intimate
lrlen1 and tins property was restored when the
friend was ready 10 receive t. in answer TO
questions as to now much money ne was worm
witness replied that he owned about S1l 900 this
money was IN part the result of legacy rom 40
uncle who died IN Amena, Duchess county and
IN part the result OF MS own savings whie be mas
peen on tue police force.
CAPTAIN oAfFREYs TESTIMONY.
Captain cam y aatd .-hm Captain OF the Filth
since November last; nave beeU Ia the Fifteenth
the twentieth ana the sec nd precincts: was
made captain IN 1860 ana was IN the Ffteenth
precinct Tor ten years; the Prize pal oneness com
mitted In the Fftn precincf are burglar 8, shou.
IfIing, policy playing aud wagon stealing. Wit.
ness then gave detaled account OF now rs
onlcers broke up policy shops and how they Id
detected the only ~ o panel houses he had known
whilc be was IN tile fifteenth precinct; tue only
gamDnng mousse that put me police ~ any tr0u0 ne
In the Fifteenth precinct was Morrssey n ban.
cey's, on Broadway, between Bono and Great Jones
streets; am. OF opinion tnat banc0, policy aud
'skinD games could be broken up; think that
there ought 20 be more men o. tne iorce Ia the
FIth precinct IT takes patrO,man thfec-qu irters
OF an hour 10 patrol hOm ehd 10 end Of h5
'beat;v ana this - one OF the weallhest
business precincts IN tue city; [ don't
tbinK mat after the first rObb Try o panel mouse
sboulo De allowed 10 eentinua: never knew Of