The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-23

excilement about the house witness mad no lime
10 report IN person at the precinct put teie.
Grapned The cause OF his absence. Next day, ~
three O'Clock Il. NJ, the witness went 70 the pre-
cinct, was courteousy received ~ the cap
absent without leave. he was finally transferred
10 the Thirteenth pree,nct. Last wears complains
had oeen made ny deponent's superior 0ff1cer In
the Thirteenth preclnct Tor conduct unbecoming
officer Inc complaint originated In depo-
nentis sending an officer TO house near the pre-
ciuet 10 get MIN some cotfee. The oflicer instead
OF returning promptly a. ne should have done
beer saloon. and neglected 10 return; the ofcef
was fined nye days pay for thls derelictioa and
witness suffered similar punishment 10 the eX.
thai reporter named Cochrane called MS atten-
ton on tue 2Stn Of February, 1874, TO robbery
committed at the corner OF Houston and Mer-
Ger streets. Witness went there Win COcnIane
VINO had called nlm. man came od' =, o.
the house as ~ ese TWO approaccne n ~
Uochrane said There's the man now." Cocnrane
followed ne parry 10 investigate the extent u
his loss. saving, There goes the man VINO lost nis
watch ana cham IN that house" Ihe witness
re9or,ed thc case 10 captain hnaanls' anu nns
some conversation VITA lhls oMeer ABOUT ~
When dcponent Was IN charge OF the desk IN the
precinct, about twelve O'Clock on tue night wne.
ms theIt TOOK pace, Williams came Ia auu hsAeu
what man mad lost ms watcn ANA chain. me de-
ponent responded tGat ne ala not know. Wiz
iams said that report should be made TO lead
quarters against Witness WHO replied nat Cocn.
rane told MN o the robbery. Williams tnen said,
.'YOU TELL HE'S LIAR;
you attend To your own business; | want you to
understand That am captain OF this precinct"
Williams then went INTO his room ana slammed
tae door all er HIM. Tue witness remembered cer-
tam charges nat mad been made by Louisa smith
AGAINST Captain Williams. lie conversed win
Louisa Smith the very day before the trial was 10
TAKE place, and tneu sac seemed determined 70
prosecute. Witness could not tell why she su0se-
quently declined to appear as prosecutor De'
ponent dld not come before this committee OF ms
own option, but in obedience to a subpoena. No
other churgeS had ever been preferred against
him excepting those Just spoken OF. lie lyed
on II larm until MS sixteenth year; mad
taught school two winters; IN the army two
years ana nine months. He was employcu for tive
wears IN the Custom House, and now is serving
II.
man and courteous gentleman. lerwllliger 10
uptoMn serving IN one OF tue recently annexed
dis,rloIs as a patrolman me deponent lesIlned
tnat he mad never received nom IerWlIllger any
money collected IRON houses oil III lame rne wit
ness now described the BOUNDARIES OF the Eighta
pulice precinct, anu stated the dunes VI night
officers wn'le on their beats. ne SAID that tne
street Is UNKNOWN TO nm. Passes tnele frequently
on The ears aud sees girls at tue Windows, Win
The Ullnus hall closed, III the attitude OF
SOLICITING MALE PASSERS BY;
SOM OF these glrs were dressed and others mot
10 come out oil ms room when statements ol roo
berries Were being made by him tthe witnessl, aud
under sucA circumstances no arrests were made
don't know II the pruDrietors OF panel houses
were known, but can state that the house No. Is
Green street was In operation wnen deponeni
went the precincts; tue occupants OF IL re.
moved afterwards to No. So wooster street,
pocemen are aoe to judge mat house belongs
10 the class called panel rom the way IN winch
men rooDed IN them ana tue class OF women
kept there; the women usually "pick upn men
who are past tue mluule agt aiter me last named
house mad Deen complained oil witness looked
Stopped men RON gong Into 1t; panel houses
could exist iorty-elgnt hou&s IN any precinct
and the police not know OF ut; tue FIRST man
robbed wouid oring 1t 10 tie knowledge OF the po-
nee; Is the duty OF u sergeant 10 act upon
any complaint being made; the witness reported
complaints wnen made TO Captain Williams; the
Captain came IN occasionally ana sat behind the
aesk Tor nall an nour or so AT time; the Captain
never gave any reasons for not proceeding against
the panel houses; the deponent inferred from the
Captains acton maj u was not customary 10
en- er complaints oil this nature IN the Olotter OF
the precinct; the result Oh Omittfng such COM
plaiuts from the Dlotter was that they were not
forwarded to headquarters.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN u. IRELAND.
John u. Ireland, member OF tne Fifteenth
Ward Citizens Protective Association, was next
called TO tue stand. lie Is respectable looking
person, over ity years OF age. lie said mat the
object oil the association 10 which he belongs IL
to Oreax up houses III lame tue fifteenth
ward. Complaints against dlsordery houses in
various parts Of the ward mad received little at
lentIon from the ponce. ireland owns the house
No. 81 AmIty street and let IL Tor a lager beeI
saloon 70 one Captain Unger, the present tenant
lie inc tenantl mas music and dancing In MS
house. The witness complained OF tnis but Ungel
mouse Is rented Tor SOL per month, ana the sec
Ond and fourth floors are uuoccupied. The adj
toinlng house No. IS. occupied Dy respectable
tenants, rents Tor $1,000 annually. and has been
rented to the same person Tor the last seven
years.
william II. Jones, a man about forty years old,
was next called TO the stand, and, IN substance
stated that the Ctuzensi Protective Association Of
the Fifteenth Nara. Of which he Is a MEMBER IS
composed OF forty nifty respectable residents OF
street, rented for lager beer saloon. ~ kept In
dlsorder,y manner; the peaceful citizens are an-
moved by singing, rappng ON tables, music in tno
basement ana other nightly Irregularities; pros
titutes are narbored there; the witness mas lived
Tor twenty-two years IN Anity street; the base.
ment OF No 90 Is the resort OF prostitutes and
thieves; witness implanted 10 the Board OF Elk
else stating that No. 81 was IN unlicensed house,
when was the truth tue commissioners said they
would inquire into the facts, but nothing ever
came OF Ii; the Dis rtct Attorney mad frequently
been written 10 on the subject OF dlsOrderly
houses; The documents presented to the autnorl-
ties py the FIttcentn Ward Association contained
several pages giving the names OF prostitutes ana
bawdy- house Keepers; witness rem mbe ed tne
case OT sarah Myers; there were fourteen lndict-
mems rendlng against her; she sent "a
prison TOR tour mouths, and when released boasted
mat she possessed influence winch could be
brought 10 bear IN ncr favor.
samuel HAMA sworn knows sarah Myers; she
grossly lnsutcd him and his iamlly while coming
out OF church in University place, by Throwing
Grly mat IN his lace IL also struck his little
boy; alterward the same woman came to the
business place of dcponent aud grossly insulted
him by making an indecent exposure OF her per.
son. putting her finger to the TIP VI her nose and
such Ike.
At THIS stage or the proceedings the committee
agreed TO adjourn until next Friday, az three
O'Clock In the afternoon.