The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-26
OUR USEFUL POLICE
Some Remarkable Disclosures
About Captain Williams.
Why Inspector Dilks Removed Good Officer
The Houses Of Infamy Flourish
ing in New York.


graced by the presencs OF number OF politicians,
former police officials &c.
HOW DIsREPUrABLE HOUSES FLOURISH.
MIR. George 7. FOX, OF No. AZ West Third
street-a member or the Fifteenth Ward
Citizens Protective Association, veneer
able man. with wntte HAIR and pa
trarchal, Moving white baard-sald that list
or disreputable houses In the Fifteenth ward was
made by the association, which contained no less
than ia OF these places. lie identified a list made
by Captain Williams containing only sew
enty-four. he had made application TO
Captains Byrns aud Van Dusen. TO the
old Police Commissioners CnarcS and Garaner, 10
Matsell, Duryee voorhis and Dlsoecker. TO Keso
and Walnng, to suppress these dens OF inlamy,
and the only result was promises" The wit
ness recounted the efforts made TO suppress the
dlsrepui able houses IN the plockin winch Grammar
School No. 10 IS located Only few houses were
broken up, and their inmates moved only to the
next block. He had frequently presented petitions
to the District Attorney reference to the matter
but very litte was done by hat of1icial Most or
the seventy-four indie tments found against
these houses were procured through the
association. The committee OF the asso-
citation had written four times about this
matter 10 the present Police Department.
lie knew Ambrose Q. Kiugsland the proprietor OF
the land on which thes houses were built An
indictment was procured against him, but, un-
fortunately, the name IN the indictment was
written ANDREW instead OF Ambrose and in
spite Of all his appeals 10 the District Attorney
the error was never corrected lie repeatedly en-
treated Mr.. Phelps to rectify it, but without ef-
feet and hence the Indictment was futile. The
witness testified to certain conversations with
Franklin Brown and Mason $. Brewster, VINO had
been indicted Tor the same offence.
MIR. Townsend, counsel Tor the committee. Of
fered In evidence a copy OF the indictments
against these persons.
John Gilsey, another member or the Fifteenth
Ward Citizens Protective Association, identified
the list oil seventy-four houses previously pre-
scented, and Endorsed all the statements OF the
previous witness. VIM. Tucker was partner or
the estate or Moses Tucker which included q num-
Der OF dsreputaple houses IN Amity, Greene and
Wooster streets. The witness said he mad asked
Mr.. Tucker why he did not let property FOR re-
spectacle purposes instead OF letting IL to Keepers
oil Immoral houses; but the latter replied that he
let them 70 whoever paid most Mr.. Tucker had
been indicted.
Mr.. Townsend offered in evidence three indict-
ments found against Mr.. Tucker, which had never
been tried.
HOW CAPTAIN WILLIAMS MADE ONE HUNDRED AND
FoRTY-sIx DOLLARS.
Mrs. wilson, large, youptuous woman, very
deliberately and gaudily dressed, an inmate OF a
house OF bad repa,e testified, in a scarcely audi
BILE voice, that she had been living for three years
with one Wilson Mccall; WITHIN daY or two after
his death, when occurred IN June, 1874 and while
his corpse lay in the next room, Captain Williams
came into her room very suddenly and told her
that he was going TO lock ner up; she was lying
very Ill in her bed and asked him what the
charge was; he saiu that she had stolen
$l,lOo belonging TO that man McCall-a
charge which she Indignantly repudiated
She said, TINS Is all the money have,' and
brought forth a bundle IN walch she nad tied
$l46 and some odd cents. captain Williams then
called a man named Barclay, a wen known
gambler, into the loom, 10 whom be counted over
ner money, telling nun 60 take care oft. she
protested earnestly against thls proceeding. as
the money belonged to ner and 1t was all she mad
In the world. But ne took al OF 1t, and finally
went away with tue man Barclay without arrest
ing her. she 1mplored the CAPTAIN not to take
every cent sne mad; to leave ner at least
S.; but he would not acccde TO her
request, and tnus she was left penniless.
Inc sl4J was not All the property taken by Cap
tain Williams aud Barclay, as tneJ also appropri-
ated three valuable diamond studs. The only per-
SON present duiiug the interview was MISS Morris,
an Inmate OF the house. sac went 10 Mr. Howe
tue lawyer 10 begin a SUIT against Captain Will
hams, hut heard no ming Of II alterwdrd. She
never owea cent 10 Captain Williams or ine man
over IN her presence. Barclay now keeps u
liquor store IN BieecKer street. Captain Williams
gave her no excuse whatever Tor taking the
money and Jewels She Appeared 60 Barclay not
10 take her property, but ne SAID II Was not MS
himself was that he had come 10 lock her up ana
she supposed because he believed she mad more
money tnan sns really naa. Inc name OF Ponce
Commissioner Gardner was mentioned between
Williams ana Barclay, but she could not tell ex-
actly now Us she was very III at the time.
WITNESS TO THE TRANSACTION
Margaret Norton, an inmate D. the same house,
who appeared 70 be straightforward sort OF
person, said she was quite III on the DAY referred
10 bf the previous witness: sue was IN Mrs. VIII
sons room AZ the me: a man tapped ut the
door, she asked VINO u was. and a man pushed
ruUplY n
the police, and want THIS womann with this he
woke Mrs. wilson ana said, II am going 10 lock
you up Tor larceny; this man who died mad s 200,
aud you stole It - Mrs. wilson sal0, "lnis IS all
tue money have" showing bundle OF money
tied up IN her handkerchief; Captain Williams
tnen called IN man. named Barclay, VINO Asd
remained out IN the nan, a snort stout man, TO
Captain Williams uid not tell ner Dy what right
Barclay received tue money; she mad never seen
Captain Williams before nor since IN the house;
Captain Williams was IN civilians clothes.
Mrs. Wilson, recalled SAID she was positive the
man eerred 10 was really Captain Williams. she
had seen him IN the house few DAYS before.
CAPTAIN BURDENS DIsAFPRoBATIoN.
Captain Patrick G. Maloney. e-faced, oldisn
gentleman, sall ne called upon Detective martl-
not wltn view to suppress the loud disorder IN
lewd house IN the rear or nlS residence IN West
Twenty-seyentn street; Martlnot discharged MS
dutIes satisfactorily ana arrested the parties;
Captain Burden, me captain o. the precinct, now
ever, disapproved OF Martlnot's action in making
the ar ests, and said 10 the witness tnat he had
the authority OF tue Ponce Board Tor saying so;
MartlnUt was the only oficer in the precinct who
planned OF; the parties were fined $40 by Justice
Snandiey AFTER being arrested by MartlnOt but
they were now In the same dis0rderly mouse;
there were sttll complaints about tue house; the
disturbance on the night OF the arrest was per-
iectly irIghtul.
PANEL HOUSES IN CAPTAIN WILLIAMS PRECINCT.
Mr.. William Cocnrane police reporter Tor the
sun, testified IN regard TO certain TRANSACTIONS
testified to previously 10y SERGEANT Groo. lie said
he mad received information ABOUT three panel
houses IN the Elghtn precinct and gave ii TO Cap
tain Williams wno, however, laughed at MIN,
denying that any panei houses existed IN the pre-
cinct; one evening ne saw Kate FOwier, no
tOrlous panel Thief IN frInce street; sne walked
up llttle aud pushed up against solb looking
countryman; he laughed anu spoke 10 her and
she then allured nam TO the panel house No. l43
Mercer street, the witness following the compile;
ne knew that tnis was one OF the panel houses.
and, 10 prove That tnore were panel houses in tLe
prccInct, ne ran TO sergeant Groo, WAC was IN
charge OF the station house AT the timc and who
went with him TO the h0use wneh tney arrived
tncre the man came ont VITO Kate; lie acc0sted
the old man, who admitted that tie mad lost his
rocketDook with 500 in IT, lis diamond stud and
god cnaIn, and appeared 10 be TN terrible distress;
lie SAID, "For Cots sake dOn'k puDlish IL IS am