New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-18
INVESTIGATION OF CRIME.
STORY OF A DOUBLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
KEEPERS OF DIsoBDRRLY HOUSES.

STORY OF A DOUBLE neutrality-suspicious. or
KEEPERS OF DIsoRDgRLY HOUSES.
The Legislative Committee on Crime re-
sumed its Investigation yesterday ExCOronef He'Son
W. Young testified with reference TO the violent deaths
Of Nicholas AMI Mary Ryan, brother and sister at NO
2O4 B.oome-st In December, 1873; the osso was re-
ported at tho Coroners Oce by Capt Holden ana the
witness accompanied by Deputy Coroner Marsh WehI
to the house Capt Hedden thought that Nicnoas RYAN
had murdered his sister aui then committed SUICIDE
The witness thought double murder h1d Dotn con-
mtted and Inspector WallinS then agreed with him
Tue furniture had been moved aud boxes opened ANA
nearly all the clrrumantia evidence destroyed before
he had been summunei He Thought the investigation
of the case delayed by the police The Wthc7s n'u
heard that on the night before the murder ue lJa ia"
Visitors aud among them hack-driSer named Leohdru
vino disappeared the day after the murder Nd Ha"
not bceu In The city. The witness SAID Ia iela
ton to the theory of murder and suicide In ths case
that it was no unusual thing among the poorer m'mDcr
Of the working clas, for brother ani SISTER 20 occupy
IDENTITY Coroner T.. T. 7. Marsh said that be had no
doubt Of the murder Of the sister aud all the Indications
pointed 10 the murder OF the brother
Warden Quinn OF the Tombs Prison testified with refer
enee 10 vri.oneg wo It il asserted. rDschod the
= uit,Utry after sentence Charles II. Clark. sentenced
10 the Penitcutiary for month aud to pay me Oh
800 wis taken before Justice Brady I'VE tunes Oh. on
hlh ne corpus and finally discharged on W. Iet.i
s,len. for assault was sentenced in March. 1873 10
fhrec months In Ia PSDen iay and 500 me- ana va
a schargcd on hail the next Uontb. lie fdt tStu W.
drief Tor assault with intent I" XII te s"hrr VIZ
bailc and that ended tho matter. OtIef slhld9 III
slanCcS Wcp' given. ~, , . A.,
Nm T. Bif a private detective IN tho employ OF me
Fiftre :, ward Citizens Protective Association, tnri
tna rre Or tue used for improper purpose were
owned by Edwin G. Tucker. one by GroTSe " BoS'r'
and ono by George CBrSttrInJn. Odc Oh th'- Hcl-'s
had been closed by tIe police four times, an IN eHe
,ass ~ OCCUPANTS back IL the house. Thomas an
: trlh Myers, VAC were aWOuE thc more notorious
krepcrs houses Oi bad character, were arrested IN
lusiirr Wald 4 released them on bail JIey were III
Al ptnd AMI n ed 1hc witness WIS Informed ny ASSISTANT
Disirct- Attorney Rollins that tLiy were t"i IL icy
1ty and 81 to lbd;liI the BlsA -, SCH
tnce would stispen LID. They dl So were Released
a opened another house upon
n pDck away from the one shc had formerly cCCGittI.
liJs.s p CARR, Chef CicrK In The vi t1it-
Attorneys Office said that another infamous Character
was a IA IN naued iIibilil who Kept one o. tle worst
house, in the city Thu witness was Onco SSancl ny
him and when lDd tDat he would bU arrested De sdd 80
MAGISTRATE WOnid II ne warrant Tor ms hfIts- IL"
Jared that ~ cJud bay justice Wandil and Ja'tlc'
hiI9rctn fOr -iJ0 each. Many complaints lad been
made by the oi.zens Of the Fifteenth ward 10 justices
lbrctb aud Waude, but they never receVci any sdl7
laciiou AN the complaints came To nalSDt. >efoitl
citizen, of the ri tcenh ward rrsll,nk Ia III y.cnV oi
ami v Tuigd F,ur.h and Mcrcrr-,s. SAID that CON
tlaiut Yd made Ia the mI'-rars ~ ~" Waahing
,Ou MarAct Police Court, but Without obtaining any
redress.
Tbe Committee will leave the foot OF Fast Twenty
.xtii-t u =. IN. today to Visit tao 5c1OJl5np Mor-