The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-18

The Newest 80 OF the " h'--
tcrnrid rror, the Lips OF n Police Omcer-
where MARKS II said To have been Robbed
The question cf rcvolting the license Of the
bsrroom M lO3 Bcwcry WIS considered by tho
Prcsidcnt Of the Board Of EXcsc. Richard j.
Morrison and Commissioner Merklc. Yesterday.
Much ot the time devoted to the Investigation
wis taken up with trying to ascertain whether
John Flvnn or William McGlory was the pro-
prictor Of the tlacc.
Scrgcnn. wcbb ralled rs his first witness Po-
lice Onlrcr Hughes who said that he knew 1903
Bowcry To hc place Of very bad character. lie
had seen ua'crs. without any business, loung-
ing In and out II the house at all hours 81 tho
day mud night. He believed that McGlory was
the proprietor; hut one day when he went there
t. nrrcs, him for breaking the Excise law. tho
bariendcr ran away. and McGlory said hc had
nothing to do with the place; but u fcw days
nitrrWnr,l. when the officer tried tO drive him
away with the rest uf the crowd assembled
there. hc said ho had an interest III the bar
Tho lawyer for the defence asked the witness
whrthDr he knew the names OF any Of the
"loa:,rs WHO ircquonted the house. The po-
lice officer looked across the room. There
nrr couple of gentlemen there now. he sail,
who used to stand around theirs pretty lively.
" What do YOU mean by standing around
thor pretty lively asked tne lawyer, n,
Tho police officer eVadcd this inquiry lie
pointed to "a mun standing with his back against
tn WALL and SAID. Thnts one Of them. ,
We'll whnt IL am ?' the man asked holly.
Il had II right to be there. suppose He and
his companion then wont out
Police ONl'or Daniel Madden believed that
McGlory owned tho harroom. lie had seen
thieves and women OF bad character going in
and coming cut Of it, They were. he said IN
number. from one TO sixty. and they itcuucntrd
the place ci,riiy from in the evening until q
tho following morning. He once tried To arrest
woman Who WAS taken out OF INC saloon
drunk, but two other women carried her INTO
an adjoining house lcforc he could ovcrtakc
them lie had arrested two other women IN the
barrOom. and they had been sent TO tho island
Tor ten dnYs each. bur W" hud seen buih oil them
at their old resort since their 81 Srhnrgc.
james Quigiey. 4 detective. Ind no doubt that
McGlOrv wis one oi the proprtrtprs oi the
house. which WIS the resort ui men und women
thieves and other persons OF hnd character:
Hu had arrested a woman there on "a Charge OF
robbery. She confessed, hut WIS set at liberty.
and he was not called upon AltrrWurd To- testify
against her. lie had heard women cursing and
swearing thcro-a practice he said. that was
common tut not l&dy-hkc
Police Orlror jonathan Naggetty said that he
had soon VI Glory In the barroom at nll times.
Once McGlOry canc To- him ana said That three
police ON ''r and McGlorv chns. tho thieves.
and found them in Grand street examining tho
watch They dropped II and ran away when
they saw tho police uillcrr. but he captured two
cause the owner ut the watch would not make
any charge against them. Tho police officer
mad since sorn The two thieves IN MrGlury :
barroom several times. On another OCCASION
he arr sied woman ih'rc Tor robho ~. ana sht
was sent To Ia" uonu"Wiuiy iur flN months
The witness a. llrl that he would not consider
fla rcspociahlo tail where the women behaved
a. they did ~ lO3 iowrry.
Sergeant Nrhn suid that one ~ his principal
witness = the police officer who arrested Ne
Glory. was sick. but II the Board would adjourn
the iuVr~fig ttiDu N" would have him present al
its resumption. whether no was sick or we'll