New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-20
ALIcENsE REFUSED TO DEMADY.

Fatal. ADMISSIONS OF HIS OWN WITNESSES.
The Board of Excise. yesterday. after second
hssnn9G re9Se N 70 TeGew
Ecclesine appeared Tor the applicant and had sew
eral witnesses who testified to the good order pre-
served IN the grog shop and summer garden.
The Rev DIR. Deems, pastor of the Church of the
Strangers. accompanied by j. }. Little the presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees was present 10 oppose
the application. An effort was made to show that
the upper part of the house had been given up Oy
Demady, by the advice If his counsel. and Thomas
j. Gibbons was called to prove that fact Mr. GlO;
bOns however, testified that he had dsposScssed
Dcmady because he was 500 behind In his rent.
Mr.. Gibbons SAID that he was the lessee OF the
every witness called to prove the respectablity of
the place acknow lodged before he lett the stand
that he was interested witness one man selling
the cigars used there, another furnishing the soda
water and a third supplying meals Tor the inmates
OF the house, while still another had an insurance
policy on the furniture. EdwaTd PSSrzyk0ssKa
that he had seen lewd women in the house and had
been solicited by them for immoral purposes. Ills
testimony was damaging TO the side that had
called him that Mr.. Eccesne declared that the wit
ness had been brought in by his opponent. ms
was denied by by Mr. Little who declared that he
had not subpeoaed the barber Police Detective
Thomas Reynolds testified that he bad examined
the house on Tuesday evening and found 1t empty,
but admitted that he had not looked In single
room to satisfy himself as to its condition.
The most important witness was Edmund
Demady brother OF Richard, who on cross-exanli,
nation acknow ledg'd that the upper n0Ors had
been occupied by dlsorderly women. and then pro-
ceeded to point out a similar condition
in several other houses among m them them beng beng
Ecclesiue and Mr.. Little summed up briefly. CoO-
missioner Morris said: When we grant license
to a man against whom nothing is SAID we cannot
always tell what kind of ace he Will keep but
when mans own witnesses testify apOut MS
place as these have been to-day. think II Is
about time shut down on him, and now move
that Mr.. Demady's request for license be refused
The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Mitchell, who voted with Mr.. Morris, the president
Me- H.. OF nnt in fha
Mr.. BEARDSLEE'S CONDUCT AS EXECUTOR.
WHY MRS. oFARRELL BEGAN PRoCEEDINGs-No
EXPLANATION BY MR.. BEARDsLEE.
Mr. Fox of the law firm of Deylin d Fox, gave
further details yesterday III regard to the proceed
ings of their client Mrs. Catherine Farrell against
Rufus G. Bedrdslee, the lawyer who Is member OF
the Board of Education to compel hlm TO account
for the property received by HIM as executor OF the
will of the late Mary Halpin. The lawyer said that
for several years after her aunt the tesatri1, died.
Mrs OFarrell could get from MI. Beardslee no salts
factory statement TO the condition of the estate.
Miss Halpin had been splnster OF Decullaf dlsp0-
sltiOn, who lived almost entirely alone, and whose
wealth had grown out of the appreciation of the
value of real estate III this city chat had fallen INTO
the hands of members of the family
when II worth much less AS near as could be
ascertained it was worth something more than
800 600; what the value Of the personally was,
no one except Mr.. Beardsee had any idea. Mrs:
OFarrell thought that her aunt mad deposited
considerable sums in number OF banks, but IN
what banks she did not know. The VIII gave her
life-estate on the property and upon her death 1t
is to GO 10 her children. About a year ago, Dir.
Fox said. finding tnat she could get no information
from Mr. Bearsdee. and that he was paying heronly
small sums of money from time TO time, Mrs.
OFarrel put the matter in te bands OF her present
counsel. Proceedings were begun III the Surrogates
Court TO compel Mr. B.ardsee to file an
inventory aud make an accounting. lie
has done neither up to the present
time, the matter having been delayed from
month to month on various grounds, and Mr.
Beardsee alleging that the estate came INTO his
hands IN such shape thathe could make no definite
abatement as to its value. In the meantime, how
ever he stipulated to pay over the income o. $45
900. The proceeding before the Surrogate on Tues
day was to have Mr.. Beardsce removed. The mat
ter will come up again next Tuesday.
Messrs. Miller. Peckham 81 Dixon are the counsel
for Mr. Beardslee. 1t said at their Office yester
dav that no one was there who had charge of the
matter and that therefore no information could be
given. Mr.. Peckhan, who had immediate charge
of il, was out OF town.
CLEVER ROBBERY IN BANK.
Charles Manu-, of No. o. Stagg-st Brooklyn,
VINO deals IN paints at No. 6S Montrose-avo, on
Tuesday afternoon went TO the First National
Bank at Broadway ana FTst-st, Brooklyn. to de-
nosit 81 100 He had laid his bank book W it'll the