New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
INVESTIGATING rHE EXciSE EoIED.
INSPECTOR HENHEssY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TESTIMONY ABOUT WELL KNOWN PLACES

INSPECTOR HrNSEsSY CRUsHEp-TICrURESQU
TESTIMONY ABOUT WELL KNOWN PLACES.
The hearing Ofcyidencc in the investigation of
lo Excise Board continued yesterday al Che Glacy
House before Commissioners Bccklcy. The morning
session was devoted to a examination OF Commits
sonor Morris by Mr. Ncwcombe behalf Of the Excise
Board Tho attompt made prove that the lnior-
matior ON which Mr. Morris basod hts protests against
the license Of certain notorious places WA not trust
worthy or sufficient be the foundation OF valuable
opinion In reference To John Apples place at NO DO
sixtn-ayo Mr. NewcDmbc tried 10 cntrhp the witness
into a contradiction OF the testimony which he had gwen
al the last hearing lie had testified that IN deciding
upon the proprcty Hcrnsinga barroom, lie consid-
erel tie character which the place had borne rather
than the respcctabty OF the applicant He had refused
10 SIGN Apples license but admitted that he had after
ward signed license for the same place when IL had
changed hands.
ON this case we're you not Influenced by the char
actrr OF the applicant for tho lccnsc A-lts. Ger
tainy was Two Frcuchmcn, against whom knew
nothing applied FOR the license aud unaefstood thlt
they intended 10 have sort OF employ on Ou'e"" con
IT. VIVA me character OF the apple that
induced you 10 sign the license despite the previous IA
reputation OF tine place A--Not ehuicIy. iho new
propretors cleared The dsordcrly tenants WHO Occ
lied tho upper oors put the building In good repair and
moved in with their families. The presence 81 lhrT
camille. copsIcrol sun Client guarantee for the re-
sectabty OF the business when they uehen 10 carry
on.
Commissioner Morris also repeated In greater detail
the results OF his personal inspection OF inc concert
grden at No IOs Eighteenth st. and OF the floors
above Upstairs he found small supper rooms IN some
of which were seated couples drinking These rooms he
explained were not separated by walls OF masonry but
only by thin partitions which did net rehch 10 the cell
Ing man med Prescott first applied Tor the license
OF this place but Wow Of what Commissioner Morris
had found the license refused Later jacob schu"tL
made similar application for the same p'"oc ana "h
inspector reported that the supper rooms had been re-
we'd Ihe Eolrl he
missioner Morris stlll protested.
There was small sensation nj tho AFTERNOON seSson
when counsel for the Board thought that they hai OBJ
tanned extremely damaging admission from one oltho
witnesses Cor the prosecution II soon turned out now
ever, that the evidence moro damaging for the
defence than for the Plaintiffs. Michael OMalley'
plumber living In West Twenty seyentlst.. and the
ciarnna OF the owners and Business Mems Protective
Association and Jules Chatelau retired French wine
merchant and "A meml or Of the same assorhtloh were
called by Scott for the prosecution to oSy rs To
the character OF "Tom" GOuld's, Pat Eagans. the
Cremorne the Iaymarket and other similar pacoswhich
had been licensed by tho Excise Board. Both the
witnesses testified to the extremely pad character OF
these places Mr. OMalcys testimony being partlct larry
rich picturesque incidents of his visits whe III search
OF inform alton They wero allowed to leave the room
without examination, but then W. BourAo CocHrah
who defends Commissioner Haushtou bethouHht MN
self of further question and the witnesses were re-
called.
o-DId you ever wrlto lettor to the Excise Board
recommending the issuing OF license 10 man hlitu
John Gallo for place ut 100 Mcst Twenty seventh
st A.-Ics ,,,,,,, - 49, A..
o. Was not n raid made by Captain Williams Oh the
same house and did rs lind that gambling was con
Quoted In ths upper stOrlesi A.-Ies
Q.-Then you used your influence TO OBTAIN u hcehse
for a place Ia which gambling was carried ON
Mr. Chatelaus English Is not particularly huent, ana
taking notice of this tact the counsel addressed the last
question to him rather than TO Mr. ONalley' VINO
scanned burning to act rs spokesman. Mr.. Chatelhu
explained after some stammering chat he had himself
given information against the gambling rooms when
were ais, used rs u place OF prostitution. 1t also