New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-14
WILLIAMS ON LOW RESORTS.
THE CAPTAIN PRAISES TWO OF THEM.
uE SAYS THEY ARE GOOD INSTITUTIONS BECAUSE
TnEY HIDE VICE.

uE SAYS THEY ARE GOOD INSTITUTIONS BECAUSE
THEY HIDE VICE.
The Senate investigating committee continued
hts sessions yesterday. Otto Winter was the first
witness. He submitted various checks, showing
that he had paid o. q. Prescott sums at various
TIMES, principally for fitting MP tho place OF the
latter No. 10s West Eighte ,e Two OF
on account of John +. Brolsly. for
procuring tho. license, Although the licHnee
was made out in Schnatze's name he was really
jiguTehead Prescott was the man who managed
Jacob Scbnatze. collector for the George Winter
Brewing Company, testified that he was only con-
nected with No 10S West EIgbteeuth-st. to the ex-
tent of procuring the license. He knew nothing of
making an oath before notary but admitted that
he signed paper at the Office of the Board Of EN-
ese the contents of which were unknown to him.
This was shown him by the counsel: 1t was al
affidavit that he was the sole owner OF the place.
Walter DeBaum. barkceper in the Hotel Bruins
wick, said that he never told Prescott that lie was
compelled to give the police money for the proteeo
tion of Prescotts place. Prescott gave him $50
extra at the cad of each month to spend III WORKING
up business for the place. The witness admitted
that within tWentyfour hours he had toid rIescIIe
asked why he said tins dcould glyeno reason
able explanation. Captain Williams called on INN
the previous evening and asked him # he had been
subpenaed He told him he had He did not say
what he proposed TO testify to.
Police Captain Williams was then called and was
asked If he wished to make q statement lie SAID
he did not. The counsel said that he was surprised
because the Captain had asked Senator Gibbs In
fore the committee. Captain Williams responded
that he had no wish to make a statement iG was
questioned about the " CrcmOrne and SAID he be-
hsved II was kept by man named Ezra DagSett'
He added:
reported on the CrenOrnc as place fregpented by by
against it. tGink that the place is good thing in its
way in keeping prostitutes OF the street In tlat re
speet think it we'll that such places should exist
CounselNbo you think it well that such places should
be censedthe resort of the characters you have de-
sCribcdl
witncss-Yes. I do. My observation teaches
It is better to keep these
of the street away from the observation of the public
than have them naqnt their vice before the eyes OF
the people No arrest has ever been made IN mo Gre
have never received any money from those connected
with these have heard that any OF my force
seventh-st 1t was formerly kept by John stack, who
had been sentenced TO term IN the EinTa KeiCEma
that time has lived straight lie so FAR Us Know
inquired concerning Doyle of several persons and was
fold that his character good. Among others VINO
told me this was Police Justice J. Henry Ford
The counsel tried to show that Doyle was men,
Hanier. and for winch McGiloln was hanged. Cap.
tain Williams denied that he knew anything OF
this or that Stacks place was the resort of thieves
and rufians report of Inspector steers, made
on September 25, 1885, was read. 1t stated that
various persons who were named and We're classed
as thieves frequented thus place Captain william
denied that he knew anything of tins, and if such
was the case he thought he would know II. he
sumlng Captain Williams said: ID -
It is the resort OF women OF doubtful chuactero eI
rather the better class. think this place should Oe
licensed for the same reason gave IN the case OF te
CremOrno. The women who frequent tGs place are not
those who promenade the streets IL is better that they
ehOud keen themselves from the public eye ! beHeNe
that these places should he licensed with the under
standing that the police should exercise surveillance
over them.
CAPTAIN Williams was questioned about Patsy i"
Eagans and other places. lie thought the char
acters of the keepers were good enough TO warrant
HIM in recommending them for license. lie was
asked abOut gambling i'll the precinct and he SAID
that he believed there was no open gam6 ing lie
added that he had made 100 arrests since Jan
nary for violation of the excise law and that
ONLY two cases had been tried If the excise cases
were tIied it would aid the Police and the
Excise Boards III preventing violations OF
the law. Waiter De Baum he sand, never
where tine law concerning drinks was violated were
ut Roster & BalS and the Metropolitan Opera
House. no
o. G. Prescott. formerly proprietor of No. los
West Eighteenth-st., was recalled and shown a
check for 500 given him by Otto Winter This
check he gave to Walter De Baum, and
understood from him that it was for
CAPTAIN Williams. He said that he stood alone
lie had been driven of the business by the Police
and Excise officials and lost everything. Two men
had cal led on him at his Office at the foot OF West
Forty-third-st. the day previous, and had advised
him not TO appear again before the committee. lie
denied the statements of DeBaum made before the
Senafer Gibbs chairman of the committee: was g
witness Yesterday before the Grand jury. He had
nm opportunity state the facts concerning the re-
fusal OF Monmouth b. Wllson the broker, to answer
certain questions put to hun when he was witness
before the committee.
Mr.. PENDERS SUCCESSOR TO BE CHOSEN.
The annual meeting of the Western Union Iele-