The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-29
DIVE KEEPER AND POLICE.
CAPT BROGAN HAS MS INNINGS
NTH LOUIS FRANCHI.


No Tria,s-Hearing by the Excise Roard
good many people were interested in tho
story told by Louis II. Franchi about his
troubles with Police Capt. John ]. Brogan OF
the Mercer street station. which was printed
In The Sun yesterday morning There was
particularly an air OF interest and activity
about the Mercer street station and at Folice
Headquarters. Can't Brogan had his turn q
little later In the morning before the Excise
Board Just after the big row in Franch his
saloon, In which John Caro-. the "Chineo"
stabbed The" Allen. President Meakim OF
the Excise Board made trip through Bleecker
street and visited Franchi's. Then he made n
formal complaint against the place on the
ground that 1t was disorderly. The examina-
tion into that complaint by the Excise Board
yesterday morning gave Capt Btogan his
inning In tho game OF making charges,
President Meakim Is convalescinG at Ocean
Grove from a severe illness. and was not
present. Commissioner Koch presided. Fran
chi was there With his lawyer. Charles +. Le
men from his command were there. tapt.
BrSgan nad already reported that n al my.
various causes. and i that the general Sharseter
OF the place was bad. But the rel ort also had
70 admit that every one q the persons arrested
had been discharged In the police courts. That
was the point upon which Lawyer LIE Barber
opened up as soon as the examination begun.
Commissioner Koch sail that the Board
you'd have bearing or the complaint int made ,h
The Mercer street Captains testimony was
oSssd admit hat or Ss nna ~
the dive was. what had been told him By his
men. and not his own: He said thai. SO far
the plaee By letters which he had received. He
some axe
Sa to hls saloon late Ct niSht v. man next
s p.ndna Mss Ss
iast as prize ilvht was about to take place
lice, Justice. was it noti" asked Lawyer Le
Yes" answered Capt. Brogan. He, said
that Franchi had been arrested twice Tor keep
:. Then John sullivan, a ward man. testified.
had seen thieves. there. When asked 10 nams
policeman. who was in the Manhattan tank
robbery. In franchis saloon as many as three
Miller; a highway robber. and u colored man
named Willet who. he SAID. is q sneak thief.
Ward Goonsy tesed to very
much the same things as Sullivan about the
Of bs aS that h9 had
Gently testified that that form OF wickedness
bad never biz
bartender at o'clock in The morning. The
Policeman Lesson followed Coopey. Lesson
s &; + sss
his testimony by saying that the place was
disreputabe, and general hanCout for a.!
had made arrests there for violation of the ex-
ctse law once about Sept: Il 1870 Justice
General Sessions. but nothing ever came OF It.
Lesson had made other arrests at Franchi's
t' He Knew WIZ thieves Who az IT, the pace
1 MseS ts s
places In the precinct, but had never made
Policeman MeCofd tes.ifed that the. place
state ment ne told Of a, resting two boys there
who had stolen lot Of lead pipe: They 20:
at2 olock In the morning. ne arrested Joseph
Hendricks. the bartender. for violation Of the
sss s% hsa IL SEQ sa s
Sessions. and that was the last that McCord
Sa and sGa saas s made F. knHw t s
and Susie %inburn. Bill Eurns. one Blake and
had never seen such rIh.rair at any other sa.
0fe ts Bush the bar
tepdsr Or NgX; 2, 1922; He got in another
since the bartender was held ia 500 Tor Irin.
Tho hearing will 60 on next Tuesday.
lice Meadalarters early In inc day ard made
6iackmsii. He said 6e was anx ious 10 have
could yIndicate himself nt a trial before the
Police Commissioners. Inspector Steers after
ward expressed his disbelief in Franrhi's
Charge: He sent for Francht to come and see
statement was Just as he stepped In o his car
rtage after the adjournment OF tho eXamina-
ing on tho steps OF the building aud said:
Damn you. you think you can do me. don't
you? II! do you before I'm through"
forciby about Franchl
chi'. ,forIorn hope" said the Captain. 1t is
on the face Of i; Why, he, talks Of having
and to my certain knowledge he has only been
man who kept saloon there. and before that
pet shop. l would like to find the men to
nately for him tho men he mentioned are dead.
Ihave never received any money from Fran
chi at any time in any way through or from
Cart Broean also paid his respects to the
DISTRICT Attorney, and said that b. had been zen
tsr S sna Fsach
tective Sullivan. 10 inc reporters Old man
Ro ana III sscn
OF the italian colony about voting time. You
cap make what You like out OF that.
IN re 81 tho
biz as his hand would hold. It's mistake"
he said. that Frapchi and the Captain we're
mstns a. thoss sBent VI fruRsh
the Captain would have stopped U.s."