The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-07
WHAT DIR, PARKHURST SAW.
TOLD NJ HIMSELF AND BIZ mrs rWo
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TOLD NJ H1MsKLr AND BIZ Hrs rwo
| CoMPAHI0NA
Cas-Caas and Leap Frog. uish Kiekiag ssA
Beer-A wild Revei that Cost the hoe.
tors Party ~ Leass oiS-AarAAsp RlaysA
the Frog and Mr.. Ervins DaaesA with
the Girls white the BDnAfeiaeA Pisaist
Furnished the Music for tho Orsis.
All the details OF the famous visit By the
| Rev. DR.. Parkhurst and two detectives to the
disorderly house kept BY Hattie Adams ct n
| aud 33 East Twenty seventh street were told
| yesterday in Civil Justice Lachman's court %
Twenty-tbird street and Second avenue The
REALTORS were Dr.. Farkhurst him self. Mr.. John
Erving. and Gardner. the professional detsc.
tive and guido. who was formerly with NJ.
Gerry's society. A suit was begun on March
~ BY Peter A. II. Jackson 4 Soma the agents
OF the house at 81. to dispossess Mrs. Adams.
It was at the trial Of this suit that the story
came out moro vlvidly even than when Dr..
Parkhurst told In his pulpit what he saw dur.
ing his hours stay at the house.
Hattie Adams and DR.. Parkhurst were In
court early The former was dressed In .
dark-green velvet suit and wore light wrap
with fancy dark green velvet yoke. A stylish
hat and tan gloves completed her make up
Dr. Parkhurst carried p copy OF book called
The Fettered Gospel" He wore suit Of
black with clerical coat and waistcoat and
white neckte. Young Mr.. Ervins. tall and
nne looking. with pink cheeks and light hair
and moustache and brown eyes, sat beside
the pastor. They were inside tho railing In
the space reserved for tho lawyers and re-.
porters. Hattie Adams sat alone In tho last
seat In the room. Lawyer Hummel. who was
to have represented Mrs. Adams. wns engaged
In downtown court. and lawyer Isidor Hlrsch.
field took his place. Pierce G. Tallman, q gray.
haired advocate appeared for jackson and In.
cidently to protect Dr. Parkhurst. Six jury.
mon wero selected
The leading question asked OF each was:
Would you give as much credence to wo.
man charged with the crime this woman IL
charged with. provided. Of course. she is under
oath. as you would to tho word OF q minister.
to DIR. Parkhuretw Each OF the six answered
that he would. and Mr.. 1alman opened the
case.
You may think" he said. from the aues.
lions asked by tho other counsel. that this suit
ts brought by somebody against Dr. Park.
hurst. and that DR.. Parkhurst is on trial It 10
not case Of tho people against Parkhurst.
but Of the landlord against Hattie Adams. and
We shall. therefore. leave Parkhurst out Of the
question entirely" He called Adrian H. jack
son Of Peter A. H. Jackson 4 Sons and endeav.
ored to prove by him his right to bring the
suit On cross-examination jackson swore
that he had visited Hattie Adams on three or
four occasions and that no had never seen
anything disorderly or improper In the house.
For all know or suspected. until got no.
tice from the District Attorney" he said. tho
house was as respectable a. my own. I had
never heard Of any wrong there. and no neigh.
Dor had ever complained"
kRyINo TEIls OF THE y1RsT WET.
"John Ewing" called Mr.. Tollman. Mr..
Erving said he was clerk at 10 Wall street
10 the ONCE OF the Mexican Telegraph Com.
pany. He had been employed there five years.
o-Do You know the premises At 81 KAs. rwsnsy.
seventh street, Aldo.
Q.-Do you know Hattie Adamsi Aldo.
Odd you visit her houssi Al visited hsr
house on March II.
Q.-How many timsss Advice.
Q-Wers you alone the nrst timer A.-No vas
with Detective Gardner and . third person whose
nsms do not know.
This was about II o'clock In the evening, the
young man said. The trio had met prev.
ously by appointment Tho door Of tho house
was opened by o colored servant, and they
were at once and without any QUESTIONING
shown into the back parlor.
Q.-What happened then A-Tho girls were nokt
ned and called in and We had conversation with them
Q-Was Mra Adams therei A-Yss. and there ware
seven girls
Odd Mrs. Adams call the girls int A-shs dsd.
six seven OF them.
Q-whst happened nsxti A-Ths musician began
to play.
Q-And then, A-Aftsr talking for few minutes
with the girls In the house Hattie Adams went out
%aSi three q the iu.'s
oSbid you So Ave told ,hsm " w 's' did no. care
aSHov were .he.. young l.aio. are...d, A-rh.y
'i 'a aos.
s'S Sne S1: sS: s's ma
9n sos1 SGs there
HAD NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE.
IL, It was "a. ABOUT !lH o'clock Eryng said: When
liz had heard that from a great many PERSONS.
Were you ever inside belore?" was asked;
heaTsay,,, ! was never there before
your ss1 kT'sWs he Ws4s wi sh
time. and what did you seer" Pr Parkhurst
aaS9a tc al 30
well. It Was about twelve Q iock when W
called led tho second time" NJ; Ewing said u.u
"Rr: Parkhurst and Mr.. Gardner and ny.
1ells hntWeTeV hlI. JTV!uK uuu ITO conthlu0ui
I'VE went up tho stops to the house ut 81 and
We rang tho boil But the ring was not an
door was opened and we went in. The two
houses are connected. We went into the back
parlor and Mrs. Adams called the Glrls In"
9-Was this In 81 or 1871 Al think It was In IS
vQ-Mere they the same girls you saw before A.
Q-What did you dol Ave took seats and ordered
beer.
Q-what did tho girls do .A-They sat around.
Q-Did the beer Gomez A--fes. II came aud WAS
passed around.
was It A.-The young women danced the cAncan.
GA can.can' And did they have their clothes ont
A.-N0. sir. they were stripped naked.
Q,-who proposed the dance Ave did
Q-Ani what did the women do. A.-They disrobsd
In tho front room.
Q.-Could you see them A--No air tho curtain wAs
drawn. L
Q.-Did they all disrobe In the front room well.
most OF them believe there ono who disrobed u
the room where we were.
OF her dress and all Of her clothing In the rsoH IN the
presence Of you three men Ayes SIR she DID.
Q.-iIow long did you .tay after thati A-Abous
twenty .nvs minutes
Odd they dance the whole timsi Ale. not the
whole time.
Q.-wsa there any one elss in the room. any other