The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-20

ton testified that the house ran openl.
th is,s tine Sew shs 70 Fes g. az iss n %hef
Devery took command. ,r,.
Charles A. Hess cross-examlneo. Inc
girl. who Is really an attractive. shrink
ing little creature, told him that she was
twenty.two years old, and that her right
name was Annie Russell. w
husband at 80 Bayard street" said the
II York at .passementene making.
soh. / forgot to ask you when and
where you were married." said Mr..
"Weii. I'm no. really married. Just
. ssll.'e with a man under MS nA"e-Nu'
Then Mr. Hess drew out confession
that she was arrested three months 20 we nf
days on the island by Justice Hogan.
Calls This n Good Life.
mi. sAnS 1.GEy sa served your time like a
yes. sir, did; but since July, when
took up with Russell, l have been
good girl" said the witness. 49,. ,s
the daughter of respectable parents IN
Paterson, N. j., till she ran away from
home, came to New York and entered
Mrs Sanford's house.
1.-THE front of the house In Bayard
street was always kept dark. and there
was no noise In the house TO attract
attention" said the witness. When i
FIRST entered II there was plano playing,
but they stopped that
The witness said that Capt. Devery
raided the house twice and capt. cross
ford said that Capt. Cross made the
only raid during her proprletorship;
Mrs. Sanford was very bitter toward
Capt Cross, the witness said. She said
ho .ior rNla UNI n n
they called him Change" because he
knew how to play only one, tune:
Annie Rooney was called as the next
woman. with a PUFFY white face and
crealking voice. She had known Mrs.
Sanford when she managed place IN
Of "a Bayard street in July 1892 There
was piano playing three nights week.
and the house ran openly. she said.
~, hs on panH T PaSS e change %as n Of
from Devery to Cross. There were elev-
en- girls in the house.
1--WE been known by the name Of An
written" said the witness, with a most
melancholy face and voice, and she
seemed surprised when the audience
4 ali She said to Mr.. Hess that her real
name was Maggie Smith, she was
twenty-five years old and had lived
dlssolute life six years.
n
now" said the witness.
70 the fscihc Hoteir Mr.. Hess asked.
and again she didn't understand why the
audience laughed
Annie said that by Mrs. sanfori's or
ders the girls had to keep quiet, the doors
allowed to go to the door, and strangers
were not admitted, all in contradiction
OF the Widow Sanford
stopped Captain.
When sworn again in the case OF Capt.
Oevery and Policeman Giennon Annie
testified that In 1898 she solicited the
Captain on the street. not knowing him:
He accompanied her TO the house. and
had talk with Mrs. Sanford. II was not
that she !earned hiatt he was the Captain
Mr.. Hess returning to the cross-exam-
,nsn. in behalf f # Capt GrSS' A sSt the
know whether he was Mrs. sanfords
+ ut was a couple OF months after !
sent four OF the girls up to Williams
bridge after the raid. but | didn't go.
I went II. Som me, sn eiese. We were all
Annie remembered when Rhoda San
ford vas sick Of typhoid fever. much to
Mr.. Hess JOY, but she said her mistress
was ~ only week. and Mr.. Hess
BStlder Edward fitzpatrick. the man
who boasts that he is the only man In
New York who never paid dollar to
the trial OF Capt. McLaughiin's edward
man, James Burns. Mr.. Fitzpatrick said
he had been a builder since $50 and re-
sided at $50 West End avenue, corner
Of Sixty seventh street. ,,o.
I'm February or March, 1890, while
was engaged In erecting the Edison
builder Fitzpatrick, "odicer James Burns s
came along in citizens clothes. He told
me ne was the roundsman. / didn't
know what that meant till 1t was ex-
I am the ward man, and there are
certain things you will need here that
bua help SrSe to Ser get f tSs w
That IL a perquisite OF the Captain. I
Ga, naye a policeman stationed here to
keep AL things straight, 1t VIII cost you
not make an exception In your case.
Yop viii have to have bridges in Broad
partment Of Public Works. but on look
Ing at 1t found that II did not allow
me to build a bridge on the sidewalk
"A few days later Burns came along
and said: You haven't been to see, me-
mo. l don't want to see YOU re-
But you haven't got to build a
YES said !. but will take care of
that
"'All right. I'll fetch you. replied
Burns, and went away angry.
Had for Burns
"Why men were being arrested all
the time. About fifteen or sixteen of
my men were arrested.
81 visited the Old slip station-h house
and saw Burns there. Burns came out
of the Captains room. Seeing me he
began to talk hurriedly and loudly:
oh. that's all right he shouted
that's all right: 1t was all a mistake
You can go right back to your work
and you will not be disturbed
As he talked he hustled me along
out Of the station and into the street
Outside l showed him a new permit &c
erect the bridges. He said he had
never seen anything like that before
and ABSURD me there would be no more
.rrests of my men.
To Mr.. House, on crosse examination
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said he obtained this
second permit after the second arrest
and on the arrest OF third of his work,
ingmen he went to the police station AND
showed the permit.
Up TO this point Inspector McLaugh.
Inns name had not been dragged into
this story, but Mr.. House prodded Citi
zen Fitzpatrick as to how conscientiouslS
he performed his duty as law-lovinI
citizen.
Mr.. fitzpatrick admitted that he did moi