Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-20
ALL raE EVIDENCE IN.

II have lived here most of my life. I'm
now engaged in business at So Orange
street. sub-let for my brother, who
owns the building, the two upper floors to
Mr.. DeLadson. There are no side rooms
in the restaurant, and these booths that
have been talked about are nothing more
than spaces curtained of, and were ar
ranged to take the place of private dining
rooms such as all hotels and restaurants
have. It 10 my custom to visit DeLsdson
off and on all through the day and even
times every night.
II have heard it testified here that De-
Lsdson's place was frequented nights by
disreputable persons. l deny that. The
place is patronizsd by some of the bsst
people in this city. Some of the people
that eat there nights are -"
"Not admissible" said Judge Cable.
Mr.. Goodhart claimed the testimony, and
after arguing tie point the court decided
to admit 1t. The witness then went on
as follows:
The people that have eaten there nights
| are W. e Morgan, Colonel Foster, ]. R.
Hull, x-City Attorney Dow. Tax Collector
futile, William Rodman, ]. F. Scott, j.
McCusker and many other of the leading
citizens of this city. Myself and family
eat ct DeLsdson's. Never since the place
was orsned have I seen any lewd, disor-
derby or immoral conduct in DeLadson's
place, and have never seen people that
would call drunk. in there, and drunken
men and women have never gone out of
the place to my knowledge. There ia
hallway next door which leads to an intel
Hgence office, and I have often seen girls
% in haYo nn6ar tho inHnanao nf 1tfxnor
and come out again. Some of them have
tried to buy liquor Of me, but would not
sell them.
Il can say honestly that from what I
have observed nothing improper or i'm
moral has occurred there"
Moses Mann of Boston, Who owns the
building, testified that he knew Mr., D Lad
son to be an honest, respectable man.
Mrs. DeLsdson, wife of the accused, was
the next witness called. She said:
sIm in attendance in the restaurant as
rule during the day and evening. was
there, with the exception of four or five
days, all through January and up to Feb
rusry Z, the time of the arrest. I have
seen McCully before he came into our
place on the night of February and sat
down at table. saw him and went to
wait on him. He said he WAS waiting for
friend and would order supper when he
came in. While he sat there two yousg
gentlemen came In. They were not In
toxicsted, but they were feeling good; just
like that man (NcCully) probably felt when
he had "a much vitality. Laughter.
One of them started waltzing and told
him to stop and he did. he was smoking
cigarette and some of tic ashes dropped
not allow smoking in the room, and HE
friend. who goes by the name of King
said to me: Never mind, Mrs. DeLadson,
If he burns the table cloth I'll buy you q
new one.' That's all the talk there wss
| about table cloths A few minutes later
| the two gentlemen went out. I'm sure
| nothing wrong was ever done in our
place."
Mr.. Matthewman cross- examined the wit
ness at some length, but her story was un-
shaken.
witnesses then followed who testified to
| the good character of the place. They
were: John P. MoCosker, Theron R. Hull,
James A. Douglass and Patrick q. Co.'S
grove.
William F. Scroggins, the waiter whom
McCully said made the remark, eff you've
got more money than they the girls will GO
with you," was the next witness. He fat
ly denied that he ever made any sucn re-
mark to McCully. He also said that since
he began to work in the cafe there had be On
no improper conduct.
He sometimes went down stairs fol
drinks when the money was given him to
pay for them.
Loaelle Foote then testified that CT
many visits to ths place he never saw
anything wrong.
Officer DAILY, who had been hastily cum
moned by Mr.. Goodhart, in response tc
the testimony given by Mr.. DsLadson, sp
peared and gave the most important testi
mony for the defence yet heard. He cor.
roborated, even to the most minute details
the statement Of Mr.. DeLadson, that be
had been in the place on February 7. short
~ after 8 o'clock. He WAS on his way tc
the central office to report, sbsut 9:18 o.
M, and saw two hacks, one of which wal
too far from tho walk. He went in &c
look for the driver. and not finding him
in Mann's, went up stairs to the cafe
He asked one of the walters If hackmau
was there, and was told no. Then the
place was very quiet, and there was nc
loud or diso1derly conduct at the time
He left then and went to the central Office
where Sergeant Croker told him that they
were going down to the place. BE told
the sergeant: Il don't think it's any use
| for they were very quiet down there Just
now" They eft the central Office at csc
and made the raid few minutes later.
George e. Bailey, one of DeLadson'i
witnesses. Charles 81. johnson, waiter al
the New Haven house, Walter e.. Brews tor
DeLadson's cook, all testified that the place
was conducted in first class manner.
Alice Jacobs WAS called to the stand
She denied fatty that she kissed young
student in DeLsdson's place, as AcCully
had testified.
DeLadson, the accused, took the witness
stand in his own behalf, saying:
Il have lived here about ten years
Worked for Diebel Eve years, Stewart three
years and the University cl1S enc year
Since 1 opened my place have catered TO,
large parties from Admiral Foote post, the
Knights of Columbus and other organic.
tons. Ny parties as rule are people
of standing, business and professional
men Of the city: When opened
q first GLASS place and I instructed my
walters that wanted only first class trade
and that they should not allow any dis
orderly or drunken people in the place.
have never permitted any loud talking
profanity or disorder in my place, and hsd
any one attempted such conduct l would
have hurried them out. These women thai
were arrested have &c On in my place oncs
or twice. They have always conducted
themselves like ladies'"
The witness denied in toto the statement
of McCully about two drunken men goipf
into the place snd telling him that they
had girls waiting for them. He also denied
that any girl had kissed a fellow In thu
place on the night of February 6.
Captain Wrinn was called by Mr.. Good
hart and asked If he had ever received any
complaint about DeLsdson's place from
anybody. The question was objected t.
and ruled out.
Police Officer John Stanford, whose bea
covers the east side of Orange street from
Chapel to Crown, testified that he had nevel
seen the slightest thing disorderly sbou
the place. He had never eeen any drunker
or disorderly persons going in or cominf
out of DeLadson's. The witness said b.
had been on the beat four months and hai
occasion to pass DeLsdson's ten or twelv'
times . night.
After this evidence the defense rested
and Mr.. Goodhart announced that he die
not care to argue the case.
In rebuttal the prosecutors attempted Il
introduce McCully's original memorandum
of his visits to DeLsdson'e. Mr.. Goodhar
fought for this memorandum early in tn,
trial, but it was excluded.
Judge Cable promptly excluded tn
memorandum.
This closed the case and Judge Cabl
continued 1t until this morning, when b.
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