The evening world., 1894-04-06
THERE'S Chance Real Estate World 3E


duty, for there was in the Court House
corridor a whole platoon of patrolmen in
full uniform from the Eldridge street
station, come to testify ds to what was
done under the Captains orders, towards
carrying out the instructions of Supt.
Byrnes, conveyed through Inspector
Williams, to suppress the places com
planned of in DIR. Parkhursts famous
letter.
The. Superintendent related how he
sent for Capt. Devery after the receipt
Instructed him to make thorough and
determined effort to get the facts, re-
port to him twice a week in writing
and arrest every violator Of the law
parkhurst as disorderly or gambling
houses.
Col. James also ELECTED that after the
second Letter Of Or. Parkhurst the Super
intendcnt detailed Detective Sergts.
Jacobs and Reap, OF his Headquarters
stan; to make an Independent and secret
inquiry into he character of these places
and report to him every morning, their
work to be done between o'clock at
night and o'clock In the morning.
Justice O'Brien excluded these reports
from the case. however. as not bearing
on the question of Capt. Devery's neg
lect OF duty. The reports were marked
for Identification, however, and will be
used by the defense when Jacobs and
Reap are called to the stand to testify
as to their discoveries in the Eldridge
street precinct, when they were sent to
find out for Supt. Byrnes whether Capt
Devery was performing his duty or
not.
Supt. Byrnes testified that Capt. De-
Verey's record as a policeman had al
ways been good. that he had been
of neglect of duty had ever before been
preferred against him.
Arthur F. bennett, who rooms at go
Greenwich street an agent of the Park
hurst last November, supplanted Supt.
BNrneS In the witness chair.
bennett Found the Door Open, Too.
Mr.. bennett testified that he visited
the. evenig of Nov, 20.
Il found the front door ajar," said
bennett | rang the bell andd was ad-
mltted by a young colored girl. | asked
for the madame and she came. told
her | had some friends from Boston
whom desired to bring around to spend
the night. She said 1t would be ali
Nov. % the witness visited the place
again. IT was 1870 in the evening.
again the door stood ajar. An inmate
answered the bell. She took down the
chain on the door and let bennett enter.
Grace"
Grace asked the girl why she had
admitted a stranger. / explained that
! was to meet friend there named
Billy short young man, with a
small mustache, with about seven hairs
on one side and five on the other" said
Denmett with much relish of his own
humor.
There were four girls besides Grace
IN the parlor. / bought round Of beer
for IL, and the girls di some high kick
No Doubt as to the Houses Char
rctcr.
The rest of Dennet's story was ap-
palling as a revelation Of the abandon
Ing of women of the class found in
nett told the story with many fiourishes
and much hyperbole. His testimony
left no doubt of the character of the
house on Nov. %, 1893, anyway.
Under Cross-examination, bennett
born in Concord, n. H., and had been
In New York some years He worked
eighteen months for Watson, the printer
In Murray street, and had worked there
bought half interest In the Aquedok-
tan Hotel in New Hampshire. sum
mer hotel. He keeps a general store
there in the season also.
Col. James exclaimed ioyously, when
young Mr.. bennett said that he had put
| out some little side lines, and was at
one time last october Columbian Guard
at the Chicago Fair.
"Wa-are you?" exclaimed the Colonel.
| when was that?'
bennett said 1t was for only four days
last October
bennett said he became detective for
the Parkhurst Society because ne be-
| lieved in that Society," that he was "A
member of the Free-Will Baptist
Church: His salary was SIS a week.
You visited at sl5 a week." demanded
Col. Jan es. The witness said twenty
five. To the next question he said he
them-only "A part of them.
| Recess.