The sun., 1894-04-28
CAPTAIN SLEvIN ON TRIAL
ETIDEScR SUPPLIED nj a PARE
HURsT <0EN1N DRPUIIEs.

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Police Captain Edward slsvir Of the osk
street. station was srrsignsd Yesterday before
the Police Commissioners on charges Of having
failed TO reprsss alleged disorderly houses at
pJames Slip. 10 James street 30 James street
and 11ok Cherry street About one hundred
witnesses appeared for Capt Blevin, who was
defended by william T. Howe. Assistant Cor
porstion Counsel Blandy conducted the prose-
cution. The charges had been presented by
Commissioners MscLsan. The evidence upon
which they were based had been furnished By
william !. soyeE Mr.. MscLsan had informed
che Board that he knew nothing about soyer.
II came out yesterday that he is q discharged
Parkhurst agent.
soysr said he was . private detective. and
lived at 201 East Fourteenth street. He began
his testimony by saying that the building he
visited on April was next to IL James clip.
The building had no number. but he took It to
bee. II appeared that there II also building
opposite numbered 8. z. and o James slip.
which IL occupied By the Dunham Manufac-
turing Company. The Court decided that the
evidence Of the witness would be taken against
the place he knew ss 9, and that the Captain
should have an opportunity TO put in any tes-
simony @ he nigh see fit SO far s' that place
soysr tsstined that he went to the saloon at
S1 .nS S.nsd D
Later they went to 20 James street The next
ssio.t sf and f1oS cheGr9 stree. these @ Isatss
fsTEsurst men came ther. they would bs
While the witness was testifying a man
enter, sntsred Scs ths court i rom and handed him
flushed. and after examining the document
shoyed II into his pocket.
employed by IL. ParHRur.t society. zoe Hh The wit Wit
mes, tried bard to ovsde The question. and ap;
soysr admitted that he had been en- ployed BY
IN. psrkhnrst society. but he said only on
Lawyer Howe asked him II he had presented |
t.ndersd during March. II. admitted that he |
had bad; and that hs e received money from the SO
Agent Wisssrt Of bT. Ptsoa@eH Psrtsu9sts Society. tS
Boyer admitted having been employed IN Jsr- |
:isd s no M h.sf fo%Ss Of asTcs
Grand jury In jersey City, did not write him
admitted that he had r.ceiv.d Ss % such a letter. %
but protested that he did not give the evidence
. d s.t Se %onsy y
..ms Of Vera. and said that that was his wiie's
:. NJ: Howe insisted on knowing how much
rsSsivtd % from tn. society for
penses., soyer said he was married and had
John Z. ThQ~pson OF 4o7 west Fiftisth
street. street Who said he was q private detective.
foyer, He had been engaged to get this syi.
S'nsS Sy csp ;n2 wshaE Sa. W'h.rt tSd him
American District TELEGRAPH Company. and
s%Dioy.d a HIN; iR WishaI.: hs. said: .oid him he
Son made out his Bill to a Mrs Jones. % and
ass si4s sho gaid h, adm,.a
r.: wa. paid to hm n q: ocs Of
sesuslntsd With Dr. 'Parfhursf. The Wines: vt .
sstd he was married. In response to LAWYER
sVSnes sssosi ssoOn saa &C Tsisd
avenue and Thirty-ffth street He made his
&T. BIsndy ASKED Thompson to identity the
original REPORTS made By him to the Parkhurst
Sssss Il prssn a,s Tss asp0-e q
rsSus Wffs ssas K
20 ofsr the reports in evidence. 'A''AU'N
The first witn:s. for the defence was Marcus
.sa agent {: 1:a Il sa tB R6S:. James
never s., saw an any dI.ordsrly perss1s there Sow
soS ds,rf sad tS.5 S.
nsvsr ss heard anything against the character Of
Tb: trial was adjourned until Monday at
Capt; Martens reported to the Police Board
Il
PANS saloon at 522 Third avenue, which Dr. I
Parkhurst has complained of In violent lam
Euage: The Captain says that the rooms over
The saloon are occupied by Mrs. Dempsey. the ]
owner OF the property. and her family. Oorco-
ran has second-ciass license. He and his
bartender have been arrested three times for
ngtolatlon ofths excise law. On Feb. "a Robert
sSS q rt ss.nus ,Sa Of isssn soa n Sgs
place This was the first complaint the Cap |
tain received against the place. He made re-
pocts g. OF the excise arrests and OF the robbery J
20 Superintendent Byrnss, who forward cd then |
% the Excise Board. but Corcoran s license has ,
bot been revoked On March 23 when the Z
Captain received the comp 9nt from DR. Park ]
aursts society. he inspected the premises. but 9
ound nothing wrong there Inspector VIII z
! isms also looked through the place, but found t
planned OF. Q
Commissioner shsehan said that no had Wis
tad Corcoran's place himself to see what sort
u place Il Was but found II no different from
my other drinking place on the east side. The I
Ioroorans saloon.
= The Commissioners have granted Capt '
rConnor twenty days vacation.