New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
CAPTAIN PRICE on TRIAL.
ACORN WITH GIVING CONTRADICTORY
EVIDENCE.
TIL, POLICE COMMISSIONERS LISTEN TO I'M
GOWN, ,,yr MADE BY TIE sUPERINrEND-
Exr-cAsE OF THE ALHAMpRA CON

rvTCAsE OF THE ALEXANDRIA Wv
CENT uArr.-DECIsIoN RESERVED
oriv n few persons in the courtroom
Police Headquarters at II a. n - ..,,.os
,hc trial of Captain james *. Pricc anu 80 .
Patrick Curry ana Allan Hay. or the WIS., IN
seventh-st station. was begun by the ioui N'
sioncrs Superintendent Byrnes and Inspector w
.voy wore present with two or three Cen'rai '''0o
do,oc,,ves and Captain Price and his de'e''Ncs
,rere ACCOMPANIED by Charles w bfoo"'' '',''
counsel The only spectators OF the U'ai "c'e '''
reporters. ,.. o..
CAPTAIN Price and his men pleaded NOT S'''s
the charge OF "conduct unbecomng an onlcer' am
NJ ,oL. t,s,s,e1 that they should be tried sep
aratolv Then the specifications In the 'hHiSe
against CAPTAIN I'rice we're read They "cte' ]"
substance that at the jefferson Market i""''
Court on January u he had made S""'" w
plant accusing Dumont c. Lewis o. Keep'"s d '''
orderly hous. the Alhambra. at NO 90 i''S''''
ave- on which n raid hal been mace On '"' ~
,,ous evening: hat his testimony upon the exam
i,o.on Of Lewis was In contradiction To MS S""Th
complaint. AMI that he caused IA" compah' 's'''',
Invis 10 fail 10y similar contradictions at the u''
Of Lewis in the Court Of Special Sessions
Nh, BRooKEs ARGUMENT.
Mr. Brooke then objected To the tlal Oh N"P,'
Price upon the specifications as read ne V""e
attention to the fact that the sworn 0o'"P'"".
Captain Price against Lewis had been H""' ''''''
inf
prica had dlsclaimeI personal knowledge OF 'h'
facts charged The affidavit which captain i''~'
stgn.d after r.citing tn" charges against i'-"''
ended with "as Geponent s. Informed py F'""N -
yvophoe and James Valley. detective sers"Ah'''
AMI Allan Hay and Patrick curry ~ ''''
[ YES attached t. the Twentieth Itc''"''
In reviewing the testimony which captain ft'"
ga O., ,b. TWO courts Mr. Brooke lecia''d ih7f
Cautain Price had been asked questions 70 VIM"
IA. ~ obliged TO give ncgatv" answers nv ''
tire testimony WAS In harmony WIN ',' ~ ~, :.
complaint n,.ainst Lewis not IN centrum ''''' ~ 80
The Commissioners conferred toee,hcr far " lew
minutes in rcsari 70 ne tTiaa ,n, M. commis-
sloners wished u hear what IaP'al" INV W
captain Price said that on January 10 h" hah re-
ceived communication from the So.."'S 81 -
PreyyenIi9n oi 'Hs5rSery kousc He cent De
,n,,Iv@s 70 watch the place AMI he went tner" 4ao
Knew as disorlcr.y persons. He PREVIOUSLY ma !
directed the detectives 70 keci, Az, :" ,b,ch hsI
been received at Police Headquarters. bat lh,y h@i
reported that the place vas .S,'ts,'' ,,, -, Iav
ana that Trey could discover no VOCATION '' '""
Commissioner Martin asked cap'a:" rficH III ~ a.. -
inru9n,c had been brought q bear nP 'n tiiT MN Z,
induce him TO chang, ms testimony ai'."s. u Is
.TncTe Is no truth in that" Price responded. No
one In or our II the department. M ILL., - ~
nuc1cr ne , N t's J~rln 10 tell the ruth YOU'D
not knowingly swear To a fais"hooi ,..,
Commissioner Martlh iI.H'" 4" -
Byrncs and inquired. 10 you "'S''c - 80" 49,
Captain any questions
nynXEs SEEMS plsGrsTED.
IAN I knox about ;ae matt. Is In me afhtlv,
and records They speak To- themselves" the 81
,,ori,,endoai said lie spoke harshy. like man
,vho v,s Giscu..cd with the proceedings. Then ne
.,ge walked I'D - Captain Price. aui began -
hDrl en-. questions al MIN in tone suggestive OF
anrer Tho questions and answers ran mus. o.,
Have / ever called your attention t. 40. 3d.
Elchfh-aVnr" ..
Yes sir you have, number OF times
You have two dei"c;ives|
How ionv have they been in your precinct''
And during that time Gave they not found out
that thieves frequeatcd there
II don't think they did.
wouldn't they naturally find out In golnt around
the precinct that thieves maze IL "A practice OF
hanging out there?"
Possibly not" , MI,
In answer 10 further questions Captain Prlc"
said tha, the Aihambra was sihl open ana DONG
Capiain If he could not c.ose T. mp Captain Pfc"
response was hat IL required something more man
nerIntr,,lent Byrnes said after had notified the
CAPTAIN s.yerai times about the place ana he ia
nothing. | told Inspector McAvoy to get evidence
against the place"
'pid vo1r men get evidence. and was Lewis con-
vlcted?' asked Mr. Brooke.
mo. he Was not because ne was acquitted
answered Mr. Byrnes.
Inspector McAvoy said he had received several
anonymous complaints against the Alhambra
Detectives Hay and Curry were caNtd no IN
turn 10 make explanations. and ihcn the commits
sloners had n secret consultation. ~ p. IL the
Co.nmesionrrs announced that they wound give
no decision upon the trial Of Price and MS d.
teciiveS until today.