The evening world., 1894-06-06

he seemed pleased
M. sYe.!s Mssclav' as Police Commissioner
After his appointment, the witness
grand dinner at which Mayor Grant was
an honored guest.
This closed Granger's testimony and
he was allowed to go in the. custody Of
wanted to know what that was for and
Mr. Con. with smile. said he might
possibly want to call Granger again
After some discussion. in which Mr..
Nicoil protested ne had no intention OF
in company with MIR. Schram.
-, The next witness, called was James
p & West
street. Formerly he kept a saloon at one
Hundred and Seventyseventh street and
Third avenue Capt Stevenson was IN corn.
was the ward man.
Grady, the witness said. was fire.
1,nently ,1,y In the saloon, and the
violation OF the law.
Did you ever pay any money to
Grady?' asked Lawyer Moss, who was
examining the witness.
mo. didn't pay any money myself,
but l saw the accounts were frequently
short. and my bartender told me that he
had to pay money out for this and that.
He told me every once In while
that he had to give. Grady S."
Judge Ransom objected to this tes-
timony.. but the questions were allowed;
Thatcher went on to say he only had
the saloon about year. He was pre-
yiously steward of the South Side Club.
Long Island. He was not In the saloon
much, and never saw Edward Mills. the
barkeeper, pay Grady.
l"I thought It was necessary to pay
the police for protection, and that 1t
was an understood thing. believe
that Mills really paid Grady. and
gave him authority to do 30.
Mrs. Cohen Called.
Lena Cohen. a stout mddlc-aged wo-
man. wearing gorgeous purple shawl.
Mrs. Cohen was asked II she under
stood that she must tell the truth.
Yes, L ] do. and. and ! have paid enough to
Tombs. where she had been for. two
Oh seP a. S sne wes
Houston street. There were four girls
in the house.
"Did yoY see any policeman before
".Yes. 1 saw Ward Detectives Farrell
tion. In Sheriff street"
where did you meet them?
1" In a saloon across the way from the
station in Sheriff str ,et."
The witness said she was introduced
IL
Miller who knew her husband.
What did you say to the detectives?'
II told them that had rented house
and was going to open hs 1t thsS wad
! give me a permit to run It.
Brennan said 1 could II I would pay
the money, and when ] asked him how
much he said that for opening house
$500
II told him that. l didn't have the
Both. said that was not enough; and 1
coull not open un:ess paid $500 first:
Then | said to my husband, Morris;
he would see a friend OF his, Mr..
Schlessinger, a diamond merchant at 100
Park Row. and try to get 1t.
Paid $500 to Open the House.
"He borrowed $500 from schlessinger
and / gave him mortgage for $1,000 on
brennan and Farrell that evening, Sept.
That was where always met them and
and and sio bills. ~
naSy Was s,RsS tSsf NJ 81 gU ths money you had to
"oh. no. had to pay $50 a month
:. %Whst y hat .tlS, a,a they tell you when you
Brennan said to me: Now you can
go right on and keep open freely, and
no, nat be S,rht afraid OF any 0ne'' SO opened
Mrs; Cohen. who proved to be very
voluble witness, went on to say that
she. made ,arrangements with Brennan
sessment In two insta lments.. s25 on the
first and the rest in the middle of the
month. This arrangement she kept up
Farrell after the first month
What rent were you paying for your
house?"
"Forty dollars month"
In November the witness said she
heard of the raids that were being made
by the Parkhurst Society and she be-
came alarmed. and thought she would
It. Farrell used to go to the house
every night to see girl who was stop
ping there.
No Cause for Alarm.
fear" said Mrs. Cohen. "and that there
was no need Of closing up so long as
paid my money right along So I kept
open. My husband advised me to close
for fear | would get into trouble, but
followed Farrell's advice and kept open
and my husband left me wish 1 had
"IIow long did this go on?'
It'll Jan. /. Then tod Farrell again
: ! must close up because ] was a friend OF
al! going away for tn ose policemen.
Farrell saw me aga:h, and when
told him l would pay him the first in.
stalment. but could not pay any more
he got mad Then he went away and
closed up my house and sent the girls
away
ION Feb. 10 l was arrested for keep
ing a disorderly house, and the charge
against me was made By the police.
Appealed to the Captain.
'T went to see the Captain Mt the
station and told him It was shame to
arrest me after paying out all my
money, and ! asked him II ! could not
open for "A little while to make some
money to pay what l owed"
"Who was the Captain?"
81 don't know his name. I never saw
him before, but he was n thin man
with a gray beard"
rs he the same Captain who is al
Union Market nowY'
"Yes. the same one. He looks like
wei. go on. What did the Captain
say?"
II asked MIN II he would not let me
open, and he said l could and he gave
me n permit TIL April l."
"I opened after that and continued
till / was arrested again. and / have
been in the Tombs ever since.
"Tne Captain tod me l must run very
quietly and look out for any ,Parkhurst