The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-19

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New YORK, June 19.--The Lexow police
investigating committee met today in
Part III of.the Superior Court
Lawyer Moss, OF Parkhurst's society
opened the proceedings by reading the
reports OF certain captains made to Super
intendent Byrnes In the spring Of 1892.
These include lists of policy and gambling
shops, pool rooms, houses OF prostitu-
tion, with the names OF all their pro-
prietors. Counsel said that when the
Parkhurst Society brought these lists up
before the Grand Jury, the fact was
brought out that Superintendent Byrnes
! had II In bis power to issue warrants.
"pm after that" said Lawyer Moss.
ssThe captains in their reports said that
The bad houses were closed"
"As soon as the liability was shown to
rest on Superintendent Byrnes the Cap
tains suppressed reporting the places"
declared the counsel.
,Siams attacking the Parkhurst Society was
read and with all the other reports were
offered in evidence.
"What is your object, Mr.. Moss, in
Introducing this testimony" said Chair
man Lexow.
OF March last the police stopped reporting
these places, although they stili existed"
The Rev. DIR. Emile Hamilton, formerly
pastor OF the Allen Street Memorial
Church, witness at Captain Devery's
trial, was called to prove that there
were many brotheIs open in Captain
Deverey's precinct after he reported them
closed. He said he complained to Captain
Devery on the station house steps. He
quoted the captain as saying:
"Well, men that are looking for that
sort OF thing can find plenty of it."
Once he called on policeman TO close
saloons open on Sunday and the officer
Ypplied that he dared not
Ex-Judge Ransom, associate counsel for
the police department ross-examincd.
He asked some blunt question of the man
OF the cloth but disclaimed any intention
Of offending.
The minister said he ascertained the
character of the houses by going into
them to distribute tracts. He did not
go, as DIR. Parkhurst did, to secure
evidence. He was often solicited on the
street as were members of his flock.
Counsel Goff then called "Paddy'' Crow,
che policeman who warned the president
OF the Bohemian saloon keepers associa-
tion that the excise law would be
strictly enforced by the "Pantata."
The policemen who is attached to the
East 67th Street Station admitted that he
had given the warning, but could
rot explain why. Counsel sought to
only arrested saloon keepers who were
not members OF the association, but was
unsuccessful.
The next witness was Nicola Kobar. He
il q member of the association and testi-
fed through an interpreter that it was or
gauized TO sell beer at eight cents a pint
and pay police blackmail.
"Was there any talk in the precinct
that Captain Schmittberger required more
money tnan his predecessor, Captain
Gunner?n
"Yes sir, there was. The organization
arranged tc have a committee wait on Mr.
Delmour, the Tammany Hall leader OF
the district, to ask him to use his in
fuence with Captain Schmitt berger
to accept the same amount as Captain
Gunner received. The committee re-
ported that they had arranged every
thing. The witness further stated that
the organization had paid Captain Strauss
600 as Christmas present and his wards
men s25. He said the captain was re-
Yferred To as the "pantntnu p