The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-28
Il don't know that. 4"

htdIu OF such people.
Was there any respectable people
near Nine. Bennett2'
Yes, sir; plenty. A respectable family
named Myers lived there"
How is il you allowed such notorious
houses to exist"
They were not so notorious, Mr.
Gon."
Did you ever report those houses?"
Nes, sir; to the police commissioners
and grand jury"
Mr. Goff then read a long list of
French" houses which fiourished on
Green street in Capt Williams time, he
said.
Inspector Williams could not recall the
names mentioned.
Mr.. GOff also read from a report made by
the board of education. Capt. williams
reported to the board that SO disorderly
houses existed in the precinct near the
Wooster street school.
Were these houses open with the
knowledge of the authorities?"
Not with the guilty knowledge"
Had you not the power to suppress
these SO disorderly houses?"
Il had the power" (hesitatingly.)
And it was your duty to suppress
them?'
Yes, sir. it was. and I went to the
grand jury"
Now we have it that you did not sup
press the 50 disorderly houses?"
Il had not complaints against them"
The inspector admitted that he knew the
names of the owners of the So disorderly
houses.
Did you proceed against any of the
owners?"
II think I did"
"Give ME the name of one of the owners
you proceeded against.
'I cannot now; 1 suppressed sons Of
these houses though"
But you left SO of them still open when
you went before the board of education"
II made great many arrests
"But you must have neglected your
duty in leaving 50 disorderly houses open?"
I'm some cases 1 must have
Wink did you neglect your duty2"
81 was busy with other things"
"Then you must have been negligent or
corrupt"
Neither, sir"
you were asked by the board to give
the name of the man who owned the
house near the school, and you refused.
Why did you refuse?'
ION account of the character of the
men who We're on the committee Of the
board of education"
What interest had you in protecting
the owners of the house,"
II had no interest"
"Why did you refuse then?"
'I did not want his name to be pub
lished; the inquiry was not an honest
one"
The witness in reply to Senator O'Con-
nor said he did not know the SO houses re-
ported were disorderly. "They were al
legged disorderly houses" said the inspec-
tor.
"Tbat's chestnut" said Mr.. Goff.
Resuming his examination Mr.. Goff
said: you also refused to give the name
of the occupant of this house; why did
you do so?"
For the same reasons"
''By the way, did you ever know OF an
honest investigation in this city, and do
YOU think the present committee is an
honest one?'
yes sir, 1 think it is honest"
"Did YOU ever know of an honest
charge against you?" (sarcastically)
"Yes, sir with smile
In reply to Mr.. Gof the inspector SAID
he did not think houses of i'll fame in
the vicinity of schools had a bad effect
on them or on the children.
"And you, Inspector Williams, have
the audacity to say that. Do you still
take that standP'
Eyes, sir; 1 do.
Then Mr.. Golf suddenly changed his
tone and said: DO you remember be-
ing called by the newspapers uniformed
bully?"
mo. SIR"
You remember also being called the
champion clubber?'
"Yes, sir" (Slowly)
do you remember the charges made
against you by Thomas Wild?"
YES, sir"
do you remember saying to him that
one man in a place made a mob?"
mo, sir"
You were found guilty on that
charger
"I don't recollect."
But you were reprimanded?"
The inspector looked at his list and ad-
mitted the fact. This was on March g.
1876
Mr.. Goff questioned Inspector Williams
closely as to his knowledge of panel houses
in the Eighth precinct once the subject of
a trial before the police board. There was
no reference to the trial in the records of
the board and Inspector Williams could
find none in his records. Mr.. Goff said
the keeping of these records had been
gigantic fraud
After the recess Inspector Williams
memory was fresher and he admitted
having heard of a panel house in the
Eighth precinct, and then Mr.. Goff gave
him a bad quarter of an hour cross-exam-
ining him upon a report made by Ser
geant Grew upon the subject and upon
other kinds of disorderly houses lnspec-
tor williams memory was again at fault
and no direct replies could be got from
him.
The examination of the inspector was
then suspended to allow Louis S. Street
to be sworn He said he was indicted on
June 20, 1889, for a felony in connection
with green goods.
There were two indictments found
against your" asked Mr.. Goff.
''Yes sir,' replied the witness.
Now, were you in the green goods
business?"
mo SIR
had you any connection with the
case?"
mo SIR
The witness then explained that man
of the name of Edward Brethold rented an
Office from him at No. 56 Beekman street
"Anthony Comstock," said he, "came to
nv office a month after and asked me to
tell the name of the man who rented the
office. 1 refused to tell, was brought to
the Tombs and held in 5000 bail for max
ing green goods.
The witness further said that Brethold
gave his wife 5000 as bail for him. The
| batl was finally reduced to $1,000 and
| street was released from the Tombs.