The evening world., 1894-09-14
CAPT.pRICE GOT MAD.
He Couldn't Make a Speech About
Soubrette Row."
Justice voorhis Shut Him OF at a
Property Owners Meeting.
rbirtv-ninth street Residents and a
Disreputable Block.

THE attack on "Soubrette Row." that
block of Thirty-ninth street between
Seventh and Eighth avenues. was re-
sumed In Justice Voorhis's private Of
fee in jefferson Market Court this
morning.
Inspector McAvoy, Capt Price and the
following property-owners and resi-
dents In the block were on hand: d. j.
osgood, of No. go; Hubert Albu, of No.
21S: Edward Beck. of No. 222; E. Early,
of No. ZIG; G. c. Sterling, of No. go, and
c. l.. Lowenstein, of No. 2lS.
Capt. Price again had his fighting suit
on, and had to be once more restrained
in an effort to make a speech. That
there is a strong feeling on the part of
the Captain against Mr.. Osgood, the
leader of the complainants, became evil
dent in the beginning. When the Judge
assembled the party about him, he ask
ed for Mr. Osgood, on whose account
the conference had been adjourned last
Wednesday.
and acknowledged himself the prime
mover In the effort of the respectable
property-owner and residents of Thirty
ninth street to purify the street. Mr;
Osgood Is a prosperous-looking man, and
his manner is quiet and contained. lie
began by stating that he had no axe to
grind. no complaint to make against any
police ofii.er AM no Interior motive
whatsoever in starting this campaign
against disreputable dwellers In his
block
5000 to $1,000 annually in rents, owing
to the proximity of flats and dwellings
which were occupied by improper per
sons. and because of the night noises
and the disgraceful scenes enacted on
that street.
He said that the block was well built,
and that there were some excellent
families who owned and resided in their
property for years, and he could not
account for the invasion of the street
by loose characters in the past few
years.
He said that the block had become no.
torious from Maine to California, and
that II was common thing for visitors
to the city to direct hackmen to drive
them to Thirty-nipth street as though
1t was sort of Vanity Fair.
He said that the reputable property
with the choice of having their houses
worth forty cents on the dollar or one
hundred cents, and he proposed to re-
move the cause of depression,
Justice Noorhis interrupted Mr.. Os-
good, stating he was, less concerned
about the commercial feature of the
case than that the city should tolerate
Then Justice Voorhis asked for specific
locations of offensive houses. Here
again were met the obstacles encoun-
plainants are 10th to accuse any one
house.
Justice voorhis went on to say that
he wanted TO do all in his power to
have grounds for action.
az The first step, to take Is to find ind
the gully guilty spots" said aid, he and then
him that he will be indicted II the ir-
regularties complained Of In his house
dicted."
Mr. osgood said that he was sus.
stoop house west of Seventh avenue.
and that the attorney for the owner had
cal led upon him and confessed his regret
and sss a, learning the TOrt
Capt. Price made note Of this house;
whole row of fats from PSI to r 2Ss were
made note Of this statement
Mr.. Osgood said that the decent peo-
pie in the block were. going to assemble
street. Monday night and form an or
ganlzation. with a committee empow-
Capt. Price said he would be at the
Inspector McAvoy said that as soon a:
fiat in a house was cleaned out !,
Just as undesirable. Justice Noorhis said
and the party concUrred in the opinion
that the line of battle would be drawn
up against the property owners:
When Justice Noorhis started to dis.
miss the meeting Capt. Price, who had
been simmering from the beginning
boiled over
Hold on! Can't I say a few words,
he cried. arising as he spoke.
"You positively cannot You are not
on trial" fairly shouted Justice Voorhis
in reply.
Il have been accused of neglect. Lool
here! CReading from the petition) of
fenses which the police seem powcrles:
TO stop That's a reflection on me.
you cannot speak," Numbered thu
Judge
II want ten minutes to talk to tina
man to his face" roared the captain
indicating Mr.. Osgood. "He won't hell
me with evidence"-
u VIII not listen to you." yelled tn
Judge.
Capt. Price fell back with a gesture o
disgust, saying:
There, that's 1t. l am not allowed I
say anything, and must rest under th
cloud of suspicion"
Later in the general arguments will
which the meeting broke up. the Cap
tain struck his breast and shouted:
Il am police officer, here to do polio
lawfully"
Inspector McAvoy and the Captain
SAID that they would at once explore tn
complained of houses, and be present a
NE meeting in the Methodist churc