The sun., 1894-04-25
TO TRY SLEvIN, NOT MARTENS
THE POLICE BOARD WEARY OF DR.
PzRKHURsT's TACTICS

Has 20 suGer-Comrnissiousr NnsLssn's
Views on the I@portsnee OF March ..
superintendsnt Byrnes forwarded to the Po-
| lice Board yesterday the reports Of Capts.
Frederick W. Martens OF the East Thirty NTH
| street station and Edward slevin OF the Oak
street station relative to the existence OF al
legged disorderly houses In their precincts.
| Commissioner MacLsan at the last meeting
presented charges against the two Captains
| for neglect OF duty In failing to suppress these
| houses.
Capt Martens reported that he had made
| nve excise arrests in the past year at the Iro-
auois Hotel in Third avenue On Feb 15 last
Mamie Wilson was arrested In the hotel for
grand larceny on the complaint OF A. NJ. Will
son, with whom she occupied room there
He made q report Of this 70 Superintendent
Byrnes. who forwarded It to the Excise Board.
and tho license OF the hotel was revoked on
the testimony OF Capt Martens that It was .
disorderly house. Since then the place has
been sold at auction. and the premises are
now vacant
Regarding the Sherman House and the Co.
lumbia Hotel, Capt Martens stated that both
places had nrst-class licenses. and that he had
never received any complaint against either
place. lie had personally visited both. and
never saw anything wrong.
After the report had been read President
Martin asked Com missioner MacLean what he
thought about It, Mr.. MacLean responded
that he did not think II material. Commits
sioner Martin responded that he believed II
was very much So
Mr. MacLean then stated that the Captains
report was not an answer to the charges in
any respect.
THE charges" continued Mr.. MacLean.
relate to the 9th OF March. The Captains
attention was called TO these places"
the charges had been fully answered. and
that he would not be party to placing Cap
iS hsTG the s92a Ss
directed to disapprove the complaint against
President Martin said that the report Of tho
Captain covered the ground fully. and no be-
leved that Martens had done eye;ythipg in
also said that unless better evidence than the
testimony OF the three persons mentioned In
Demins. and Whitney OF Parknurst's. society
was forthcoming the Captain should not be
This Board invited the .Parkhprst society
In good faith" said Mr.. Martin. Ito present
evidence Il claimed to have against some Cap
ssR bs Wsre 81 Se Rcaf
attIf commissioners S Martin. IccisVe, and shes-
han then voted to disapprove the charges
aHs'i The report q Can't sievin on the place. in
which were mentioned In commi.sionsr
MaoLean,s charges r as a being disordsrly houses.
%s ssted Was sxtedn
s%sf yS IN Il hS.s hSS s
fastarins st S"S Companr % NJ. rs JAMES street was
iormerlya disorderly house. he raided i in May.
under but hs. evdenos tRat
is now disordorly house. No. .ilO'i Cherry
is saloon on the ground floor. the license OF
s last on eydoneo
ssdeH named Hariand a runs soda water stand and and
cigar store there. There is also a sailors
SSqTdpg house @ up s'ar a The fsp,si9 :aid
derly there for some time
President Martin called attention to that
at 90 James street and james slip. he then
asked whetheT the witness Sayer. whose name
Mael,ean responded that he did not know,
trial SH on the testimony % Of psrson @ % You deSa
know and have never seenr said Mr. No
MIR, MacLean responded that the evidence
had been discovered In the present month and
that some OF II came from other SOURCES than
G, ,rrssident Martin remarked the. Can't:
sleyin's exclamation about two OF the places
willing to nut the Captain on, trial. The
Is James stree. and iiSs CSerrs m st1sss sI are
eoncaIned. we're then approved. and Capt,
sleyin's trial was set for Friday next at IL
Commissioner MacLean next called attention
Ar.ens rss by the s'n'S
Al. Is tn. Board going to take any action in
been made to The Board and 1 think We had
!s better walt until We hear something about
shortly before the meeting adjourned q mes
senger came In with letter for Commissions or
Mr. tod tSe bUarG that ss
had some Information about the new charges
OF Dr. Parkhursts society against Capt. Mar
DR.. Parkhurst has furnished me with tho
name OF one witness. Arthur +. Deming. who
west eornero OF Third avenue and Thirty ni,h
Capt. Martsns be put on trial for iH failins S 10
suppress disOrderly conduct upon these prem
II move to amend that the Captain be In
strueted to report any facts he has In his pos;
sfss fSS
The letter which the Parkhgrs. society ssFs
TO Police Capt. Martens on Monday 10 as fol-
ioSSs: o-.,. 49,
west corner OF Third avenue and TRiity,hith
your attention should be called to the place.
as Is situated close by you-almost under
fact, SO that information from us ought
to be the last thing in the World that
but few resorts f Which 20 our zoe Se,eetives have S
visited that are reported by them as be-
ing so openly and unblushingly vile. Being
less than thirty PAGES from the station house.
your officers, OF course. are continually flling
past y and IL would be an insult to your, row
ers Of disceInment as we'll as theirs to
Imagine that you are ignorant OF the matter.
az least In its general features. Nuisanees
under elegant disguises may have their apol-
oGists. but In the resort Teierred to there are
n" disguisss about II. II 10 a den OF frank brute
nnimalism. aud you know 1t; OF course. you
knOwi
" We have been trying TO conceive what sort
OF Instincts you are animated by that you can
ENJOY or even endure the close proximity OF a
hole that l. go ingenuously nIthy We have
observed the like proximity In the instance OF
certain other station houses. Perhaps you
can tell us whether there 10 any spseial siRnih-
eAnce attaching to such proximity.
Wedo not mean 10 imply that the depart
ment considers such resort a necessary ad-
lunct Of the official headquarters OF a precinct.
stu any nan Is fool that supposes that Cor-
corAn can put bawdy- house annex onto his
saloon and run It up 80 close to your of1ce
without there being a certain amount OF under
GO at.,g.