The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-07
PRICE AND MARTENS TRIED.
sUPE BTRSEs CONFLICTS 1HE CASE
As PROSEJUI0R.


gyHptsus of strsiaed Relations Betvesr
~. SD Some OF fii- subordinate
E~.s cceEs Bonss-ss' Yes
U.ssr Diso"'s'en = "te'"H
Charles v. Brooke appeared before the Police
Board yesterday as counsel Of Capts Price and
Martens. accused By superintendent BJrnes Of
failure to close disorderly houses to which he
had called their attention and which he alter
ward closed himself First Cart Price pleaded
not guilty.
Superintendent, We viii hear what Jou have
TO say" said President Martin.
Mr.. Byrnes went on to say that In the early
part Of January he received complaints about
two houses In Seventh avenue. and he directed
Inspector McAvoJ to see Capt. Price and In.
struet him to get evidence against the places
and suppress thom. Alter few weeks he
again told the Inspector to see Price and md
out whether the houses had been closed or not,
The Inspector reported that the Captain told
him they we're closed. The Superintendent
found out that they were not closed. and de-
, .nhes nien I'm 80 .Is.s
The houses were then rsioed.
am ,eau ~, 70 o'V w.. ,n,,.r s.,,.d Insn.s.
,es Msato y AND asked him what orders he had
oiy.n him.
sr,a ,or,.rto "A ,b,, T..
,pector McAvoy was not on trial.
Probably don't know how 20 conduct =
case said MI ByrneS ,,--
In answer to questions OF the Commission
srs; Inspector McAvoy testified that be spok.
three times. and each time the Captain told
him they were e'oseo, esper,n..nu , n, r.e.
ADDED that ne received reports rom Nap'.
, ,b. 1 svs bausss in suss,ioa wero no
-
more NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
visit. he made with detective Valley to the
e. 10 ne 49,. Th. a., ,,r,a avarv1
body had gone to the Arlon bail. theJ we're
and drank wine with the inmates, and made
arrangements to see them again. On the
strength OF the evidence thoy obtained they
swore out warrants ana arrested bmma Lewis
and several Of the women in tho house. On one
oithe visits titus wore aress sun. a, . n.oohe
wanted to Know why ne wore uress suit anu
WHY ne ana az sSmpsnBS an Iepre1eep hs
wore the dress suit because sea, he mad been de-
A pstsetlSe ' f serseSns Valley oorroborated
that the house was open six years ago.
ton Of Valleys and Titus's. ,---
y was shown that Emma LOWS was COM
mitted ior trial ,,s q, ,,. s.,.,n
He said tina. bis attention Was irEs called to
the houses In seyen,h ,aVenIe IN sovem ,t Per;
to got warrant to raid the places. but Police
Justice Hogan refused 70 Issue a warrant on
while inspector Conlin had charge OF the west
eide district dnrng Ms "a sosenses, ION
In the precinct alleged to be disorderly. ip-
eluding the houses On ssTentn avenue na pie ne
wanted to read the report. Superintendent
ByTnes said 4 was only nefsssary 20 refer to
that part OF the report bearing on the seventh
" Eyery one Of the reports is untrue" said
the SUPERINTENDENT. ,
him. said IN an undertons. That's pretty hard
ianguage. ,,s.,.. h,. No.
ne reports we're taken In evidence put not
but failed; He went there personally, but
any business. He saw nothing that would
justify him In making charge against the
houses %s r. ,,.,, ,,,rv dao,,,sd ,no, hs rn.v
noshins against the Seventh avenue hoqsss
oP:.n "a his precinct. ,
!, ever closed" remarked the superintendent.
, They simply modined ana curtaieu their
business" s ~.
questions, TO which Mr., Brooke objected. One
Of the questions was whether ha did not think
tn a. nls aeseetaves smou,a Pave 0eeh aoiSs 70
get evidence rs well as heauQuhrtets uo-
teetiyss: A.,
We don't want anything OF what the Cap.
tain thinks, remarked President Martin. and
Mr. Brookes oblecuon was sustained:
George h. MorIison, broker. Of oit seventh
avehue. .tesilned THAT ne hah called CAPT
fricet attention 70 the women gong In and
out OF the seventh avenue houses ahd o. ms
Hylst 10 Judge hogan III COMPANY with capt
ftire. l., e.
ME. morrisons testlmony shld Superin-
tendent Byrnes. only shows further the char
lcter OF the mouse. ,,
POLICE Justice II logan testined that Capt. Price
snd MT Morrison applied 70 him TOT warrant
20 raid the houses, ano that aHer nearing what
hey had to say ne declined 70 issue aWArrant.
% the grounds that the evidence was insult
, Inspector Conlin testified TO receiving from
~ EeIintendent Byrnes llst o. alleged dis;
orderly houses IN Price,s preclnct while he had
s sn",h charge OIL acAyoSs dis.ret Ths
,alled fIiees attention 70 them Inc In.
.pector personaIly visited them Win sergeant
Dung; This was on Dec last They made
,Sveral calls that night, cut louna nothing.
ihore was llGnt IN Inc nan, out no persons
vent In or out Price reported similar state
d anairr. ,
SupeTintenoent Byrnes cross-enamlned In |
nector Conlin.
now many times dIG you Vlsit these houses !
nspeotorr |
). Three times. was the response. |
How often did Won visit tlo pFecinct during |