The evening world., 1894-06-06

said. Commissioned McClave gave a
grand dinner AZ which Mayor Grant was
Tits closed Changers testimony and
ne was allowed to go In the CUSTODY q
Msn,e5 se re smnw wAa, ;bo, M Ms, for Tl sSI
Mr. Con. with n smile, said he might
possibly want TO all Granger again
later.
After some discussion. in which Mr.,
Nicoll protested ne had no intention OF
taking any steps against the Commits.
s " son;in,,aTi Crane went u
The next witness. called was James
Thatcher. superintendent OF the bachelors
Apartments at II West Twenty-seventh
Hundred and seventy-seventh street and
Third avenue. Capt Stevenson was in COM
mand OF the precinct and Michael Grady
was TIE ward mar. ,
gnently in the saloon, and the
place was usually opened on Sunday In
violation Of the law.
Did you ever pay any money to
examining, the witness,
NO. i didn't pay any money myself.
but ] saw the accounts were frequently
short. and my bartender told me that he
had to pay money out for this and that.
He told me every once In a while
that he had to give Grady, s. 49,,
timony, but the questions were allowed:
Thatcher went on to say he only had
the saloon about a year. He was pre-
yiously steward of the South Side Club.
Long Island. He was not In the saloon
much, and never saw Edward Mills, the
barkeeper, pay Grady,
u thought 1t was necessary to pay
the police for protection. and that II
that Mills really paid Grady. and I
gave him authority to do 30.
Mrs. Cohen Called.
Lena Cohen. IL stout middle-aged wo-
man, wearing a gorgeous purple shawl.
was the next witness.
Mrs. Cohen was asked II she under
stood that she must tell the truth.
Yes, ! do. and have paid enough to
She said she was now h prisoner IN 'hn
Tombs. where she had been for, two
months. on Sept, "a, 1893, she said she
Houston street. There were four girls
In the house.
Did YOU see any policeman before
"Yes. I saw Ward Detectives. Farrell
ton, in Sheriff street"
Where did you meet them?"
In a saloon across the way from the
station in Sheriff street" .
Tit witness said she was introduced
to the detective by a butcher. named
Miller. who knew her husband.
What did you say to the detect'ves?"
Il told them that ] had rented a house
and was going to open 1t as a d%isorderly.
house. and asked them If they would
give me a permit to run It.
Brennan said 1 could II / would pay
the money, and when / asked him how
much. he said that for opening a house
for four or six girls. II would cost me
II told him that, I didn't have the
money, but would give him 500 or $3.50:
Both. said that was not enough, and l
"Then 1 's said " to my husband, Morris,
how can ! get this money! and he said
he would see a friend Of his. Mr.:
schlessinger, a diamond merchant at l5j
Park Row, and try to get 1t.
Paid $500 to Open the House.
He borrowed $500 from Schlesslnger
and gave him a mortgage for $1,000 on
n.y. Rlsrn 1nTni unG i,o ! gpy ts,t the sven money Kent to
q; in the saloon opposite the station;
That was where ] ! always met them and
paid I'll the money. 1t was mostly In $40
twas that all the money you had to
payY" asked Mr.. Gof.
"oh. no. 1 had to a $50 a month
n. What hat ,t d,a they tell you when you
Brennan said to me: Now you can
80 right on and keep open freely. and
not BE- AFRAID OF n one SO / opened
Mrs. Cohen, who proved to be a very
y,oluble witness, went on to say that
she made arrangements with Brennan
and Farrell, to pay the monthly as
sessment In two instruments. SIS on the
first and the rest in the middle OF the
month. This arrangement she kept up
faithfully. paying the none usually to
Farrell after the first month.
What rent were you paying for your
house,"
Forty dollars n month"
In November the witness said she
heard Of the raids that were being made
by the Parkhurst Society, and she be-
came alarmed, and thought she, would
1t. Farrell used to go to the house
every night to see a girl who was stop
ping there.
No Cause for Alarm.
Farrell told me I had nothing to
was no need Of closing up so long as |
paid my money right along. So I kept
open: My husband advised me to close
followed Farrelrs advice and kept open
and my husband, left me. / wish I had
taken m husbands advice now
How long did this go on"
the Parkhurst Society. i saw my money
all COINS, away for those policemen.
Farrell saw me again, and when I
told him ! would pay him the first in
stalment. but could not pay any more,
he got mad. Then he went away and I
closed up my house n sent the girls
away.
ION Feb. 10 / was arrested for keep
ing a disorderly house, and the charge
against me was made by the police.
Appealed to the Captain.
II re- to see the Captain at the
station and told him It was IA shame to
arrest me after paying out all my
money. and ! asked him II I could not
open for a little while to make some
money to pay what I owed"
who was the Captain? ?"
II don't know his name. I never saw
him before. but he was n thin man
with a gray beard"
us he the same Captain who Is at
Union Market now?"
Yes, the same one. He looks like
that gentleman" Pointlng to Mr.. Moss,
say?"
II asked him II he would not let me
open, and he said I could and he gave
me a permit till April l."
IT opened after that and continued
till I was arrested again, and l have
been in the Tombs ever since.
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