The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-07

the inmates and woman named Emma Cook.
the reputed pfopristress. who is nov AWAITING
Valley also sss,Iasd 70 hsviss yI,i.sd ,tSs
places At the direction OF Superintendent
that he called at the Lexington avenue house
three umee There was no trouble to get In
Bit tsssG Tsd s9T Who went bal. for
the Cock woman. NJ. Dr0ose o6iecdt;.,dS ... :,
r.m. Ses ffs. iG:s Ms %sEs' any
Superintendent Byrnes jumped up ana ex-
:" III postpone this until later. on. but do
want TO show that IL makes a difference"
Capt Martens testified in thissown behalf TO
lie detailed detectives ana pstrolmen. uttheY
mit,sd that tbe houses s1IsteJ and had an iii
repute when he was SerReanf In the precinct
w DO you Know man named yon Claim. who
went bail for this Cook woman ~
bosi s sT sS SSp know sS STm h' name on the
Capt. Martens, in explaining What he bad
done in the E tie sfg moth
What do you mean By thatf' asked Mr..
mean" responded the Captain, that I
Informed you OF everything I did in the way Of
trying to get evidence aRn inst these house,
tn. that on Vet. ns' sssS. to
get the evidence? You have ninety-nys men
that in eleven months you have not succeeded
in getting any eyidencs st al
The Captain further testified that when he
took command OF tho precinct eight houses OF
illfrepute existed there. He had driven thom
al gTt s OK the one in Lexington avenue
commissioner MscLean expressed his inten-
lion lions q 70 ssoH how TIVE bss
yer Brooke objected nut the Commissioners
decided to hear the Questions and Mr. Mac
,"Csptan, what do you know about the prem
don't know ANYTHING wrong about IT,
was the response. Mr.. NAclean then asked
sSons II tIsa fas b hd
third street. Fast Thirty first street. Lexing-
ton Avenue FosEth nvenI sna East F fS
was disorderly house. and that two OF them
were vaSnn. houses; .,.,-
he did not have evidence TO provo house TO
as the Superintendent required positive in
g,SSn %n6 %aSs ss s tEG sSS.
s to sS e ouss sSsd av Be-
s%i5 Sasil and ais.
Peter. Bowne and Emmanuel Mas. two civil
tive Donohue also made efforts In that direc-
ton but could not get in,
attempts OF superintendent Dyrnss to show
the inetilciency, Of the officers whom Capt
hs ry aRs
After all the Testimony had been taken Su-
perintendent Byrnes requested permission to
ask Capt. Martens some questions. He asked
the Captain who permitted him to detail two
officers nightly for a period OF two months to
look after disorderly houses in his precinct. as
he had testified. The Captain replied that he
had that permission under the rules OF the do
partment.
The rules permit you to detail officers
Temporarily only" said Mr.. Byrnes. Arc
these officers who have testified here to-day In
your behalf the heat material you could have
selected to do this work. p
LAWYER Brooke's objection wa . sustained.
Mr. Byrnes at the close OF the trial wnnted to
show Won Claims come ction with the m after. |
He said that he could prove that the Cook
arrest to go right on again and do business.
The Board decided not to take any testimony |
In that matter. Lawyer Brooke then made o
formal motion for q DISMISSED OF the charge. |
The motion was denied and the case closed. |
The Com missioners will probably render de- |
cision today.