The evening world., 1894-06-15

- W Fhiti u v tNo u
last Fall. but was out Of the business
now.
Have you ever seen the police in your
Yes, i was arrested for selling
SCH after 1 had peer opened for a
What was the name of the man who
Levy: he was the ward man."
The witness said she was taken to the
station and bailed out by a Rivington
next morning in n saloon and after go
ing to court she was discharged.
MY partner aid she would pay Levy.
SO that We should not be arrested
Levy. often. went. to her place after
that, she said, and her partner saw him.
and denied that her, partner had paid
him anything She closed up her place
last Winter. Levy lived at 80 Stanton
street, she said.
Wasn't that a disorderly house?"
oh, no; 1t was a cafe house"
There were girls there. were there
Yes, but they were only servants"
Didn't You hear that 1t was a disor-
Yes, people said so. but the girls said
Mr.. Nicoll objected strongly to this as
overruled him.
Tried to I%mplicate Levy.
What did your partner say about
having paid Levy money?' Mr.. jerome
This was not allowed. as the witness
said her partner had one to Europe
after she closed her house. Mr.. Jerome
wanted wan ed to get at the dates and amounts
Miss Hadaday was then excused, and
Bessie Butler, who formerly kept a house
at 81 Eldridge street, was the next wit
Sho said her house was near the DO
lice station, only a block away. 1t was
two years ago that she lived there.
Was 1t a house OF Ill fame?" asked
Not when I kept it."
You had lady boarders"
You know Grace walsh?"
Yes; she was my h%ousekeeper. and
had the house after I left It."
when did you cave it?"
about two years ago."
Wasn't Grace Walsh convicted Of
keeping a disorderly house there last
Eyes. I believe so, but 1t was not a
disorderly house when ! kept 1t. I only
rented furnished rooms"
How much was Grace Walsh ined?"
wei, tell the Committee what you
told me yesterday
She was fined $50"
Didn't you pay the hne?"
Didn't you say you paid 1T and
thaGked me for saving you ssoo?"
Of Miss Walsh. he ascertained she was
only the housekeeper. and the fine was
reduced from $3.50 to $50.
myse G9!y said n the Witness sHn n sot Grace not Tor
II left the neighborhood last Septem-
Der because 1t didn't suit me. The
houses were not SO nice as they used to
Didn't you tell me Mrs. Hertell kept
a house RICH opposite because she had
No; I didn't. Somebody else told you
Miss Butler said she did not know
Capt. Devery and had never seen him.
lander, who lived in New Jersey.
Where h did, no know. H had no
office in New York. !
Insists h Never Paid. d
"Did any Central Office detectives call
at your house after ugust. 1882"
Didn't you see Glennon or Herman
or Capt: Devery?"
You say you never paid any money to
any officer in that precinct?"
Not in all the ten years you were
Not a cent"
Didn't you say the reason why you
ull III IldNt u pay WdS pSShubC yOu
kept a quiet house?"
and Z was because your husband
was was q partner Of Silver Dollar smith?'
"You know who Silver Dollar Smith
Eyes. he's the Alderman"
Your husband is Edward Butler, and
is a partner of Alderman Smith. isn't
HE was three years ago"
ceive any of the profits of your house
at s. Eldrid.ge street,"
DIDN'T your husband ever pay any
mo, sir, he did not"
You know Silver Dollar pretty well7'
"Yes; / often see him."
Saw Silver Dollar Smith Last Might.
where did you see him last ?"
Last night 1 went to see him after
1 saw you;m
AT his place in Essex street."
What did you go to see him for?"
81 went to ask his advice. and he told
me to come here and tell the truth"
This was 90 similar to what Maude
Harvey said yesterday that Senator
Bradley asked the witness II she had
read Miss Haryey,s testimony.
you promised me when I left you
today"
Yes. sir"
Vel; why did you go to Silver Dollar
~ thought l must see somebody, and
he was an old friend"
Mrs. Butler was not asked any fur
Their questions. but Mr.. Moss e in
evidence entries from reports sent down
by supt. Byrness from the Eleventh
that on April l, 1892, Capt. MCLAUGHLIN
had reported the house 81 Eldridge
street as a house of lll-fame, of which
Betsy Butler was the proprietor and
Caroline lander the owner.
July /, 1892. by Capt. Cross, the same
house was designated as a reputed
house of ill-fame, with the same propri-
etor and owner. and o Oct. /. 1892. by
the same Captain, the same entry was
made. The reports did not include any
later dates.
witnesses from bohemian Colony.
Mr.. Con- then introduced some wit
nesses from the Bohemian colony. The
first called vas Joseph Pospisil. a
| s~aloon-keeper at 1870 Avenue A. He
| said he had been in this country twenty
two years, n had been keeping a
| saloon in the Twentieth n Twenty
second Assembly districts for eight
years.
He belonged to the Association of
Bohemian Liquor-Dealers, which was
organized in 1889. and he was it's first
President.