New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14
THURSDAY,
JUN e ~, 1894.

| said i was abou; to open the house in Allen-st;
down. but would pay the rest at the end Of the
first month He said he would have to tax WIN
day. Sext day he said he mad talked with the
captain. and that it was not accor ran 10 tne rHie
been introduced by wlssis he would make an ex-
cepton -
o.-When did you pay money to Glennon? A
on April 49, 1893. paid $3.50 to him at the station
and made two other payments before the end OF
the month | paid 500 during the month
Odd you make any monthly payments also?
Al paid 80 month for a time, and afterward
Q'LWhat was the occasion Of the increase? Al
asked captain Devery to come In %hen ne was
passng the house in plain clothes L9d Po Mas an
Mccarthy told me that the captain wanted 10 sse
me at the station went there, ana Ine cap'a ,u
spoke to him he would take me by the neck ,s
and throw me out of the house. That was III
June. After that had to pay $50 a month
HE WAITED ONLY FOR THE WINK.
Odd you always pay the money Glennon?
Al always paid 1t to him at the station. would
go to the station and wait till he gave me the wink
Then would go with him into the captains room'
where we alone. and then J would pay him.
Q.-Was there any other trouble on account OF
the women in your house? A-One woman had
her. threw him down stairs Glennon said that
the next time the man came and MADE trouble l
would send him to the Island for six months. 1
gave 80 to Glennon for the advice.
They were arrested sometimes Then paid $ to
wlssg for giving bail at the station in each ease ease
being sent to the island.
WHAT \ BENEFACTOR WAS WIssIG!
Q-Where did you wisslg on such occasions?
Al saw him sometimes at the police station
and often I went to his place in Grand-st to get
the bail bonds signed. He would sign the bonds in
his place and send them by me to the station in
7 10 placed
the envelopes with the bonds.
Q.-How long did you continue to pay for pro,
lection? A-As long Captain Devery remained
in the precinct. There was much excitement IN the
toG by several ssr policemen to look out for Captain
Cartwright Their names are kahn, McCart ic,
them and $40 at Christmas. on January l3 Cap
tain Cortwright broke into my house and locked US
paid So SO. TO the bqndsnan ,,o ,,o,.uao, ,,o9
Nathan $. Levy.
THE $50 WENT IN THE GOOD" CAUSE.
Odd you pay any money to him for the po.icer
Ale said ne wanted $3.50 for Hunt and Levy, the
ward men. who would give testimony to get me of.
They couldn't do anything with Captain Cartwright,
Re said but they might arrange to have the cap
ia ta' speSia sessions got three SO bills ard gave
them to Nathan s. Levy. After that he said that
csts cr the nap Preyenon Of Grizzly to Children
on account of of the girls in the house at the
Cartwright was in court when ! was tried. and
convicted and got two months. served the
Do You now keep the house in Aen-st? A.
No. The house Is empty yet
PLENTY OF OTHER HOUSES CLOSE BY
The witness was asked about other houses in
Anen-st and said that he knew that some Of the
Keepers of the houses had paid money to Glennon
for protection. He remembered the excitement that
followed the arrest OF five keepers of disordery
houses by agents of DR.. Parkhursts society, and he
had heard that people were hired to mob the agents
no
that Bessie Butler, who kept the house at NO 81
Eirdge-st had paa money r 20 .n i do Hs
kept the house door 10 mine in Allen-st He
told me that he paid only $50 a month for, time.
and afterward $50 month. Glennon said 10 me
one day Tell Fretag that he must come down, or
Q-where does freitas live now? Alt No. A7
West Eighteenth-st
Mr. Con. who was listening TO the testimony.
had subpoena for Fretag prepared at once the
wltnes. said he emembered the demand which had
been made by Or Parkhlrst last summer to have
the dsorlery houses IN Captain Deyery pre ,brs
such houses open in the precinct;
THOSE FALSE POLICE REPORTS.
Q-was your house mentioned among the fifty
in the list? At was
Q-Was +; open at the time the police reported
It was closed? A.-sure, 1t was open right along.
Old the police know It was open? A;-ot
course they did was paving the police 70 keep
Q'~iJd any detectives from Police HEADQUARTERS
or four OF them did knew one OF them named
Reap lie Ised 10 be in the precinct He caught
some OF the girls in the hallway or the house, but
Old You see Inspector Williams there? A.:
then and he could not get in. was on the side
walk watching for him
THE WARD MAN PART OWNER.
Q-Do you know Of a dsordery house in the
precinct in which Levy. the ward man, Is said to
have an Interest? A.-That Is at No. 30 Stanton
St don't know FOR sure that Levy has an interest
In d. MIA | hear he is A
Whttakar. who keeps H. L IS an ice-cream and
parior house. have been there and have seen
"0"1n M nsomi How lon ha Wy Won lived in
this country? A-Since 1881 was sailor at one
q When did you first keep disorderly hOuse7
a Last year.
not paid money 10 Captain Devery, and he described
in detail his payments OF money to Gennon and
Q~Were you ever arrested before you were ar
rested for keeping a dsordery house? Ayes, 1
Q-Were YOU ever arrested for theft? A.-Yes.
Q-Conyicied? A.-Ycs: l served four years and
ten months in prison for burglary.
Q-Was that another time 4 LAWYER succeeded e,;ls
because knew couldn't get out OF It.
There laughter in the courtroom when the
witness was allowed 10 leave the stand.
TRAIGHTFORWARD CASE.
TIE story Of Louise Miller aroused much sympathy
for her Every one in the room who was not vio-
lently partial to the police must have felt that she
tod the truth She is a prisoner in the Tombs. Her
home was 1T No. - SecOud-st. Mr. Moss asked:
Q.-When did yor move to the house in Second-stf
An January.
what kndJof house was IT? "A furnished
room house
Odd you have any dsorderly people there? A.
No.
Q-What kind did you have? A.-Respectable
married people and unmarried men; no unmarried
women.
Q-Dld any officers call on you? A-Yes; Cohen
and SCHNEIDER. Of the Flfth-st. station. II on
March 81 Mr. Gilbert Mr.. Schumann and Mrs. VAN
derveer there. II about IL o'c.ock. and
was asleep on sofa. Cohen and SCHNEIDER came
with some other officers and arrested us When
got 70 the statOn-house. Captain Cross asked Mr..
Gilbert II he knew that IL disorlerly house.
Mr. Gilbert said II not. and he was sent home.
The rest OF us were locked up. We went to the
Essex Market Court the next day. | sent for
Nathan :. Levy, the lawyer. | used 10 know him.
H. talked 10 Cohen and SCHNEIDER. and then
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