The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-03-06
TWO CAPTAINS TRIED
Continued from Fra Rre. '

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bad hoard comn,,,n,s shou, ,ns snuse a,
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$50 seventh avenue early In January' lie
NcEyov 70 notify the captn,n 10 close
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the house.
MIR. Brooke objected to anything not
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Superlnuent calleo INSPECTOR M',tNoE
VINO tesIihed tnaI nnaer 'he n'reS ,i4nnISS
ol tne Superlnlenuent ne nau notnsu
capt. Price three times TO close the
mouse A., A., ,,,,,,, ?" .s,o,
hat uiu 'he captain Say asheu
snpt; Byrnes ,,. - .,ao,"
ne said me mouse was closet
me superintenuen nj mere stateu tnat ne
nan ,ap.' hr'Ses r'pof "a, tIuu h sao s',
enE' tnat .he mouse h ~ w anu Oh" eeN-
DctectiNe George Tins VINO was
sent by Supt: Byrnes to Visit the nous.
testlned TO It's character. ne saiu tnat
he and two other detectives wer ,, a.,
mitted 10 the mouse on three nlHerent
occasions ana tn m eaSh ,l'he ,nnS en-
tered the mousse tnroush the paseinen,.
Keeper, ana bought wine tor thein, wh,yh
was paid Tor by Detective Erady. IL"
said Woman named Emma Lewis a'-
een,en me none sS io h, rne VIZ me a,,o,,tyos
were no, told that the house had been
closed. TITUS said they mad not
Detectives valley ann SraoS gay"
similar ,ns ,be M'' baI Not rSSre
sented themselves as friends from me
West to sailie Rowland the reputed
proprietor OF the house. ana they adj
mitted that they had done 80.
Supt. Byrnes then started to make
statement. but Mr.. Brooke objected.
The sspsr,nt e,nse1 then stated that
Attorney Brooke argued that no case
had been established. and made mo-
ton to dismiss. but the motion was de-
MED.
Capt. Price testified that not until last
November did he Know that the houses
at 52S and $50 Seventh avenue were of
a disorderly character. Then com
paint Was received from doctor, VINO
was ANNOYED by cabs mt the mouse.
lie said ne then made an investigation
and closed the, house, but the Justice re
fused TO- give him warrant on me cyl
dence In his possession; The captain
then produced the report he had made 10
stunt. byrnes; ,, ,,,
the superintendent said ne nld not
section referring TO the house In ques-
ton.
-, Ann mat portion y s untrue %dhea
II The report Was finally admitted in its
entirety, and the portion referring 70 the
house was read. the CAPTAIN Claimed ne
had repeatedly made investigations, but
never found any evidence after he closed
the house III november.
II instructed my men TO get evidence
against the house II they could. saiu
TO induce any one to commit crime
he added. with sarcasm.
THAT'S a nice remark 10 make. ob-
served Supt. Byrnes.
Wen, there are no disor1erly-houses
In the twentieth Precinct, said the
Captain. u, ,
-" II one Is pointed out ] Will imme-
diateiy arrest the inmates. -. ,
What diu you DO personally = asked
the Superintendent.
went to me mouse ana asked wnat
nothing.
Do YOU think that is the proper way
for a police ofhcer to get Information =
asked the Superintendent.
ticR
IN answer 10 question from Com,
missioner MacI.ean. Capt Price said
house. In fourteen months, that he had
not suppressed when information was
brought TO MN. ,.,, ,,,
lives at 22i West. Twenty eighth street,
testified that In November. Capt. priSe
told him he had closed the house 52s-a3O
Seventh avenue. He said he mad seen
Justice Hogan testified that Mr.. Morri-
son and Capt. Price called on him In No
Nember. He siid ne dld nor consider the
evidence sntflcient to justify him In issu-
ing warrant
Inspector Con!in testified that he car
led Instructions from supt Byrncs to
Cant. Price with, regard 10 the house
oaS-D0 Seventh avenue In December. He
was told by the Captain thlt there was
no. h,ng. going On there.
The Inspector sa'd ne went - the
house himSelf on, twp successive nights.
and while he had always found light
burning he never hal been able to get In
Patrolman John w. Addison, whose
post extends only along one side OF Tour
blocks on SIEVE nth avenue. testified that
since last November he had seen no one
20 into the house in question lie said
he had seen people SO. up to the house
and ring the door bell: ana that when
a colored servant would tell them some
thing they would go away
Supt. Byrnes asked him u he had seen
10 one 60 in or out on the night the
house was raided. He said he had not
Although he said that Capt. Price had
repeatedly told him TO Keep sharp
lookout on the house, he cou,d not de-
scribe 1t to Commssioner MacLean.
Sergts. Wolsing ana Lowell ana Patros-
men curry and Maxon each testified that
he had been ordered by capt Price 10
investigate the seventh avenue mouse
and that they mad been unapie 10 get
any evidence.
Detective Curry said he went TO the
Seventh avenue house early In Februa.
ry, and after telling colored servant
that he was the ward detective searched
the house. Ten days later, he said. he
went back TO get evidence, but found