The evening world., 1894-08-20

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that Burns wac to be dismissed,
Mr.. Wellman tossed this off with: I'VE
don't weigh words"
porarily and then Gen. Kerwin put his
question again. Then Mr.. Fitzpatrick OBJ
Jected to answering.
| II wouldn't do II here he said, Il
would not give the names here OF men
| who have come TO me in confidence with
their troubles and discussed remedies
with me- said the witness using his
VIII you give me In. private the
names Of two builders who have been
blackmailed by the police?" Gen. kerwln
asked. and when Fitzpatrick said he
would do so the trials were adjourned
| for a recess.
Houses Wide Open.
| An executive session OF the Police
Board belated the resumption OF the
! quintuple trial after recess this after
noon.
Thornton girl. was the first witness.
When sworn In the Devery -Glennon
trial, Russell said he was employed as a
handy man about Rhoda Sanfords house
| from october. '92, to March, "a. He had
seen Glennon sitting In the parlor there
one evening. Afterward Mrs. Sanford
| said that Glennon had told her to close
| the house. II was closed few hours
! and then opened up again and was con-
Quoted as usual.
The witness said the house was run
! ming openly under Capt. Devery, and
| uEder Capt. Cross.
on cross-examinatio ton the witness said
| his real name was kaveraugh. He had
| picked hops in Schoharie County. had
worked at everything In Mount Yer
non" for twenty years and changed his
| name when he came to New York to
| go into business
Russell was plainly a feebl e man. old
He was taken to headquarters In a
carriage and testified in a sick mans
voice. When Mr.. Hess oredred him to
that Russell was III.
That gave Lawyer Hess a chance to
remark that most Of Mr. Wellman,s wit;
what he, hal done to earn a Lying, for
his family since March, when. Mrs. San
f'rd,s was vas. closed es up for good; o.r,.,
she could get to do that was honest re-
piled Russell.
Isn't il a fact that Jennie Thornton has
earned living for you by pursuing the
avocation OF a strolling woman" Mr..
Hess asked.
"Yes. i suppose that is So" the witness
then Mr.. Hess prodded him about his
Illness. and got an admission that what
allied him was that he had been off on
an awful drunk. and was on the verge OF
II emens.
Catherine Orison. of 1872 Allen street.
corroborated former witnesses regarding
the fragrant character OF the house. 100
Allen street, kept by Henry Hoffman.
administration OF the Eleventh Pre-
cinct.
William Berrends, of 1888 Broome street,
tenement house. testified that he was
the laundryman who laundried the
clothes for Mrs Katie Schubert while
she had the parlor house. Ia Chrystie
street for several months In Devery's
time. He was positive 1t was a disor-
George Arnold. of II LIZ Delaney
street was called to testify regarding
ner, at Delaney. street. during 1893,
He said II WAS a disordery house. but
hung back reluctantly til Mr.. Wellman
produced his signed affidavit. The same
Katie Schuberts house. He is a barber
and frequently cmrled the girls hair in
Commissioner Sheehan got in another
thrust at Inspector Mclaughlin, by
drawing out that these places had the
EsSrua Gsd ss be0 in the sns
sworn again for the Cross Smith trial.
and testified that these houses were
bad in Cross's time. and were notorious
in the neighborhood.
Kate Cramer, a bone specimen of a
woman. protested that she couldn't tell
the truth when she was sworn to do 30
IN rt the matter matt Of Capt; ,Devsry c
1 ~
was Captain, Katie Schubert kept just
as bad a house as had been described
by the other witnesses.
| The trial of ex-Ward Man Burns got
another innlngHt this point with George
See, one OF Builder Kilpatrick's employ
ees. on the stand. He testified that
Burns went several times to the place
| where they were building in Broad
street.
afterwards I saw Burns talking with
Mr.. Fitzpatrick and later l WAS at the
IL a a
Burns for biackmailins Schemes. and
Burns took him BY the arm and led him
outside, saying l. was all mistake, -
| said the witness.
Up to this time Burns had always
been referred to as Ward Man Burns
In cross-examining See Mr.. Friend got
II on the record that Burns was never
a ward man. but was patrolman as,
signed to ordinance duty and called
ordinance man." so that any violation
OF the ordinances came especially under
his surveillance.
To Commissioner Murray See said
that Burns talked with him about his
permit. and told him to take the tool.
hsrss down. and adding that he had
Michael Burns, and he would tell him
The theory of the prosecution Is thai
take away a Toulouse because OF his
refusal to pay money.
Mr.. Lee said he was arrested three
| tlmes on trumped-up charges In the ef.
fort to force his employer to pay the SEX
blackmail demanded. and MIR. Wellman
offered Capt McLaughln's blotter Ia
show that, although arrested three
times. the blotter showed no record OF
but one arrest.
George Gale. grocer who supplied
Mrs, Sanford's Bayard street house II
1893. when Devery and Glennon were
running the Eleventh Precinct, next tes
tilted In their trial. which was agar
taken up, that Rhoda kept a notorious
resort.
The next woman could not speak Eng
, lish nor translatable German, and she
was given UP as "A bad Job
, She was followed by Gussie Sofa, VIII,
had lived In the Hoffman parlor house. lS
, Allen street, only three days when II wa,
, raided. She knew so little about tn,
place that she was withdrawn. The mex,
witness was the cook for Hoffman, anc
though she was very dun she left M
doubt of the character OF the house tha'
ran openly under Capt. Devery's nose.
MIR. Wellman announced before tn,
adjournment, which was taken at 49,
o'clock, that the prosecution would con
clude in the first hour of tomorrow.
This started a friendly controversy
az 10 whether Capt Cross or his mar
Smith should be heard frst In defense
or whether Ordinance Man Burn.
should precede them.
should take precedence. and Capt. Cross
IL Il l. II.