The herald., 1894-12-20
thony J. Allaire was the first witness
this afternoon.
who made you captsin?" aaked Mr..


gage was paid up few months saRo.
Witness said he had $1,000 in different
banks, and that neither his wife nor
daughter owned any property OF any
description. He is now in command OF
the steamboat squads.
You appointed your own wardmen ?"
"Nos did not"
"Did you ever hear of any wardman
making collections in the various pre-
cincts ?"
mo. never did. except by rumor."
did your men collect any money in
your precinct"
mo"
"Well, what about Frank Wilson?
How did he get rich in your precinct?"
81 don't know"
"And George Hess and John Wade?
81 don't know anything about that"
"By the way, captain, did you ever
know the notorious Mrs. Martin?'
Yea
'She fourahed in one OF your pre-
cincts several years ago, did she not?"
she did not flourish ; she lived there.
The women were arrested over and over
again. Pvs seen a woman get six
months twice q week."
How did they get loose?'
This all happened in the Tenth pre-
cinct. ! believer"
Yes"
FAILURE OF THE LAW.
The witness said that in the Tenth he
had raded houses time after time, but
that it WAS not in his power, even as
captain, to suppress these houses.
why ?" asked Mr.. Golf.
"It's failing of the law" replied
the captain.
Captain Allaire said he reported these
houses every three months to his su-
perior officers. He was not aware that
the houses sold liquor in opposition to
to the excise laws.
"Well, Captain" said Mr.. Goff, "can
you tell us how much money was COL
lected from the disorderly houses while
you were captain of the Tenth ?'
II don't know that any money WAS
collected. l never saw any Of it,"
ID you ever ask any of your men
about it ?''
mo. never did but once, and they
denied all knowledge of it."
Did you ever forbid them to collect
any of this money ?"
Yes, l did.
"And also forbid them to collect
money from gambling houses5"
during the last elk years Jnat | was
there there were no CANT bling houses in
the precinct"
This captain gave it as his opinion
that the excise laws could not be per-
fectly enforced in this city because the
police could not know of all the places
where it is violated.
"How about disorderly houses 2" con-
tinued Mr.. Goff. You raided these
houses every once in while in order to
get blood money, did you not?"
mo, we did not We raided them in
order to drive them away from the pre-
cinct."
DO YOU remember the murder Chick
Murphy committed in your precinct ?"
mo. Was the man arrested?" asked
the captain.
II was going to ask that question
myself" replied MIR. Goff.
LAPSE OF MEMORY.
Mr.. Goff tried to call it to the cap
tain's mind by reminding him that
Superintendent Murray at the time went
on Murphy's bond, but the captain
could not recall the case. He denied
also that green goods men had hsd any
headquarters in his precinct, and that
she'll fakirs had to pay for their privi-
leges. Ques TONED as to how many
Christina presents ne had received
from the lqnor dealers in the precinct,
the captain replied: ''None; oh, yes,
wait minute. l might have"
Then he remembered that at different
times he had received basket of fruit
or wines, but he never knew who sent
them.
"Well, now, captain, since you have
been superintendent OF the steamboat
squad, have yon known about the
monthly collections made from the dock
officers?"
No, l have not; I never heard of
them until this testimony was given"
Sergeant Taylor has sworn he put in
your desk an envelope with money in it
every month. Do you know anything
about that?"
mo. l do not"
"Never heard of it before?"
mo, never did,"
"And all the time you were captain
you knew nothing about this2"
mo, did not."
Captain Allaire was then exc Ised.
PRICE OF PROTECTION.
Hattie Rosa, colored, was then called
She swore that in 1879 she opened dis
orderly houses on Wooster and West
Third atreets. In answer to Goff's ques-
tions. she said she paid the wardman
$50 a month Cor each house. This was
paid to Wardmsn Levin.
"Who was captain OF the precinct at
the time ?'' asked Mr.. Goff.
Captain Byrnes. now superintend-
ent."
She also testified that she paid the
came amount of money to Captain Bro
gan. She formerly kept house in the
tenderloin district under Captain Reilly,
but never paid any money there but
once--$25 to Wardman Howard.
She then moved in Captain (now In
spector) McAvoy's precinct. She paid
no money there, but had to keep very
quiet.
do you mean to accuse Captain Nc
Avoy of allowing you to run your house
without paying protection money!"