The evening world., 1894-04-27
HAS 100 WITNESSES.
How Police Capt. Slevin Contests
Mr.. AaoLean's Charges.
The Commissioner Has Only Two
for the Prosecution.
He Charges Neglect Of Duty by the
Oak Street Commanders.

Police Capt. Edward Slevin, Of the
Oak street station. was put on trial to-
day before the Police Board on charges
preferred by Commissioner MacLean.
The charges specify that the Captain
neglected to suppress certain disorderly
houses in his precinct, located re-
spectively at 8 James slip. rs and 30
James street and 10 1-2 Cherry street.
In answer to these charges Capt.
Slevin claims that the house at 90 James
street 10 a respectable tenement, oc-
cupied by sixteen families. and that he
it. The Durham Misunderstanding Com.
pany couples the whole building at 0
James slip.
The two remaining houses at rs James
tain admits were at one time houses Of
iil-fame. but after several raids the
places were suppressed. and now he al
houses
1t is on the two latter specifications
Capt seSin Sse,af aa tG srH
says that the Society for the Prevention
OF Crime has had nothing to do with
the preferring Of these chargeA
tiers was thronEed half an hour before
the opening OF the case, which had
been called for II o'clock. and there was
Walsh, on hand from the Oak street
squad, all ready to testify in behalf
Of the accused Captain.
A dozen or more women and a score
OF citizens were also present in behalf OF
Capt. Slevin. SO Mr.. Howe, his lawyer.
said, making a total of at least half q
hundred witnesses to be called for the
deiense II the Commissioners would allow
The only complaining witness named
In the specification submitted by Com
missioner Magician, was William L.
been employed for year or 80 by DR..
Ps rkh urst's Society as a detective. As
sistant Corporation Counsel Blandy ap-
prosecutor Of the charges.
All the members Of the Board were
present when President Martin called
uPGn Mr. m sandy to So on Ht there
sioner Martin.
3nd foT the eonsnyed
Nearly one hundred" replied Mr..
Howe, who added that most Of the wit
nesses were occupants Of the alleged dis
The first specification taken up was
that relating to the house at James
slip. At Mr.. Blandy's request all the
women summoned as witnesses were ex-
cluded from the courtroom.
The first witness called was William
L. Soyer, who said he lived at POI East
vate detective since 1869. April 4. 1894,
he visited the house at James slip,
which Is a saloon on the corner. to ger
A. NJ. Townsend was with him. There
was some misunderstanding about the
number Of the house. Mr.. Howe claim
premises known at N. 9.
The witness said there was no number
on the saloon. but as It was next to
W a. hs t. to be house No bs
was not the building occupied by the
Dunbar MANUFACTURING Company.
The Excise Board calls 1t No. II in
Howe.
Well, then, the Excise, Board was
given as No, 8 in the city directory" -
for that number" said Mr.. Howe. why
It's across the ,, street. from the Durham
in, and 1t appeared that No. Q was used
to designate premises in James Slip on
mlssioners ruled that Mr.. Blandy could
go on and examine the witness
He tnor rsn, described visit to the
Statement Indicating that the house was
who brought men in from the street,
On the same evening the witness said
there again on the following evening.
He found he said, the house to be of
the same character as that at 8 James
slip.
The house at 90 James street, the wit
ness said, was apparently tenement
house. but on the evening of April 5, he
vas solicited by several women standing
In the en4trance of the hallway who
invited him In. He was accompanied
by Mr. TIL mpson on this as well as on
previous occasions.
With regard to 10 I-2 Cherry street,
the witness said he went there twice
without being able to get evidence. April
G, however, he was admitted to a hall
room by the proprietor of the cigar store
in the front, where there were several
women. The character of the place, ac-
cording, to his testimony, was, unmistak-
able. The cigar-store kept by Sorsen,
the proprietor. was mere fake"
There were only few packages of Gig
arettes and a small stock Of cigars