New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
STRANGELY CONTRADICTORY TESTIMONY
WITNESSES FOR WOMAN ARkEol hD "
CHARGE OF KEEPING DlSORDERLf hOC'T
ASSERT HER RESPECrABlLlTY.

WITNESSES FOR A WOMAN ARRESTED on A
CHARGE OF KEEPING A DIsoRDERLf HOUSE
ASSERT HER REsPECrABIMTY
Mrs Amelia Martin, an educated rehned-ap-
nearing woman about forty years old, was ar
raigned in Yorkville Court yesterday AFTERNOON vi
the charge Of maintaining dlsorderiy hou'o ."
her home a four-story and basement oro"hs.o"e
house at No l54 West Fftieth-st. captain Mlch@e'
Sheehan and Special Detectives Byron I. Lewis
and Patrick II. Fox. with four patrolmen from 'ne
West Forty -seventh-st. station, gave some eAceeu
ingly damaging evidence.
The detectives declared that they hao Nsneu
Mrs Martins place on several occasions Will III,
moral women, and had secured rooms LOT nan
hour on each occasion on payment Of 50. On sew
eral occasions. they said they conversed WIN 'he
defendant who asked them to send their iriehuS'
She added that she had got into somewhat re-
duced circumstances and was compeleu u enc
out her income. She said, however. she was COM
PEELED to exercise great caution because Oh .no
nol,ce The detectives assured her that the
thought OF the police need not worry her. They
then bought drinks. and at Yorkville Court s"ore
out warrant for Mrs Jane Raymond the
name she was known By to them When arrested
she gave her name Mrs. Amelia Brown
The patrolmen testified TO seeing carriages nav
Ing couples in them approach the mouse ana or's
away while the occupants would be adm'teu ~
the Martin house Captain Sheehan said he would
hiring AT least a dozen fifteen more ofncers VINO
had heen stationed to watch the house. and VINO
would corroborate much Of the evidence given II
necessary.
Nearly every statement made by witnesses LOT
the prosecution would be promptly stamped as a
lie bv Mrs Martin. When the defence presented
It's case John r. Martin. the husband OF the de-
PENDANT A tall fne-looking man, about forty-eight
years old, who runs billiard pari9rs at no. o1 -
teen years old. and Alfred nineteen years Old
stepped upon the bridge. Mr.. Martin DENOUNCED
the arres. = outrage. and said he should stand
up for his wife's responsibility against all odds.
He was more emphatic than his wife, and said the
statements of the police were "damnable lies.
His sons had recently returned from finishing their
education In Europe, but were now living AT nome.
They gave no direct testimony, being called to
show the responsibility OF the house. Mrs. Martin
said that Captain Sheehans son associate
of her boys. a remark which the captain said did
not affect the status of the case
Then Thomas q Fennell, Mrs Martins lawyer.
called at least a dozen people of apparent wealth
and social standing, who had either boarded with
Mrs. Martin or had been frequent callers on her
boarders. and. without exception. they testified to
spectaby OF her place. Among these was
Charles Funk. mining engineer. of No. III Broad
way, who boarded at the Martin house. He had
received as callers number of New-York men OF
nigh social standing.
The Magistrate. on hearing this testimony was
nonplussed He admitted that he hardly knew
what to do in the face OF such unimpeachable tes-
that the cloak of Responsibility was often used
under which to conduct nefarious and unlawful
deeds.
Mr.. Fennen made an eloquent plea for his client.
must decide. and set bail at $500, which MIR Martin
furnished. The latter then made an impassioned
speech against the police. He called to order
by the Court.