New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-01
BYwAY ROBBERS THESE.
WITNESS DESCRIBES THE METHODS OF
CERTAIN BOWERY RESORTS.
ranar Whitner uas swnrn.

Edgar A Whitney sworn. -,
called M she ManRayt GH at No @ BoweTy
oDd you enter f M that place aoG9 did napS' mn"
Q-Please state what occurred, Al entered ne
place and waiter met me inside the dGoI t s mo
RICH; up in 'front.' and ] sat down snd ne as ls
M e bser He Brought me the beer and asked q
would not like to 90 up and SIT In the boxes with
the ladies.
Ole asked you If you would not like to 90 up
and alt in the boxes with the ladies. What are
those boxes? Describe them. A.-They are boxes
on the east side OF the stage. Some OF them run
back on the stage. and there are four that are
AT the front Of the stage the same as N any
theatre but there are two boxes on each size over
the stage in the back hidden from the view Of the
rest Of the patrons OF The place ana WIN curtains
that can be thrown back.
o-Who are the ladies who sit in those boxes?
A-The singers and dancers on the stage
o-You were invited by the waiter TO go up into
the boxes and sit with the ladies'; that was H. was
u7 Ayes. sir.
CO on Al told him I did not care 10 60
hut he fairly insisted my going. and asked me
at least five or six times; urged me to go nnally
,ola hin, IAN right" He took me through the
two lower boxes up a stairway one fight 10 one OF
the top boxes over the stage There were 'hiee
=, those women In there. dressed In short skirts.
,,o-, low-necked waists and bare arms As soon
az I entered the box. two Of them greeted me very
erfusiyelv and said they were GLAD that hau
come because they had not had drink 'O-hisht
AID the walter turned 10 me and asked me what
.,,,d have and told him beer he ASKED the
o,l. what they would have. They SAID cocK'alis
r. ort ont and brought in three small glasses OF
a uqbt-colored appearance for the girs' anu
h-opebt me a bottle OF beer and package Oh
'a,.as asked him what the bill was, ana ne
said y 90.
HE PAID TO AVOID TROUBLE
. ore dollar and ninety cents for what? A.
t.or one bottle OF beer and for three siaS u
What appeared me 10 be sehzer "s'e'' H'u 90
one package OF Sweet Caporai csa'e'es V"e
- ia ninety cents was charged Tor that' asheu
10, 10, tho, VIZ for and he said ID cents Tor Inc
nm '.,o @.rs for the beer and 81 80 for three
oho,,,o0ne ,ccl tails for the ladies' pro'esteo'
ond told In that | thought that was excessive
We said that would have to pay IL, ana ne
90 Lnou, u VAS TO dictate what the Iaoles shouiu
dr,nk II ~ him. as there was "o o''ei 49,
OFT paid 81 80 and went away 49,. 49,.
DID YOU see other persons go il'o '"e 'oN''
~ tho same way as you did? Al dld'
n WATERS inviting persons 10 go into tne boxes
and did YOU see these persons ser'e' WIN
| in the same way? A-fes' ,.,,oo
| o-What was the character OF the peiio' ''A''Ne
! on the stage? Alt was very oao. - -..,
| DIN what way was II very pao' ~ wv
! A. ures vary bsd-indecent? Ayes
| or Won commenting upon the powers oi 'ne
| actors or upon the decency OF the perio' '"''N
| A-Upon the sayings Of the actors ,...,, the
o-Do you mean that they were
sayings were Indecent? Ayes Sir very
| O-Very much so? A.-Yes SIT -.
! ODD you old man III ''e
/ with some OF the women? Al olo' -,
ODD you see him taken there Al 1I'. a,
Q-How old apparently Was heY az Al. M@s
| least seventy seventy live years o'"' VIZ"
white hair and beard snowy white "
O-Were the girls getting drinks from himT A
| They -, -
| Q-To what extent-could you seeE A'-"e" I'1 -
drank so much that he finally. to all appe"'
was intoxicated and he left the box hhu W. -
! in the balcony some distance. and one Oh wv So
that had on a black suit OF bloomers went down
stairs and put skirt and went out on the pa',
! cony and got him and fairly carried him nacA INTO
] the boxes.
| Q-Carried him back bodily into the boxes a
Yes, cir .,,o,
| n i won't ask Won 10 characterize their conouct
any further than TO say what were the acuoii~ -