New-York tribune., 1899-06-07
OSGOOD CONTRADICTS PRICE.
DENIES THAT NAMES ON PETITION TO
GRAND IIrRY WE'RE FORGED


GRAND JURY WERE FORGED.
Mr., Moss-Where do you live? A.-No West
Q.-What is your business? A-soap business
,Q[speak up; we can hardly hear you Al am
co.-connected with the Kendall. Manufacturing
Company, OF Providence? A..Yes. sir
SATee you ssHsT tne 6wner Of fat building in
Thirty St; II So what number A.-Nos. 20
"a double building? fg's" A-Yes. sir
.o.-When dia you purchase ~ Al purchased
!Q,--And you were in that precinct the owner
Of Of that property and living there while Captain
| Price was commander OF the precinct, were you?
Q.-Captain Price has stated tha, you were
sponsible for the drawing UP OF petition that was
sent TO the Chief OF Police and also to the Grand
Jury and that the names upon that petition t. were
| Well. everybody signed that petition whose names
o.-You got the signatures yourself? A-Yes,
Q.-was there any reason why you should be
that block at that time? A-weil. don't know
Price except the condition OF matters there:
Q.mwhat was, the condition of matters there'
A.-That would be pretty hard to describe,
| Q.-Descrbe IT as well you can. and in short
words. A.--Well when l bought the Lakewood.
that tha wss @ cesn block ana ne wSs
from the owner that every one who was living VIM,
rental Of the property was s7.22o year l was
|
after having purchased the house began TO learn
| the conditions existing there. l put haIlooy on
two " weeks % had about three tenants left which
| showed the condition OF my house. Then | moved
INTO the hSs for Do6e hg Sen G ne sra H M
And found out what ths conSiton OF dne ooeR 9oeS
was utterly impossible
FOUND SLEEPING IMPOSSIBLE
Q-Go ahead; what was the character Of this this
house. and what houses do you specify? A.IWelL
the house on the east OF me-Nos &s and 2Ssn
sleep Impossible there at night They used to
The house in the rear Of me- the Delaware-I don't
iemember the number OF that on Thrty-e gh'h.st MS;
to dance naked. With Shades all up
,o-Then there were number OF nat buildings e,I
think all the fiat buildings there, so far as know.
fats were known AIThe houses on the north
side were called soubrette Row n.n.r rotor,s,v,
| Ayes sir
.Q.-po you remember whole page Of The
| Herald describing Soubrette Row. with pictures.
and describing the vice in the houses? A-fes' Sir
| Q-It was a matter OF general newspaper com
ment at the time? Al guess those houses were
Q-And all that you were doing was trying to
protect the investment you had made in the Lake
Q,-You were simply trying to protect yourself
Q-Did you apply 10 Captain Price for relief?
|
! took a gentleman with me and told Captain Price
to- 1Sr eGofce sc a% hR 9e and Would DO So But
was relief came to us Then went soorje 10 Jne
Q~who was the Inspector Of the district? A
! | don't remember the name or That Inspector
PRICE ABUSED THE WITNESS.
o-Proceed Mr. Osgood? Al saw the Superin-
tendent Byrnes) and finally went to Police Com;
missioner Murray. think II was. and was ~ reterreq
! by him back to the Superintendent or Police.
worked along that line until night ! met Cap
tain Price in front Of our house IN fact' was
deal of abuse and talked very loud. think any
one could have heard him up on seyenth-aye,.,
language and told me he had done all he could
in the matter and that eyerythins was e on ac
tion against me for damages and all tnat sort Oh
Business. -, . .-. -,
action ilS against you? A-He did not name, any
party, but he pointed up - some floor IN mouse
o-was he reprovine. you for what you had done
"oshoWing any interest in the suit that to
| be brought? Ale reminded me that there was 70
be suit brought by some woman, and pointed up
to some house or fiat next to me. and finally
! walked away. And then had exhausted an Ii fie
means for procuring help and l went 10 see III
Did D Parkhurst take an an interest s+v IN IlvslS the
interest in the investigation He referred me 1, 70
the attorneys OF the society. and the society went
TO work there with their detectives: - .,o
Q-Put their own detectives into the street 'here'
o-Ard the Doctor himself took lively hand In
! IT, did he not? Ale did. - - .n,. ,,oot
were ioired with YOU in that movement-about how
many? Al think there was about seventeen oi
! 0.-Do you remember a public meeting that was
held In a church in that block? A.-fes' SIT
HE HAD MANY sYMPATHIZERs
Q-was that public meeting crowded? Alt
was packed 'qInk 1be object az of that meetng9
Well The object oil tnat 81 tSa Crusade against
| the condition OF things there . ,o ,r,roo-al con-
Q-It was directed entirely to the Immoral con-
! Q.~who was the principal speaker at that meet
| Ht DO YOU remember that Dr. Parkhurst at that
meeting gave specific examples OF the mlsconquct
Of policemen in connection wye Sayeral Io other speak
eo eto Yle Il # was large and enthusiastic meeting.
/ and was reported in the newspapers at the time
Q.1The whole street was interested? A.1Yes. l
think the Editor OF 'The Post" was there II l re-
by the agents and the knowledge Of the property
owners there we're ,eeTS np,? Yes sir
Q-Did you attend as VIII WiIhess ss wt1ess9 Al
Q.~He was present at At the e. Grand ran Jury room; or
o'NAgents OF the society were Witnesses A.
Q.-And neighbors in the district A.-Neariy
every one, think. was subpenaed. - Ao,,,o
bS b9GAnd GIsDd 9ytS 9ynrSY 9es nuYesr sir H '"'
O.-Anl did indictments result Al pene'e
there were some indictments II you Will allow me
to 20 back Mr. Moss just happened TO think OF
| something.
WEEKS TOOK PROMPT ACTION.
O-Yes sir Ave had at that time In next
door No pcs Jared Flagg renting furnished apart
ments and Mofflt then renting furnished apart
ments and ne was followed by Hammond. A. H.
Hammond who rented the whole OF kOrns houses
from No 2GO TO 2f8 As recall, before went 10
Dr Parkhurst think went 10 the District Attor-
ney's office and ] referred 10 Mr.. Batue-or
not Mr.. Battle, but Mr.. Weeks. Mr.. Weeks took
hold OF the matter there. and pushed II earnestly
He cleared Jared Fagg out OF there in about forty
eight hours
Q--Mr Weeks did? Ayes And ne drove Mr.
Mofit from that side OF the house-that side OF
the street and then IL was followed by his pur-
chase OF four houses on the other side by Moftt