New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-01

IN that Haymarke Then people that 60 th ss, d Ts
hays n anax and us he ire that
SM|$bo 20 owns the Haymariet bulldings' Al
Ss g Asst estate AdfT BELIEVE e.
Mr. Moss"is MI Adams present. mo respon,ssse)
c SNHM S ssk yC9 Sar aSSu H. smiths place
| A.-The Columbia Club - . ,ho Cosmo-
,ofitan Thb Are YOU satisfied with the conduct OF
! that place. Al have got to be-
NOT SATISFIED WITH SMITHS
oIs it that you have got to be- AErhere os sGe
store wS S9O%ns tai Sa has liquor
the Columbia Club upstairs has oharlef This f" now
fed don't think It right explain IT here There
are two liquor tax eernca'e 90 nto the particulars
of it. Are a1 " you " satisfied with the conduct Of the
place? A-No; am not satisfied with II, ana the,e
Is others not satisfied with IT, but they have got TO
| have It, as they go within the iaw Thu,
NEW place sc y opened sd there and far can
! ascertain we have made some arres's '"''e "
'ne WSat became CT Of those arrests? Apendng
QAre you satisfied with the general conGae, OF OF
| ARRAYS or iarcenies there. ,..,..,,on =,
II come N T,th IN the Ine Judgment Of some
| OF the Magistrates ... ,.,au,or,q A-Mv
Q.-I talking about your o Inug 81 he guided BY
The Magistrates. u,o,.oa T., vour
| Judgment. TO be allowed to exist? A-fou VIII
have TO ask Mr. Lyman about that ,be licensing OF
| the place? A.-They don't make any inquiry OF the
police before they Issue the license r,aoe % exist,
A&Until get evidence to warrant AN arrest there
viii pass no opinion on the foT gDM as captain
Of o poee thn to allow ST0 to e1st S Al nothing
ynSms S SsSs closed 3as p i long ago was
DO consider it proper or cannot an m ams%er
that question No; l am not TO be the judge OF
w WAS A. plO police officer. do you think IT proper
| place TO exist? A police officer can make a
| report of what he sees there Vac. I, tho
| o.-And he can make an arrest? Ayes; II fhe
| facts warrant H.
TrvoII SUITS HIM. TOO.
Q.-I am asking you from the reports II you
consider the Tiyoli 10 be proper P nnow 10 DC
| o-Tbat "a a fair answer What will you say
| about the Cairo? A-The Cairo. That Is hot
one.
| o.-That is hot one Put that down just that
way A.--The Cairo is place full-nedsed MOTEL
with a basement and restaurant In the base-
| ment: upstairs. a smoking room. and have been
| I'm that two or three times; cafe, ten bedrooms;
closes promptly on the minute OF o'clock, so far
| as traf1cking in liquor and music is concerned
You can sit and smoke and drink coffee unti
morning.
Q.-Is IT a proper place to exist there? Ayes
| I'm my Judgment.
Q.-Why did you call 1t a not oneF h-"e" W.
| cause Cairo.
Q-What do you mean by that? Alt Is consid-
| cred out in Chicago. in the Worlds Fair, the
| streets of Cairo. Were you out there?
O-Do you mean that 1t has reputation OF
| being disorderly resort? A.-No 1t is the resort
of people of sporting procllvities; women OF ques-
tonabe character go in there; some of our pretty
good people in town--deacons of the church have
met in there. | have met them in there TOOK
them there. That is plain English
Q.-you have taken them there TO show them the
sights? Ayes. that is true.
IT. .hatr n
you know 1t to be the fact that any man can go In
day. and by paying - cents for a card can get all
the drink he wants? A.-No ,
the Cairo? A.-None.
3-Hot any? , A,1NC Mo- ,,ov o,o.o nroun,,v
on time.
CoNTRADICTED BY DOCUMENTS.
Q-Lct me read you this: March 3, 1879. To the
Commissioners of Police. Gentlemen: We have re-
members Of this association 10 the effect that
clerks In their employ have been nvegled into the
resort known the Cairo, running at No. 80 West
Thirty -ninh-st The proprietor Of this resort is an
Egyptian by the name OF Joseph Osani VIII you
cinct In whose jurisdiction this resort is carried
e o epoT rG@ or dnd no Of
but simply association OF business men, and the
from our Clerks from this resort that we request
a business mems associ aton that you see that
this illegal resort. Yours very truly stanton &
Trcwbridge. counsel TO the ESporteTs and Import
which Is attached this report: precinct No. 10
March 10 1889 TO Walter s. Thompson som rdsys
report on attached letter and complaints signed ned
honor TO state that called upon Mr., Stanton at
his Office No. 0s Broad-st., and was Informed BY
PERSONS si fI who could testify against the place The
Cairo cafe duly licensed hotel, holding liquor
holds license No 642i granted to a chartered club
known as the Amor club No complaint has ever
sault or larceny been reported there. The place Is
a well-known resort. conducted by Joseph Osani.
and is conducted in quiet and orderly manner
There is no evidence that VIII r warrant police Sac &C
| teenth Precinct" You had forgotten that when you
0.mYou don't call that complaint? Al recall
It now when you read II to me VIII you call that
man before this committee?
was larceny committed there, but there was
sy S nf ha SoS @ letter to
| it to collect Judgment.
here a. this time to answer Al can give you
Q.-Your attention was called very specifically to
| that resort last March. wasn't 1t? A.-And In
o,TThat is your investigation? Al stand on
| that report.
.Q.-You stand on that report now. do you? A
$50 far as you will testify here. that is a
| place should be allowed 10 exist in city Of this
size under proper police restraint, that should be.
Do you know what the law is? Ayes
Q.-Do you know what policemans duty Is?
Q.-Is IT the prerogative of policeman to moral
| lie? A.-No.
Q.-That belongs to the Legislature? Ayes and
| TO the Magistrate.
Q.-And It is the duty Of policemen to enforce the
law? Ayes.
| Q.-Regardless of his own Judgment? Ave are
doing II.
A9 he does not SdSsS the aT a tR
eternal accusation OF protection? A.-No. Evil TO
| him who. evil thinks. Qaughterl 49,.
Q.Is II not the fact that the existence OF these
places Is that which leads up to the common belief
that they are protected? A.-N0.
Q.-Dont you think so? A.-That only emanates
| from evil mind.
Q.-You think that the thought that disorderly
resorts protected in this city emanates only
| from an evil mind do you? A.-No; i have heard
| of people saying they were protected When went