New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16
EAST SIDE WIDE OPEN.
Z. A. WHITNEY WENT INTO MANY DIS
ORDERLY HOUSES IN ONE NIGHT


Q-And did you notice many houses out Of which
wosn were soliciting? AYe 9[ SIR II iron OF which
Q-And did you notice men soliciting? Ayes
-wwssTs y g3q solicited sole BY men: -Yes sir
e. into the house and see the girls ~ "
allow would the men reach you? A-Take
Q-Like the pullers-in Baxter-st.. en-? AK
Q-The same thing? AYES. sir.
Q-Just meet you on the sidewalk and take hold
Of you 70 urge you TO go in? Ayes. sir.
Q.-What age were these men? A.-Oh. should
think from nineteen. twenty, twenty-one years OF
Q-From nineteen to twenty-one? Ayes. sir.
Q.-And have you observed that on other oc-
casions besides these three nights. when you
Q-Have you observed the peddling Of cards for
disorderly houses by boys on the street? Ayes
Q-That has been a matter of common knowledge
on the East Side for some months. has IT not? A
o.-were you invited to 60 into No, j. Delaney.
Cdr Moss here passed the witness manila paper
"a disordery hou SD A Ti sf SIR with seven
C.-And the ordinary accomplishments and nvi-
The Chairman-ls this your own memorandum?
Mr.. Moss-Did you purchase beer there? A
-Q-Was there any license? A-NO. sir not that
ODD you enter No 6 Delancey-st? A-Yes.
WELL SUPPLIED WITH GIRLS
,Q-,what dia you hnd there? Alive girls
Q.-Disorperly house. five girls? Ayes.
S11hdp v tne eDter NY I9 Aenos SIR
girls
Q-Five girls. the same kind Of house? A
ODD you purchase beer there? A.-Yes sir
Q-Was there any license? A-Not that could
0.-No license exposed? A-No. sir.
ct was a private house was it? A.-Yes. sir
Odd you enter No. 25 Allen-st.? A-Yes. sir
Q.-What did you hnd there? A-The same thing
SsPid you purchase beer, A,rYs., sir. u.,
v6 MI Noes MIL excuse y0q MI Henry I called 9l
FOR you to-day. Just excuse Mr. Henry, Of the
QNNo. stanton-st. what did you find there?
A-Seven girls condition. girls
Q-same conditions and dollar for drinks? A
9-That was a round Of beer? Yes. sir.
Q-At No, iis Aien-st.? A-Elght girls.s same
o.-No 80 East Fourth-st? A-same conditions
.o.-No. IS. East ,Fourth-st.. what did you find
here? Al found girl H., waitress attire came over
sQI3Nothing further than an invitation to buy
Q-No. p stuyyesant-st.? A.--That is a.
DIS that cafe? At is house Of prostitu-
o-And you found girls there. and the same in
citations A.-Yes. sir.
S-W9haft- did - you ma there? A@Found two
girls. invited 20 buy drinks and go into rooms
Q-An immoral place. the others? Ayes
Q-Did you also visit the volks Garden on the
Bowery? A.-Yes. sir.
ACTRESSES IN THE BOXES.
tables and there Is a row Of boxes on side Of
he hall and the actresses that do turns on the
'ooExposing themselves? A-Exposing their
and asked us to % go IN the y PP 5 s Th the
Q-And men and women were together at the
oCThese you entered all in one evening? A
,S5s A9d Suppose SIR IT was TOO late to go on any
9-There were other places. were there? A
Con the next evening June s. did you find
similar disorderly place at No. % Stanton-st? A
Q@The same conditions. soliciting for immoral
purposes? A.-Yes sir there were nine girls there
Con the same evening No. 10 second-ave:
Ayes sir; the same coalitions seven girls
Yes, sir. the same conditions
.Q-On the same evening. No East second-st.7
A-Yes. sir, and the same conditions:
.Q-on the same evening No. % East Second
Son the same evening No 30 stanton-st'! A
Q.-Thc same conditions? AYES sir
Con the same evening. No 90 stanton-st7 A
Yes sir and the same conditions. ,,,,..o- ..
Ayes, sir the same conditions. six girls.
Q.-On the same evening. No 30 Rivington-s'.?
GLOW many girls? A~six girls
Con the same evening, No nS torsyth-s'''
o-On the same evening. corner Firs,-aye. and
same condt PaGk al and ins seTen girls
ON the same evening No. 2l2 Chrysties-st?
Al was solicited by girls standing In the door
o-You We're t'0 simply solicited in from the door
Q-Do understand that you. entered all these
places on account Of solicitation? A-No sir
CANNOT BE MISTAKEN.
Q-You saw the signs on the houses? Ayes.
~, o.-a..o - tho outside I mean A
.o-No % East Ninth-st.? Ayes. sir. same con-
Q-No 81 Eidridge-st That is quite near the sta
0L%o 30 Third,ave" what did you md there?
AThat room in the rear Aoia aTss r r9mne In
garden Women sitting at the tables and
were soliciting the men. o.,Ao.s, ooo-ns-
Of stuyvesant Square and Third-aye.? AIYes. sir
f Bna:e on at he m East e. u9s % fG1
Yes sir the sane conditions sir back of cigar
OENo p East Fourth-st.? Ayes sir. That is
C-No 50 East Fourth-st? Yes. sir the same
oHNos First-st? A-Yes sir. cafe, the
o"Tben YOU were solicited from No. Second
ave but you did not go in? A-Yes; SIT
Q.-No Il First-st.? A.-same condition
SNNoS y Is7 f Clln,ryssie-st and No lisa Asos-
tied by women standing in the door Dldh 20 IN ~,
the rear Of a saloon where there were won en- ana
nm hanging out ,..,. .tor,sai,es i'm
Q-Were the women conducting thenlse'Fes IN
~ * reisncev-st7 A-That is the same cen
ctiOns mi. 4, . na1
Q-What did you find there ALt ouhl "onle mn
sitting IN there with men Two of them came owe,
and ssEed us TO buy them drink They did not
- 9sS Fasf Ninth-st? A.-Same conditions
o-Tbat e disorderly house? Ayes SIT IN
- ~ 90 Jssst Nin.h-st? A.-That is room
81 the back OF a saloon and they have rooms over
q Tpors S was solicitation there? Ayes. sir.
10 upstars. ~. sa,,e condi,Ions
n ~ q Soccnd-st? A-The same conditions.
Ia the ree- 81 cigar store
NO TROUBLE TO GET IN
on,d vo,, have any trouble ir getting into