The Portland daily press., 1899-06-02
Mr.. Moss Denounces
Capt. Price.
Price Tells How He Saved
Moss's Life Once.

New York, June 1.---There was another
sitting Of the Aazst investigating COM
mittee here today. Before tine proceedings
commenced ME-. Mazet w9s asked regard
ingithe conduct Of Captain Price and Mr..
Krause. who yesterday defiedFrank Moss,
counsel TO the committee.
"We cannot punish rscalcitrant imper-
tinent witnesses" said Mr.. Mazst Gan
we can do is to report them to the legis-
lature.
When the chairman raped for order I,
Mr.. Moss arose and made q long dsnun-
ciatory speech. He said no inves tigsting1
committee hsd ever been treated. as thisS
one was yesterday. He pointed to tie (
alleged contumaoy and impertinence OF
the witnesses and demanded that some
action should be taken by the COMMITTEES. a
DR.. O'Suliivan, who appears for the
city departments, frsquently intsrruptsd1
Mr.. Moss while he was speaking. Final-f
iy Chairman Mazet told DR.. o'Sulliyan
that If he interrupted Mr.. Moss again he
would have him elected from the room.
DIR. O'Sulliyan then Shutdown.
The remark that Mr.. Moss took mos,
offense at, was when DR.. O'Sullivan
said; Are we here to;receivs testimony
or are We here to receive the bold and
unqualified statements of the counsel,
who yesterday was accused by witness
on the stand with taving committed a
crime and who has not yet answered that
accusation?" lsl
After this Mr. Moss asked for the ex.
clusion of Dr. o Sullivan. Mr.. Hoffman.
one OF the Democratic mem bers of the
rfYVf tVxftf ftxne stt.N
essary at this time for Mr.. Moss to sum
Eup, Mr.. Aiazet tolI hir. Moss TO make
u as brief as possible and Mr.. Moss said:
mo. sir. ! will make it as long as
think it Is necessary.
Mr.. Moss then went on TO say that he
had caused another subpoena to Ee served
upon Captain Price, to require him to
morrow to substantiate the accusations
made against him. MIR. Mazet assured
Mr.. Moss that the reflections made by
witness had no weigh1 whatever with
members of the COMMITTEES. so far as
the action Of the witnesses on the stand
Is concerned" added the chairman.
their attitude has influenced this COM
mites more forcibly than anything that
that has come out by word of mouth
from the witnesses. 1he attituds of these
people toward q government Of which
they are @ part and which they have
themselves sworn to support and main
tain. being as they are, officers represent
luk puo INV anu eWOfu 10 upnOlQ law ana
order have had their due effect on this
committee Of the legislature and viii re-
ceive proper care and attention at the
proper time.'
John r. Wood, employed by Mr.. Moss,
was the first witness. He testified thai
last night he visited q resort In the Bow
cry known as the ''Palm Garden" He
was accompanied by man named Har-
ris, another employe of Mr. Moss. The
Palm Garden, he said, was known as
| resort sf the lowest kind Of degenerates,
men whom he described with an epithet
thse 1t is unpublishable. Wood described
the conduct of these degenerates. and
stated that he had frequently observed
| them in the Palm Garden IN large num-
bers de alleged that they pursued their
| traffic quite openly, and last night. afieH
a. m. were to have given a show, but
according to the witness the idea was
given up because SONS congressman or
assent blyman" was present. This .'offi-
clal the witness testified, Whispered to
the proprietor of the resort aud the pro-
prietor acted suspiciously, and apparently
tried to hold harris and Wood. The
witness said they became suspicious and
started to leave. just as they stepped OUT
Police Captain Chapman walked in with
squad OF men aud raided the place.
| Chapman, the witness sail, declared that
he would "stand for no souvenir nights"
| and closed the place.
Wood then went to a gambling hOusa
on West 31st street. He was accompanied
there by harris. a s he was coming out
a number of men rushed up to him. "I
| Faw Bob Nelson" said the witness,
coming at me iumbling in his spockets
as though. he was after a knife or pistol.
He struck at me. lodged the blow and
jumped behind cab. He turned and
struck MIR. harris, QUITTING his lip ana
the side of his face. A policeman then
grabbed Mr.. Harris and struck him with
| a club"
MIR. Moss remarked that Nelson was
present at the session yesterday and heard
the testimony OF Captain Price. After
ascertaining that the Palm Garden was
| called "Paresis HAIL." and after remark
| ing that he had directed the attention of
Chief Dsvery, while he was on the stand
some time ago, to that resort, Mr.. moss
called Tax Commissioner Sheehy. MIR.
Sheehy was subjected to lengthy exam
ination regarding the workings of his
Office ana his acquaintance with MIR.
| Croker.
Mr. Eaitner intarrunted the rrncaadinna