Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-02
MOSS AROUSED
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| faa ,vhispered to the proprietor of the
] resort and the proprietor acted sus-
piciously. apparently trying TO hoid
| Harris and Wood. The witness SAID
they became suspicious and started 10
| leave lust as they stepped out PONCE
! Cantain Chapman walked in with
squad of men and raided the place
| Chapman, the witness said, declared
that he would stand for no souvenir
nights" and closed the place.
| Wood then went To gambling
house on West 3lst street. He was ac-
cOmpanied there by Harris. AS ne was
| coming out q number OF men came
| rushing up to him. Il saw BOD Nell
| SON. said the witness. coming AT me
| fumblng in his pockets as though he
was after a knife or pistols. he struck
ut me. | lodged the blow and jumped
| behind a cab He turned ana struck
/ Mr.. Harris. cutting his lip and the
! side Of his face. a policeman then
! grabbed Mr.. Harris and struck him
! With club.
Mr.. Moss remarked that Nelson was
! present at the session, yesterday, and
! heard the testimony of capt. Price.
After ascertainirg that the Palm
! Garden was called "Paresis hall" ana
! after rcmarkmg that h had directed
| the attention of chief DeNerey, while
he was on the stand some time ago. to
that resort. Mr.. Moss called Tax Com
missioner Shcehy. Mr. Shcehy was
subje cted 70 a lengthy examination re
garding the workings OF his Office ana
his acquaintance with Mr. Croker. Mr..
Feitner interrupted the proceedings by
objecting to Mr.. MOSS s questions. and
had % lie told sharply by Mr. MaZet
to sit down. lie admitted that the in
crease Of taxation FOR 1899 III the Dor
uuGhS Of Manhattan and the Bronx was
$52. ,00Oro0. such an increase was un
proceed anted.
Col. Michael q. Murphy. president Of
the department. of health. presented pa
pers showing the Increase az salaries
IN his Office. Col. Murphy said that h.
wished to call the attention of til"
committee t. the fact that every de-
pa.tment If the city government or
New York WAS clogged because the
head of departments had 10 BE- present
as witnesses t. the committee Mr.
Moss said that only one Or two heads
IF departments We're there. that he had
arranged that they might bc repre-
scented by subordtnates.
John Keller. commissioner Of chart
lies. was examined regarding the pur-
chasing methods Of his department.
and after a few unimportant answers
to the questions Tax Commissioner
Sheeny was recalled. Mr. Moss took
him over a series 81 instances where
assessments had been increased. Mr..
Moss intimltcd that these had been
unjustly assessed. but the witness
maintained that the work had been
correctly and justly done. Mr.. Moss
maintained that the assessment books
We're not open % any one to look at.
ana the witness maintained that they
We're
Joseph Dillon, an employee Of Mr.
Moss, related the circumstances Of an
attempt to serve a subpoena on Police
( Captain Price. this afternoon. just be-
fore the parade started. He testified
that Price said TO him: Go away
from here or | viii throw you over
board. Won crook" He had been I'M
able to serve the subpoena, There was
mp reason why Capt, Price should call
him crook. You serve that sub
roend. this afternoon" said Mr.. Moss
in tone that signifed determination
Up make Capt Price prove his acusa-
tions of yesterday.
Joel Harris. another employee Of Mr..
Moss. who was with Wood at "Paresis
Hall" last night. was then called. He
confirmed all the testimony Of Wood
ana related some Of the disgusting
habits and methods of The habitues OF
/ this resort. He made direct charge
( against the resort from his own per
SOnal experience, alleging that he had
/ been approached with propositions
/ that cannot DO mentioned in print.
! Harris testified to the assault made up
on him by Nelson outside the gambling
/ house and added to Woods account
that the policeman who saw the assault
/ had said to him UIarris): You get
out Of here. damn YOU"
George Il. Hammond, another ON
ploye Of Mr.. Moss. also testified to the
hideous immortality and degeneracy
| which prevailed in 'Paresis Hal"
There was no difficulty in getting into
the place. AS a member of the Vigil
lence League he had secretly visited
it. ana the only occasion on which he
he had noticed police action was when.
one evening, Capt. Chapman came in.
looked around for several minutes ana
then went out.
| Assemblyman Hoffman said that
such places would not exist We're it not
for the Raines law, under which they
We're granted liquor licenses. Mr. Moss
called Hoffmans attention to the fact
that Capt Chapman had twice been
seen in "Paresis Hail. so that the
Raines law had not prevented him from
going in and seeing whatever took
place.
Tax Commissioner Shcehy was re
called and again subjected to an eX-
animation Of various assessments on
different properties. Question after
question was asked by Mr.. Moss in an
cndeavor to show that the assessments
had not been fairly placed but appar-
emily the witness made no admissions
of Importance.
Thomas l.. Feitner, president of the
tax board. then testified that among
his appointments was Miss Annie G.
Moore as his secretary at $1100. Miss
Moore, he acknowledged was his sis
ter-in-laW. Charles L. Moore, n brother
2 in-law of the witness. was the deputy
commissioner of taxes at a salary Of
$1,000. His was a civil service appoint
| mpnt Miss Moore vac a pnrcopol an