New-York tribune., 1899-04-11

randa got touching that Broadway Garden
Q.-Were you working the Broadway Garden
matter last night A.-No; ] wanted to get my
OIL thought that closed? Al wanted to
get i straightened out; and the Palm and tho
O-Is the Black Rabbit on Broadway? A.-No
o-Is the Palm on Broadway? A-No. sir.
wanted to straighten out this Paress business, g..
not the Paress. The Paresis is better known az 2,
is S Eshthsi ri' and % Fourth-ave located it and it
o.-Why. CHIEF, where did you learn all that?
o.NWhere did you learn all that? You didn',
from the records Of This Department which / re-
ed to AND %a f6t S0h5 Il out Of the With
name Paresis Hail.? A.-No. Columbia HaH uI:n mas
psre.s Halls %i don't Ensy wss!6sr you u are re
the that originated the name paress sa nes er
TONED that and asked you some time ago what
you meant by Paresis Hail. when you were n ,ne
oWe you ought 20 Aivis s C0ismDi1d &C snam2dsv M@' Il
you knew where Paresis Hall was Al 'nousn'
o.Iwait. wait Al am trying 10 straghten
wa walt You said you MAX kneT from hsTs ms wns S1d
you? you? A.~Wel admit that. -. o. 80, the
Palm and Paress Hail and these different things hing,
by their common names? Are they so ,ct wrirs uo""
a'tS owYou said YOU got it from the records. What
records? A.The excise license: -. .xc,se license?
A-No II is Columbia Hall ,A, Hall 4.
Q-How do you know that Solua,oh ,baa the gentle
men you spoke Of frequent there the Same d. ''''
oBut olFS You mention some other place were 1e
tbose gentlemen frequent that is not Paresis ra la
How did you know the two haIs aus VIA nIaces ''
Al have never seen them IN those P'"''
CARING FOR HIS STOMACH.
o-But I want to know what you were oome ..
about the Broadway Garden. was under ,ne IN.
preston that you and Captain Price o'
out Al certainly tried TO- III. ,,ouo
what were you doing? Was Price with you
Ale was not - 49, broadway
Q-What did you discover ABOUT ''T r,ere,v
Garden which is all cleaned OUT! r1s.ioner sexton
,nIIing YOU where l was with Commissio"ei
oYou You say you were going over some SNNo no;
ranua ransioner sexton had nothing TO 90 WIN hom9
o-You were going over m meme mo- Commanding off,
Al had MADE Sqscnct reaSs Captain Price give me bat a
formation tO4shlng anss law 0R licensed place or not
pace YOU were walking along rsr the and then
had spen re Waking along the street you whiSR
70 Thrtieth-s and you mao ,ba Rroadway Garden.
you were era you discussing it with? A-lha' "''
over the phone last night o the street You said
Q-But tssine me pnG il on the street Wh9m WIZ tbe
you you S,scussing it with last night! a.
at dis shf you say Ale o5 snoSeq Ss
M the memorandum ne hau ,s in a moment.
place VII VII 'eo cot il here wanted 10 nnd ca ou.
rhefher the place was really ,t0g ahout those
Ranes law place Kho" So''e
po6ewe Chief in these days d oi sreSs sSending your
imporIanr' night on dead place when tRere csnse
SO many i've places around the last night went
was shIoOTevs IoUns 70 get something to eai; Garden
Q-You were looking aItes ae,s -. ANWell / thought
WIN aight want to find out about mas msn and has
been convicted and still is S' dong Sepe and wanted
o' 70 be in position to know sSmeiniRg , k5oW why
o~Why? AmNGthj1s 96dW why! q03 WHAT hour OF the
riGht was it? About half-pasth things and
Q-YQu woWld he n1t Zine about dead place simply
Soca1ise YOU saw a man In me cou' '
put him ont q bid [nSt yo think he going
- he witness against you? Al uo" ""O'
what he was here for
LOOKS LIKE INTIMIDATION.
= ,ro vou going about and seeing the peopIe
vhom YOU see here to see II they are s0"e
near against you? Al don't KNOW, M,
x .,a 80 sucb things and that il does not hure
- 90 nave the Chief OF Police running ABOUT
,.a,,,ire about him. His old place is closed up ps
tbe poice long ago If there Is anytnins Yes oY 81"
records agsIS' n had time to look up an old dead
matter. which was closed up-n you oort Closing up
I hat 10.
LOOK up thSt INV % didn't YOU put In some time last
me plhCt ootinp into places like Paresis Hail Al
have no Hnd csnmnlsints enough on SATURDAY.? A.
Tha Commanding officers of those precincts are
held rssp0nsioitfb tbeT lSr don't do it, what then? AIf
7 and out TO the contrary. we VIII nave 'heh
poHoW ptScedH oH viii you Hnd out? Al hold my men
responsible got, hold them RESPONSIBLE? A-The
inepectors look after the various captains IN the
different districts -. ,oo,, altar tho sergeants? :?
>o-And the sergeants look after the roundsmen?
o.IAnd the roundsmen look after the patrolmen1, N,
Ayes sir: and the general looks atter 'ler s az
n And the ma trolmen carry the heavy Durden !.
A~Yes sir: and issue the orders TO obey them ana
have to believe the reports until hnd out 70 the
d to the co1rrry Ss by yncsn chasing s
up anded HeIo 10 by me personally Arrests have
made They have been attended TO by me and my
they are continuing to make arrests all the time.
The Raines law hotels we take them INTO the
We coping with that situation. The Raines
law is responsible for three-quarters Of these
| Q-What kind Of evidence do you procure? A
Bona-fde evidence selling between the hours OF
in the morning and b o'clock. We have clear
cases. We had forty of them last Friday. and
forty Of them discharged last Friday in the
Special Sessions.
Q-Why didn't you arrest this barkeeper the
other night who was selling whiskey at No 40
while you were standing the corner? Al did
no; know that. sir. that he selling whiskey
CIT was right behind your back. Al did not
know he selling whiskey You know II ] run
around-of course that is my home. / have been
born in the city have 10 go by the corner to go
home. and stand there occasionally and attending
10 my duties at all times | have five boroughs to
keep In touch with. | don't make that corner
what IL might appear here regular standing
place. have some other duties 10 perform
POOLROOMs OPEN AS HE TALKED
Q.-Perhaps you tell me In answer 10 this
question how is 1t and why is It that even while
this committee is sitting in session here the pool
rooms are running all around us and I have in
my pocket money that my men have won in the
poorooms? A.-Perhsps Of my officers have
IT, They are looking after IT just the same as what
you are.
Q.-But they are running; the poolrooms are run
ming. A.-Have you made any complaint TO me?
Q.-Yes make complaint 10 you now. In
general terms II you open your eyes and walk
up and down Broadway. In Nassau-st. or in Full
ton-st., and all around here you see the signs