New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-10


Mr. Moss then read from the blotter OF 'he NH.
.,eenth Precinct Ohe Tenderlon) complaints mace
BY citizens OF five robberes alleged 10 nave Ue.
committed in the houses Nos JIG ana lfs "e''
Thirty-third-st. .oc.
..rhese orfenees" remarked Mr.. Hoffman oc-
CURED indoors while the witness says ne was NV
I'D by a colored woman In the street 80
II am surprised" said Mr.. Moss. that any ONO
would find defence for highway r9ooeHT o9nman: II
be used in the furtherance Of rake o'''''''
Here Mr. Moss read from the precinct and SsPs
quarters books of suspicious houses nrem, s Nos
iis t and i4s give West Thirty -third-st.
POLICE COLLECT TOLL
George p Hammond the next witness. ne
said his attention drawn TO the houses NUS
1873 and 1is West Twenty-sixth-st by neiehpoiS
There was connection between the ho"ses'
When a woman in house robbed man. she
crossed the street to the other so that II the man
returned he would not be able TO find her. Ham
mond said he watched that block in Twenty-sixtn,,
ct ali one night. He saw women scantlIy a''irea
sitting on the steps and smoking cgareues .hot
policeman. whose post seemed to consist OF tha az
block alone stopped and talked ak 10 d nhe "o'"
Hammond also told Of won NJ ny Tog n EshtS
witness in a light wagon with two lamps ano a
eIecfric cars and other vehicles as If they were
standing still. His little black mare Ien 49,
slipped along the pavement on lis sioe lot one "u'
WAS as he chasing theft" asked Mr.. Moss ,s
He wouldn't catch thief IN ""s0"' '0
The witness then told about the wanderngs OF
he followed the vehicle down Thirty-second,St,,
and saw that It contained WEI ven caS and AHsijS
told the young woman that he wanted 10 see ni
She got out Of the CAB ana wen hen 'e stocking ana
save to the cop Then , he let Oo he Women s0 from
frfe Of Europe,
ali the States of the Union. who had peen oia ,Hn
here by the reputation OF TINS CITY lot Oe'"e "'e
open.
INCIDENCE on POST.
,,.,nr,ona On JuIv Is. at O'Clock a. m, walked
from Fourteenth-st to Fulton-st, along Broadway
,y,,bou, seienc one policeman. In Fulton-st.. IN
front OF No l27 he FIVE policemen IN a
bunch. and Just on Broadway. In White-st'' ne
saw policeman with two women lie saw Iour
patrolmen and two detectives watching doe Hsnt
at Wall and Water SITS. at o'clock a. m on 1u,!
s. He frequently saw patrolmen drinking at SIDE
doors and once saw a roundsman and patrol
man together drinking in saloon 10 ,ooos =
laTndry at No i2S West Twenty-sixth-st., said
there were frequent robberles In and near me IN,
He thought fifteen or twenty women were engaged
in these robberies and they moved from one mouse
10 another after HI The Mater to Captain
Price who promised TO raid the houses ne otd
OF No 1873 10 No. 100 They adj returned the same
Mr. Moss called the attention Of the commit
tee to the fact that No 1888 does not appear in the
police book OF suspected houses ana the witness
of the 81 character Of the house on one occasion
he saw man return with policeman and saw the
woman identified give sS5 10 the man VINO had oeeh
After several other witnesses had testified ,o e
OF being robbed of $s5. and of making complaint
~ WAS Wa any any one arrested?" asked Mr. Moss
YES" replied the witness, II was No one else
was discharged The next Gay
QUEER RULINGS IN COURT.
Joseph P. Keefe a gray haired man wearing
spectacles. who lives In the Garden Hotel. told
OF being knocked down and robbed in West Twen-
ty-seventh-st. on April Ast
II was passing the Gerlach," he said. when
negro woman ran at and embraced me. /
threw her off As did so heard a rattle of
money and saw that my roll OF 500 in bills and $50
in gold had been taken from my pocket and had
called for the police No one was in sight and
the woman punched me in the face, knocked me
followed her and a crowd followed US up sixth
ave. There she ran into a house and followed;
get into trouble If did not leave.
: Il met two detectives and they went back 10 the
house with Two women were in an upper
room. and Identified one of them as the woman
who had robbed and assaulted me. The detectives
the house a little in advance Of the party. and on
punched me in the face. The woman was searched
at the Thrtieth;st station house. and 1t was re-
court she held in 1900 bail for examination.
When the case was called the woman had nfteen
charged her He told me ne convinced that
she was guilty. but that in face Of the testimony he
Although the detectives saw him assaulted
they. made no charge, against the woman Mr.;
the Court would look after his interests
Mr.. Hoffman demanded that the Magstrote be
laughed without making any reply.
LAUGHTER ENLIvENS PROCEEDINGS.
Abraham schnen. Of No l26 East One-hundred-
and-eghth-st, was robbed on the evening OF
Memorial Day. At Lexington-ave and One-hun-
dred-and-sixth-st he was assaulted by two young
men. One of them stabbed him the head
Then fell down and was dead said the wit
ness whose knowledge Of English limited.
This caused laugh
Did they rob you Of anything" asked Mr..
who the doctor?" asked schnell
He lost locket in the struggle. and when he
se Se 5hs Of The TO mn e 2 2f Re hm to
~ found the men" said Schnel although I
One was fined S and the other f''y Was dscharged"
MI Mr.. Hoffman suggested that the owllike, Mags
The committee and be asked to explain his ac-
Next Mr.. Moss read the record Of the arrest Of
a man man named Ryan and two young women for
ii2 Forsyh-st The entry on the bo,ter at ssid
that Ryan had admitted the robbery, and that he
uNIueu we money with the women. The MagiS-
trate held the prisoners, but when the case was
presented to the Grand Jury no Indictment
agains' Ryan or the women found.
Maurice Hornish was robbed of his watch IN a
saloon AT Thirty-nrst-st and Sixth-ave. Christ
mas Eve He was doing at a table when man
rehe|ed him o: his property. He had him ar
rested and the prisoner held for the Grand
Jury, who failed to find indictment.
Who kept the saloon?" asked Mr.. Moss.
silver Dollar Smith" said the witness.
Who was the man who took your watch?"
he was one Of the walters employed in the
saloon"
LOOKS LIKE FENCE.
Lewis NJ. Picker, OF o. go Seventh-st. told
Of a burglary at his home. Picker said he
complained TO the police. The detective assigned
10 the case told him that the stolen property had
A THIN DISGUISE.