New-York tribune., 1900-11-14

will be reserved until the Mayor orders an in
vestigation The evidence of police protection
of proprietors of many of the worst dens OF vice
in the district east of the BOwery is said 10 be
sensational, and it is to be kept from the
knowledge Of the public until it is needed in an
official investigation.
1t was declared yesterday that if the District
Attorney begins the prosecution of dive keepers
in the district on evidence furnished by the depu
ties of Superintendent McCulagh, such move
rnent will not interfere in any way with the
crusade planned by Bishop Potter and his sup
porters In fact, it is said, the prosecution Of
some of the keepers of Ranes law hotels and
disorderly houses for violations Of the Excise
law might help the crusade by bringing out facts
to show the vicious conditions that prevail in the
district
Many occupants of the large tenement house
No 10 Eldridge-st. We're called before Magis-
trate Olmsted in the Essex Market Court yes
terday TO testify about a disorderly place ad-
joining the tenement house. \ statement signed
by them had been sent to the police station in
EIdrdge-st. and Captain Herlihy had caused
them all to be subppnaed as witnesses, although
the police took no other means of closing the
disorderly place The tenants testified with evil
dent fear of the police and with some reluc-
tance but they described some shocking and
shameful scenes which had been witnessed. and
several Of them said that their children were be-
ing corrupted by the familiarity with vice Mrs
Rosenberg. one of the tenants testified that an
effort had been made 10 decoy her daughter into
the place and that the girl had been told she
could silks and jewels II SHt "ouIu oecoii4e
an inmate Of the house.
Some Of the tenants said the woman VINO kept
the dsorderly place was known as Mrs. SchultZ
but the detective Of the precinct declared ne dId
not know who kept the place or who was tEe
owner Of the building. MAGISTRATE Olmsted or
dered the detective 10 get suhpethas TOT -hIS'
Schultz and the owner Of the building com
planned Of and adjourned the hearing Magls-
trate Olmsted said he would continue the IN
vestigation and would do everything IN ms
power to break up the alleged resort lie con-
tinued
Il intend TO get all the evidence possible ana
then turn over the same. with the names or the
witnesses. 10 the owner Of the building II VIII
then he his duty TO dispossess the tenants or ne
will be liable himself to prosecution. Landlords
sometimes say in proceedings of this klnd tha5
they do not have sufficient proof TO procetu
against disorderly tenants. l intend IN TINS case
that the landlord Will have all the PROOF heces-
sary It is a most shocking state OF aftalrs
when young girls are lurrd from thelr MONIES
and sold like slaves to dive keepers.
The tenants declared that they would present
their CrieNar to I<ishop Potter ana tht tleE-
Mr. Paddock of tie Pro-Cathedrai IN STAN
tOn-st.
Magistrate Olmsted called upon TO pass
upon the case Of a girl who was enticed from
her home and was found in an alleged ulNe
in Bayard-st The girl in court. Ihree
months ago she left the home OF her parents. In
court she looked i'll and wretched. No COMPANY
was made against the keeper of the mouse, pu'
the girl on complaint Of her parents, was conl-
mitted to the House Of Refuge.