The sun., 1900-11-20
SHY OF CROKER PURIFIERS
tONS WtS ~ tfBsI oryN J'J0N 10
TyII tNOi IUF
teot' 80 " the fsmmsn' ir's'tis''ns Cow.
r,I',s- wish' U.'- ~ He'"ti o." ''hs'
wnr.,.s. -, Shp, Z o shop rahnr Ap''ht
Nsrifs., 80 10 THE tommi,tsr's DninHs

nti,,ss wish, Us,~ ~ Ur'rtt 10 'shs'
wur..s. ~ shn, o shop rahiir ,p''h'
usrifs., 80 10 the ,ommittse'. DoinHs
Itohofs cumfniiis. ~ rurifeft f',ni"f'od
T., tho pfs.rrus sofN WRtey IIHt,t eh"int"-
tUa rlao. - Hf Sranrsl t'.'tr,' held -
it-t oreu reeitny ,e.to.d dA, ,u fl' .'',"s u
u.e Sev ast RIVER bridge t,H f.i"n ~
..- ntondvny Al 90 uufii,fa N"rr 90 hand,
and IS.tls Nt'un. the chairman. lf"sided
lhafe worp n 'sv citizens iio..i'. iui tro.' u
thsfn came out ~ cutiu,iiy. orN 49," shovitE
~ with any complaint fu' the rufi'"f- 'o work
On Before the committee come =" order
weird looking iudi ,ldvaJ. ,,ttlirH tog inh
81 rntrts entered ard proceeded :" 30 Ni'I"
writing With the stationery PCT Hsid" 'nf tho
ia. . Purifier Nixon lie wro'" steadily for
fifteen minutes md then tutuns =" lNfln"r
,lau,~n. who was the only n.ubcr of the com
m.t'e- present At the time, turned the docu-
ment over to him n. went out on his tip
toes without word to anybody Tho doCu-
m.nt was q long arrnigum.nt " the citizens
of Brooklyn for their habit of wearing On the
street and II also charged rampant immortality
In that borough. No attention ws paid to II
by the committee
When the purifiers were all on hand and tie
meeting had been called 10 order MIR NIAun
reported that ~ chairman lie had received
number 81 communications about conditions
on the Fast side. hut that the Information IN
them was not In condition 10 De used AZ evil
deuce Many Of thcso COMMUNICATIONS. he
said he had answered., requesting the winters
TO put their evidence in such sape nat II can
be used. Mr. Nixon then looked around tho
room and seeing some citizens In the rear.
asked II there was anybody present who Ind
any information 70 give the comiuittee. He
said that any information would be welcome
and that he hoped that II any one had any COM
plant TO make he would not hesitate 10 bring
the matter before the cUn4mittee. At tie third
call for citizens with complaints thin man
with red whiskers came forward He sad
that he was George l. Holeur, broker of 'o
BroaIway, with residence AZ ?o7 Easl Twenty
NTH street. Directly opposite his home. at
tie southeast corner of Iweut, nth euesr 'l!d
Third avenue he said. was a saloon ke.l by u
Thls place Is dsreputabls resort and
dlssrscs 70 the nelshD0rhood. he SAID Men
are robbed there by women every night ahd
was thrown out Of there short time ago died
couple Of hours later IN Bellevue Hospital
yet no effort to find his murderers was made
Women are thrown out, too. sometimes The
women rob the men and then some one else
rob. the women and SO II goes on al the time
OF the place In a night went 70 the station
house and made a complaint The sergeant
ssksd me what my business was and told
Ba.ina.s' i. s' he SAID 7 guess Vol let. a I,ts
money stick 70 your hands sometimes Ihat
was all that | could set out o. hlm save save ap IN
pEfT fhe member. me- "s Of % IL. commIttee asked Mr.
ss hS'gi ihaliHs ss YnS''i%@' %i hs 1sa 's4 al M
Nixon then sSid that he wanted II putli shed IN
the papers that anonymous communications
10 the commttee would not te bothered with. |
Names must be signed, he s'Id but where d |
person wants his name kept out Of the papers !
MI Chalrman," ssld Purifier Keller. I'D |
like some statement as TO the course We are |,
THAT depends on the evidence We get
said Mr. Nixon. We have oilers Of testimony |
and We Will accept them our idea i t. get |
people here who know things and make them |
give US their sworn testimony.
There Neie a lev smiles at Purifier NiNons |
notion Of the powers Gf his committee. one { |
tn. hroadest of which was on the face ~ |
Purifier eller who. when asked nthe conmIttes |
had tue po}ywsr TO swear an, bod re; il,d most
the chairman. lia evidently wants action, |
for lie spid "Thi. committee cannot aNord TO |
.tand idle 1t nn,t IT. DO ,om"frips II !, hS.n,t !
ing out the effect of the change Of police cap
tsins in the district com, ai7ed ot want
to confer nith tie fdncatonal Alliance Va |
can get from il the list 4 places ~ which i |
complains and II these places are not closed |
We can 90 70 me .althh anu uciildHu an eN-
'T4ve We communicated With tn. police
In an, wa, vet'" arked Purifier C14us.r
only with the Chief said Mr. Nixon" and |
he SAYS TINT he will help us as much n. he can" |
Mr. Keller protested that hi' MOTION had not !
been put, 40 the chairman nn' II end il wa; |
Platzck as tho suh-comnittee Nr plat2ek /
moved that tho committee call uu B!sh hop pott'',
but Mr. Nixon objected To- tina, oH tho ground |
Bishop and thought II would be rror" courteous !
10 give the Bishop chance To answer u before |
calling on him At his request Nr platyok |
withdrew his notion. Then Mr. Keller took |
10 dp any < Sarm m 70 sSe hs Bsfop ' "nTway and
Offering for ln-s"f the same resolution which |
MIR Platsek had withdrawn. MIR >lNor locked |
surprised and hurt and explained H. position I
again. Mr.. Keller would not withdraw the |
motion. but ns 10 one seconded IL, It was not |
Keller didn't Ike this and complained again |
that there was no Use In standing still and |
doing nothing Doing nothing" exclaimed !
Mr SiAor, why, I've worked forty-eisht hours |
A. there was nothing else to do the COM
uttcc talFri about PLACE for future ncst-
pcs several courts and large rooms in ,lfv !
departments had been offered. but Mr.. lt7eli .
oIcrs or Tho ground that they were Tauuauy |
.pnlua,toe and should do othmg that look / ]
Tx" paying their eNpenses out Of the public .
treasury. II was finally left 20 Purifier NNon (
ues IN the future on Mondsy aHi FRIDAY after
Iuou- at O'Clock The CuWMittoe thon wont .
Lto oNe,utive session for haN an our The
purifiers sid a'torward that M they discussed .
IN secret session was methods " pro""cgr"
A. w lhey said, they had not decided Oh any
iatiiito plan outside of that outlined It The
open meeting by Nj. Nixon.