New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-24
AFTER LANDLORDS NOW.
GRAND JURY INDICTS A WOMAN AND \
REAL ESTATE AGENT
ASA BIRD GARDINER SHOWS HOW EASY II
Is TO GET EVIDENCE WHEN HE
REALLY TRIES

District Attorney Gardiner yesterday gave
striking example OF how easy 1t is break up dis
orderly houses when a real effort is made 10 do it,
A day twos ago, Miss Norah Antonio, OF No
rs West Twenty-seventh-st., complained 70 the
District Attorneys Office that Annie Thompson
another tenant in the same building, was conduct
ing her fat a resort for disrepUtabie persons
Thousands OF complaints OF this kind have been
utterly ignored in the past by Tammany officials
on the plea that Annie Thompson's word was as
good as Norah Antonie's, and additional evil
dence TO corroborate NOrah Antone's was AT hand
Therefore the charge must fail and It would be a
waste Of time TO prosecute.
But Mr.. Gardiner. for certain reasons well under
stood rushed Miss Norah Autonie's evidence before
the Grand Jury with the result that indictments
were promptly found yesterday. and not only
against Annie Thompson for keeping disorderly
resort but also against Henry Peters. the agent
who accepted Annie Thompson as his tenant The
woman was arrested al her home. and the agent
at his office No. 123 Liberty-st. They We're both
locked up in the Tombs in default Of 800 bail
Peters refused 70 disclose The name Of the owner OF
the property
Two other indictments were found by the Grand
Jury yesterday 1t IS supposed they are against
other landlords or agents of disOrderly houses but
this could not be ascertatned definitely The names
of the persons indicted cannot properly be made
public until after they have been arrested or have
reported themselves 10 the court
Among the witnesses before the Grand Jury yes
terday was Sergeant Flood. of Chief Devery's
office who appeared with a lot Of books Inspector
Thompson and a number of men from the Park-
hurst society also We're before the Grand jury
Captain Walsh. of the Twentieth-st. police sta
ton, was in jefferson Market Police Court yester-
day to press complaint against j. F. Edmes the
agent. and Marie Tardin the tenant, OF the ouild-
ing No. 80 West Twentiet hist. who We're present
in in answer 10 summons procured by Gap
tain Walsh alleging that they maintained dlsor-
DERBY house In the hearing before Magistrate Mott
i was brought out that the house Is rented 10 Mrs
Tardiff for ST month She subjects the rooms in
the building 10 women. who Captain Walsh says
are disorderly and have been arrested time and
time again for soliciting in the street and rom
the stOop of the house. Mr. EameS said that he
was averse beginning dispOSseSs proceedings
against the tenants for the that Louis A
Henriques, the owner of the house. is absent from
the country and he did wish 10 do anything
that might involve him in legal trouble Captain
Walsh said You go ahead and bring the dis
possess proceedings. and / will furnish all the evil
dence you need 20 prove the character OF the in
mates" on the understanding that Mr. Eames
would 4 once begin dispOsSeSS proceedings M8glS-
Mott dismissed the summons.
F,X-Chief Of Police JOhu McCuuagh is expected 20
appear Monday before the Grand Jury IN its in
curry into vice