New-York tribune., 1900-12-29


described. the captain of the precinct was re-
sponsible
Il would suggest" said Mr.. Pryor, that II
these quotations are correct the President can
not with propriety sit in judgment upon the
defendant here. he has already announces
this defendants responsibility. II may be tna1
the President has not been correctly quoted
however"
The President" replied Mr.. York lis the best
sudge OF the propriety of his sitting in this
case. Have you any motion 10 make?
Since 1 am forced TO 90 So" replied Mr..
Pryor, II make the formal motion that Presi-
dent York be excluded from this trial
That motion cannot be entertained" an
swered President York firmly. 'for the reason
that no one has the power TO so exclude him.
After some further sparring Mr.. Pryor moved
10 strike out one of the charges against Herlihy
and made a long argument for the notion
which was denied. II was noticed that several
clergymen Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
were in the courtroom. After preparing TO place
in evidence records of the Twelfth Precinct, and
calling an engineer to swear TO the correctness
Of a map Of part Of the precinct, Mr. olcott
called the Rev. Robert l. Paddock OF the FRO
Cathedral, in Stanton-st, TO testify Mr.. Fad
dock mentioned houses in Chrystie-st at whlch
women stood al the doorways and acoosted men
who were passing. At No. 11S Chryste-st ne
was spoken 10 by women he went past as
many as $50 times, ne said A policeman stoou
many times when he was accosted. and chill
dren were playing about on the sidewalk
policeman. who said his name was Norton, hao
admitted that he was stationed near ITle mouse.
On the night Of April 70, 1880, the witness
said he passed the houses Nos. lf2 ana la
(-hrzstie-st IN company with the Rev. James H.
George and lhey were accosted by women IN
the docTways of the houses They had seen
man running to tell the women to go indoors
and close the houses. In running the witness
said. This man brushed clothes with police
man. ] asked this man 10 meet the poncemah
with me The did so. ! told the pohcemah
that the man had warned the women TO get IN
SIDE and close up as I appeared and wanted the
man arrested for disorderly conduct The ON
Ger the man, myself and Mr.. George went to the
police station of the Twelfth Precinct. Captain
Herlihy vas in the station. The sergeant SAID
he would hold the man until the following morn
ing. and that should appear against him al the
Essex Market court. I agreed to this
Captain Herlihy told me / was 'disgraclng
my cloth in going around and stlrrlnS Up
trouble and trying to put oan name abaf on these @
houses existed and were open in his preclnct.
Thereupon the Captain SAID to me. YOU ne,
with his fists cienched. Thereupon Mr. George
and ] left the station.
The man who held at the station was
discharged in the police court next day. Later
the witness and Mr.. George went 10 see IN
spector Cross, al Police Headquarters In
spector Cross insisted upon their talking IN the
presence OF Captain Herlihy, who was there.
HIS LIFE THREATENED.
u told the Inspector, the witness salop Ln0I
had been trying TO assist the police in closing
up the immoral houses; that had been to pa
trolmen, -oundsmen. detectives and captains,
but ths5 the conditions had gone so far that
my own life had been threatened. asked for
advice as to what should DO He refused 70
give me any advice. ] then told him l would
have TO 80 to his superior. yhe inspector lneh
advised me TO present charges Captain Her
lihy said be would advise me to present charges
and that ne would show ME up as responsible
~l.a Ir9Ca
also that was most unreasonable IN what
wanted. and that would not be satished
with Paradise. ! told Cross that it was evident
bis advice was useless TO me, and that through
him could not prefer charges"
Replying to a question, Mr.. Paddock said that
he did not go 10 Captain Herllhy as purlst'
all that he wanted was that immoral persons
should be prevented from openly pursuing their
business; that they should be kept away from
children, and that their acoosting and soliciting
should be stopped.s
y told the captain' be added that No 63
stantonysf was one Of The most outrageous
places ever heard Of: that is. from outside ap-
pearances kept going TO BIN right along from
November. 1899, and continuing UP TO January.
lSOO IN regard 10 this pace tola nn tnat
! had also spoken 10 the fFcatldsmen, patrolmen
and citizens clothes -FheA-ebout this place
great many tines"
Asked if witness ever complained about any
Of the other houses. Mr.. Paddock said that he
had complained about No. 40 Chryst!e-st about
the latter part of December, 1899.
Il told Captain Herlihy that the neighbors
had complained 10 about this house." the
witness continued. Il also was accoste1 by men
in front Of the house These men approached
me three four times. 1 also toll Captain
Herlihy Of the two houses at Nos. ia and l26
Stantop-st-, and that cards of invitation had
been given 10 boys on the stoop of the Pro-Ca-
theoral from 1hess houses 1 also ap.
proacheo by the inmates. OF Nos lS0 and 2O4
torsyth-st-, ] alse spoke TO Captain Herlihy in
ms o1lce at the station house. / told him that
boys OF my congregation were being accosted
ny these women; that I myself had been ap-
preached. The Captain said that Of one of
these places which I had described il was i'm
cha zs~s1-
another time he denied the existence of such
place.
Another case that Of young man ask
Ing me 10 come into house in Rivipgton-st
This was in the later part of last February. He
told me there twenty girls inside. / was
house. He accosted me and tried to push ME
down flight Of cellar steps. I made a ccm-
plant Of this to Captain Herlihy.'
The cross-eXamlDatiOn OF the witness By Mr.
Grant had been begun when the Commission
srs ordered an adjournment until next Thurs
day At p. m, when the cross examination of
MT. Paddock VIII be continued. II is under
stood that the Rev. Mr.. George will be wit
ness the same day In the cross-examna ton
yesterday Gr. Grant tried TO introduce an affi-
oaVit signed by Mr.. Paddock in the police
court This affidavit charges the man whom
the Chrystte-st. house Of his approach with
threatening, abusive and insulting behavior
TO this MI Paddock did not testify in the di-
rect examination. IL developed by Mr.
Olcott, however. that the term threatening
aouslVe and insulting behavior was printed on
the afldayit, not written and that il was the
set form used in all disor6erly conduct ani-
dayits
STATEMENT FROM H H LYMAN