New-York tribune., 1901-12-20
GLENNON IN THE TOMBS.
CAPTAIN FLOOD TEsTIFIEs THAT his
wARDAfAN DID NOT GET EVIDENCE.

waRDMAN DID NOT GET EVIDENCE.
The trial Of wsrdnan Edward G. Glennon. O,
the West Thirteth-st. station, Deverys Wa1ol1an
when the latter was a captain who was inoicleo
for neglect Of duty in failing 10 suppress an 81
legged disorderly house al No. 14s west 1h''tS
thtrd-gt rurl by Laura Mauret. with SeFF-drI
Shells and ward-nan Dwyer, on the coilheSsloi
of Edgar A whitney, who alleged that he maze
an arrangement with Glenuon 10 tip him OF as 10
any raids that &c be made on the mousse Oo-
gan yesterday before Recorder Goff in Part l OF
General Sessions.
" Ridgvgy and Edward Dienst were Glen
mons counsel Assistant District Attorney oS-
borne prosecuted the case. He was assisted oy AS
sistant District Attorney Train Inc -hAut
woman has disappeared, but the detectives OF ohe
Society for the Prevention OF Crime say that she
is .n Paris The jury was impanelled IN snort
order Benjamin J. schafer one OF the jurors III
the Kennedy who voted for acquttal' was
excused at the suggestion Of Mr. Osborne on the
ground that he had so recently served as a Juror
F W Jackson. retired stock broker. who lives
II Throgg's Neck. was accepted Frederick MO
diebrook assistant treasurer Of the New-fork
Central Railroad. was the twenty-ffth talesman
examined. He said he was a member OF the lily
Club. -
rs it engaged in prosecuting public ofncers7"
asked Mr.. Ridgway.
ct don't know that II is
II want TO know said Mr.. Ridgway. Wne'ner
This gentleman is a member OF any society tnal
is engaged in destroying the character and repu's
tion Of public officers"
The Recorder allowed the question. and Mr.. Mid
dlebrook said he not.
challenged perenptoriIy." said Mr.. Ridgway.
Mr. Jackson rose from his seat in the jury oo*
and asked permission TO say WORD
..plot now" said the Recorder. and he was pre-
vented from explaining that he. too, was MEMBER
of the City Club. Edward T Smith anotner hei-
rzdv Juror was excused at Mr.. Osborne's sugges-
ton. The Jury as finally selected, is as follows:
LEVI SPEAR cforeman). whoesale dTygOods merchant
f5EA1.p real estate broker. No 2s7 Broad
HARRY b FoULD. proprietary medicines No. p Sixth
DANIEL s oI.MsTEAD. milk dealer. No. s1s East
Twenty-thrd-st.
ARSESS ss.4 Sa = RoRRss ga.ss T''Fe'osn' '"' genera
BoEsE n S9R 5Ps6 Hs'ia So 20 9osdSsy "
WILLARD E HOWARD. manager of bakery. No. sl'
CHARLES z. SMITH commercial traveller.
MOSES GREENBAUH insurance. No. 1o7 East SIX
F. WENDELL. JACKSON retired stock broker. Thros's
JOHN ] RILEY clerk. No. sO5 Fourth-eTe.
EDWARD L. LIVINGSTON. glass Jars. No. 90 LoeFs-'N
Mr. Osborne opened the case for the stats
The prosecution claims that there isn't ponce
man this county who knows the city anu I-t9
houses in it better than this man, ne SAID He
has been very many years on the police force anu
hes ,eer 2 V-ardman under many different captains
For over a year he was assigned to duty IN pam
clothes especially TO watch this house ana we
claim that il impossible for TINS mousse 10 run
openly and conspicuousy from January l 10 august
10 without his knowing it
I'VE intend 20 prove that he contented himself
by going the house and ringing the bell ana
going back again to the station house and report
ing There's nothing doing.
He alleged that Whitney entered into a conspiracy
with C3lennon and an agent CT the society to tip
off" the police intended raids on poorooIns ana
Glennon on intended raids No. 14S West Thirty
third-st
Captain John F Flood the principal witness
of the day. The following is part Of his testi-
mony: ~ 80 Wee. -,,,r.,,+,ir5
st was called to your attention what did you do?
Al called to the attention Of all 18th the men who
Q-Genno9 among them hs -aca IS +ba attention
of ~f-Iennon? A-June Z
non and others TO the case? A--Two or three
o1Did Giennon report TO you? Ale told
he had been to the house and endeavored TO obtain
evidence and had failed ~
watched the house at different hours Of the night
and day and tried 10 get in and had been refused
Odd he tell you he rang the bell? A.1Yes.
95id he .l'y make written report? A-No
DID others make written reports the
horse2 A-Yes
On cross-examination Captain Flood said the
other men in citizens clothes made the
port. He described in detail what Glennon said he
did 70 get evidence against the house watching 1t
and seeking gain admission. and being told that
there nothing going on He must have
made mistake in the house said the captain.
He said he instructed seventeen men about the
house. and that he thought they reported daily.
James McAuiffe. of No. l46 West Thirty-thrd-
st. testified that solicited from the stoop
Of Nc West Thirty-third-st. day and night. He
saw men going into the house by the dozen and
half dozen day and night he said. Fighting and
ouarrelling going on all the time. wagons
came twice day with demijohns and cases Of beer.
Mrs Rosa Multern who lived the third floor
Of No Thirty third-st-. testified that there
were singing and dancing all night in the house
and that women calling in from the win
Cows and StOop
Recorder Ciof announced to the jury that II
would be locked up for the night, and committed
the prisoner 10 the Tornbs He also announced that
If the case was completed by tomorrow even
ing night session would be held
Nhirnev when seen in the corridor of the court
building said that he would refuse testify in the
case on the ground that there is criminal action
pending against him. and that his testimony might
be used against him.