New-York tribune., 1901-08-29


Who are the warrants for?" the sergeant in
charge asked.
Never mind. Give me two detectives in plain
clothes and I'll show you Sanford replied
He was told the plain clothes men were all
out on precinct duty He insisted that two uni
formed men be put in citizens clothes and sent
with him This was done and Policemen Con-
boy and Garvin detailed They al en-
tered a carriage and drove TO the Webster
Hotel. Three women dressed in loose Wrappers
were sitting on the front porch They aecosted
Sanford and the detectives Familiarity when they
aIghted Two OF the women were named in the
warrants. ard they were arrested In the mean
time one of tile detectives had gone into the
house and back into a rear room. Here he saw
a short stout man. with gray mustache, sit
ting talking To a young woman. who answered.
TO the name of Minnie.
Are you of the plain clothes men, asked
this man OF the detective,
No, / am not" was the response. but who
you
I'm Captain Cannon came the ready ans
wer. Tn here To see what's going on They
he after now.
MIR Sanford then introduced himself.
This is n respectable house, began Captain
cannon. This is quiet and orderly place. and
it's a shame that IL should be thus raided III
is always run quietly and respectfully, and the
proprietress OF this house is very sick woman
This is a quiet place.
We've got the evidence against you captain
Cannon" replied Mr.. Sanford.
Il saw the plain clothes men coming mere so
/ came too" went on the captain
There response made To TINS IN the
rear is Tony Pastors Theatre From IL came
strains of music.
Nov listen TO that" commented Captain
Cannon. There's the nuisance for YOU That's
the place that ought to be raided
No further attention was paid to the COM
mander of the East Twenty -second-st- station
AS the were about to leave the place
in custody the alleged proprietor said she did
not like TO have the neshhors see her
Look out the windows. Minnie. Captain
Cannon Is alleged to have commented, and see
it there is anybody about.
I'm running this matter said Mr.. Sanford
testify.
At the station the two women gave their
names as Lizzie Mack. the alleged proprietor,
and Catherine Brown. the housekeeper. Both
WE re bailed out in few minutes by Jacob
Wolf of No. IL Delancey-st, in the sum Of $500
e& h.
About the time this was going on Assistant
District Attorney Garvan went TO No. OF Cherry
ST. with Detective Hahn, of the Oak-st. sta
tion. the precinct in charge of Captain Vreden-
burgh There Anton Lafurio arrested.
charged with running disorderly house He
was locked up, and had not been bailed out at
a late hour Mr.. Garvan called at the station
before making the raid and asked for the cap
tain. He showed him the warrant and the de-
tective was furnished without any comment
The complaint of which Captain Cannon took
no notice was sent 10 Justice Jerome on Au-
gust ii. with the following:
II is impossible with the united efforts of the
people The two blocks between Third and Fourth
aves. in Fifteenth-st to abate the nuisance daily
streets We appeal TO YOU We believe you have
the will and power mitigate perceptibly this out
rage and nuisance We place the matter in YOUR
hands and fervently pray YOU for the relief which |
we have been unable TO obtain from Captain Gan |
non and the police under his control
This communica tion signed by the thirty |
two persons who attached their names to the |
complaint.
Justice Jerome had the house investigated |
and IL is said had no difficulty in obtaining the
necessary evidence against the place.
After the raid had taken place Captain Gan |
non was seen as he was emerging from his |
room in the station house.
There's been a raid captain, a reporter |
ventured to say.
"A raid? Why. there is nothing TO raid in this
precinct. The place at No. 14o East Fifteenth
st is all right. You put that in as a IL /
censed hotel / was there Just after the raid Il
ers and know myself, that 1t is all right :.