New-York tribune., 1901-08-30


a raid made H.
raiders was called to the stand He said he
had known the proprietor. Mrs. Mack. about
three months He was asked the nature of the
house.
1T just a Raines law hotel" said Cap
tain Cannon.
CANNON VISITED THE HOUSE OFTEN.
How often did you visit the house?" asked
Garvan.
"Once or twice a week" replied Captain GAN
non.
AT what time did you make your vsits?"
Sometimes p. m. and sometimes 10 D. m"
He said he would walk in and pass the time OF
day with Ms. Mack. or ask her how business
He said that the house was carried on the
blotter as a suspicious place. According TO com
mon report il was a dsorderly house.
Did you ever look at the hotel register"
asked Mr. Garvan.
mo. sir
The hotel register handed TO Captain Gan
1t contained a long series OF names of
men, after each of which was the entry and
Wife,
Did you ever see hotel register which con-
tanned only the names of n@n and their wives?"
asked Justice Jerome. looking keenIy at Captain
Cannon.
Il don't know"
Did you ever see a hotel register before which
contained of single men?" asked the
Justice
NO. sir" answered Cannon
do you think that any reputable house would
have hotel register upon which appeared only
the names of men accompanied by their wIves?"
No. sir
He said IT would have been a good plan TO
have looked at the register in his investigations
OF the house II never occurred to him He
asserted that the result, Of receiving a com
plaint against the house from residents OF the
neighborhood he had ordered his men TO In
Nestigate the place
When asked about soliciting In the streets in
that neghborhood, he said he had tried to break
1t up every day and every night
How did you happen TO be in there last night
captain" asked Mr.. Garvan.
Captain Cannon who had been idgeting about
in his chair. and had once or twice said in an
undertone to Justice Jerome that the story as
told In the morning papers was great injustice
10 him, gave detailed account OF his move
ments until he met Mr. Golden a halter near
Third-ave. and Fifteenth-st. Mr.. Golden. he
said. told him that Justice Jerome was raiding
the Webster Hotel.
HE WAS TIPPED OFF"
"Do they all think II is Jerome every time"
interposed Justice Jerome
We'll, they mostly all think It is when there
IS any disturbance like that" answered Captain
Cannon.
What did you do them" proceeded Mr.. Gar
van.
Il went right over. and walked into the house
wanted to be around II there any need of
me-"
Captain Cannon said he went right into the
hall, brushing by the persons on the sidewalk
and any one who was in the hallway He do
MED that he saw any one to remember him as
he went in. Il found Miss Mack lying back IN
n chair and evidently sick" he said.
o.was there room adjoining the parlor tn. rear7
Q.-was the bedroom? Ayes.
o-what did you go in there for. A@wh.n wa.
looking around, went in there to n everything was
o-Were you in there last night A.-Ycs
After had the back paTor vent in "s 'Sr to see
what was going
When asked If he had said to Mr.. Sanford
They after me-" or They've got me-" he
denied at first that he had said any such words
but finally said he didn't remember just what
he had said.
With reference to his remarks addressed 70
Minnie" Cannon said he had merely passed
some instructions which he had heard Kate"
making to her concerning the departure of the
prisoners to the police station
HIS "OFFICERLIKE MANNER"
Mr. Garvan asked him why he had been so
socitous about the taking Of the prisoners to
the station house
II simply acted in officerke manner" said
Cannon. Il didn't want to subject them to any
show on the street. 1 amt built that way
The Assistant District Attorney was insstent
in questioning the police captain with reference
10 conversation he had with the Mack woman
after her arrest
II don't think / had any conversation with
her" he said
Think. captain" prompted Garvan.
well. maybe she said something about its
being respectable place, and not knowing why
she arrested She said she had always tried
to keep the place as orderly as possible"
When Ossistant District Attorney Garvan had
finished with the witness Justice Jerome. look
ing sharply at him. took up the examination
his own part. He asked him carefully about the
letter sent by the thirty-two residents of the
neighborhood. and the captains opinion OF their
respectebiiity and credibility.
Cannon said that Policemen Turley and Kane
were detailed TO investigate the complaint
HIS PRECINCT CLEAN NOW.
Turley had visited the place but had found
nothing wrong. He said that Turley and Kane
We're equally responsible. however. he had
'Aib~d with than together concerning the house