The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-12

but had seen him going in. Witness
said that Mr.. Moyie had stated that he
had not asked any political assistance
from the police. This was not so be-
cause witness knew an officer who was
present who he thought could contra
dict Mr.. Moyle on this point. Witness
had not brought in Dukes two COM
panions as Mr.. Webb had stated that
Detective Dunlap had acted rightly in
not bringing in the woman who had
been assaulted on Ashmun street and
witness thought this decision had a
bearing on this matter.
The next witness called was Officer
John Eagan. who had been on the
force about fourteen years. His tes-
ltimony corroborated that Of Officer
Cohane. Witness cited City Attorney
/ Webb's decision in reference to Detec-
tive Dunlap not holding Miss Flanagan
at time Of assault.
Witness is a democrat and his name
does not appear on the republican pri-
mary list.
Sergeant Gibson was the next witness
called, and before he commenced testi-
flying all but those directly interested
were excused from the court room.
Been a sergeant since April IS, 1897,
Witness then named all the sergeants
at station No. where witness is To-
Gated. Witness has made number of
raids. All raids made by witness on
| disorderly houses have been successful.
In raids on policy shops witness had
been disappointed twice in securing the
evidence necessary TO convict. In all
| other policy raids he had been success
/ full. In the two instances where these
had been failures they had been caused
/ through the sergeant being seen talking
to witnesses before the raids were made
by spies for the policy shop keepers.
Witness had never known of any raids
having failed through officials tipping
| off the suspects Witness then told of
the Hattie Goodman case. Witness had
been given a warrant to raid the Lon-
don house. Officer Stevens was placed
in side alleyway so that he could
watch both the front and the rear. Ser
geant Gibson then opened the front door.
In the hall he met Hattie Goodman.
Witness asked her if she had any girls
| in the house. She became indignant
/ and said that there were none, and
that she had not been doing any BUSH
ness for eight or nine months. She said
1t was strange, but the city court people
should bother her after she had'paid SO
much money to them, and as she had
not been doing any business for several
| months.
/ AT this point the testimony Of Mr..
Thrasher concerning the statement that
young men were being led astray there
recently was read to the witness, This
was denied by witness. Witness said
that Officer Gilligan and Sergeant
Hayes could prove that Hattie Good
man had not been doing business for
some months
i Witness had been in several raids on
1 the house which Is supposed to be run
by Ella Cook. Ella was not arrested at
the time OF the raids because she was
not there. witness only saw Ella go in
to the house twice. Never knew her to
pay any money to police or to get any
tips.
i Witness knew nothing about house at
! 70 Congress avenue. Concerning house
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gress avenue he had made several at
temots to raid it but it was hard to
secure evidence.
i Witness then told Of his raid on Mrs
Benson's place at 270 Wooster street.
There We're two girls there and four
men at the time Of the raid. AS there
was no proof that the men were FREE
quenters they were not arrested. In
court the next morning the girls sent
for Sergeant Gibson and told him they
4 desired to plead guilty, and then to
leave town. Sergeant Gibson then con-
ferred with Mr.. Webb and Mr.. Hall and
these officials notified the sergeant that
a fine of $40 in each case would be sat
isfactory. Witness then notified the wo-
men and they gave him the money to
4 give to the clerk. The women then left
| the court room and this was the last
/ witness saw OF them. The next day
4 Theresa Benson, the woman who kept
| the place, surrendered herself at police
/ headquarters. She sent for the witness
and said that she wished to plead
4 guilty. Witness SO notified the prose-
cutting attorneys and they agreed on
fine Of $25 and costs. Mrs. Benson gave
witness the money to settle with This
money he handed to the clerk
i Witness said that the police were do
ing all they could to prevent crime.
4 Witness had arrested about twenty
| young girls for street walking and that
they had been released by the court.
Witness did not think that there was
q saloon In his territory doing business
| on Sunday. witness is an Ullman man.
/ Was never asked to be, but had known
! Colonel Ullman since he was boy and
has always respected him.
\ Witness had known the colored as
sailant (McLane) for years and would
have arrested him If he had had any
idea it was he who was committing the
4 assaults. Witness had thought McLane
appeared too sleepy to do anything.
Knew McLane had been arrested once
for throwing stones.
Witness had notified Philip Winter to
keep young girls out of his downstairs
back room and also the alley way
Witness had been attending to investi-
eating policy playing recently and so
had not given as much time to other
matters as usual Witness had inves-
! tigated a complaint made by Professor
Fisher concerning an attack which had
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