Sworn to before me this 20th day of September, 1900.
GEO. P. HAMMOND, JR., Notary Public (164), N. Y. County.
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_City and County of New York, ss._:
Cynthia Randolph, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I reside at 433 West 36th Street, New York City, Manhattan Borough.
My home is directly in the rear of the 37th Street station house. On
the evening of Wednesday, August 15th, 1900, and the evening of August
16th, 1900, I heard cries and shrieks of people being beaten, coming
from the 37th Street station house--such groans as, "O Lord! O Lord!
don't hit me! don't hit me!" spoken in pleading tones. This continued
all of Wednesday night, with such frequency, and was so heartrending,
as to make it impossible to sleep. It was not quite so bad Thursday
evening. Deponent states further that it is a common thing to hear
coming from the 37th Street station house cries of people, as if they
were being beaten, except since last Labor Day; since which day it has
been exceptionally quiet.