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17,516. Do you know Mr. Ross' property in Lanes Court?—
Yes.
17,517. That is dirty and badly repaired, is it not?—It was
when we saw it. It was inhabited by some Italian organ grinders,
and they are, as a rule, a very dirty set of people, and perfectlyindifferent
as to the state in which they live.
17,518. Do you know Nos. 1 to 9, Little Bath Street?—I know
Little Bath Street, but I have not the property in my mind at
the present moment.
17,519. You do not remember Nos. 3, 6, 7, and 9, Little Bath
Street ?—No, I cannot say that I do.
17,520. Does Mr. Ross own some property in Jerusalem Court ?
—I am not aware that he does.
17,521. There was evidence given with regard to that in the
year 1881 in answer to the questions 1624, 1626, 1629, and 1643,
but you do not know about that for certain?—No.
17,522. One witness stated that Mr. Ross owned that property,
but possibly that is the property of which he collects the
rents, but which he does not himself own?—Possibly.
17,523. It is of no use for me to ask you with regard to his
property in the Italian colony in Holborn, I suppose?—No.
17,524. With regard to that quarter, is there not a great
accumulation of dust between the parishes of Clerkenwell and
Holborn, and some doubt as to whom it belongs?—There is a
large place called Red Lion Yard, which was a mews, a stable yard.
17,525. Do those Italians throw things out of their back
windows on to a piece of land as to which there is a doubt whether
it is yours or not?—They used to do so.
17,526. Have you stopped that? We tried to do so; but I
believe that that court is now abolished as a stable yard, and
is now occupied, I think, by a Post Office contractor.
17,527. Then, although you know generally speaking of a
certain amount of Mr. Ross' property, you are not aware of
the fact that he owns 31 tenement houses in your parish besides
collecting the rents of a great number of others?—No, I have
never looked into the matter. It is no business of mine to do so.
17,528. Mr. Ross has sometimes been called the dictator of
Clerkenwell, has he not?—Yes.