The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-05
THE ALLEGED POLICE OUTRAGE.
EXAMINATION OF THE COMPLAINANT xEsTER-


DAY-HER STORY REHEARsED.
The examination In the case OF Onicers Finnerty
and Mulvey. OF the First precinct charged with
assaulting Miss Maggie lgoe on the Battery ana IN
the Eastern Hotel foot OF Whitehall street. FRI
day night, took place yesterday At the Iombs, be-
lore Justice Otterbourg, The room was tull OF
spectators friends or the prisoners and Witnesses.
The complainant, Miss Igoe, was sworn and
cross-examined by Counsellor Price. She testi-
ned:-I am sixteen years Of age; am not certain
TO my exact age l cannot read or write;
never went TO school; have been In this country
over one year; when first came to this country 1
went to service with Mr.. Boland, in Williamsburg,
Long Island; when left there went TO work
with Mr.. Langevin, OF Woodsburg; from there
went to live with Mr. Discher; he lived opposite
to Mr.. Langevin's; during the last three weeks
nave been living with Mrs. Igoe, at No. sos West
Thirty -ninth street; Knew Mrs. Igoe IN Ireland !;
she is not relation OF mine; the last time that
l slept at her house was on last Thursday night;
that was the night before l was assaulted; left
home at four O'Clock on Friday afternoon TO visit
my brother-1n-law. Patrick Corrgan, in Brook
Ign; 1t was about six O'Clock when got to my
brother-in-aw's house u left my brother-inlaws
house about nine O'Clock; my brotner-in-law ac-
companied me to the ferry; stood talking TO
him lew minutes before the boat
just as I got to the New York side:
l waited on this side Tor several minutes for a
to come along, and none came; the night was
fine and clear; the lamps were lighted all along
the street far as | could see; the first person 1
met was a police oticer; spoke to him and in
quired OF him when the cars would start that
would take me TO Thirty ninth street, ana he re-
Piled that no car would run for an hour; he then
said, "Come over to the Battery and Will show
you tue car that will take you home - went
with him aud walked side by SIDE with
him; / thought a would stop where
he was taking me; met girl on my way across
the ferry; she walked with me toward the Bat
terry; we all three went together; on OFT way
there the oficer who was with us called another
officer; the first offcer that met me at the ferry
was not Flnnerty, but Flnnerty was the second
officer VINO came up; Mulvey was Tie officer VINO
met me at the Jerry house, and told me he would
snow me the way TO the cars; hulYey asked Fin
merry, when Finnerty came up, II there was any
lear OF the roundsman FinnertV answered, "No;
he,s gone around; - Mulvey then told me that they
were taking US TO the cars; we all went along
together 10 the water; SAID ala not
want TO go to the water, but wanted to
go. home or to the car; Mulvey SAID.
me at all; he took the otner girl on with him to-
ward Castle Garden; he teok her by the arm;
Muvey aRd the other girl were not out OF sight
before Fnnerty took hold or me and dragged me
across q cnain when the officers rst met Mulvey |
he In reduced the other girl and myself to Finner-
" as girls he had known q long lime and Imme- /
dlatey SAID tnat that was not so; do not TANK |
that the other girl went willingly away with Null
vey; | heard her CRY after Mulyey took her away; |
Finnerty mad hold OF me from the time he was \
introduced 10 me until ne dragged me /
screamed, ooh, Is there anybody aroundY" /
he put his arm on my mouth; screamed more |
Tor any one;r / screamed several times aud re- 1
sisted with all my might but he said IT was use /
tainted, and when came to saw Finnerty SIT /
ting near by; he pulled me up, ana saw Mulvey |
coming Win the other girl, and Mulvey said TO |
know what was FInnerty's reply; Finnerty took
me Dy the arm ana ed me along, telling me It
was too late to go nome. as | would be
arrested ier street walker II | was
seen around; ne took me TO the Eastern
Hotel; saia ms brother-in-law was there aud not
to DE Dashiul; he pushed me up hight OF stars;
IL was the fist flight; have often been AT the
south ferry in the daytime, but never at night;
wnen FInnerty showed me up stairs the girl who
was with me followed US; Mulvey waited in the
street while Finherty was inside tae motel; as
a room FInnerty and Mulyey came back some
time alterward; Finnerty then overcame me sew.
eral times; struggled and screamed as much as
l could, when went into the hotel the other
girl said she had been there lat the hoteD often
before; there was WINDOW In the room looking
out into the street.
After recess had been taken for ten minutes
the examination was resumed.
Miss lgoe said That sue left the hotel at six
O'Clock IN the morning; Couldn't say when fIn-
merry LETT; IL was daylight; can't tell whether |
slept; went 20 the station house; was directed
there by an officer; aid not tell H1m what had hap
pehed TO me; ala not register my name at the
hotel; the oficer did that; paid money.
AT TINS state OF the proceedings an adjournment
was taken until halfpast ten A. Nj. tomorrow
morning. The girl was seat TO the House
OF Detention. she did not want TO 90
there, and sonbed bitterly as she lett the court
re0m. Mulvey and Finnerty MAINTAIN tneir in-
nocence and say that Miss Igoeis story is utterly
false. Tae proprietor OF the MOTEL, Mr.. James
Belts, says that no female whatever was regis
tered Oh his books on Friday nIgnt, either alone
or IN company. and tnat no person could be
locked In any room or his hotel as a eaten in the
lock opens the door from WITHIN At all times. MIR
Belts also says mat he was through the halls him
sell during the night In question two or three
times and heard no noise, neither did any OF the
regular Doarders hear any noise.