New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06
PROSECUTED BY THE POLICE.
MRS vTuRMANN's UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITT
CAPTAIN RYAN AND HIS FORCE.

MRS. vTuRNIANN'S UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITH
cAPIAIS RYAN AND HIS FoRcE.
Mrs Annie " ehrmaun. respectable GERMAN wo-
iran vino rcnts the bouSs at No. lo6 Last wenty-
eighfh-st. an let's rooms TO several bOarders, was
ARA COED ga the lorkvIlle Police Court Yesterday
on a charge OF keeping a disordery house. she
arrested at Police Headquarters on saturday
while she seeking TO have policeman pun
i-h8d for annoying her. and she asserted that the
charge against her was manufactured TO protect
the officer The HOUSE, which Mrs. Wohrmann 0c-
cupIes and several adjoining houses are owned by
an estate for which -. ~. Gassner, of No l39 East
Twelfth-st is the agent Mr.. o,assner recently
complained to Superintendent Waiting that re-
spsctahle tenants were being dr zen away from the
houses by the persistent persecution Of Captain
RYAN OF the Thirty-fifIh Street Police and oil
the patromen of his squad. Among the policemen
In the precinct Is Patrolnan Cahill, who formerly
boarded at No. l62 East Twenty-eghth.st. 1t is
said that lie left the boarding house. refusing to
pay bis bill. After the landlady Mrs. Shaw, had
made an effort to collect the money due her. Cap
tam Ryan arrested her On 4 charge winch was dis-
missed in court Recently Cahill has been sta
toned IN Twenty 81. and II - asserted that
he has stopped persons on the street and has told
them that the houses occupied by Mrs. SHAW ana
Mrs. Wehrmann were not respectable. Tn Feb
ruary Mrs. Wehrmann asked The policeman why
he was standing so mnch ia front OF her house. lie
replied that be was there by captain bysns orders
and that Mr. Gassner did not LEI any houses TO re-
spectacle tenants. Mrs. Wehrmann then made
complaint against Cahlil.
The case was set down for trial on Wednesday
of last week, but IL was postponed until saturday
for some reason unknown to the complainant. Mrs.
Nehrm9un
house and told her that the tral was adjourned Tor
n week or so aud that she would be lDiOI med later
when she was to appear. Not trusting him. how
ever she went 10 Police Headquarters and learned
the facts Tor herself She Thought that II was tho
intention of Captain Ryan 10 have the case called
and dismissed in her absence. When Mrs W chr-
mann and her witnesses had testified before Ccm-
missioner Mason on Saturday, Cahiu made
general denial asserting that he had never spoken
TO Mrs Wehrmann. Two detectives OF the pre-
cinct then testified that they had seen disrepnt-
able woman leave Mrs Wehrnanns houseOn RI
uay evening, In company with "a man who was
witness for Cabill. The convenient witness gave
his name ss Jacob Konigsteln. lie said that no
lived at No. 90 Riy ington s:., and en- poyed as
a bookkeeper In Pennsylvania. His testimony was
to the enecr that he had entered Mrs WchrInann's
house Mt the time mentioned by the detectives. for
an improper purpose, and had paid for a room. lie
was not examined and on mis- testimony Com
missioner Mason hastily dismissed the complaint
against Cahill. Captain Ryan, who was present "a
the policeman's adviser, then causcd Nrs. Wehr-
mann's arrest on warrant which had been pro-
cured upon kongstens affidavit in tho morning..
The unhappy woman was admitted to bail on Sun
day.
In the Police Court yesterday Konigstcin made
pitiable confession that he had not paid any money
TO Mrs. Wehrmann. Under cross examination lie
contradicted his original statements. Mrs. Nehr.
mann brought forward several witnesses, among
them tw o young men who are taking post-gTad-
uatc course in the Bellevue Medical College. and
who board in her house.. There was ample PROOF III
their testimony of the responsibility OF the board
ing house. ON account of the absence OF otner
Witnesses whom Mrs. Wehrmann wished 10 nave
examined, however. Justice Hermann adJOuineo
the case until to-day at y. IT,