The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
IN DEFENSE
CT DoHER7Y.
Policeman Mccarthy Tells How
Ae Tried to Close Mrs.
ThurOV'S House.
"I'llDO|T|F|T TAKEsAYEAR."
Alleged Remark of the Doughty
Police Captain After Re-
peated Failures.
BRILLIANT DETECTIVE WORK
Prosecutor WelIman Makes Mucl
Capital Out Of the Testimony
for the Defense.
BRILLIANT DETECTIVE WORK.

The flock of Fourteenth Precinct
crows" SO graphically pictured by
THE World' artist. formed the most
conspicuous feature Of the Capt. Doherty
trial scene when the proceedings were
resumed before the Commissioners at
Headquarters, at 1880 this morning
But when. at the request of Mr.. Well
man, all the witnesses were excluded
from the room, they and the twenty po-
lcemen who are anxious to swear that
the big Captain was relentless in his
pursuit of disorderly women and in his
hatred of disorderly houses, made a
rise" and the two fiocks concentrated
In an ante-room.
Lawyer Fromme called Patrolman
James j. Mccarthy, who is still at the
Fifth street sation, as the first witness
of the day in Capt. Doherty's defense.
Patroman Mccarthy wears only one
blue stripe on his coatsleeve. lie testi-
fled that he had been ordered by Capt
Doherty. and he had heard similar Or
ders issued to other policemen at diff
ferent times. to exert himself IN OBJ
tanning testimony against Mrs Augusta
Throws disorderly house, the Cafe EN-
celsior, % Second avenue.
He told how he tried to obtain evil
dence, ad had all but succeeded when
some woman in the house told the
others in German that the visitor was
when / explained to Capt. Doherty
and told him that ] had done my best;
but had failed, he frowned ana scenes, seemed
Didn't you experience any trouble IN
arresting the women in front OF Mrs
Thurow's house or on the stoop:' asked
nob YES, They were on to us. When
they saw us they would run into the
house. We had to sneak up on mem
from around the corner, or ride down on
street car and jump off and catch
them before they could get INTO inc
house" ,,. ,r.s,so,
They Paid for prot ctioh.
ooh YES forty or fifty of them. Once
caught woman named Marshal. She
said This is very funny. We pay
money to Mrs. Thurow. The P1lice are
paid. We pay for projections '"e h'"''
is protected ,,,
".Well,,', / ], said. you see how 20" are
Mr.. Wellman took up the tive-year
..copper'' here for cross-examination.
when was 1t that the Captain M
structed you TO go IN ri''ae ,idsr Cto1"e'
to Mrs, Thu ,cay =, ana get eV'ae'ee'
You had been in that precinct since
October. 1892. the Captain went away u
Europe in June and never '1 tb,t sS 5ou ee
Never told you till on the eve OF his go
Ing to Europe"
NO, sir"
You were solicited but when some
one called out from the parlor in Ger
man that you were policeman YOU gave
II up and went away without going into
that parlor to seek evidence, although
the parlor was open How do you eN'
plain that"
Because thought | could come back
get get evidence later and then could swear
Don't You know that convictions are
mad in hundreds of cases where the evi,
dence only showed that there were
women in the par'Or. and that the VIII,
al home?"
The witness didn't know that. Though
most convictions are secured on exactly
that evidence.
Did you tell the Captain, what YOU
ddnt he offer an ayN sussesan of wha
T. do, when he frowned ami was dis
Capt. Dobertys DISCRIMINATING
nm, IN, He said, pulling his mustache
IN do 1t II It takes year
Way didn't You arrest the young wo
man in speStac.es who. you say. haC
Wen, because thought it would de
Now, Mr.. Weliman, will you not pu
your next question without looking a
she witness 5 SO long" broke in tn
ii,iisp ntailt ~ u IeHionstTatin
Mccarthy said he returned 10 the hous
IN an hour and tried again, but that tn
girls ran away.
Then you felt pretty sure that the
Knew you were policeman and tina
you could never get any evidence agains
the house," demanded Wellman.
The witness " felt pretty sure then,
ana never made any further effort
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