The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-04
The Government Of New York
City All Rotten.
lNFAMY or THE POLICE COURTS
Tammany Lawyers Procure Arrests,
Indictments and Dismissals.
Abertfeststs Pay Trtbats to the Demo
cratic Lsadsrs-Tnis fs the system
That Hni and Grant Are striving TO
ssvs Frem tructfea.

SKx YosK, Nor. 3-The Lexow COM
miftee has closed its Investigations for the
time being, and no further attempts will
be made to probe the depths Of New York
Until after election. An adjournment has
been taken until November 19, when the
labors Of the committee viii be resumed
The interest in the Investigations contin-
ued undiminished up TO the close. Just
before the committee closed its doors for
the day Mr.. Goff vas praised for his en-
srgy and persistence in conducting the ex-
animation, and with loud cheers for that
lawyer the crowd dispersed.
Mrs. Hermann resumed the witness
chair before the committee today. At the
outset she made this voluntary statement:
II am not afraid of Judge Hogan or Re-
corder Smyth. / see in the morning pa
pers that they deny what say. can
prove that what said is true. and ! can
tell lots more"
'Lots more 2" repeated Mr.. Goh.
They have threatened TO indict me for
what have said. / am not afraid of
Judge Hogan"
Here the woman became intensely ex-
cited, and, pointing out Policeman Peter
shrieked: You're thief How dare
you sit there looking at me so7 You took
money from my sister"
The witness half rose and. trembling
with emotion, continued: "You are the
man. you and another policeman. who
ruined my neice. who WAS once . good
girl The police ought 10 be ashamed! !!
ashamed iff
This caused great excitement When
il subsided. Mr.. Goff asked the witness:
''Wss Capt. Ryan, who is present in court.
one of the men who met you at midnight.
and told you TO leave town."
II don't know. The man who first
came to me said Capt. Ryan had con-
tributed to the fund"
Now, 10 there anything you would like
to tell
.'Oh, Mr. Goff, II would take me q week
10 tell everything. | was not going to say
much, but ] am a French woman and
quick 10 get mad. Senator Daley, in Jer-
sey City. begged me not to come over here
until after election. saying that the Lexow
committee would be poweriess then.
There is house in Wooster street run by
a man named Bnrns. He Is friend of
Superintendent Byrnes. There is a saloon
down stairs and girls upstairs. Ny sister
told me she was protected BY the district
attorneys Office"
Then she told how Blumsnthal. the pro-
fesslonal bondsmen of the Fifteenth pre-
cinct, took 500 bill in box of cigars to
Capt Haughey. She went to the station
house and waited outside. Blumenthal
went into the captains room. and when he
came out she said he did not have the
cigars or the 500
WAS the promise made you that you
could open q disorderly house when the
Lexow committee stoppedf''
Yes"
"Did you pay Capt. Hughey money!"
"Yes; took out $40 from the Manhat-
tan bank on the SIN of December. after
Haughey had raiied me. and paid it to a
man named Ralisky. q diamond broker of
Fourteenth street He said was to give
him $50 apiece for Detectives Sloan and
Armstrong and $50 for Capt Hapghey. /
did so.
.'officer Zimmerman once told me that
If did not employ Judge Stiner he would
have me sent to the state prison. Once
when was fined SIS Stiner wanted me to
give him $50 to ray the fine. Judge Hogan
knows my sister and myself well. Judge
Hogan knows that when went away a
year ago to Toronto had to pay to get
back"
You can go now. Mrs. Hermann, but
consider yourself under subpoena" The
woman stepped down and went out OF the
court
A police headquarters clerk testified that
Capt O'Connor vas in charge of the Nine
teenth precinct during the time in which
Mrs. Hermann swore she was asked for
$1,000 by the wardmen when she wanted
10 open s house.
Before the committee took q recess Mr..
Goif had upon the witness stand Richard
Kush, who had been under arrest, charged
with procuring a criminal operation. An
effort was 10 ade TO show that the pro.eca-
ton had been fixed" through the police.
After recess Dr.. Newton Whitehead took
the stand. he is the physician charged
with having performed the criminal ore
ration. The witness said he b al been ar
rested four times, once for sending im-
proper literature through the mails, and
three times tor committing abortion, but
the charges in all the eases we're dismissed
when ne paid money.
He said Detective sergt Frink. who a..
rested him. urged him to retain Lawyer
Friend. who the officer said had 'spuIl''
with the police and courts.
When Was brought 10 Jefferson Mar
ket police court Friend demanded 500 |
offered him check He wanted money.
While Was waiting for the Judge to ar
rive. Lawyer Friend asked me for s2p0
more. said I've already given you
$50 Friend answered: 'Don't kick.
doctor. about 500 more. do not get il
all give $50 apiece to the police, that's
how / got nay case Lawyer Friend Was
in court and appeared 20 pe uneomfort.
sbie.
well" continued the witness Judge
RYAN discharged me. just as Friend said
be would.
The doctor was arrested the second time
on March =, 1854. on = charge of giving
information to woman whieh enabled
her 10 accomplish an sb0rtioa. The com.
plssaant vas Bslah Jane. aud Judge Koch
issued the warrant Frink SAID he must
again employ Lawyer Friend. Friend
wanted SIS aud gos IL. Then ne wanted
slsa more.
What tor ?" asa Ell Senator Bradley.
blood money" sad Mhisshesd, bi,-
teriy.
~Wsrs vos ever tired ?"
~Seves."
There vas rad Of ahortionfsts at the
ttrae the warrants were issnei ey Judge
Koeh ?"
YES: IL was hlackmsiiing sehems. The
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