The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
I'm DEFENSE
OF DOKERTY.


ton, as he thought he might need to
know.
Why did you look them UP two
cused then. Did you think some one
was going to be accused"
No. sir; but thought something was
going to happen"
You have told us that YOU arrested
forty or nifty women from that house,
and that you arrested many from the
stoop yourself, Would it surprise Iuu
rests made from that. stoop during the
whole of 1898, and only ten or Il dozen
of the inmates arrested by the whole
platoon?"
Here's Where lie Fell Down.
why, I know there were more than
that! I've, got list of more than tina,
H. my pocket"
relentless and imperturbably cool cross
examiner.
The now thoroughly policeman
flushed and passed the list to Mr. Well
and the copper witness compared the list
with the bio,tor.
Lille Sanders WAS found to be the only
inmate of % Second avenue during June.
The officer had credited Rosa \int, iG
First street arrested in First street
near the Bowery. to Mrs. Throw :
house.
i've seen Rosa vint run into Mrs.
Thurow's house when l was chasing
her" said the witness.
What did you chase her for?'
For the misdemeanor of soliciting.
She ran into the house to escape arrest,
and they shut the door"
Did you SO in and arrest her.,
No II was a misdemeanor, and had
What? Who told you that you had
no right to pursue person who had
committed a misden,ef nor in your pres
ence, wherever she might CO.
told that "A tho Police School
of Instruction"
Mccarthy did not swear out warrant
for Rosa Nint. because. he said, me
that offense sufficient for a warrant.
July 81. according to the blotter. Lottie
Renner. was arrested as the only in
mate Of Mrs Tharows h9 Sn Mrs rsoo Thu
" Rosa Vint and Lottie Renner were
arrested by you from Mrs. Thurow' $
stoop. One in June the other In July:
by you from that stoop during the whole
year" demanded Mr.. Wellman.
Gets Into Deeper Water.
Mccarthy found the name of Mary
Marshall, OF So East Third street, ar
rested on Second street, in August. He
declared the Sergeant must have made a
mistake when he made the entry in the
ever. He thought this was the time
when he arrested her on the Bowery
near Second street. He had arrested her
twice.
This suggestion got the poor fellow
into more trouble, for Mr.. Wellman
asked him to find the record of the sec
ond arrest. and after much perspirine
he was obliged to give IL up.
Commissioner Murray asked several
questions in an effort to find out why
Policeman Mccarthy did not go through
Mrs. Thurows that night, when he got
In as far as the hall with one of the
inmates. but he did not succeed, and
the witness gave place.
Patrolman Francis ]. Hughes, n po-
liceman so new that he has not yet
achieved a single stripe. testified that
he was detailed in September, 1893. to a
special port in front of Mrs. Thurow' S
house.
1.-THE Captain told dine he suspected
that 1t was a bad house, and instructed
me to let no one go in or out"
early in October Mrs. Thurow ap.
| pointed me. She said, Officer, are yor
/ detailed especially to watch my house,
Il replied that l was, and that | was
| instructed not to let any one go In or out
I arrested dozens of women there. /
was with great difficulty that arrests
were made. The women seldom venturet
| further than ten feet from the door
and when an officer approached they
would run in the house and slam the
door