The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-04

NEW YORK, oct. 3.-Mr. Moss, attor-
ney for the Parkhurst society, opened
to-day's proceedings before the Lexow
Investigating committee by placing in
evidence a chattel mortgage given by
David Kroman to David Kroman. The
frst David has already testified before
the committee that he gave tho mort.
gage to raise money to pay the police for
protection.
Policeman Ambrose W. Hussey, for
merly ward detective, was the first
witness of any interest. Mrs. Urchittel,
who some time ago appeared before tho
committee, had testified that m officer
had walked her around tho streets all
one night and then took down her
stockings to search for money. The
prosecution tried to show that Hussey
was the officer. Hussey testified that a
stool pigeon named Black had told him
that q policeman named Charles A.
Place was the man who took tho money.
An affidavit was read from Black
saying he was present when Place de-
mended money in the woman's store.
There had evidently been some did.
Guilty between tho two officers. Officer
Place took tho stand and swore he
never saw the woman or took money
| from her. He said be denied to Hussey
that be knew the woman and that Hus-
sey then asked him to help him out by
swearing that the woman was dis
| reputable.
The woman then took the stand. An
interpreter translated her testimony.
First was read lengthy affidavit by
her stating that what she had testified
before the committee In September was
! true. Her story was shameful one.
Her children were torn from her by the
policeman and placed in an asylum.
She was scourged from pillar TO post by
the police and by Max Hochstein. al,
| East End>politician, who is at present
under indictment for assaulting re-
porter. Hochstein at first, under the
ruise OF friend, advised her to pay the
police aud later insulted and bounded
her.
DRAMATIC SCENE.
AZ the woman, who bore re-
| spectable appearance, told her story
she sobbed hysterically aud lifting her
hands to heaven, she cried "My chill
dreni My childrenP In her own
language. Her children are now in an
orphan asylum.
Senator Bradley was so moved by the
| story OF apparent injustice that he in
structed Mr.. Moss to secure the release
Of the children.
The woman had been looking around
the court room. Her eyes lighted on
Hussy. She recognized the author Of her
troubles in q moment, aud became in
tensely agitated. She pointed dramatt-
cally at the officer, and half starting
| from the witness chair, cried in Eng
lish, Of which she speaks but a little:
"That's him. That's him."
For moment she seemed as II she
would spring at the officer. l. was
some time before she became quiet,
when she was conducted to seat, from
where she alternately sobbcd and glared
at Hussy.
Counsel Golf said that he would like
| to call the attention OF the committee
| to an abuse which should be remedied
on their return to Albany. Too much
power, he declared, was vested in the
Gerry society. Children could be torn
| from their parents, and there was no
way of getting them back II the society
desired otherwise. While Mr.. Gerry's
objects we're humane, his methods were
too arbitrary. ~
Elias Mandei testified that ia 1898 be
kept a restaurant at 19l Delancey
street. Hussy came to him and de-
| manded Sl00 for protection Tor gamb-
ling. He was arrested by Hussy on
false charge, later being subjected TO
too much persecution. Officer Hussy
was at this point called upon TO toll the
committee il he had not threatened to
blow out the braius Of Narberth Potter,
a detective employed by the committee.
He denied the story.
THEIR PULL SAVED THEM.
Morris Masch, Of No. 8 Etdridge
street, cloak manufacturer. was tho
frat witnoss after recess. He testified
that clothing was stolen from his store
about Christmas last year. Officers
Hussy and Shelvey assisted in finding
tho thieves, but, although they made
arrests and had strong case when 1t
came up in tho Essex Market court,
Masch was not allowed to call his wit
nesses and the thieves wero discharged.
THOR "pull" had saved them from be-
ing sent to iail. ~, =,
cant story. ThetwSman supports her
family By selltng 3nsHspapers on
stand at the corner OF East Broadway
and Rutgers streeE She has the per-
mission Of the owner Of the premises in
front OF which tho stand is located.
This morning, Policeman Lynch asked
the woman II she paid rcnt. sho an-
swored in the negative. Then the
policeman said: "You must pay mo s.
or I'll arrest you"
The woman not having tho money
declined to to pay. Officer Lynch then
arrested her and she was arraigncd to-
day in the Essex market court and dis
charged. =
Policeman Lynch was present and
was Identified as tho officer who to-day
demanded So from hor
"This is a remarkable case, because 1t
shows the police aro stilt demanding
blood money" commented Mr.. Got.
Jacob Drummer, OF 600 East Eighty
third street, testified no paid Ward Do
tective Jacob Brummor, OF tho East