The evening world., 1894-07-23
SHE ALSO PAID PATROlMEN.
Denies that She Acts from Spite,
but Says She Had It in
for Capt. Martens"
SHE PROMISED Or. PARKHURST.
That's Why She Says She Appeared
as a Witness Before Senator
lexow's Committee.

Twenty police officers filled seats In
the trial room at Police Headquarters
when President Martin and Commits
took their seats on the dais this MORN
ing ready to resume the trial of Capt.
Michael Doherty and ex-Ward Men ioca
and Meehan on the charge of levying
blackmail for protection from Mrs. Thu
row. keeper IF a disorderly house.
These twenty policemen were in full
uniform. They wore service stripes, all
the way from two to six, indicating ten
to thirty years Of service, and all were
present anxious for their turn to 60 on
the witness stand at the call of Lawyer
Louis j. Grant and testify that Capt
Doherty was relentless" in his pursuit
of keepers OF disorderly houses in his
precinct and in bringing them to punish
ment.
There were three young women in the
room also. They were former inmates
of Mrs. Thurow's house, and were wit
nesses before the Lexow Committee.
1t was twenty minutes after the hour
when Aessrs. Welman and Osborne
came in. Messrs. Grant and Fromme
and the three accused officers had been
long in waiting.
Mr. Wellman recalled Mrs. Thurow for
cross-eXamination by Mr.. Fromme, and
that much-abuse and very spiteful
madame came in in a many-striped gown
of black and white. with immense
sleeves of black. made more immense
by several shoulder capes 4 big black
hat added to the impression of mourn
ing.
Mr. Grant preceded the examination
by an offer of n statement about his
reference to Mr. Wellman's private life.
Grant Tries to Explain Again.
MIR. Wellman objec,ed. The Commits
sioners, one after another and altogether
tried to stop the 'rrepressiblc Scotch
lawyer. but without success. and the
Commissioners were obliged to strike
out of the minutes of Stenographcr
Beard Grants statement that he had
never said anything about Mr.. Well
mans recent marriage. and that he was
100 miles away when a certain published
interview is supposed to have taken
place.
Mr. Beard had already written In short
hand and afterwards typewrittcu 10
last week. That is to say $3.50 ords IL
testimony had been taken.
Mr.; Fromme, wanted Mrs. Thur'w 10
say if she had not repeat edly talk ID 10
her girls in an Irish brogue' In lmita-
tion of capt. Doherty.
Even tn witness, mad clear through,
puckcrcd her mouth IN enjoyment Of The
idea that her irrevocably u armau tongue
had talked Irish. She denc,i L.
She said she lied TO Capt Dohcrty
when she told him girl he was search
ing for was not in the house. adding
naINply.
Il was not under oath. and wasn't
going TO help capt. Doherty catch a
what promise did YOU make before
you went before the LeXow Committcc?'
asked Mr.. Frommc.
Promised DIR. Pnrshurst to Tell All.
The woman hcsitated. Then she said
she called on br. Parkhurst and prom
iS"d him she would tell everything she
"Dtdn't you tell us you went before
the Committee to spite one person."
II don't remember. l had it in for
In an effort to break down this sug
GcStion of spite against Capt. Marstens
as the only motive Mr., Fromme asked
Mrs. Thurow i she, had not told &, sub
poena-server that she could furnish the
Committee with Information about
place in West Twenty-fourth street
which paid $500 for protection.
Mrs. Thurow at first denied, then said
she did tell one of DR.. Parkhurst's
officers.
You were arrested several times in
your house by Capt. DohCrty's men,
were YOU not asked the cross-exanl-
iucr.
Il was never arrested but once. in
October"
BUT others were arrested"
Yes, many times"
" In your house.
Yes"
hy capt. Doherty's mem"
Yes"
Mr. Fromme drew a long breath and
looked about him triumphantly as he
asked:
Then Capt poherty did not protect
your house, nor your business
Without waiting for an answer the
lawyer got the witness TO tell in detail
the story of dozen arrests in her
house.
In further disproof of Mrs. Thurow's
assertion that she appeared as "a witness
to spite Capt. Martens, Mr.. Fromme
asked the witness why she told the
Lexow Committee that Lawyer Sulli-
van had charged her siio for certain