The state herald., 1894-11-09
MRS. HERMANN TALKS
EXAMINED by LexoW's COM.
MlTTEE.

She Tells How She Was Driven Out OF /
Now York by tho Police Who Did Not
Want Hor to Teatify.-Ghe Has raid
the Police % D 900 for Pretsetion and
Tells Who 1t Went To.
New York, Nov. 2.-Matilda Her.
mann, the keeper II dlsorderly houses,
who was run out 81 the city When tits
Lexow investigation began. ~ the pc;
lice who feared her revelations, and
was brought back from Chicago be-
Ing stopped by. legal proceedings at
Jersey City for time. was on the
stand before the Lexow committee TO:
day. She said she opened disorderly
houses in New York in 1892, had TWEEN
ty odd girls there. She had a 17.year-
old niece with her whom the girls
father asked her to care for because
he did not wish her to fall into the
hands Of his wife, with whom he was
at outs. She guarded the girl from
contamination by keeping her away
from her house. After while, how.
ever the girls mother got hold of her
and put her Iii disorderly house,
where she was ruined.
Mrs. Hartmann threatened to make
trouble for the mother but Captain
Hnughey told her she should not take
the girl away from her mother, that
tho woman was paying for protection.
Mrs. Hermann offered to pay the
amount II the captain would take the
girl away. The captain threatened her
with, five years Imprisonment II she
did not let the. girl alone, Mrs. Hef,
mann said sho would shoot the girl
rather than see her lead n life CT
shame. She had the girls mothers
house raided and when the case came
up the captain had her lawyer and her
self charged with conspiracy. She paid
from scr to 500 per month for police
protection OH each of the several houses
which she conducted. The policemen
would stand In front OF her house till
given money to go away. In response
10 4 Question Mrs; Hermann admitted
there was one policeman who she. want
cd TO protect and no amount Of CUES
tioning would elicit his name. but she
blushcd when Gor asked II she kissed
"Pretty Boy" Cooney, when she went
away.
~, "ormann resumed the witness
stsnd at the conc....." y" vi '''e . ,re =,
"You know how 10 pilrg" 49,
out for yot for contempt In going away
after you were served with sub-
poenaF' asked Mr.. Goff,
YES sir"
You know haw to purge yourself OF
eonictnptf',
YES SIR"
you nre not afraid that II certain
political party gets into power you viii
be sent TO states prison."
81 am not afraid"
"Now, when you were arrested, the
policeman told you TO hire a certain
lawyer
Eyes sir; Officer Zimmerman told me
10 take s.incr, now Judge, or he would
send me to states prison. ] employed
Stner and paid him $3.50 for the first
time and S1T5 for the second time, The
policeman sworc he did not know was
the madame and was released"
"D.d you have TO pay the detcctives;'
Eyes. from $50 to $500 TO fix 1t with
the detectives after was arrested.
"How about the captain feeling
soreT'
WELL the captain wanted 1909, but
said 1000 was enough and so I paid
Il on June 8. I did this for the priv
ilcge OF opening up my house after I
had been arrested"
"Who was In command of the pre-
cinct when you paid the $1,O0Oy"
captain Brogan."
GLOW did you como to forfeit your
taiii'
lawyer Price advised me to skip.
saying the police captain had told him
should forfeit my bail. MS ! would be
sent to prison. I went TO Europe, Civ
Ing my bondsmen SLIGO. When I re-
turned ! was arrested by Detective
Armstrong on n bench warrant. Of
fcred him 81 1000 and he said he must
consul, his partner before deciding to
let me 70. lie afterwards said he could
/ not"
"You WERE CONSTANTLY paying out
money!
Eyes; paid out over 81 900 n month";
"You paid the police, Police court
lawyers and prison Keepers"
twenty-five thousand dollars.
know haven't 800 In the world.
Lawyer Price got n lot Of money out o.
me. When ! was brought before lie.
cordcr Smyih ON the charge OF keep
Ing n disordcrly house. Lawyer Price
said that for $500 he could get me on. I"
The witness wcpt when she told of
the brutal treatment she had received
from the police.
hwhcrcver | was brought Into court
The lawyers wanted several hundred
dollars. saying they had to divide It
with the police"
Did you ever see DIR. ParkhurstY'
Yes"
Did the police warn your
Yes; | WAS sent away by the police"
WAS purse raisedf'
"Yes: the police raised si,7O0 to send
me away"
"Who gave yon the money!
~ man never saw before
what did you ask himf
III Captain iianrhcy contributed 10
the purse. When he said Yes asked
him n Captain Ryan was In II and he
said 'Yrs.' lie said also that Captain
llrogan aud policeman had contribu,.
ed"
"Ifow did you come TO leave New
York;
"Why. one night the man who
have mentioned. came 10 my house
hni We went out aud met twelve men,"
Were they connected with tile po.
llccf'
ayes SIR"
And who were tlieyf'
80. Mr.. Con-! I canno, tell you"
"Yon wanted 10 open house In the
Tcndcrloln district oncrg'
YES"
anil dolinrsf'
''1rhr Initiation fee there was thous-
II believe NO."
EARTHQUAKE IN OLD MEXICO.