The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-05


Gerry has sailed in here under full
blast and is now running down this
committee because, in a stray CUFF of
wind, it ran across his bowsprit yes
terday. 1 would respectfully suggest
that when he comes before this COM
mittee he come with a pilot who is
familiar with the rocks and shoals,
with which he is evidently unfanil-
lar"
1t was in this facetious and nautical
fashion that Chief Counsel Golf allud-
ed to the refusal of Commodore Gerry,
president of the society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to children, to take
an oath at the hearing today. Mr..
Gerry had prepared a long type-writ-
ten statement and he insisted upon
reading it. Mr.. Golf insisted the evil
( dence presented to the committee must
! be sworn to.
Then there was a war of words.
! Mr.. Gerry accused the members and
counsel Of the committee of assaulting
! the work of the society.
Mr.. Golf insisted the society had not
been attacked, but he thought the
power given to Mr.. Gerry and his as
J SlSld0IS were arD1Grdry.
/ Mr.. Gerry said Mr.. Golf was trying
to make political capital out of the
attack, the name of the chief counsel
having been suggested for mayor by
the antf-Tammany organization at
meeting last night.
Mr. Golf retorted that if he was
candidate, that Mr.. Gerry, whose name
had been mentioned in this connection.
would do well to look after his own
chances.
Mr.. Gerry finally went away with
out reading his statement.
The clubbing by Policeman Dunn of
Thomas Lucca was taken up by the
committee
Lucca's employer testified as to his
good character. Dunn swore Lucca
attacked him before he used his club.
| The policeman found it difficult to
explain why he used so much force.
A coiored woman told a sensational
story which implicated Captain
Schmittberger and some of his men.
She was Sarah Brown, of West Thir-
ty-fourth street, who has a suit for
damages against Isaac Cohen, a law
yer. Another woman had advised her
to drop the suit against Cohen. as he
was a friend of Captain Schmittber-
ger. The captain, she said, would ar
rest her. Later two policemen called
and advised her to drop the suit. One
of the policemen tried to criminally
assault her daughter Then Mrs.
Brown said she was arrested for keep
ing a disorderIy house and Policeman
iCallaghan told her Captain Schmftt-
berger would settle for $780, She told
how Gerry agent once threatened to
put her child away unless she gave
him $780,
At the afternoon session, little wo-
man dressed in black took the stand.
MIR. Golf prefaced her explanation
with the statement that an attempt
was made to get her out Of. the coun-
try. Mr.Goff drew from the witness
how she had lavished her money on
EX-Wardman Frank Wilson, formerly
under Captain Allaire. She was a
keeper of house of illfame on Eliza
beth street. Under threats of pulling
the house" he got from her about
everything she possessed She furn-
ished his house, bought a silver set,
diamond rings for his wife and cloth
ing for his children. Wilson, she said,
resigned from the force the day the
committee opened its campaign. He
was now in Philadelphia
Inspector McLaughlin's name was
dragged in. Mclaughlin was formerly
captain of the Eleventh precinct The
woman swore that she paid $500 initia-
ton fee toward Matt Burns under
Captain Mclaughlin. Every month
she paid $50 to Burns. When Burns
wanted diamond stud he got S165
from her to purchase it. She said she
was now penniless; that her money had
! gone into the police Golfers.
Referring to the Gerry society agents
) she said they collected money from all
) sources where the girls under age
were kept. She told how Captain Cross
| had tapped Gerry Agents Becker and
Finn when they took $50 from her
The men were brought to trial. Becker
was acquitted; Finn sent to prison for
nine months. Becker escaped, she said
because he was a son-in-law of Super
intendent jenkins, of the society.
When she left New York andlopened
in Newark, a saloon, it was raided by
, the police. She went to Captain Cross
! and he sent Alderman Smith, of this
! city, to Newark, and the police there
gave her protection.
This morning. she said, "a man
came up to me and said: You are
: subpoenaed before the Lexow com.
mittee.'"
, How do you know I asked.
, 81 know, he answered. You &c
; right up to Inspector Mclaughlin and
: he will buy you off. DON'T go before
the committee
az refused his advice"
: When asked by Mr.. Golf how much
, she had paid to police. she answered
: about $1,000 or $4,000.
: Warden Ledwith, of Jefferson market
: prison, was then hauled over the Goals
for visiting David Pender, greer
goods man, on Blackwelrs island.
Pender was mentioned in the testi:
mony of Applegate and it appears the
: warden. who is a friend of Detective
Sergeant Henley, interested himself tc
get a statement from Pender which
would help Henley.
+ YOUNG. BUT TOUGH.