The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-03

the keeper Of dlSOrderly houses VINO was
run OUT of the city when the Lexow in
Vestigation was begun by the police. who
feared her revelations, and was brought
back from Chicago, being stopped by legal
proceedings at Jersey City for a time.
was on the stand before the Lexow com
mittee today. She said she opened dis
orderly houses in New York in 1892; had
twenty odd girls then. She had a 17-year-
OLD niece with her with whom the girls
father asked her to care for, because he
ca not wish her to fall into the hands
OF his VIE with whom he was at outs.
She guarded the girl from contamina-
tlon by keeping her away from her house.
After a while, however, the girls mother
got noId OF her and put her in a disor-
qeTly mouse, where she was ruined. Mrs.
Hermann threatened to make trouble for
the mother, but Captain Hughty told her
she should not take the girl away from
Her mother; that the woman was paying
iof protection. Mrs. Hermann offered to
Pay the amount II the captain would take
the girl away. The captain threatened
her with five years Imprisonment if she
dld not let the girl alone. Mrs. Hermann
Sald she would shoot the girl rather than
see her lead a life OF shame. She had
the glris mothers house raided, and
when, the case came up the captain had
her lawyer and herself charged with
conspiracy. She paid from SO to $40 per
month for police protection on each Of the
several houses which she conducted.
How it Was Done.
The police would stand in front of her
house till given money to so away In
response to a question, Mrs. Hermann adj
mitted there was one policeman who she
wanted TO protect and no amount of ques-
tioning would elicit his name, but she
blushed when Golf asked if she kissed
Pretty Boy Cooney when she went
You know there is bench warrant
out for you for contempt in going away
after you were served with a subpoena p
asked Mr.. Golf.
Yes. sir"
You know how to purge yourself of
contempt"
political party gets. into power you will
I am not afraid"
policeman told you to hire a certain law
|yer?'
Eyes, sir; officer Zimmerman told me
to take Stiner, nov judge or he would
Stiner and paid him $3.50 for the first
time and Sl15 for the second time. The
policeman sWore he did not know I was
the madame, and l was released.
Did you have to pay the dectectives?'
Paid the Detectives Too.
dectives after 1 was arrested
How about the captain feeling sore?"
We'll, the captain wanted 8, 500, but I
said $1,000 was enough and so I paid it on
June S. [ did this for the privilege of
opening up my house after 1 had been
arrested
Who was in command of the precinct
when you paid the $1,GJ0?''
Captain Brogan."
How did you come to forfeit your
bail?"
Lawyer Price advised me to skip,
saying the police captain had told him
should forfeit my bail, as [ would be
sent to prison. | went to Europe giving
by bondsmen SLIGO. When I returned
a bench warrant L offered him S100O and
he said he must consult his PARTNER be-
fore deciding to let me go. lie after
wards said he could not"
You were constantly paving out
money!
Eyes, I paid out over s, 900 a month"
You paid the police court lawyers and
prison keepers?''
twenty-five thousand dollars. l know
haven't 500 in the world. Lawyer Price
got a lot of money out of me. When 7
was brought before Recorder Smythe on
the charge of keeping disorderly house
Lawyer Price said that for $3.50 ne could
get me off,
Wept at the Thought of 1t.
The witness wept when she told of the
brutal treatment she had received from
the ponce.
whenever I was brought into court
the lawyers wanted several hundred dol
lars, saying they had TO divide it with
the police"
Did you ever see DIR. Parkhurst?"
Did the police warn YOU
Yes. was sent. away by the police
WAS a purse rdiSed?"
Yes. the police raised SLIGO to send me
away
Who gave you the money!,
- man | never saw before"
what did you ask him.
purse. When he said yes 1 asked him
if Captain Ryan was in it and he said
yes He also said that Captain Bro
gan and a policeman had contributed"
Hoy did you come to leave New
"Why, one night the man who I have
mentioned came to my house anc we
went out and met twelve men,
Were they connected with the police|'
Yes. sir
"And who were they?"
"Oh, Mr.. Golf, / cannot tell you
'fYou wanted to open a house in the
Tenderloin district once?"
''The initiation fee there was a thous-
and dollars?"
when you were in Chicago you met a
number of former keepers of disorderly
houses in this city,
Yes, sir.
They asked you how the Lexow COM
mittee was getting along?"
Yes"
Her Favorite Captain.
Mr. Golf tried to have the witness men
| ton the name of the police captain whom
| she is endeavoring to shield.
'1 won't do it if you kill me-" said the
witness.
You said you were sorry to see me
when we first metz" said Mr. Golf.
81 am now laughed the witness.
The investigation then adjourned for
the day
DISASTROUS HURRICANE.
Brenham, Tex. Nov. "A hurricane ac
companied by hail and lightning passee
over this section from the northeast
Dwellings and barns. fencing and trees
were blown away 4 number of people
were badly injured by flying debris anc
falling houses and trees, but il is be
| lieved no lives were lost. Reports from