The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-08

sums have been paid for protection by
those doing vicious business in those
parts OF the city.
INV GAMBLING HFsoRTs
There Is not yet much testimony TO
snow that the gambling resorts have paid,
but some evidence viii be introduced
which will make II fair TO infer that the
contributions for liquor-seilers, both for
blackmah and campaign purposes, con-
tributions given in return for protection
Tor illegal selling, amounts TO probably
as much as million dollars year.
superintendent Byrnes. who seems TO
be In earnest and OF late disposed 10 give
DR.. Parkhurst his heartiest support, mas
announced his intention OF prosecuting
every policeman implicated In this test-
mony.. whether captain or patrolman, un-
less the damaging accusations can be
clearly disproven. There Is no doubt that
the police department. is thoroughly fright
ened. For the first time in the history
OF the force suspicious which have been
uttered by every man who has known
anything about the police are now for-
INFLATED into direct accusations mace IN
der oath and with circumstantial detail.
There is no doubt that IT has been pos
sible to make this exposure very largely
because Of the awakened public sentiment
We first saw the force Of that pubic SEN
timent In Brooklyn, where It became
UDNtlAUl tHuuSu ~ ONtiN illpN Wv.
taughlin ring, 10 send McKane and his
associates to prison, and where II has
within a few days been justified fully by
the confessions of Sutherland, who de-
scribed ia detail the methods OF corrupt
ing the ballot which prevailed In Kings
county.
MOST SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY.
The New York Sun Of yesterday, in its
report Of the proceedings Of the com
mittee Of the day before, says: Inc me
which has yet been given before the
Senate Police Investigation Commitee
was that sworn 20 yesterday ey mrs.
Lena Cohen. And assuming that she
about It was that she believed that IN
paying the ward men for protection IN
keeping a disorderly house she was pay
Informed some months after she opened
her house. Mrs. Cohen IS from Berlin,
Is twenty-eight years old has been IN
very good English. She was produced
from the Tombs where she is q prisoner
charged with keeping disorderly house.
and appeared in the courtroom nauess.
and wearing an old calico gown, having
been arrested I'm that dress she said when
she was last raIded. and not having been
allowed TO take more clothing. Incident
ally her testimony disclosed what the
class Of women she belongs 10 pay for
borrowed money; two dollars for one IN
addition 10 60 per cent. annual interest.
felI1nE OF the conversation WIN lit hT-
tectives about permission 20 continue her
house, the witness testified:
! said 10 Mr.. Brennan and said 10 Mr..
Farrell that I had rented house for
disorderly house. and / said 70 them:
viii YOU give me the permit! ana
they said "Yes," but that ! must know
what the price was ! tod too them hem e., 10
a small house like mine II was 800 |
didn't have so much money: ] only had
$3.50. said TO my husband where sh az !
get the MONEYS 1es, be- he T ssyS win get the
money on the furniture. / know man
who will lend the money, only we must
pay him dollar for dollar 50 wei we
| went 10 Mr.. Schlesnger, he was the
| man. at 155 Park row. and l got SsO:
! had to pay dollar for dollar ana $50
| month. , -. .to.
Won had 10 pay for the money? Ayes.
! said 10 Mr. Farrell and 20 Mr. Brennan
| "Can YOU not let me off with a ntue
| less. because ! have 70 borrow me
money" They said, NO; II you cahno,
| give us the money you cannot nay
! The permit" So well. l borrowed the
i" 9.EKWhat did you do with It? A.--Welll;
/ gentemens. so l went TO Mr.; ~ arr ,bo
| and Mr. Brennan and gave 10 them the
| money. That was September 2yth' ana
they said that was right ana l couid
| open the house. ...o
| Al his was III Wv
S' o.~Was anything said about more
money? Ayes. they said was TO pay
&C Q&And i"' did you pay i? Al told
them / could not pay. all in October.
| having rent to pay, and to pay N the
| money / borrowed So they. SAID all
! right that ! could pay part in OCTOBER
| in the middle Of the month. and the
rest afterward. j paid him in October
! and November.
The investigation will continue for some
| time
DE. PARKHURsr GOEs ABROAD FOR TEN WEEKS.
The Sun continues: DR.. and Mrs. Park
! hurst sailed for Europe on the Nhite
| star steamship Britannia at 1880 O'Clock
Yesterday morning. Half an hour be
fore that time Dr. and Mrs. Parkhurst
and some Of the latter's relatives drove
| up TO the pier in a carriage. To re,
| porter Dr. Parkhurst said that he would
| probably be gone about ten weeks, and
would wander wherever his inclination
led him. He will go TO switzerland, any
way and enjoy his annual mountain
climb DIT. Parkhurst said he was
! greatly pleased with the work Of Mr.
| Con and the LexOw committee. Besides
! Mrs. Parkhurst's relatives there was no
one present 10 see them off. Their
J friends bid them goodbye on Tuesday
| NIGHT