The evening world., 1894-09-14
Parkhurst Society to Aid Her in
Regaining Possession Of
Her Little Ones.
HER WRONGS TO BE RlGHTED
Will Be Given an Opportunity to
Identify Her Brutal Police
0ppressors.

The case Of Mrs. Ceala Urchittel, the
poor Russian woman, who told her pitiful
story OF persecution by the police to the
Lexow Committee, last Wednesday, has
aroused general public sympathy, and
there is a demand from all sides that
her dastardly oppressors should be
brought to justice.
AS -" The Evening World" exclusively
ascertained yesterday, the men who ar
rested her were ex-Detectives Edward
Shalvey and Ambrose Hussey, of the De-
lancey street station. Both these ward
men have been reduced to the ranks and
transferred to other precincts, and are
now on vacation.
They are in town, however, and both
deny that they had anything to do with
the woman previous to the arrest, which
was made on warrant issued by JUS
tice Taintor. on the complaint Of one
never lived at the address given in the
complaint, 124 Goerck street.
The janitress Of the building says that
and that no person of that name Is
known TO her, and he certainly was not
living, there in May, 1893 when Mrs. ur-
TT may not have been either of the
ward detectives, who visited Mrs. Ur-
her." said Mr.. Moss this omrning, land,
in fact. l am inclined to believe that 1t
was not. :.
would not do for them to appear as the
persecutirs OF the woman.
TT is frequently the CUSTOM" he con-
tinued, "for ward men to get some other
person. usually some patrolman attached
to the precinct, to do their dirty work
for them, and in this case the man who
30 outrageously maltreated the woman
may have been merely tool.
She says that he came to her house Sc
in police uniform. which would go to
themselves seldom wore uniforms, but
went about in citizens clothes. How
ever, 1t Is hard to believe that neither
Of the ward men knew nothing about
the case before they made the arrest.
.The Evening Ever WorId Of the names q
them last night, saying that II any at
tempt was made, to interfere with the
v witness, I should hold them personally
Mrs, Urchittel will have an opportun,
II she can do so, In due time. Mean
while another feature of the case Is be-
ing worked up.
This is the cruelest part of her mis-
fortune, the loss of her three children
whom, she claims, she was supporting
and is still able to support by her own
efforts. When she testified before the
Lexow Committee she said that the po
manded money threatened II she did not
pay 1t her children would be taken away
from her, and she would be put in prison
For this reason she made every eff
fort to satisfy the demand. but after
she had paid over all thot she could
raise, she was arrested and locked up
manner so well known to those who
have ever had any dealings with the po
lice courts, and the agents of the Gerr,
AS has been already told, the chill
dren were committed In Essex Marke
Court, at the request OF the Gerr!
Orphan Asylum, at One Hundred am
Fifteth street and Boulevard, and tn
mother, owing, to her imperfect knowl
edge of English and the customs of tn
police courts, could find no trace o
them whatever when she was release
from custody.
1t was only after the Parkhurst So
ciety interested itself in her, case tina
she discovered their, whereabouts. an
was enabled through the influence o
the Society to visit them. This priv
leee IS accorded only once In tw'
ct was one of our main objects 4
bringing her on as a witness before n
Committee" said Lawyer Moss thi
dren, Of whom she was as robbed as tn
result OF her refusal to pay blackmail t
the police.
I'VE have made no formal deman
Cruelty to Children as yet to give u
the children, but that win follow as
suffering is known. and we will use on
influence to enable her to regain posses
sion OF them"
The fact has been repeat teddy demon
strated that, when the Gerry Societ
once gets child into its possession, n
matter under what circumstances or b
what Misrepresentation, II will han
on to the unfortunate victim with tn
clutches. of grim death, and refuse
give It up unless forced to do so by tn
pressure OF public sentiment
The law gives this Institution the at
solute custody and control of chilli
once 1t has been committed to II
charge by police magistrate, until
snail reach the age af twenty-one, an
although even Justices OF the Suprem
Court have often deplored this state G
snairs, the law as II stands makes tn
hlghest judicial authority OF the Stat
bowerless to act. or even to restore
its parents a child which may haV
peen committed by a mistake or uT
DER some Misunderstanding
Supt jenkins, who manages this so
OF business for the Gerry Society, wa
called upon by an Evening World" r.
porter this morning. and asked II he ha
read IN the papers anything about Il
case OK Mrs. Urchittel and her childre
Yes" he answered gruffiy, land
RRanen't anything to say to you about