Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-03

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Gofr said he was not pr, Z, f so
on with the examination. n y
Then Mrs. Herreman was " ~
came to New York in 1882, she S z.
opened disorderly house in
Fifty-thlrd street.
II had some twenty odd girls there"
she said.
Did you have 17-year-old niece
whom you brought from France7"
Yes, but she was good girl, and
tried TO keep her so2 l kept her away
from the house. Her parents were at
odds and the girls father dlstrusting
the mother, sent the girl to me, After
Il while the mother got her and took
her to a dlsorderly house, she was
running where she was ruined. l
threatened to make trouble for her
mother, but Captain Haughey told me
| could not take the girl away from
her mother. / begged him to take her
from her mothers house The girls
mother was paying SIG week for pro-
lection and l offered to pay that SIC
II the captain would take the girl away.
The captain abused me and threatened
10 give me five years in states prison
II / did not leave the mother alone.
then threatened to shoot the girl rather
than see her live n life Of shame"
The witness testified further that she
had had her s!stcr's house raided but
whom the case came up before Judge
Hogan che shielded the captain and had
her lawyer and herself charged with
conspiracy. He has never given a
decision in that case,
She said Captain Brognn and Ward
man Reynolds were In the precinct and
she paid S25 month at first and after
wards 500. The woman told how she
rented houses at big rent because she
poses.
TO open the house I paid Wardmgn
Reynolds Si5l and $50 a month. After
three months he came personally and L
gave him $50 for, the captain and 50
for himself"
How much did you pay to open the
tlon'
Witness said policemen would stand
before her door until they received 81
to move ON.
Mr.. Con said; NOW. there is GER
tain police captain whom you Wish TO
protectT
Yes, sir" was the frand answer.
You might as well tell the truth,
because we know all the police ohi-
Nt'AAf' tA'*'-ASSf INA"At+asfNAy EAU .iAi
Cor,
The witness was silent, but under
urgent questioning adopted the time
worn excuse. II don't remember."
Did you know policeman called
the Pretty boyP"
The woman smiled, but did not an
swer.
Counsel Goff took up Tiffanys rec
ords and showed the witness where a
watch had been bought and engraved
with Policeman COoney's name. The
witness said she had no remembrance
OF such q purchase
Did you kiss Cooney at the Grand
Z Central depot a few weeks Ggo?'
NO" said the woman, hlushing fu-
riously. Then she stamped her foot
petuiantly and said: MIR. Con, don't
want to tell anything"
IAN right, we will take recess"
said MIR. Cot.
Mrs. Herman resumed the witness
stand at the conclusion OF the recess
"You know there is a bench warrant
out for you for contempt In going away
after you were served with subpoe-
ma" asked Mr.. Gof.
You know how to purge yourself of
contempt"
Yes, sir"
you are not afraid II certain po-
litlcal party gets in power you will be
sent to states prison?"
81 am not afraid"
Now. when you were arrested, the
policeman told you TO hire certain
] lawyer2"
yes, sir; officer summerman told
me to take Steiner, now judge. or he
would send me to states prison. en-
ployed Steiner and paid him s2S1 Tor
the first time and Sl25 for the second