Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-08

New York. Nov. 5.-In the LeNow in
yeStigation Mrs. Hermann told how
Bulmenthal, as a professional bonds
man. took a 800 bill in a box of cigars
to Captain Haughey. WAS promise
made You that you could open Il dis
orderly house when the LeXow COM
mittee stopped?" Yes"
DR.. Whitehead was called Did YOU
pay Captain Haughey money!" Yes,
$40. | paid it to a man namd Ran
isky, a diamond broker Oh Fourteenth
street. He said l was to be brought
before the Jefferson Market police
court and Friend demanded $500. l
offered him Il check but he wanted
money. While l was waiting for the
judge to arrive Lawyer Friend asked
me for 5000 more. l said I've already
given you $500 Friend answered.
Don't kick Doctor, l want about S.
POO more. l don't get it all | give 30
per cent. to the police; that's how |
get my cases." Lawyer Friend was
in the court and appeared uncomfort-
able
Well continued the witness, Judge
Ryan discharged me just as Friend
said that he would" The doctor was
arrested a second time on March %.
1894, on the charge of giving informa-
ton to a woman which enabled her
to accomplish an abortion. The COM
plainant was Beiah Jayne, and Judge
Koch issued the warrant Frink said
that lie must again employ Lawyer
Friend. Friend wanted S325 and got
it. Friend got $3.50 more. What
fOr?' asked Senator Bradlay. Blood
money" said Withheld. bitterly
Were you ever tried?' Never.
There was a raid on all abortionists
at that time on warrants issued by
Judge Koch Eyes. it was a black
mailing scheme. Charges against them
We're dropped and dismissed. On April
Z, l was arrsted again." he continued.
Sergeant Frink came to my house at
midnight with a warrant. l gave him
500 not TO take me to a cell that night.
Then / went to see a Well known law
y
dent" And that lawyer was r.
asked Golf. Yes sir" The last charge
involved Miss Berthold. a mere girl.
The witness was taken to jefferson
Market police court. Il met Friend
there" said he. land paid him $50 in
bills. l was held by Judge Koch to
the grand jury. Afterward Lawyer
INpi r,f a
got 5000 out of me. Frink said O'Toole
would get people to swear to anything
aginst me. so / was forced to give the
sergeant 5000 | also gave Friend 500
for which he said that he would keep
me from being tried But you We're
indicted?' Yes. but I've never been
brought to trial. Sergeant O'Toole
him. Did you pay any more money!
Lots more. | paid a lawyer named
GOttlieb. $50 on the advice of Friend
who said that Gottlieb would get peO-
pie to testify against me if ! did not
buy him." The money paid Gottlieb
by check was offered in evidence.
Did you pay any more to Sergeant
O'Toole?i Eyes. | sent him $50 by Mrs.
RuggleS. Sergeant O'ToOle said that
he was going to give it to Justice Koch
to reduce the bail in woman's case
| was interested in. | don't know
whether O'Toole gave the money to
Judge Koch" But was the bail re-
duced?" Yes
Mrs. Ruggles was placed on the
stand. She is known as mission
worker in the slums. The witness
testified that sometime ago Golf asked
her to take $50 to Sergeant O'Tolle
from the doctor. He took the money
and said everything would be all
right
DR.. Whitehead resumed the testi-
mOny. Last spring a woman named
Alexander came to me. She wanted
an operation performed. I declined on
the ground that I had been in enough
trouble. She said "a judge is RESPONSE
ble FOR my condition. and asked me
what justice / was arraigned before.
When 1 told her Judge Koch, she ex
claimed Great God; that's the judge
who has gotten me this way five times
She told me to see Judge Koch. I did
so. He said: Why, has my girl been
to you? I've had her that way five
times Just then Friend came in.
Judge Koch turned to Friend and said,
I'm in trouble with the Alexander wO-
man again The woman came to my
house again. Meanwhile, | told Golf
and he was to have a half dozen de-
tectives on hand to overhear her state
ment regarding Koch. She came be-
fore the appointed time, and when l
put her off she went to another doctor
who treated her"
Mrs. Ruggles again testified. She
had visited the Alexander woman whf
told her that she could not wait fol
Doctor Whitehead because she was
an actress and had to fill an engage
ment
Dr. Whitehead resumed the stand.
He had been anxious to be brought
to trial, but had not succeeded. He
engaged Lawyer Hugh 0. Pentrost
who contracted for $3.50 to have the in
dictments dismissed or return the
money. Written agreements to this
effect were produced in evidence.
Lawyer Pentrost kept the money,
but the indictments were not dis
missed" said the witness. Golf said
that it has been proven that a horrible
state of corruption exists in the of
fioia1 Iifa in Now York oitv Senator