The evening world., 1894-09-15
GAINING SYMPATHY.
Merchants Touched by Mrs. Caela
Urchittel's Misfortune.

Now that the Police Commissioner
have decided to let up on the trials of
accused officers for a time, and the
members OF the Lexow Committee are
buried deep in the politics of State con
vent!ons, the counsel who have had
such hard work for the past week are
taking a little much needed rest
John w. Con- has stolen away into
Orange County for a few days outing
in the mountains, while his boom for the
Recordership is being carefully nursed
by his friends. Mr.. Jerome is recreating
at his country house and Mr.. Moss Is
taking things easy generally.
There are some suspicious that several
of the witnesses " no lately testified be-
carefully watched by emissaries of the
Police Department.. but II they get into
any trouble they know to whom they
can apply for protection from annoyance
Mfs. rrchittel, the poor Russian Wild
ow who is now making living by keep
ing IA little candy store on Broadway,
Just above Spring street, was at her
place of business early this morning.
She told an Evening World' reporter
that no police officer had been near her
since she appeared before the commit.
tee, and that II was "A long time now
since she had seen any Of her perse-
Cutors.
She is quite sure that ex-Ward Man
Hussey. formerly of the Delaney street
station, is the man who first approached
her and demanded money from her, and
who threatened to take her children
from her II she refused to give him
what he wanted.
The poor woman cannot speak of her
children without breaking down, and
she wept this morning when she told
how she missed them ana how she
l1pWnl IN hive them hack uith her
again
II was nearly two months since she
had seen them at the Asylum Of the
Sheltering Arme, away up In one Hun
dred and Fiftieth street, and when she
had finally been obliged to 20 away the
children had begged 10 be allowed 10
60 with her, and had cried bitterly when
they were separated from her.
Mr.. Moss. Of the Society. has promised
that shall have them back again some
time" she said. In her broken English,
and | hope he speaks the truth. for II
almost kills me to he parted from them.
They are al have, and | was robbed
OF them without any reason
She denied very Indignantly the state
mcnt made by Suot. jenkins. Of the
Gerry Society. that she was very glad
TO have the children where they were.
phan asylum take care OF them for
Il am making enough now" she said,
20 take care OF them them myself,
cntccn years old and IS able TO do
something for himself and even help
me. And yet they say that this Is n
Tree country. when n poor woman like
me can he driven ont of her business
and robbed Of he children. who ought
- be hor comfort and support" and
Mrs. Grchittsl sat down hcsid" her candy
stand. and putting her face In her apron,
began to rock herself TO and fro as she
wcpt.
People passing by in the street stopped
to look AT her curiuusly, wondering at
her wOO-begone appearance. The pro-
prietors OF several Of the wholesale
stores IN the neighbOrhood say that they
have been interested In the woman ever
since :h'y learned her story, and that
they would be willing to do anything to
help her Eet back her children,
her, and she had told them her pitful
story al over again.
she cried all the time she was tell
ing me about how they stole her chill
dren from her" said one gentleman
hrart-rcnding | don't wonder that
such things make the people Of this
cl;y boil over with irdigna ton, It's a
disgrace to our city government that
such Offenses can go unpunished.
II haven't seen any policemen or de
tectivcs near here since the day she
testified but they would probably be TOO
shrewd to come around and try to bother
her so soon. But she had better look
out a week or two from now She has
many sympathiZens in this neighborhood
however. who would look out for her, so
! do not believe she is In any DANGER