The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-24
HELD FOR EXTRADITIoN
Strangely Tardy Charges of
Perjury Advanced to Drag
Her Across the River.
MRS. HERREMAN'S QUEER TRAVELS
Decoyed Here From Chicago By a
False Telegram That Her
Husband Was Hurt.

Mrs. Mathilde Herremann of New YORK.
who, it is alleged, has been operating
four disreputable houses at No. 1885, l3S,
14O and 142 West Third street, New York,
under protection accorded her by the
police of the Fifteenth street station,
was a prisoner in Justice Potts court
this morning, with a private detective
named D. F. Wells of No. 271 Broadway
and Assistant Sergeant Arms Thomas
Kearney of the Lexow Investigating Com
mittee, charged with dsorderly conduct.
The woman and men were arrested IN
the Pennsylvania depot at half-past seven
o. clock this morning under the most pecu-
liar and sensational circumstances.
WHAT SHE COULD TELL.
It appears that Mr.. Gof of the LexoW
Committee learned that Mrs. Herremann'
while CARRYING on her nefarious business
in New York, had paid $4,000 year pro-
lection money. She conducted her mn
ancial operations, it is alleged, with four
/
nolice CAPTAINS, who as yet have escaped
an expose before the committee ana
,,rn,ber of ward men Mr.. Golf issued
orders for the serving of subpoenaes upon
the woman, believing that sne "ouiu
nrove an interesting witness. The SUB
noenaes were duly served, but when the
time came for her appearance pe1ore the
I,exow Committee it was found that she
had mysteriously disappeared. Mr. Goii
,,,;n,.+ad that there was collusion some
where between policemen under Suspicion
ond amnloves of the committee. Mr.. CON
was NOT willing to allow the woman TO
avoid testifytng, and Private Detective
Wells was set on her trail. He located
the woman and her husband in Canada.
while he was shadowing the woman
her husband returned to Hoboken whale
she went to Chicago and registered at
colonatde Hotel Detective Wells inter-
viewed her there and endeavored TO III
duce her to return. She positively re-
fused and she now alleges that Mr..
cor +e1esraphed her and theatened to
cause her indictment unless she returned,
This did not move her and another ruse
was tried by the Lexow men which
struck a weak point in her composition
DECOY DESPATCH.
A telegram was sent her to the effect
that her husband had broken his leg in
Hoboken and was lying in critical con-
dition in the hospital. Without the loss
of any time Mrs Herremann packed up
her belongings and started east. Un-
known to her Detective Wells was on the
same train They arrived in this city at
was intercepted as she left the train by
Thomas Kearney. He intended compel
ling her to accompany him to New York
The woman was frightened and was
about to consent to cross the river when
suddenly Senator DAILY loomed up. He
declared that he had been retained as
her counsel. How he knew the woman
was on her way east, or who had en-
gagged him to defend her and prevent her
from going to New York, nobody knows
The mystery has soccasioned considerable
comment, and it is said that the New
York police captains whose ruin will
follow her testimony have had her as
relieaously shadowed as the Lexow men.
A WILD SCENE.
Detective Wells insisted upon taking
the woman to New York and Senator
DAILY created a wild scene in the depot
by waving his cane over his head and
shouting that he would not allow her to
be kidnapped by any man or men.
A crowd gathered about the excited
group, and to cap the climax, Policeman
Boyle placed the trio under arrest and
escorted them to Police Headquarters,
Senator Daily bringing up the rear a little
the worse for wear.
The prisoners were booked for a hear
ing at eleven O'clock Chief Murphy in
the meantime communicated with Mr..
Goff and the Lexow hearing, which was
in progress in New York, was adjourned
until two o'clock this afternoon to enable
the difficulties surrounding the woman's
arrest to be Strengthened out.
Counsel Morse hurried to this city and
announced himself as prepared to pro-