Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
MRS. HERMANN'S STORY
Tho Abducted Witness Testl.s D iOro
The Lt1OW Committee.
she und PRid Nv nu.Tive Thousand
Dollar. Tor tie Privilege Of Kesp.
ing Disordcriy uouses,


wins was run OUT Of the city wnon the
Lexow investigation began by the 10.
lice, who feared nor revelations, anu
was brou lnt back from Chicago, icing
stopped BY legal proceeui,g s IT jersey
Cny for time, was on tho stand be-
lore tue LvKOw committee tOuay. she
said she opened dnOfuetly houses IN
New f0rk Ia 1907, la twenty odu
,iTla then, Hhu nsd attveutstu.year.
old niece with her whom the giri's
father asked ner to care Tor because
he did not Wish her 70 IN intO tne
hsnds Of hist wife, with wnOm 10 was
a. outs. She guarded tue I from
contamination by Keeping nus away
nom IA house.
After n while, however, tho girl's
mother gOt bod Of hcf aud put he.
300 d diHurdsfly house, where suo was
ruined. Mfs. Hermann threatened o.
make trouble tor thU mother, Dut Ca,
.Htu HAusnty tolI her sno could no
take the girl away from ner moth O.,
rat the woman was paying Tor pro.
b. ciiUu. Mrs. Hermann offered to pay
.uu amount II the captain would take
tur gifi away. Tue captain threatened
uet with Ave yosrt' imprisonment ~
Hlo old not lot the giTi alUuu. Mrs.
hermann saiJ she would snOUt the gifl
Iathur than see her lead iiip VI
shame.
she had the girl's mothers house
taided, hnu when the cate came up thu
captain bad her lawy 81 .nu herself
charged with conspiracy. She paid
ffom $50 20 slJO pnt nOuth Tor p.iice
protection on each Of tho several
houses wLicb she conducird. The
policeman would stand Ia front OF her
house tiii given money 10 10 away. Ia
rsspOnse g. n question, Mo. Hermann
admitted there was Que policeman
whom she wanted 10 protect, auu 30
amount OF questioning wOulI elliott lis
name, but sne blushci wnsn q N askt
n she Kissed "Pfutly Boo" CoOnoy
when she went away.
"You know, there isa bench warrant
out Ior you Tor contempt Ia going
away alter you were served with a
suui wua7" asked Mt. Con.
"los, ar"
"You know how 10 purge yourself Of
CohivmWG"
"Ius, err"
"You arc not afraid that II certain
political party geJs iuto cover you Will
40 sent o. states prison2"
81 Gm not AFRAID"
"NJw, when you was arrested. the
policeman told you to hire certain
lawyci7"
"Hes, sir. Officer Zimmerman told
mo to tako Suuet, now lulgc, or he
would send mv 10 states prison.
umpioytd Sinner AMI paid hun $3.50 for
the ifut time AMI $40 for the second
tme. Tue policeman sw0re lac uid not
KNOW was the madame, and l was
released"
"Dh you have TO pay the deteo.
uy,t2D
"Yu; from 500 to $500 to fix II with
thu uUlectiytH aitur / was ArtusltdD
GLOW about the captain feeling
f0r,Y"
"well, tho captain wanted 81 900,
hut 1 said 81 900 ~as enough, auu ~ 1
privilege Of opening NJ my house after
Ia been nfgesteu."
"WhD was In command OF tho pro.
ciuct wnen you pail the 81 900"
"IA tain BfUgan,"
"h1w did you come 10 forfeit your
lMi21
Lawyer Price advised mo 10 rkIp,
saying tue police cap Aiu mad told MIN
/ should forfeit my uail, ~ | would be-
cent 10 prison. 1 went TO Europe, Civ
Ing my hOndsmen sl,lOu. When |
returned l WAS arrested by Detective
Armstrong on a bench warrant.
tuuied HIM $1,000, anu lao saii no must
consult Lis partner before ueciuiug "
lei me- go. He afterwards sAid lac could
nI'.'
"You were constantly paying out
MONEY ?"
"Yo; paid out over 81 900
month";
"rou paid tho police court lawyers
anu prison keeprn-?"
"fweuiy.hvu thousand dollgrs. /
know 1 haven't 800 In the world.
Lawyer pfice got "a lot Of money out
u, me. When 1 was brought before
Recorder Smylhe on tue charge OF
keeping diroTdeTly house, Law yer
Price said that iVr 500 he could get me
o."
rho witness wept when she told o Z
tbs brutal treatment she had received
from the police.
"Wneneyer I was brought Into court
the lawyers wanted several hundred
uollatsii saying They had to divide 1t
with the police"
odd you ever see Dr.. Park hurst"
UNes,D
"Dil tho police ware your"
"f,s; was sent away by the 20.
llcr.D
"Was purse raistd?"
"Hesj the police raised 81 200 TO Esnd
me away"
"Whu gave you the money?D
"A mhu ! never saw bufIfr.0
"What una you aHk hlm?D
"lf Captain haughty contributed to
the purrr. When he said yes, asked
him n Captain Ryan VAS IA Il, anu
no said yea He said also that Cap
tain Brogsn anu a policeman had con
trlbute1.N
"how did you come to leave New
York2'i
"Why, oue night the man whom |
have mentioned came 10 my house anu
we went aud met twelve meu.n
"Wefe they connected with the Pc.
lic,2"
"Yts, sir.D
"Ani VINO veto thoy?"
son, MIR. Cot, oann,t toll you -
you wanted 90 Opuua huuss In The
iemle loin district once?"
"YtH."
"rbe iuitlalion Zoe there was s ,OOl?"
81 lalieves1.n
"Whun you were In Chicago you
met a number oi former keepers Of
uitordorly huuses In this oi,y?"
"fes, sir"
"rhey asked you how tho Lexow