The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-04
PECULIAR METHODS.
Interesting Testimony in New
YOrk's Police Investigation.
POWER OF THE GERRY SOCIETY.
Counsel Gor Declares That 1t Is Too
Arbitrary, and Should be CurtaiIed.
Evidence That the Uniformed Highway
mon Are still Demanding Tribute.

Couhsei aoH Decthroh Ahht II Is ZOO
Arbitrary, and Should be CurtaiIed.
Evidence That the Uniformed Highway
men Are still Demanding Tribute.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Mr. Moss, attorney
for the Parkhurst society, opened yester-
days proceedings before the Lexow in
vestigation committee by placing in evil
dence chattel mortgage given by David
Kroman to David Kroman. The first
David has already testified before the
committee that he gave the mortgage to
pay the police for protection.
Policeman Ambrose w. Hussey, for
merly n ward detective, was the first wit
ness of any interest. Mrs Urchitell, who
some time ago appeared before the COM
mittee, had testified that an officer had
walked her around the streets all one
night and then took down her stockings
to search for money.
The prosecution tried to show that Hus-
sey was the officer. Hussey testified that
a stool pigeon named Block had told him
that a policeman named Charles A. Place
was the man who took the emoney.
Officer Place took the stand and swore
he never saw the woman or took money
from her.
The woman then took the stand. She
testified that her children were torn from
her by policeman and placed in an
orphan asylum. She was scourged from
pillar to post by the police and by Max
Hochstem, an east side politician who is
at present under indictment for assault
ing reporter Hochstem at first, under
the guise of a friend, advised her to pay
the police, and later insulted and bounded
her. Mrs. Urchitlel refused to pay $50
tribute to the police for keeping a small
cigar store. The woman, who is Il Rus
sian, was soon afterwards arrested on a
charge Of keeping disorderly house and
kept in Jail many months.
Senator Bradley was so moved by the
story Of apparent injustice that he in
structed Mr.. Moss to secure the release of
the children.
The woman had been looking around
the court room. Her eyes lighted on
Hussey She recognized the author of
her troubles instantly, and became in
tensely agitated. She pointed dramati-
cally at the officer, and cried in English,
of which she speaks but little, That's
himi That's himl' For moment she
seemed us if she would spring at the of
fcer
Counsel Golf said that he would like to
call the attention of the committee to an
abuse which should be remedied on their
return to Albany. Too much power, he
declared, was vested in the Gerry society.
Children could be torn from their parents,
and there was no way of getting them
back if the society desired otherwise.
While Mr.. Gerry's objects were humane
his methods were too arbitrary.
Elias Mandel testified that in 1893 he
kept restaurant at 19l Delaney street.
Hussey came to him and demanded 500
for protection for gambling. Then he was
arrested by Hussey on false charge,
later being subjected to much persecution.
Officer Hussey was at this point called
upon to tell the committee if he had not
threatened to blow out the brains Of Mar
beth PETER, a detective employed by the
committee, during nn alteration few
moments before.
ii. H. Alexander, n stenographer, who
had been sitting next to the policeman
and PETER, swore he heard Hussey say,
"l'll kill you," and others gave similar
evidence.
PETER also told his story. In the course
of his work as u committee detective he
had incurred the enmity of Hussey. Hus-
sey accused him in court of being the au-
thor of all his trouble. After calling him
foul name the policeman threatened to
blow his brains out. Hussey was again
called to the bar and again denied the
charge.
I'VE will look further into this" said
| Mr.. Golf as Hussey stepped from the
stand.
Morris Masch, cloak manufacturer,
testified that clothing was stolen from
his store about Christmas of last year
Officers Hussey and Shelyey assisted in
finding the thief, but, although they made
arrests aud had strong case when it
came up in the Essex Market court, Masch
was not allowed to call his witnesses and
the thieves were discharged. Their pulp
had saved them from being sent to Jail.
Mrs. Annie Treyursch told significant
story. The woman supports her family
by selling newspapers on stand at the
corner of East Broadway and Rutgers
street. She has the permission of the
owner of the premises in front of which
the stand is located This morning Po-
liceman Lynch asked the women if she
paid rent. She answered in the negative,
and declining to pay IS was arrested. She
WAS arraigned in the Essex Market court
and discharged.
Policeman Lynch was identified as the
officer who demanded So from her.
"This is remarkable case, because 1t
shows the police are still demanding
blood money! commented Mr.. Goff
Jacob Drummer, of 600 East Eighty
| third street, testified that he paid Ward
| Detective Jacob Drummer S. "A month
when he owned a saloon at 1918 Avenue
b. The last payment was made May 10
| last. He also paid Excise Inspector Mat
| Murphy $40 when the other demanded it.
Adolph Forster told tale which threw
some light on the peculiar power welded
by the notorious Max Hochstem. Besides
| being a brute and an intimidator of
women he appears in the role of a collec-
| tor of tribute for the police. Forster tes-
| titled he paid $40 to him for protection for
coffee house. The business was legiti-
| mate, but Hochstem said he must pay up
or he would be in trouble. Many other
| poor east side merchants followed, and
told how the ward men had called and
sent them to Hochstem, W no under threats
| of persecution collected the last cent they
had. He told one poor fellow to put his
wife in hook" to raise money.
Just what putting wife in pawn con-
sisted of was not developed, but it was
understood that Hochstem wanted to
drive the woman to life of shame
James w. Goodwin, former rounds
man of the Fourth precinct, told sensa-
tional story. Sergeant Magan was in the
habit of bringing dissolute women in the
station house for improper purposes.
| When Goodwin protested Magan forced
him to sign paper, in which he resigned
| from the force. Goodwin wrote under
| duress" at the bottom of the paper The
sergeant erased these words. Goodwin Is
now seeking reinstatement and the courts
| have ordered the police board to try his