The evening world., 1894-07-25

ness at % Second avenue and would
never be n,olested again.
NO. sir; I don't know "a man hin, n ia m,H
Lawrence; never spoke 70 MIN III my
life, and never saw him. -
Ibid YOU have a talk with Mrs.
Thurow under an awning, during when
mo. sir; never received a doliaE fgoia
that woman" ,,,,
Capt. Doherty took charge of he, ne -Four our
appointed Precinct Detective Jan; IL. 1855.
Prior to that time he mad been six years
a patrolman on the Bowery. ,,,. ,,
Mr.. Grant drew out that Hook nag
"got more than loo years sentences
In the aggregate against people ne hhd
arrested during his career as police
, Commissioner Murray asked questions
which brought out that, In claiming dt2
arrests in ten months. Hook counted al
the inmates caught in thirty raids IN
which he said he. his partner ana
other members of Capt. Doherty's squad
Mr.. Wellman prodded the ,ex;;ward
man sharply, and he said he had always
kept record Of every arrest he eyer
made, but when the prosecutor called
iinon him to produce ii he said he had
left it at home. never thinking that ne
Then he said the first raid led by him
was in January 1898. 1t was found mat
this was a gambling house. ana an the
prisoners were discharged next gay
Another raid-this time OF IL dlsofht'l'
house-all disch .rged. was tAal p s',
YOU didn't produce any evidence de-
manded Mr.. Wellman ..,,o.,,.,,
Mr. Fromme objected, ana the question
was withdrawn to give place 10 this:
was II not the fact that this raid was
made because you had Just become Maiu
man; that then you made your bargain
for protection with the proprietor am
then proper evidence for CONVICTION
was withhold"
explain how 1t was that gom ana
Smith, being unknown II Frank Mo .,
SOS house, NS East IWeli.h s.r h,ch
to swear out a warrant. but were nnt
able to secure a conviction Mr. Well
man asked
Cant. Dohcrty Gets Excited.
Hook couldn't tell. Mr.. Grant OBJ
jected The question ~as ruled out
Capt. Doherty was much agitated' ana
He can't tell; but can. The rea-
son there was no conviction is because
the case against Molosso is pigeon
holed down In Mr.. Neilinah Distrit'-
Attorneys office.
President Martin mildly cautioned the
big Captain not to interrupt, addihs'
"Yov will have an opportunity pres
II can't keep still. Mr.. President;
This 10 an outrage on this, poor man.
pointing his fan towards HOOK
Mr.. Wellman was not crushed by ms
outburst. He showed from the bl1ttcr
that Molosso's, people were discna rye
ing gone into the hands of The District.
Attorney at all. Then. with bland
smile Of contentment. he released the
Messrs Grant and Fromme contented
themselves with a very rev INQUIRIES
10 which Hook made reply that he ob-
tained warrants for these raids on the
same evidence submitted at the trials,
and that he never withheld any testi-
mony In his knowledge nor IN any way
shielded or protected any offender.
Cant. Dohcrty's Instructions.
Sergt George Liebers, of the Four
teenth was the first witness OF the after
noon session. He told of the general IN
structions given by Capt Doherty re,
garding Mn Thurows house; % Second
avenue He was on duty Feb. 6. lssi;;
and was positive that Mrs. Thurow did
not visit the station that day. as she
had testified. He recalled visit OF Mrs
Thurow on another day. perhaps Jan b.
one of the days she mentions.
ut was or in the afternoon said
the Sergeant IL heard the Captain say
in loud voice. You have got to get
out of % Second avenue ana out or TINS
Mr. Weilman drew out that sergt. Lieb
ers first heard the Captain inst, instruct ne
latter part OF August, 1888. He hal
known augusta Thurow year or more
before that He had seen her inree an o5
several times on the street He knew
her as the proprietor Of the resort % Sec;
estate owner, vet he accepted her as bail
for the stroEers arrested IN her heish-
borh3od .,,. .,a, ,ooan,,,, ,,,s
woman as bail for the women arrested
at her house was good way to help your
Captain in his efforts to break up, the
house ana drive that woman out OF busi-
ness and out of the precinct
The witness didn't know
did Capt. Doherty know you were tax
ing Mrs. Thurow as bondswoman?"
Mr.. Grant objected on the ground that
the witness couldn't know whether the
Captain knew or not.
Now that you have got Your clue,
answer the question" chirruped Mr.
wellman, and of course the witness
But Mr.. Wellman kept naGgins the
witness till he got out that the captain
always examined every entry ,n On i ,hs
station-hous and must have known
that the boss lawbreaker was being &c
septed right along as 1a, Tor .m" snSft
to break the law in her house and under
her auspices.
Had Rocsch's Gard.
The Sergeant said the first time Mrs.
Thurow offered herself as hondsman she
came 10 the station with Il card IRON
Senator NOW civil Justice) Roesch, anc
said:
Senator Roesch gave me this card
and told me that If presented 1t to you
girls"
$50 l accepted her." said the Ser
geant. Then he admitted to Commits
soner Murray that he had never before
seen Senator Roesch's writing, but tool
II for granted that ii was his.
Roundsman John +. Sweeney testihC'
about the instructions Of Capt pohertA
to the men In his RELENTLESS" war o.
Mrs. Thurow and her baEnio. Mr., Well
man was not inquisitiVe.
PatrOlman James Morris testified tina
the Captain gave him special instruC
tons to get evidence against Mrs
Thurows furnIshed-room house, - See
ond avenue, FOR III" girls always RAJ
away when they saw IA policeman
Mr.. Welimau asked no QUESTION:
On tine promise Of Nessr5. Fromm
and Grant that they would Cumplct
the defense tomorrow. an adjournmc n