The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-03

testify, and that Col. FelioWs nau
reared before the Committee and guar
anteed that no witness of the Commute
would be interfered with: ..,.
az want to say" said Mr.. Con, ina
Col. Fellows has carried Gut ms Pro, MI
cry OF his office at the disposal OF IN
Committee in securing Indictment
testify. 1 say this in justice to tn
District-Attorney's office, and to shoV
his attituds towards this Committee;
'Tf any Of our witnesses nave oesi
interfered with 1t has not been by TN
District-Attorney's office. Col. Fellow
also promised that no prosecutions
would be instituted against persons I'm
plicated by the witnesses v peio in se n'
sion. He has also fulfilled this prom
''e' Col. Fellows Explains"
Col. Fellows explained that he ap
peared before the Committee TO-DAY u
consequences OF the csitlcis since s" the re-
cent charge of Judge CoWing 10 nv
Grand Jury, in which he advised tne III,
vestigation of the alleged corruption oi
the Police Department "
He said he had nothing to do with the
presentation OF the matter to the Crane
Jury, and declared that he would &c
nothing which would hamper or en innr
rass the Committee In Its work so long
as 1t continued In session. .
He said in conclusion that ne was
ready to cooperate with the Coii ,nl. ~.
in every way to secure the promo'ioh vi
Senator O'Connor. in behalf OF the
Committee. thanked Col. Fellows tor MS
Assurance and the latter then retired.
DR.. Parkhurst and Shairman t t,aa 81
Xxx, came In during Mr.. Con- speech
and remained to listen to the witnesses
Continuing his testimony. HuI s az
Bloch to Mr.. Moss's office, and that
bloch had there made statement IN
which he declared that Place, had re-
ceived 500 from Mrs. Urchittel
Place vninIy Accused.
Place. Bloch said in this statement,
which was read by Mr.. MOSS, went no TO
Mrs, JJrchitters place and there got the
money from her. BLOCH, said he beard
Mrs. Urchittel crying and begging Oftlcer
Place to let her off. but he searghl renee nei,
and found $40 in her stocking ms ma az
when the woman lived at "A Orchard
According to Hussey's statement, Mrs.
Urchittel at the time was receiving
men at her house and Biqe in; MS lie s' was
trying to get evidence against her 10 ar
rest her, and only heard of her having
paid money to Place through Bloch.
with two other men, according to Block
statement to the witness, who thereupon
arrested her on warrant charging
her with keeping disoraeeTTy orps ,dar Sate
rally from that which he, told at the
Police Court when Mrs. Urchittel was vas
arraigned, and which Mr.. Moss read Tor
the benefit Of the Gomm ,as,tsed that Mrs
Urchittel had been driven out of the
Eleventh Precinct and arrested then.
but he did not mention this In teuing
his story of the case to Mr.. Moss:
He denied that he had been to see
Mrs, Urchittel since the arrest, or had
sent any one to see her regarding her
and said II any one had maze
that charge against him ne ought 10
be sent to State prison
Charles A. Place. now OF the Fifth
street station, formerly a ward man OF
the Edriase street saa9g W WIS mrs
Urchittel. and said he had never seen
her before
He denied that he hal ever been 70
n Orchard street or had demanded 800
form the woman.
Didn't Hussey go TO your station to
'sYes; he came there one day and told
from the reporters; that he knew ! had
been to see Mrs. Urchittel, and had OBJ
tained SIS from her. He said that he
was in trouble. and that l could help
II told him didn't know anything
about Mrs. Urchittel. never had heard OF
her and denied taking any money from
her. Hussey said he had the Information
pigeon named Bloch. / also told him
could not help him.
u started to call In two other officers
10 listen to our conversation, when Hus-
about the matter since"
Hussey and HOchstim RObber Her.
Mrs. Urchittel was then recalled to the
and Mr.. Moss produced
a written statement to which the wit
ness admitted she had sworn. , r. Moss
the same as that which she
told to the Committee in her former
except that 1t was more full
and detailed. After leaving her board,
ng-house at Brownsville, she related
how she had bought a cigar store at 81
Ridge street. and, after being there only
a few days. a man whom she after
wards recognized as Detective Hussey
her. She refused at first, and was then
arrested. walked around the streets at
night and finally Obliged to give up SOS
all the money she had.
She said that Hussey had taken $l3 of
the money and Hochstim. who had ac-
the detective, got $l2. They
divided the money In the street. She
was then sent back to her home and told
TO have $50 more ready by the next
Hussey. the statement went on to say
came the next morning to her store and
when she didn't have the money arrested
her. spd she was locked up for several
days. When she came out she found
that her children had been taken away,
and she was obliged to go to q hospital,
where she remained several months. and
underwent a painful opeia alton.
The statement closed with a piteous
appeal to the Committee for the return
OF her children. Mr.. Moss's voice trem-
bled as he read the words written by
the interpreter from Mrs. urchittel's
own statement made in Mr.. Moss's Of
fce. and members OF the Committee
were visibly affected.
The witness herself sobbed and wept
during the reading Of the statement
and when 1t was finished Mr.. Moss
asked Hussey to stand up.
Positively Identifies Hussey. 4
is that the man who came to your
a ssS Sc Nm Ana M toSk money from your
Yes. that is the man" replied Mrs
Urchittel. with tears In tor Dyes. HE
and Mr.. H 10 came u mc aad they
Has, anyone come to you NJ, then
and spoken to you about your testi-
Eyes; two men came to me and told
me that II / said anything against Mr.
Hochstlm / would be sent to prison for
Senator Bailey wanted to know If
she had yet been able to get back her
children. and was answered by Mr.
Con- who said that the Gerry Society
which now had charge of the children
refused TO give them up.
This Society, which Is not RESPONSE
else such authority said Mr.. Con,
ito separate parents and children, and
yet even the Supreme Court has no