The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-11-04
NEW Y0RK's CROOKED POLICE.
Startling Revelations at Yester,
days Investigation.
Tho hexow Committee Sitting tho Rotton-
moss OK the Forco TO tho Rottom-Mrs.
Hermann on the witness Stand Gives
Some Damaging Evidence Against
Several OF the Omeial,-sho Says Her
Trunk and Papers wero Stolen.

NRw YORK. Nov. a. Tho Lexow
committee has now sat continuously
since Monday last, which is tho longest
session yet held. When tho proceedings
adjourned last evening Mrs. Hermann
was on the stand. This Is the woman
tho accused officials tried to keep out of
the State OF New York until after tho
investigation, fearing she would give
damaging evidence against them In tho
bribery charges. At this mornings
session Mrs. Hermann camo in a few
minutes after IL and took the stand.
She was worry indignant and was talking
with Mr.. Coli very excitedly.
II was told to keep away in Chicago
until the Lexow committee adjourned.
My sister told ma she was protecte by
the district attorneys office and the
police. and that nothing could be done
to her" She then told now Blumenthal,
tho professional oondsman of tho FIT
teenth precinct. took as 90 bill In q box
OF cigars TO Captain Haughey. She went
to tho station house with him and waited
outside. "Blumenthal went into the
captain's room" said she, land when
he came out he had not the box Of
cigars"
When you went away it was with
the understanding that you could open
up your disorderly house again whom
the Lexow committee adjournod?"
"Yes, air, they told mo could"
the witness said that there were q
great many women who formerly kept
dtsorderly houses in New York, living
at present in Chicago, waiting until tho
storm blow over. Tho witness then
said she paid money to Captain Haughey
after abe WAS raided.
"On one OCCASION" said she, "Oficer
Zimmerman told mo II did no. employ
Judge Stiner he would send me to State
prison" She also said that when her
sister was fined S25 Stinor dem nd ed
S5p to pay the hne with and got 1t.
| t'Justice Hogan knew your sister ?"
| He know her we'll and me, too"
Mrs. Hermann said each time the
| girls wero arrested 1t took money to
| get them out The witness then said
Judge Hogan knows perfectly well
that when went away Q year ago wat
tfuu- Is MIN ber4cf letter6 i'm you
ssnnk when you came back lately
! Have you those letters?'
mo, sir. Those letters we're stoler
and my trunks were also tnken."
She did not retain Senator DAILY IL
Jersey City and she did not know who
retained him. Senator Daily gave hei
$50 while she was In jail. Mrs. Her
mann was then excused.
MIR. Dalamater. clerk at police head
quarters, was called and aslee tho names
OF the captains OF the Tenderloin pre-
oincs during 1899 and 1923 do named
captains Mclaughlin and O'Connor.
MRS. hermann had testified yesterday
tnas she was asked fer SO. 600 in July,
1898, oy wardman when she sought to
open house in that precinct.
Oaptain Richard O'Connor, said Mr..
uoH, 1T appears, waa in command OF
eee-Ienderloin from October /, 1892, to
December 5, 1893, which includes tho
period mentioned by Mrs. Hermann. He
trial" F
Atthe conclusion OF the examination
OF this witness the committee adjourned
until November 10.
Lexow and Gof IS witnesses.
Subpoenas were served to day upon
Senator Lexow, Lawyer Golf and his
associate, Lawyer Jerome, to appear at
the'conft OF general sessions on Monday
morning, as witnesses In tho case OF
!. Patrick Cassidy, who Ia under bonds on
ia charge OF criminal libel.
The alleged libel is based upon
deter written to Senator Lexow by Mr.
gCassidayin regard 10 tho way ex- Civil
IsJustice Jerolmsn nd ninistered his Office.
|gassiday charges that Messrs Lexow,
'SGoff az d jerome conspired against him
5seen this afternoon said that ne had no
Reflection to go to the court in tho case.
AIR.
Terrific Storm at Buffalo.