The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-03
MRS. HERRENANN'S STORY
A Shameful and Incredible Tale OF
Police Oppression.
100000 FOR PROTECTION
The Witness Relates Shocking Story
Before the Lexow Committeeman IF.
forts 10 Save Her Niece from
u Life OF Shame.
BY the United Press

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New York, Nov. ..
Mrs. Herrcmann, the woman whom
Lawyer GOm alleges was spirited away
from this city by certain police officers
high III authority, who was found in
Chicago, and who created such u sensa-
ton by being arrested with the LeXow
committee detectives in Jersey City.
was the star witness before the LeXow
committee today. She told her story Of
police persecution and police protection,
and involved Police Justice Hogan,
Captains Brogan and Ryan with their
wardmen in her testimony. She re-
fused to mention the name Of certain
captain and Policeman Cooney, as
they We're her friends.
Mrs. Herrcmann gave some very sem
sational testimony. She declared she
was protected in her business by the
New York police, and that these same
police thwurted her in her efforts to
save her 1T-year-old niece from a disre-
putable house.
Mr.. Goff examined the witness:
How long have you been in this
country"
Il came here from France in 1882"
And you opened house at l39 West
Third street? Yes.
Guff questioned the woman as to her
life in West Third street. She told
how she had moved from one part of
that thoroughfare to another. At one
time and another she opened five diff
ferent houses on the street. Once she
had possession OF three at the same
time
Mrs. IIerremann, you had a niece, of
whom you We're very fond, who was
sent to you from France by her father
Yes.
She came to you good girl and you
kept her "A good girl? Yes she thought
| kept respectable boarding house.
What was your niece's name? Yaet-
tee Herremann.
After you had her here did not hey
mother get her away from you? Yes
when was sick She took her to her
place, l4l West Third street.
II 4 Revolving story.
4 story revolving in its details fol
lowed. Mrs. Herremann told how the
young woman, Naettee. was treated IN
the house kept by her mother. Il wrote
to the police, to Captain Haughey, and
begged them to get the young girl away
My sister was paying Pctterman
Captain Haugheys wardman. $lj a
week. He refused to take my niece
/ II In tn
prison for five years if did not leave
my sister alone, | threatened to go and
shoot my niece"
Toward the close of her testimony
her memory began TO fail, but when
pressed she declared there was one po-
lice captain she desired TO save.
She testified that she had cleared
from 81. 900 to 81 500 a month from heI
business, but now she did not have as
much as 81 900 She had paid out large
amounts, aggrcgating 100000, TO police
to protect her business. She further
/ testified that she was sent away from
New York by the police who had ac-
cepted bribes from her. The witness
/ then said that money was offered to hel
! lO go away, anu SliN SulN oilN 'liiS
wanted her expenses.
II asked the gentleman If Captains
/ Haughery and Brogan We're in it, and
he said they were. | asked if Captain
Ryan was in it, and he said yes
Now you got that $l,70O in order
not to appear before the LeXow com
mission"
Yes, sir, did
"You met a lot of old friends in Chi
cago?"
Yes, they are there from all ovel
I New York"
Waiting for the Lexow committee tC
get through
Yes sir"
| "Who employed Mr.. DAILY, of Jersey
/ City, to keep you over there|
| Il do not know"
Ibid you give him any money!"
He said if | gave him 5000, he woulC
get me out on bail. l did not give an!
money to him.
T An ad iOurumpnt WAS taken until TO