The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-05
PULLED THE HOUSE
THRIFTY WAYS OF DEALING WITH
THE FALLEN SISTER.
War Of Words and Counsel Golf Takes
Gerry OfR-Lucca's Case Resumed
and Policeman Dunn Has al I'M
pediment in His Speech-Mrs.
Brown Tells Her Story.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-"Commodore Gerry
has sailed In here under full blast and is
now running down THIS committee be-
cause. in a stray puff of wind, it ran
across his bowsprit yesterday. l would
respectfully suggest that when he comes
before this committee he come with pilot
who is familiar with the rocks aud shoals,
with which be is evidently unfamiliar"
1t was in facetious and nautical fashion
that Chief Counsel Golf alluded to the re-
fusal of Commodore Gerry, president of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
TO Children, to take an oath at the hearing
today.
Mr.. Gerry had prepared long type
written statement and he insisted upon
reading il. Mr.. Golf insisted that The evil
dence presented TO the committee must be
sworn to. Then there was a war of words
Mr.. Gerry accused the members and coun-
sci of the committee of assaulting the
work of the society. Mr.. Golf then in-
sisted that the society had not been at
tackled, but he thought the powers given
to Mr.. Gerry and his assistants We're arbi-
trary Mr. Gerry said Mr.. Golf was trying
to make political capital out of the attack.
the name of the chief counsel having been
suggested for mayor by the anti Tam
many orr aniZ ton at meeting last night.
MIR. Golf retorted that If ne was candi-
date, Mr.. Gerry. whose name has been
well TO look after his own chances. Mr..
Gerry finally went away without reading
his statement.
DUNN HAD TROUBLE TO EXPLAIN.
The clubbing by Policeman Dunn of
Thomas Lucca, was taken up by the COM
mittee. Lucca's employer testified to his
good character, and Lucca told his story.
Dunn sworr Lucca attacked him before he
used his club. The policeman found it
difficult to explain why he used SO much
force. Then a colored woman
told sensational story which
implicated Captain Schmittberger and
some of his men. She was Sarah Brown
OF West Thirty-fourth street, who has
IA suit for damages against Isaac Cohen.'a
lawyer. Another woman had advised her
to drop the suit against Cohen, as he was a
friend of Captain Schmittberger. The
captain. she said, would arrest her. Later
two policemen called and advised her to
drop the suit. Oue of the policemen tried
to criminally assault her daughter. Then
Mrs. Brown said she was arrested for
keeping Il disorderly house and Policeman
Callaghan told her that Captain Schmitt-
berger could settle for 800 She told how
a Gerry agent once threatened to put her
child away unless she gave him $50.
WOMAN IN bLACh AHPEARS.
At the afternoon session little woman
dressed in black took the stand. Mr.. Golf
prefaced her explanation with the state
ment that an attempt was made TO get
her out of the country.
Mr.. Golf drew from the witness how she
had lavished her money on ex-Wardman
Frank Wilson, formerly under Captain
Allairs. She was the keeper of u house of
illfame on Elizabeth avenue. Under
threats OF pulling" this house he got
about everything she had. She furnished
his house, bought silver set. dimond
rings for his wife and clothing for his
children. Wilson, she said. resigned from
the force the day the committee opened
its campaign. He was now in Philadel-
phia.
Inspector McLaughlin's name was
dragged in. Mclaughlin was formerly
captain of the eleventh precinct. The
woman swore that she paid $500 initiation
fee To Warden Burns, under Captain Nc
Laughlin. Every month she paid $50 to
Burns. When Burns wanted a diamond
sud he got Sl65 from her to purchase it.
She said she was now pennlles-; that her
money had all gone into the police Golfers.
GIVES GERRY's PEOPLE BLACK EYE.
Referring TO the Gerry society agents she
said they collected money from all sources
where girls under age were kept. She
told how Captain Cross had trapped Gerr--
Agents Becker and Finn when they toOks5I Q
from her. The men Were brought o trial.
Becker was acquitted; Finn was sent TO
prison for nine months. Becker escaped,
she said, b cause he was the son-in- law of
Superintendent .Iekins of the society.
" hen she left New York, witness opened
saloon in Newark and was raided by the
police She went TO Captain Cross and he
sent Alderman Smith, of this city. to Ne
wark and the police there gave her protec-
ton.
This morning" she said, "a man came
up to me and said you are subp9naed be-
fore the Lexow committee
How do you know? | asked.
'I know, he answered.
You go right up TO Inspector Nc
Laughlin and he will buy YOU off. Don't
go before the committee l refused this
advice"
When asked by Mr. Golf about how
much sine had psid to the police, she an
swered about $50 600 or $4,000 Warden
Ledwith, of jefferson Market prison, was
then hauled over the Goals for visiting
David Fender, a green goods man. on
Blackwell's island.
Fender was mentioned in the testimony
of Apologize, and it appears the warden,
who is friend of Detective Sergeant Han
ley. interested himself to get a statement
from Pender which would help Hauley.