Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-05
A PITIABLE OBJECT.
Police Officer Hussey's Humiliation
Before the LexOw Committee.

Police Officer Hussey's Humiliation
Before the LexOvv Committee.
There was a thrillingly dramatic scene
during a session of the J.eXow Investigating
committee at New York the other day. in
which Police Officer Hussey played a
pitiable part
Elias Mantel had been telling the COM
mittee how one Herman Block and Max
Hochstm had tried to blackmail him out of
500. with the help of Hussey and his side
partner, Shalvey, when 1t was found that
he had a little money in the bank. He was
locked up in the Essex Market prison and
every attempt to get him out on bail was
frustrated by the petty despots who have
that police court by the throat. For five
days he was kept there and the bondsmen
that his wife secured We're driven off until
at last he got the ear of Norberth Pfeffer,
the only one among the swarming Hebrews
OF the east side who seemed able to face
successfully the cormorants of Essex Mar
ket. Pfeffer took up the case and told
him not to pay one cent of tribute to the
cormorantS.
At this there was the most exciting scene
in court that the Lexow audience was ever
called upon to face.
Hussey happened to sit alongside of
Norberth Tfeffer, diminutive fellow, with
hair brushed straight up IL he saw a
perpetual ghost. The sound of his name
infidmed the already convicted eX-wardman
beyond all reason, and turning to him he
shook his finger in his face, and cried
You shrinking of loafer, I'll
blow your brains out! I'll kill you. I'll
shoot you down like dog! You are re-
sponslble for all the trouble. you and Ike
Vandelecr.'
Auditors backed away from the Infatuated
policeman. who sat there in his uniform.
with the fury Of demon in mis- face. Too
many persons had heard the threats, which
bore the true Essex Market stamp, for
him to escape.
Young Mr.. Jerome whispered the facts
to Mr.. Golf. and With frown that would
have done credit to- Jove the giant of the
investigation sprang to his feet and pre-
pared to stamp upon this most dastardly
attempt at intimIia ton.
He called HusseyI to the stand and de-
manded by what1 right he, a police officer
Of the city, had dared to threaten citizen
in open court WITH bullets and death.
Hussey denied that he said it. Il only
said he was not fit to live" whimpered
the cornered wolf. Il didn't say anything
about bullets or. shooting. l only meant
that he was low It's all a political job to
do me. put up by him and Ike Vandeleer.'
Witness after witness was called to the
stand and swore that they heard the threat
or portions of it
The evidence rose mountain high, and
Hussey grew visibyi less before the eyes of
mond to the stand again he had lost all
| of his br;.vado. The coward showed itself
in halting walk and trembling limbs.
I'm sick" he said. huskily to MIR. Goff.
Il am under a doctors charge. | hadn't
ought to be here"
He did, indeed look sick He family
asked for a drink and choked down the
water as ii he on the point of swoon-
ing. His head sunk between his shoulders
He was a pitiabe object
Now, Hdssey, what have you to say
for yourself?" Numbered Mr.. Golf. He had
not much Of anything to say. If he said
what the witnesses said he did he must
have been crazy. No, he did not say it. They
all told falsehoods. And then, by way of
q grand climax, he burst into tears and
sobbed: IF al man is true to his wife it Is
enough"