Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-25
G0FF G0ESUP HIGHER
Police-COmmiSSi0ner Sheehan TO Be In.
terrOsated.
LEX0W OFFICERS ARRESTED.
a Woman Witness Also Detained st .Jersey
Cty-Cross-Aiiegntio of Kidnap-
ping and Conspiracy.

NEW YORK. October 2i-Rumors were
thick this morning around the Superior
| Courtroom. where the Senate Police In
vestigaiing Committee holds It's sessions.
IL was whispered about that Police Com
missioner John c. Sheehan would be put
upon the stand to-day by Mr. Con to
answer questions relative to the working
os the police department, and some other
incidental matters that might arise
The Lexow lawyer has, 1t Is said, de-
tcrmined to "go higher" as he has been
requested to do by the Senate committee,
and in all probability sensational testi-
mony will soon be presented. Police
Captain Haughey and some Of his men
have also. it is said. been subpoenaed by
Mr.. Gon, and their appearance on the
stand will be interesting.
Captain Eaklns, Of the Mercer-street
station, was very early In attendance.
One Of his men carried the station-house
blotters ana deposited them in front of
the clerks desk
When the committee was called TO or
der Mr. Gon caused a surprise by saying
that he would have 10 ask for an adjourn
mcnt
Il deem II impossible" said he "for
me 10 80 on at present while certain
thing is preying upon my mind. | nave
now to announce that one of our most
important witnesses has been spirited
away. This women went. although under
subpoena. from this city to Canada, ana
thence 10 a city in the west. She was
induced 10 go, we believe. by the police,
or agents OF the police. After great
deal of trouble we finally got this woman
TO come back. and she arrived in Jersey
city this morning. We have just re-
ccived news that our men VINO were
bringing her back have all been arrested
on a charge of Kidnapping. The woman
is arrested also.
Il hope that Mayor Wanser. who Is
reputed to BE- a just man, will take no
tice OF this conspiracy, which was hatch
I'd against us three weeks ago in New
York"
Mr. Gof then said that the entire party
were brought up this morning in Jer-
sey City Police Court and the hearing
was adjourned until II o'clock.
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
The name of this woman Is Matilda Her
man. and she is, perhaps. the most i'm
pOrtant witness that has yet appeared
before the committee
II say It now" said Mr.. Goff. "in the
hearing Of one of the agents Of this con-
spiTacy, that We expect to prove that this
woman was given money TO leave the
city.
II will also say that more than one
hundred women. Keepers Of disorderly
houses in this city. are now in Chicago
waiting for this committee to adjourn"
Mr. Lexow here said: Perhaps We Will
never adjourn"
Mr.. Goff said: "Perhaps not; but at
all events We will probe this matter to
the bOttOnf"
The members Of the committee were
very angry that Mr.. Gorf's Witnesses and
men should be tampered with by the Jer-
soy city police. II was reported that
the Parkhurst detectives were hustled
around by the Jersey City police and
very roughly treated when they were ar
rested
Mr.. Goff said in reply to Chairman
LcXow that the woman had come of her
own free will from Chicago 10 New York.
and he could not understand how a charge |
Of Kidnapping could be made.
"It is a conspiracy" said he again. "to |
p-a.enc this woman from appearing be-
fore the committee"
The committee then took recess until |
. T. NJ.
THE WOMAN'S DETENTION
In Jersey City IT was learned that the
arrest Of Mrs. Herman was partly due to |
senator William u. DalV. Of New Jersey.
Tho woman was desired to give testimony
against the police OF the Fifteenth pre-
Cnct Of this city. 70 whom she has paid |
large sums OF money To be allowed to |
operate four alleged disorlerly houses on !
west Fourth street near Sixth avenue.
Some months ago she was served with |
Subp0enas to app.ar before the committee.
Her sudden disappearance resulted in Mr.. |
-
poena-servers were in collusion with po- |
liccmen under suspicion. Privat- -. F |
Wells was engaged 10 look her up. He |
found her at the Colonnade Hotel Chi |
cagO. ami ondeavored to induce her TO |
return and testify before the committee. |
She refused. Wells communicated with |
Sergcant-at-Arms Kearncy. Of the I,eXOw |
Committee and Il bogus telegram wa
sent to her. with the information that
her husband had broken his leg. and was
lying in a hospital in Hohoken in a criti- |
cal condition. Mrs. Herman lost no time
in coming 10 her husbands assistance.
She arrived in the Pennsylvania rail |
road station at 7:$0 this morning. Wells |
was shadowing her She was asked 10
consent to come to New York. The vo-
man became highly indignant. and was
gesticulating wildly when Senator DAILY
approached her ana told her he had been
retained as her counsel Kcarney and
Wells wanted to compel the woman TO
20 to New York. but Senator DAILY re-
monstrated. and declared he would not
permit her to be Kidnapped \ lively
war Of words followed \ crowd collect
ca about the excited group. Mrs Herman
shouted in a loud voice that Mr. Goff had
tclegraphed her. threatening to cause her
Indictment if she did not return 70 New
York. and that she had been inveigled to
4f..r
sion was caused In The station that Po-
lceman Boyle finally capped the climax
10y arrestng Sergeant-at-Arms Kearney,
Detective Wells, and Mrs. Herman,
charging them with dis0rderly conduct
and took his prisoners TO police head
quarters in Jersey city, Senator DAILY
bringing up the rear.
AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT.
To Chief-of- Police Murphy Mrs. Herman
made an important statement. According
to what the chief said the woman had
stated To him that she had paid $4,000 Il |
year for two years OF protection. -Four
police captains were implicated by the |
woman. and some higher police officers
too The woman would not give the
names OF these officers TO Chief Murphy
Justice Potts. after hearing the testi-
mOny OF Policeman Boyle and Senator
DAILY. discharged the prisoners.
Mr.. Moss, of counsel for the Senate |
Committee, who was present Immediately |
thereafter 20 insure the custody of the |
woman. asked that she he made n |
prisoner on a charge of criminal con-
tempt OF court and perjury committed in
New York. The Justice entertained the |
charge. Mrs. Herman was committed to |
await the arrival Of requisition papers
from New York.
when the LeXOw Committee reassembled |
the chairman said it had been the in |
tention TO examine ce-COmmissloner |
Sheehan to-day. bu; that gentleman had |
asked to be excused in order that he !
might attend a meeting Of the board. |
No other witnesses being within call, the |
sitting was adjourned.
In answer to questions Mr.. Con. after
adjournment said that the story that
Mrs Herman had been decoyed from Chi |
cago to Jersey city by a telegram stating |
that her husband had broken his leg was
wholly false.
"She came on Voluntarily" said Mr. |
Con-, "and even paid her own railway
fare. The man alleged to be her husband
broke his leg before she left this city |
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