The Washington times., 1894-10-05
BOUGHT DIAMONDS FOR COPS
Story of Disreputable Women Be-
fore the LexoW Committee.
PAID THOUSANDS TO POLICE
They Prosecuted Her Until She Is Broken
and Penniless-Lawyer Golf Says They
Tried to Get Her Out of the Country
Commodore Gerry Raises Breeze.

New YORK, Oct. .-"Commodore Gerry
has sailed in here under full blast, and is now
rubbing down this committee because in a
stray puff of wind we ran across his bowsprit
yesterday would respectfully suggest that
when he comes before this committee he
come with pilot who is familiar with the
rocks and shoals, with which he is evidently
unfamiliar"
1t was in this facetious and nautical fashion
that Chief Counsel Con alluded to the re-
fusal of Commodore Gerry, president of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren, TO take an oath at the hearing to-day
Mr.. Gerry had prepared a long typewriter
statement and he insisted upon reading It,
Mr.. God insisted that the evidence presented
10 the committee must be sworn TO- Then
there was Il war OF words. Mr.. Gerry ac-
cused the members and counsel of the com
mittee of assaulting the work Of the society.
Mr.. Gof insisted that the society had not been
attacked, but he thought Jhat the powers
given 10 Mr.. Gerry and his assistants were
| arbitrary.
Mr.. Gerry said that Mr.. Goff was trying to
make political capital out of the attack. the
name of the chief counsel having been sug-
gested for mayor by the anti-Tammany or
ganizations at meeting last night. Mr.. Gon
retorted that il he was candidate Mr.. Gerry,
whose name has been mentioned in this con-
nection, would do well to look after his own
chances Mr.. Gerry finally went away with
out reading his statement, and the regular ex-
animation OF witnesses continued.
Favoritism in the board of police was the
subject Of brief statement by Mr.. Moss,
the Parkhurst Soeiety's agent. Two
policemen had been convicted of similar Of
lenses-drunkenness and deSerting their
beats. One was fined few days pay and
the other was dismissed from the focre. The
supposition is that the first officer had pull,
which the other had not.
BLED AT THE POLICE STATION.
Then Max Museowvitch told of the arrest
OF one OF his friends. and asserted that before
the prisoner was permitted to send word to
another friend he was compelled to pay the
door man of the police station 81.
William T. Meredith banker. Of No 4s
Wall street, who was recently assaulted on
Fifth avenue. told the committee about that
affair. He had, he said. been set upon by an
organized mob of 800 men. who were in ad-
vance of apolitical clubs procession, and who
swept up Fifth avenue assaulting and robbing
citizens promiScuously.
Mr.. Goff said that there was no police line
in front of the procession as the law provided.
Mr.. Meredith said the police had made no
arrests
The clubbing by Policeman Dunn, yester-
day, of Thomas Luccas, was also taken up by
the committee. Luccas' employer testified to
his good character. and Luccas told his story
| Policeman Dunn swore that Luccas attacked
him before he used his club. The policeman
found it difficult to explain why he had used
| so much force.
| Then a eolored woman told sensational
story, which implicated Capt. Sehmittberger
and some Of his men. She was Sarah Brown.
| of West Thirty-fourth street, who has a suit
! for damages against Isaac Cohen, lawyer.
Another woman had advised her TO drop the
suit against Cohen as he was friend of Capt
| SchmittberRer The captain, she said would
| arrest her. Later two policemen called and
| advised her TO drop the suit. One of the
| policemen tried to criminally assault her
| daughter. Then Mrs. Brown said she was
| arrested for keeping a disor DERBY house, and
| Policeman Callahan told her Capt. Schmitt-
| berger ould settle for $500.
| COMMODORE GERRY SAILS IN.
At this point Elbridge T. Gerry entered the
court in a great state of excitement. He was
bristling with indignation at the statement
made yesterday by Mr.. Goff that the Gerry
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren was vested with too much power, which
was often abused. Commodore Gerry wanted
| to read long typewriter statement The
time for that, Mr.. Goff thought, was not op-
| portune and Mr.. Gerry withdrew.
| Sarah Brown then, continuing her testt-
mony, told how Gerry agent once threatened
to put her child away unless she gave him $50
SHE PAID THE POLICE $4,000.
At the afternoon session a little woman
dressed in black. took the stand. Mr.. Gof
| prefaced her examination with remarkable
| statement.
This morning" said he. ian attempt was
made to get this woman out of the country.
| Mr.. Goff did not so into details. He drew
| from the witness how she had laviShed hel
money on ex-Wardman Frank Wilson, formerly
under Capt Allaire. She was the keeper of a
house of ill-tame on Elizabeth street. Under
threats of pulling" the house he got from
her about everything she possessed. She fur.
nished his house, bought silver set, diamond
rings for his wife, and clothing for his chill
dren. Wilson, she said. resigned from the
force the day the committee opened its cam
paign. He was now living in Philadelphia.
Then came a sensation. Inspector Nc
Laughlins name was dragged in. McLaugh
lin was formerly captain of the Eleventh pre-
cinct. The woman swore that she paid S30l
initiation fee TO Wardman Burns under Capt
Mclaughlin. Every month she paid $50 t
Burns. When Burns wanted diamond ST uC
he got S165 from her to purchase it. She
said she was now broken down and enniless
Her money had gone into the police Golfers.
Referring TO the Gerry society agents she
said they collected money from all house:
where the girls under age were kept Mr.
Goff made the most of this bit OF testimony
She told how Capt. Cross had trapped Gerr.
agents, Becker and Finn, when they tool
$500 from her. The men were brought t
trial. Becker was acquitted; Finn sent t
prison for nine months. Becker escaped, sh
| heaTx low rNf Grrr,r
jenkins, of the society. When she left New
York, the witness saws, she opened q Salool
in Newark, and was raided by the police. Sh
went to Capt. Cross and he sent Alderman
Smith, of this city, to Newark, and the polio
there gave her protection. She is now PENN
less and lives in Brooklyn.
"This morning." said she, ga man came W
to me and said, you are subpened to go befor
the Lexow committee. How do you know!
asked. 4 know he answered. You 6
right up TO Inspector Mclaughlin and he vii
buy you of. Don't go before the Lexo,
com mmittee. refused his advice.
When asked by Mr.. Gotf about how muc
she had paid to the police, she answere
from SIS, 900 to $4,000.
Warden James W. Ledwith, of Jefferso
Market prison, was then hauled over tn
Goals for visiting David Pender, a green
goods man. on Blackwell's Island. Pende
, was mentioned in the testimony of Apple
gate, and it appears that the warden who IS
, friend of Detective Sergt Hanley, intereste
| himself in order to get a statement from PEI
i der which would help Hanley. Ledwith wa
taken to task for improper practices in h
| prison. He was charged with favorin
) certain lawyers and that the beer-can wa
permitted to be rushed at night.
r An adjournment was then taken unit
Tuesday
Assessed for Campaign Purposes.
( SAN Francisco, Oct. 4.-The Chronicle sa,