The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
GAINING SYMPATHY.
ysrohants Touched by Mrs. Caela
Urchittel's Misfortune
n.o;ss the Statement that She
Doesn't Want Her Children.
Wa. Robbed of Them,"she Cries,
uyet This Is q Free Country"

,,.v that the Police Commissioners
have decided to let up on the trials OF
\ occused officers for time, ana the
members of the Lexow Committee are
buried deep in the politics OF State con-
,,on,ions. the counsel who have had
s,,ch hard work for the past week are
,oking a much needed rest.
Inhn w. Golf has stolen away into
orange County for few days outing
in the mountains, while his boom for the
membership is being carefully nursed
nv his friends; Mr. Jerome Is recreating
AZ his country house and Mr.. Moss is
taking things easy generally.
| There are some suspicious that several
NJ the witnesses who lately testified be-
fore the Lexow Committee are being
carefully watched by emissaries of the
Police Department, but IL they get into
INV trouble they know to whom they
Jan apply for protection from annoyance
r Interference.
Mrs. Urchittel, the poor Russian wild
bw. who is now making living by keep
ng a little candy stand on Broadway
ust above Spring street, was at her
Iace of business early this morning
The told an Evening World' reporter
hat no police officer had been near her
lnce she appeared before the Commit
be, and that 1t was a long time now
Ince she had seen any Of her perse-
kitors.
ne is quite sure that ex-ward Man
Issey, formerly of the Delaney street
Hon, is the man who first approached
and demanded money from her, and
DO threatened to take her children
pm her If she refused to give him
NAT he wanted.
The poor woman cannot speak of her
children without breaking down. and
he wept this morning when she told
ow she missed them and how she
hinged to have them back with her
lgain.
ri 1t was nearly two months since she
ad seen them at the Asylum of the
heterins Arms away up in One Hun
red and Fiftieth street. and when she
lad finally heen obliged to go away the
children had begged to be allowed to
10 with her, and had cried bitterly when
lhey were separated from her.
Mr.. Moss of the Society, has promised
that ] shall have them back again some
|tlme," she said, in her broken English.
and / hope he speaks the truth, for it
They are all l have, and / was robbed
OF them without any reason"
ro She denied lea6s very indgnantly the state,
Gerry Society, that She was Very glad lad
70 have the children where they were,
hnd perfectly satisfied to have the or
Iphan asylum take care of them for
II am making enough now" she said,
TO take care. of them myself, Be
sides, my oldest boy is nearly sew
|enteen years old. and is able to do
Isomething for himself and even help
me. And yet they say that this is a
free country. when poor woman like
robbed OF ner SS q he who oass
Mrs. urchittei sat down beside her candy nd
stand, and. putting her face in her apron,
began to rock herself to and fro as she
wept.
People passing by in the street stopped
! 70 look at her curiously, wondering at
her woe-begone appearance. The pro-
stores in the neighborhood say that they
have been interested in the woman ever
since they learned her story. and that
they would be willing to do anything to
help her get back her children.
One or two of them had talked with
her, and she had told them her pitiful
tory all over again.
"She cried all the time she was tell
tg me about how they stole her chill
this morning. land it was certainly
sart-rending. ! don't wonder that
.ch things make the people of this
ty boil over with Indignation. It's a
disgrace to our city government that
slch offenses can go UNPUBLISHED.
| VI haven't seen any policemen or de-
tectlyes near her since the day she
4 shrewd to come around and try to bother
her so soon. But she had better look
Pout week or two from now. She has
many sympathizers in this neighborhood.
however. who would look out for her, so
do not believe she Is in any danger"