The evening world., 1894-06-20
HARRY HILL
en- THE STAND,

McCarthy's house was at FIRST, at 'lOt
West ~Forty-ninth street, but she sub
.sequently opened the house next door
Mrs. Mccarthy did her banking at the
Bank OF the Metropolis In Union Square,
When Mrs. Mccarthy was away Mrs.
Morton said she had entire control oil
the house.
pc you know who was the Captain
OF the precinct while you were at The
house,"
time. and ! believe Capt. .HauEhey was
also there. / have heard 1t said he was
a very good Captain and a nice man.
Never snw Money Paid.
did you ever see any. money paid to
policemen or ward men?"
IL never saw any money paid for po-
lice projection while was there from
The witness remembered one occasion
when Mrs. Mccarthy asked her for go,
the night when she returnsd from ne
been at Richfeld and Sharon Springs fer
"a man came In and saw, Mrs. Nc
ness. land after some time she came
out and asked me for $50. She accused
me OF running the house carelessly In
her absence, Of leaving the door open
and allowing too much noise In the
II denied this. and she said that the
ward man had Just told her 50. Then she
ushered the man out. and ] heard her tell
him that she would make 1t all right with
the Captain
on another occasion. Mrs. Morton
said, she saw Mrs. Mccarthy speak to
a patrolman on post. and then sent her
to get a drink OF whiskey and a IS bill.
She also got another drink OF Whiskey
and another s. bill for the policeman
policemen were in uniform.
The young women who boarded In the
house paid their board to her every day:
II Mrs. Mccarthy was home she would
pay the money over to her. but II she
was away, the money would be deposited
In the bank.
Her Companion Called Instead.
The next witness called was Ada Clin-
ton. She had come into court with a
young man attired In a stylish Summer
suit. She was sworn. but Mr.. Goff sud
denly changed his tactics and asked her
to step aside and allow the young man
who Was her ompaiiion 70 TAX the stand.
Charles +. Schloss, in the wholesale
liquor business. He said he came down
with Miss Clinton at her request. He
and found that she had been subpoenaed
as a witness before the Committee.
"She sent for you. admit she?' asked
No. sir. I just dropped in. She said
she didn't know where the court was
1t came out that the subpoena had been
sent IT. to Mrs. shay iCs the repnted keeper isb r
street; and that Ada Clinton was the
schioss said that he had been a friend
Miss Clinton was not mentioned in the
subpoena, but 1t called for Mrs. Shaw
and her housekeeper.
MI .ls Cor that a house of ill-fame?" asked
mo, sir: It is a clearinghouse"
ID you mean to say that you have
been going there a year, and You dom
know that that Is a disorderly house?"
Il only know it as a clearinghouse"
Only Saw Miss Clinton.
schloss said he had never seen any
other men going to the house. He had
never seen any woman there except Miss
ibid you see her in the kitchen?' asked
mo, I usually visited her in he
room"
Who opened the door Cor your"
"Did she always know when yor
were coming?" asked Senator Bradley.
she. was liable to- replied Schloss.
had told Miss clinton what to say. OF
that he had had any. conversation
with her in regard to her testimon!
to-day.
Mrs. Shaw. he said. was out of towr
at present, and Miss Clinton hat
thought 1t best to come down. Sh'
wanted him simply to accompany her
business with j. G~ottschaik., Of 80
man, and that his time was his own
to get out OF the way; He knew moth
ing about her. he said except that sht
kept the clearinghouse.
Schloss was excused and Miss Clinton
took the stand. She Is a s~elf-possesset
young woman n answered Mr.. Gof'
questions in a most u~nconcerned way.
YOU are a housekeeper?' he In
CURED.
What is the house?"
at is a clearinghouse"
Isn't It 2 disorderly house,"
what wages do you receiver"
Twenty dollars a week. ! look on
Who Is re groprietor of the house?'
Where Is Mr.. Shawl"
There isn't any Mr.. Shaw. He die
about ten years ago In California
Says She Is n Widow.
The witness said her name was no
Miss, but Mrs. Clinton. Her HUSBAND
had also died several years ago In Call
fornia. There were Ave boarders in tn
Whitney. Mr.. Carr and a Mr.. Jacobs
and two women. One OF these was
Mrs. Washington. who was a teacher
inc the other Mrs. Wolfe. a manicure
Mrs. Wolfe, she said, was married, an
her husband lived with her part of tn
time. He was not there now
In answer to Mr.. Cons questions Mrs
Clinton said she was not troubled witt
any serious religious beliefs. and sh,
did not know whether she would b
|. punished hereafter for giving false .es
timony.
She said she used to live in Boston
and had independent means.
"My husband left me some United
, States bonds when he died" she said.
"What was the denomination of thos
bonds?" Mr.. Goff inquired.
''They were l.500 each. There wer
four OF them, and they were deposite'
in the Norfolk Bank, in fremont street
Boston"
"Have you got those bonds now?"
mo; / sold them to n lady friend o
mine"
"Do you know that there are n
United States bonds of the denomina
tion of 81, 5O0?' asked Senator O'Connor
"Well I never saw the bonds. l onl,
knew what my lawyer told me-"
Did you ever see any coupons fror
Yes, once. 1t was for abou $50.
think"
Where is Mrs. Shaw now?"
Mrs. Shaw Is In Europe.
She is in Europe. She went abroa
four months ago, on the Lucania."
Wasn't Mrs. Shaw in the city thre
weeks ago?"
mo, SIR"