New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-13


50 apiece. our employees receive gifts from us at
Christmas time and We looked upon these officers
as our employees. They looked after interests.
We have done this same thing for years. II Is a
Mr Moss called the attention Of the committee
to the peculiar arrangement whereby policemen
BradIey remaqkeG tha, in III he had secured the
passage OF a genera act by which 1t Was possible
that such thing could be
David VI Williams who keeps drygoods store
at one hundred and-t twenty -hih-st ana Third
ave- said that he employed six detectives during
names Of the detectives in his store this year
ness said Delamater had been recommended by
a week. he other man got SIS The women got
s25 week These were under the objection OF a
Irving had been recommended to him by Inspector
conIn1 and Captain Brooks .... ..,.. ~
Q-You had 10 make an arrangement with IN,
spector Conlin before you hired these people did
Q-Did you not have conversation with In
spcctor Conlin before you hired these detectives.
Mrs. Eta Keller. Of No. &c Charlton-st. was the
next witness. She is plump has red cheeks. and
o Sa Dc sa so m MY Who is poyeh
an East River ferryboat. She said she came 10
husband She said no one lad ever dared to
question her character until after september y
last. when she met an adventure with the police
HER EXPERIENCE WITH THE POLICE.
Q-What happened to you Saturday evening
September q? Al went out shopping and at about
streets Of the city lost my way. got confused
and wandered about. young man In citizens
dress Inaliy came up 10 me- and said Come WIN
told him / didn't want to go with him. and ne took
hold Of me roughly and dragged me to me station
tain to let me go home and told him that there had
been mistake. that was married woman ana
me Of Old and acted very roughly toward me, At
the Macdougal,st station they said they could not
keep me overnight. as there was no matron there
and / was taken to the Mcrcer-st. station. where
was locked ny with a woman Of doubtful chat. Ger
hcmorrhage OF the nose and lungs during me nSht
bed irsh'uy ana my o eea nofn nHus"' THEM M"i
was taken to the Jefferson Market Police Court
where had fainting spell and ~ rem en-, over ,
band! y S% s .Say nsh WIN
would surely be released in time TO get home before
sent for him Ny husband Is sometimes away two
three nights at d ;me In me mGTG"f hear wal All
that was going on. but soon learned that had
been SENTENCED to two months On 10 me sep no nv
story | assured him ! was "A respectable woman
n nn t'' Ne said that had been soliciting. =
95idn't know what the word meant. He would not
listen to my story My husband came to see me
but the court officers would not let us meet The
n news of my being at Jefferson Market to my hus.
band He told my husband that he had good
been arrested for soliciting and had been sentenced
to two months the Island girl told me on the
ouiet that II ! could raise $50 TO give lawyer
could get discharged from the ls.anq at once she
gave me the card OF a lawyer named King She paid
s90 and didn't have TO 20 to the Island although
she was known bad woman
DID JUSTICE HOGAN TAKE THE MONEY?
o-How long you in prison? A-Twenty-
four days. Then my husband. by paying si5 to
sorne people in Judge Hogans court. got me re-
leased.
The witness said the money was paid either to
Justice Hogan or the clerk OF the court. The $15
was put in an envelope and handed to a court or
hcer. . ,., 1870 ,,, , -.
o-Are you living with your husband now? A
Yes | am living with him happily.
Odd you make an effort while In the Mercer,
NJ station 10 let your husband know OF your arrest
A-Yes | wanted to write him n note. A woman
who had charge Of the writing materials said
would have to pay five cents for n sheet OF paper:
I had only two cents with me. and they wouldn't
sell me half a sheet Then l tried to get boy
TO 20 and tell my husband but the boy wanted -
cents in advance before he would do II.