The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
EDITION.
I'M DEFENSE
| OF D0HERTY.
Policeman Mccarthy Tells How
lie Tried to Close Mrs.
| ThurOV'S House.
IT'LL Do |T|F|T TAkESAYEAR."
! Alleged Remark Of the Doughty
Police Captain After Re.
peated Failures.
BRILLIANT DETECTIVE WORK.
Prosecutor WelIman Makes Much
Capital Out Of the Testimony
for the Defense.

The flock of Fourteenth Precinct
crows" SO graphically pictured by
The World' artist. formed the most
conspicuous feature of the Capt. Doherty
trial scene when the proceedings were
tesumed before the Commissioners at
Headquarters, at 1890 this morning.
But when. at the request of Mr.. Well
man, all the witnesses were excluded
ION the room. they and the twenty po-
lcemen who are anxious to swear that
he big Captain was relentless in his
ursuit of disorderly women, and in his
katred of disorderly houses, made a
rse," and the two fiocks concentrated
an ante-room.
Lawyer Fromme called Patrolman
hines J. Mccarthy, who is still at the
18th street station. az the first witness
1.-THE day in Capt Doherty's defense.
Patrolman Mccarthy wears only one
i've stripe on his coatsleeve. He testi-
ID that he had been ordered by Capt.
boherty. and he had heard similar or
eB issued to other policemen at diff
ernt times. to exert himself in OBJ
aiming testimony against Mrs Augusta
burrows disorderly house, the Cafe En-
elsior. % Second avenue.
He told how he tried to obtain evil
ence and had all but succeeded when
ome woman in the house told the
lthers in German that the visitor was
policeman.
'When I explained to. Capt. Doherty
put had failed, he frowned and seemed
be much displeased," said the witness.
did you experience any trouble In
res,ng the women In front C, OF Mrs;
AtrA no. pa rV ~
"oh, yes! They were on to us; When
hey saw US they would run into the
ouse. We had to sneak up on them
street car and jump off and catch
hem before they could get into the
ouse."
did you ever make any arrests?'
They Paid for .Protection."
"oh, yes. forty or fifty Of them: Once
caught woman named Marshall. She
onsv T n Mrs. Is T Tsry The police are
I'D. We pay for protection. The house
protected
, r,We II ]. said' you see how you are
Mr.. Wellman took up the hve--year
"copper"" here for DISCRIMINATION.
When was it that the Captain in
tructed you to go in citizens clothes
N Mr. .1un mhu ,ssy and get evidence
You had been in that precinct since
october, 1892 the Captain went away to
Europe in June and never told you be-
tod sd YOU yout til on The eve Of his 60
p sx to Eiur,.ope?'
You were solicited. but when some
No called out from the parlor in Ger
7 pan that you were a policeman you gave
up and went away without going into
hst parlor to seek evidence, although
Ill., psGior was open. How do you ex-
Because thought could go back and
NJ evidence later and then could swear
pon't You know that convictions are
- IN hundreds of cases where the evil
snee only showed that there were
Omen In the par.or. and that the wit
Som nag J., been invited to make himself
The witness didn't know that. although
a aslt evidence.
"dPid you tell the Captain what you
d1t he offer any suggestion Of what
leased? A'N was VIC
.pt' Doherty's DETERMINATION"
~. He said. pulling his mustache,
. NaTpo II u II takes year.
nan ny didn't You arrest the young wo-
plei,ed y sp %sI. who. you say. had
tfr.-
trs we H. because eG J. thought it would de-
on NOW, Mr.. Wellman, will you not put
@ next question without looking al
co,o Nithess SO long?" broke in the
nnsh-irish Grant In a demonstrating
NJ Me- adding. You might frighten him. !
HrCarthy said he returned 10 the house
ris an hour and tried again. but that the
' ~ ran away.
Then you felt pretty sure that they
on co; you were a policeman. and that
Ss SSould never get any evidence agains,
n TN honsey demanded Wellman.
nd witness felt pretty sure then,
M never made any further effort.
riS Carthy said he had arrested MANY
iiGs OF Mrs. Thurow's stoop. He named
Nv ie ia nders. in June. 1889.
IN you iind the entry showing when
IL 1888. you arrested Lille San,
y g., Mr. Wellman asked.
Ec net lhg in the confident smile OF
be "lthess startled We,lman, and be.
ar,hne passed the ''blotter' To Nc.
thns he asked him II he had looked
dsrs entries. and when. and at whose
aSarthy said he had lookea them ur
months ago. but at no on9's orders
HSltias<d on 1ntrd Ruos.