The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-21
HARRY HILL TESTIFIES.
LAWTER 0OFF FURNISHES HfS
PROMISED sESs<TfoS
Before the Lexow Committee Ia the Psrsea
OF the Famous Gam bler-The Evidence
Bad for Captain Murphy.


mittee. investigating the charges against
the police of DlackmalL When asked or
the nature OF II he smiled and said: That
would spoil the telling"
At ~ ~ CLOCK Chairman Lexow called the
coinhitlee 10 order, and said that "A state
inent IN a morning paper that the door
heePer was placing inside Information IN
the hands or police agents was untrue.
Is justice Diyyer here, Mr.. Goff!' ask
ed the chairman
NO; have not heard from him" an
gwered Mr.. Con
We'll, thought he might appear ana
make denial. We have established u
PreSeuent' ana ne can take the stand
II ne 50 DESIRES, continued Senator
Lexow.
Judge Ransom. associate counsel for the
police department. arose and said that,
while he was not authorized 70 speak Tor
Justice Diyyer. he did not believe he
would avail himself OF the opportunity To
take the stand on his own behalf because
he had already made a strong denial
through the press.
An INTERESTING youSa w0NAS.
Then came an interesting young woman
She was dressed with taste, and had an
air OF refinement. Her name was Mira.
Ida l.. Morton. and from April TO August.
loJ2, she was the housekeeper and ac-
countant for the notorious Lucy McCar-
thy, OF west Fory-ninth street The wo-
man said that she was respectable mar
AANt NNAtt1At, anu Bd4 AZ WNaiA HhSbAH1
ana several children 10 support She was
forced by necessity 10 take the position.
Dut had no improper relations with tho
frequenters OF the house. When the pro-
prletress went 10 Richfeld Springs sne
lett the witness I'm charge. on the night
OF her return a wardman, under Captain
DeVerey, called and got $50, and warned
the pfoArletress that she must Keep quiet,
as ~. Parkhurst was active. She could
not remember the wardmans name.
-. 1..r
Lawyer Com and hauled 70 the witness
stand. looking very unhappy. lie had ac-
companied a woman witness down TO
court. ana counsel thought that he had
told her TO testify falsely The witness
said that the woman was hts girl" and
he was liable 10 marry her" He denied
that he had advised the woman how
to testify. He said he sold whisky for "a
wholesale house. After Counsel GoH had
raked him fore and aft he was let go.
with warning never 10 show his faca
In the courtroom again.
Then Ada Clinton OF west Twenty
eight street. the woman referred TO by
Schl0ss. was called
She would not admit that the house she
had care or was run for immoral pur-
poses. Mrs. Shaw. the proprietresN Is
away I'm Europe Mr.. Con showed pretty
clearly the character of the house.
Ibid vOu ever soc that prodnrt OF mod
crn civilization the wardman?"
mo. sir" answered the witness. The
question caused a laugh. The woman
admitted 10 having been arrested.
THAT was shame 10 arrest you" soft
ly said Mr. Goff.
at was" said the woman. falling into
Then" thundered Mr.. GoN. "go right
ND TO police headquarters with my as
sistant Mr.. Jerome, and make a charge
against Detective Cash"
f.sIf.
counsel and meekly started TO comply with
The instruction. The womans 0dmiror,
Schloss started 10 follow.
"Sit down" shouted Mr. GoH. Schioss
clso looked reproachfully at counsel and
took his seat.
Martin Dowllng, proprietor of saloon
at Twenty street and Sixth avenue,
followed and testified 10 the bad charac-
ter OF Mrs Strauss house
THE PROMISED SENSATION.
Counsel Goff sprung his promised sensa-
tlon Just before recess. He called Harry
Hin, the well-known sporting man. to
the stand. Hill has openly declared that
he has been robbed and prosecuted by the
police. After he was sworn he was re-
manded TO the custody Of the sergeant
alarms until after recess. which was
then declared.
Hiii has for n long time asserted that
the police destroyed his business and
not altogether voluntary. After giving MS
name and present address he was asked:
"You are pretty well known, Harryy'
known all over the world" he an
swered.
Did the police get all your money!
"Well, IL was not their fault II hey
did not / got along all right AT my place,
corner Houston and Crosby which open
ed in 1854. until Captain Murphy. VINO
is now on the force, was transferred 10
my precinct. | thought be was sood
fellow The police commissioners there
were French, Nicoli. Matthews and Ma
son. The Wardman Of Captain Murphy
was named Moran. All the other captains
treated me well but Captain Murphy. Hc
would bring his friends IN ana open cnom-
pagne but / paid for it. lie used 10 johy
me. / did not exactly KICK NJ the WIZ
but when he sent Moran around Tor a,vo'
and told me to fall in ~ and pay up.
/ said: See here, | amt no ctlinlnaI.
I'm running square place. now YOU
know / don't mind giving friend money
but | object TO being buncoed.
Captain Murphy came round one tlme
with Moran, who came inside, wniie
Murphy stood outside. Moran said ne
would take $500. lie did not get tt, though
7 paid him $3.50 once. ! used % give nun
$50 whenever ne asked for *. "hat
objected 10 was 10 any fixed rate. was
moi n thief or a criminal. why, I'm
proud OF my pedigree. Well 10 cut
long story short. Murphy began 70 per-
secute me, and has never let uD. Bes
driven me out OF the saloon business IN
Harlem. and prevented me from getting
a license IN other places. Captain Byrnes,
now superintendent was go0d captain
In fact never had any trouble Wild
any other captain except murphy. W'n'
Tnspector Speers and Superintendent Mur-
raw sent FOR me. and said that stories were
going around that I had been blackmfll-
ed and asked me about q. AZ nrst de-
MED a. but when they promised nor 10
use rny testimony. ! told Thorn Thep
they said I was n squeaier. Nina YOU:
after they had sent for me. they asked
.o 4, I thought they received any of
~ money. answered that thev/ were
,ooilsh n fhey did not a. they 1ai the
nsn,e ~ it. Murphy was transferred"
PITT ur PTLYs - NoHry.
Chairman. Lexow asked n he had not
rsid money 20 other police ofiicisis be-
SIDES Moran and Nurnhy II w9plf not
ii,re IN saw; they were good people"
"You would not swear that you did
II WON'T mention nanes; but did pay
"Did YOU ever put pp money for making
men sergeants and raptains7
II don't recollect. Yes did, put up
niles OF money ~ was not always neces-
sarv. had only 10 exert my Influence
rx-Judge RTnsom dld not shake his
,.s,tnonv Then the witness steppel
5own and nodded 70 the committee, ana
-. .,otiir.<- ont of the court.