New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-26
nIsoRDERLY HOUSE

cEPr THE WOMAN AS BAIL
FOR THE INMATES OF HER
p1soRDERIY HOUSE.
1t is probable that the long-drawn-out trlais OF
CAPTAIN Doherty and ex-Ward Men HOOK anu
~, hotora tho Police Commissioners Will be
enisbsd TODAY The sooner the agony Is over the
better II will be for the accused men, Every au''-
t,onal day that their counsel are pcr'n,'ei - ''
and roar and deal out impertlnence ana a'">e
crea.es the chances for conviction MY "'H"' "---
AIR Fromme know only way o. defending GU,
ents It is 10 throw propriety. order deceh'y "''
tho facts to the winds and with blatant eifroh'eN'
unscrupulous misrepresentation peFjHr'd tpS'''''''
and personal abuse seek TO conius' t"V '''"
turn the trial into burlesque Fottuha'eI, 49,
patient and even-tempered lawyer IKE MI N',,-,'''
is able 10 bring order out of chaos ana 10 ioI u'
wicked efforts o. the defendants counsel MI WEI.
,r,n has haen able in a considerable measure ~
protect himself. the Commissioners ana the "''''
ests OF the public. but there has been no one -
protect Captain Doherty and his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
from Messrs. Grant and Fromme.
The principal witnesses yesterday were 'he az
fandant Hook and Sergeant Lieoers. who was
formerly under Captain Doherty in the four'etn'i
Precinct Through an GORGEOUS oIund'' VIZ.
Captain Doherty and certain hgh lamhaN o''
cial can never forgive. Mr.. Grant opeheu the r"0
for Mr. Wellman to force the statement from SCI
geant Iiebers that he used 10 accept MIS- 'n"'o"
as hondswoman for her girls even after ne hh'"
that she was tn proprietor Of the disorderY uo''
where the girls lived and that he did 'h'S Oe0a"S
Mrs Thurow brought TO him card from O.N' '"'
tire George F. Roesch and his brother mus
most important piece OF evidence given oN MlS'
Thu-ow before the Iexow Committee has beHn SUD
stantiated and the presumption has been heightened
that she has told the truth. the whole truth anu
nothing but the truth. under oath.
HE MADE A DISTRESSING SPECTACLE
Hook made most distressing spectacle. He de-
MED Mrs Thurows testimony concerning MN il
ITS entirety ana stoutly maintained that ne 'ad
conscent,ously done his whole duty In trying u
sunnress Mrs Thurows place AID every other Dis
orderly house in the precinct. But when he was
raked fore and aft by Mr.. Wellman his story went
all 10 pieces lie cOntradictei himself repeatedly
and was forced TO tel such Impossible things mat
a smile went around the courtroom ana MT Neh-
man abruptly terminated the cross-eNamha'oh'
having accomplished his purpose-that of discredit-
ing the witness. Hook deserves no sympathy from
anybody
II Is expected that Captain Doherty will 20 on
the stand this morning
everybody who had any official connection with
the trials was present yesterday. Commissioners
Martin Sheehan Kerwin and Murray were in their
places and all the counsel were promptly on han1
Louis Katz policeman. the first witness
nut upon the stand yesterday He said that he
had received frequent orders from captain Doherty
"a get evidence against Mrs. Thurow's place. ana
he stood guard over II III CltIztH 'io''S O'''
for three days. but he couldn't get any eVlue"Oe'
Mr. Wellman had no questions for him.
Sergeant Jacob Brown who was roundSnah
under Captain Doherty. had also received '"S',"'
tons from Captain Doher;y TO get evidence asAins,
Mrs Thurow's house He also had tired nara
but he couldn't get any evidence against the place
Mr. Wellman hadn't any questions for him. lie
remarked that he was willing to admit that the
whole force would swear to the same thing
Michael ] Cooney another policeman VINO
had heard those orders" Of Captain Doherty. lie
also tried but failed" to get evidence MI Well
man asked him If Sergeant McKenna had not been
AT the desk sometimes when Captain Doherty gave
the orders abou, Mrs. Thurows house NC
Kenna was the "bad-headed sergeant WHO used
TO take Mrs Thurow's bail bond ard never, no
never not on your life" had he heard that she
kent dsorderly house until these things had been
going on for eighteen months Mckennas position
is getting more uncomfortable every day. II might
not be a bad scheme keep watch at the railroad
stations and the steamship piers for paid headed
sergeant"
MORE CUCKOO" TESTIMONY.
Policeman Patrick D. Lane also received similar
.orders" and had similar experience in gettng-or
m, petting-evidence. Charles a. Place another
no,iceman gave the same cuckoo testimony
po,ceman John Hook who was formerly ward
man under Captain Doherty. and Is one Of the de-
PENDANTS in the present trial. was then put on the
stand. The stoli1 German took his scat ana began
his testimony with as little feeling as though ne
was an automaton He said that he had been on
en-. no,cs force for eight years and had been twice
fined by the Commissioners. His fines aggregated
one and one-half days pay. lie had always spelled
his name Hook" not 'Foch." as Mrs Thurow
said Captain Doherty told her to do when she wrote
the name the envelope in Whlch shc leit the 20
at the captains office.
Hook denied that he had seen Mrs. Thurow IN the
grocery store Of John Luhrs as she had testified
or had taken So from her al that time He also
denied that he had taken dollar from her
for police protection" that he had ever made
terms with her for police protection" Il never
got penny off that woman IN my life said Hook
repeatedly in response to questions from his counsel
with reference TO Mrs. Thurows direct and SPECIFIC
charges
Hook said that he remembered the raid on Mrs.
Thurow's house in November. 1893 He had never
told Mrs Thnrow that she could do business in
any part of the city, he had spoken 10 her only
few times and had always told her exactly the
opposite
Mr. Grant who was examining Hook. tried 10
make a diversion by putting into evidence some
former charges against Patrolman J. 5. Levy Mt
Martin said that he had had charge OF Levy's case
and that he knew all about it, Mr. Grant had pur-
posely misstatei the facts, he said. This caused
Mr. Grant TO elevate his ears and bray Tor about
five minutes He became exceedingly abusive 10
the Commissioners and Mr.. Wellman, causing the
Assistant Dstrc,-Attorney TO remark that Mr.
Grant would be severely punished by any judge 10
whom he should use such language
Hook testified that he had received orders from
Captain Doherty close up Mrs. Throws house
and had done his utmost TO do So Then Mt well
man took Hook in hand
O-Are YOU OF German descent? Ayes.
O-Is there any such word as Hoch in German?
Ayes.
O-Was that you fathers name? AYES.
Q-You say you never got penny of Mrs
Thurow. Did you every get a penny from any
Az los
SCHWARTZ HAS DISAPPEARED.
Q-What has become of Schwartz. the restaurant
keeper who was subpoenaed by us7 Al don't
know.
Ole was here day and has disappeared lie
used 20 pay you regularly for selling beer. didn't