New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-21
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PRESIDENT MARTIN: THE QUESTION Is
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o.--How many times have you been to tie cap
exactly. Only when / read in the papers that Mr..
wasn't true' and Went to see the captain
Odd YOU look At the captain as an enemy1
QNiiow did You know {, wasn't true that Mira
Thurow paid money to the captain? -,,.,. .,..
and ne sa 1d" she diini bei@ve Il vas tre
Q-Now why did you go Immediately 10 no
police as you soi IA subpoena 10 20 to IN"
Win 'Yon.ha ven Taught; meyer air. and said
she didn't understand what Wa meant bI IL anu
wanted TO get Information
THE POLICE HER FRIENDS.
o.-You regarded the police a. Your friends. and
went 10 Nanny Meyers? Ayes.
Mr.. Grant-Sh-sh-sh!
Mr. Grant was looking straight at the witness.
and his action had every appearance ~ warning
10 her There was noise in the courtroom
and neither Mr. Wellman nor the Commissioners
seemed 10 hear the asprated sound.
Mr. Grant then took up the cross-eNamnation
and sought 10 make the point that the Sanders
woman had been subpoenned TO appear before
the Grand Jury. and that Mr. Osborne had I'M
properly taken advantage Of the presence Of the
women in the General Sessions building 10 ques-
ton them or had used the Grand Jury sub
poena improperly. He produced some subpoenas
that had been served witnesses.
Mr. Welman causticaly called the attention
Of the Commissioners 10 the fact that his sub
poenas were produced BY the defence.
@. (by NJ Grantl-Dd Mr., Osborne threaten en-
locked up If you didn't answer his questions? A.
Odd he say after you had told him your
story that you couldn't cram that down his
Q,~Didn't MIR Osborne promise to blow you
girls off If you testified for him? Ayes
At this point occurred Mr. Grants cowardly and
he
tails OF 1t are unfit for publication. In substance
IL was a series Of questions with 'cuckoo' an
| swers by the Sanders woman. intimating that
| Mr.. Wellman had proposed to take several OF the
| former inmates Of Mrs. Thurow's house to the
Metropolitan Hotel Thursday night. and that some
| coarse remarks were made ABOUT MT "eHiHah
| recent marriage.
Mr. Wellman's usually placid face was red with
anger, but he said nothing until Mr.. Grant had
finished his brutal attack Then he rose. and with
| much feeling, but with dignity, protested against
| the outrage. He said he could endure personal
! abuse and Insult but that he would not endure
| such references to his family. He declared that
Mr. Grant had done that which would d!sbar him
| at any decent court. He said that the facts OF
| the case were that ne had asked Superintendent
| Byrnes to detail two men TO see that the women
were not molested at the Metropolitan Hotel. Ite
| understood that the women had consented TO 90
| 70 the hotel for the night. He asked the Board
J 70 have struck from the record the entire attack
| The Commissioners ordered that II be done. Then
| Mr. WelIman requested that Superintendent Byrnes
! no called TO make n statement. The Commissioners
and Mr. Fromme said 1t was unnecessary. but Mr.
Welman said that In justice to himself 1t should
| be done.
THE SUPERINTENDENT on TIE STAND.
Superintendent Byrnes was called. and he cor
| rohorated all that Mr.. Welman had said. lie said
that he detailed two men TO escort the women at
Mr. Wenan's request
Mr. Fromme said he wanted to ask a few ques-
lions Of Superintendent Byrnes. He started in
With n great buster 10 demand by what authority
| the Superintendent had done all this; whether ne
rad any orders from the Commissioners. SUI
| ner,ntendent f3yrncs squelched the fat little law
yer as thoroughly such "A inan can be squelched.
! He told him that he had no orders from the
| Commissioners and didn't need any. He acted
within his discretion Superintendent OF Police
The Sanders woman said that Mr.. Osborne gave
,r money for going to the DisirictAttorney's Office
In response to a question by Mr.. We.lman she
admitted that al the money she had received had
| heen the regular witness fees. She also admitted
| that Mr. Fromme had advised her not to answer the
Dstrict-Attorney's questions; also that Mr. Fromne
| had tod her that she could leave the building on
| the day before when she was waiting to be ex-
amined under a subpoena by Mr.. We.lnan.
Commissioner Murray asked number Of ques-
lions q the Sanders woman. In response TO which
she said that she had been arrested six times
twice in the house. and four times on the stoop:
that she didn't fear the officers much In the
house she did In the street. She admitted 10
| Mr. Murray that she had been employed by Cap
tain Doherty TO get other girls 10 give evidence In
| his behalf.
Mrs Thurow was then called TO the stand for
| to- 20 with the cross-examnation. but the Com