The evening world., 1894-09-14
Parkhurst Society to Aid Her in
Regaining Possession of
Her Little Ones.
HER WRONGS TO BE RIGHTED.
Will Be Given an Opportunity to
Identity Her Brutal Police
0ppressors.

The case or Mrs. Ceala Urchlttel, the
poor Russian woman, who told her pitiful
story Of persecution by the police to the
Lexow Committee. last Wednesday, has
aroused general public sympathy, and
there is q demand from all sides that
her dastardly oppressors should be
brought to justice.
AS " The Evening World" exclusively
ascertained yesterday, the men who ar
rested her were eX-Detectves Edward
Shalvey and Ambrose Hussey, Of the De-
tancey street station. Both these ward
men have been reduced to the ranks and
transferred to other precincts, and are
now on vacation.
DENY that they had anything to do with
the woman previous TO the arrest, which
was made on warrant issued by JUS
lice Taintor ON the complaint OF one
Joseph Takata,- who is said to have
meyer lived at the address given in the
complaint ia Goerck street
The janitress of the building says that
she has been there for several years
and that no person of that name Is
living there in May, 1893. when Mrs rs U jG.
chittel was arrested.
1T may not have been either of the
ehittel first and demanded money of
her" said Mr.. Moss this morning, " and.
In fact l am inclined to believe that it
They made the final arrest and 1t
would not do for them to appear as the
prosecutors or the woman.
1T Is frequently the CUSTOM" he con-
tinued, for ward men to get some other
person usually some patrolman attached
70 TO- the hep precinct. 70 do their dirty work
so outrageously maltreated the woman
may have been merely tool.
in noc says fhat ne hnh TO her house
confirm this belief, for the ward men
themselves seldom wore uniforms, but
went about in citizens clothes How
III is hard halipva that paifhar
Of the ward men knew nothing about
the case before they made the arrest,
The Evening Ever Mord o Re nass p S
these ward men. wrote to both of
them last night. saying that If any at
witness, should hold them personally M:s .h
Mrs, Urchittel will have an opportun-
II she can do so, in due time. Mean.
while another feature of the case is be-
ang worked up.
This is the cruellest part OF her mis-
whom, she claims, she was supporting,
a AVIS Is still able to support by her own
nceman who first came to her and de-
m MAJ money. threatened II she did not
pay IT her children would be taken away
IRON her, and she would be put In prison.
fort fort to satisfy the demand. but after
raise raise she was arrested and locked up,
n nnn her children put away in she
b biSnner SO well known to those who
i mioee ever had any dealings with the po-
socety. '' '"e "seh's Vi 'he "eifS
ar AS has been already told, the chill
E tem were committed In Essex Market
sSurt. at the request of the Gerry
sSgehhts, to the Hebrew sheltering Arms
FiFthisatnh Asylum. at One Hundred, and
eS Hthet' owing to her imperfect knowl-
suge OF English and the customs OF the
fbO an,e courts, could find no trace of
nom custody.
At was ascertained this morning that
ce, vas s,- only after the Parkhurst So
S sby Interested itself IN her case that
sne discovered their whereabouts, and
the s emfGlsd 10 through the Influence Of
m meg Is accorded only once in two
1T 1T was one of our main objects in
morning. ito try and get back her chill
rae,i OF whom she was robbed as the
The noi Ho her refusal to pay blackmail to
NV we have made no formal demand
SSpUa tne Society for the Prevention Of
~ dkSy, 20 children as yet to give up
me me .cnlliren, but that win follow as a
Emrferir Oh course, now that her story of
inAtsnnss Is known, and We Will use our
Sion OF them e1'''
st me tact has been repeatedly demon
ouo aIea that, when the Gerry Society
S ms,, gets child into its possession, nc
M UNDER what circumstances or by
on ~ Misrepresentation, 1t will hang
Sin, 70 the Unfortunate victim with the
Riye en 4. OF grim death, and refuse TO
Srssssnu up unless forced to do SO by the
'Tsssure or public sentiment
soln,ea Jaw gives this institution the alb
onca custody and control of a child.
chsg1or has been committed to its
shah 10y oS police magistrate, until II
aim reach the age of twenty-one' and
Conrotu even Justices OF the Supreme
AFFAIRS "a aye niten deplored this state of
hiHhas, the law as II stands makes the
poWsT St judicial authority OF the state
j.. its ess 10 act. or even to restore 10
beer parents child which may have
der committed by a mistake or un-
some Misunderstanding
Vof Spc, Jenkins. who manages this sort
caIIsd ness Tor the Gerry Society, was
esSe THIS morning. and asked II he had
cass ~ ~ me papers anything about The
OF Mrs Urchittel and her children
ne answered gruiiy. "and /
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