The evening world., 1894-09-15
GAINING SYMPATHY.
Merchants Touched by Mrs oaela
Urchitteps Misfortune.
Denies the Statement that She
Doesn't Want Her Children.
Was Robbed of Them," She Cries,
"Yet This Is q Free Country"

Now that the Police Commissioners
have decided to let up on the trials of
occused officers for a time, and the
members Of the Lexow Committee are
buried deep in the politics of State con-
yentiops. the counsel who have had
such hard work for the past week are
taking a much needed rest
John w. Goff has stolen away into
Orange County for few days outing
in the mountains, while his boom for the
Recordership is being carefully nursed
by his friends: Mr.. jerome is recreating
at his country house and Mr.. Moss is
taking things easy generally.
There are some suspicious that several
of the witnesses who lately testified be-
fore the Lexow Committee are being
carefully watched by emissaries of the
Police Department, but II they get into
any trouble they know to whom they
can apply for protection from annoyance
or Interference.
Mrs. Urchittel, the poor Russian wild
ow, who is now making living by keep
ing little candy stand on Broadway,
Just above Spring street, was at her
She told an Evening World' reporter
that no police officer had been near her
since she appeared before the Commit
since she had seen any of her perse-
Cutors.
She is quite sure that ex-ward Man
Hussey formerly of the Delaney street
station, is the man who first approached
her and demanded money from her, and
who threatened to take her children
from her II she refused to give him
what he wanted
The poor woman cannot speak of her
children without breaking down, and
she wept this morning when she told
0h n tht,N I'D hos hA
longed to have them back with her
again.
It was nearly two months since she
had seen them at the Asylum of the
Sheltering Arms, away up in, One Hun
bred and Fiftieth street, and when she
had finally been obliged to go away the
90 With her a and s had cried P bitte ,Te When
they were separated from her.
MT Moss, OF the Society, has promised
that that shall have them EN- back again s3me
and / hope he speaks the truth, for it
almost Kills me to be parted from them:
They are Al ! have, and was robbed
OF them without any reason"
She denied very indignantly the state
Gerry Society, that she was very glad
and perfectly 81 tisfied to have the or
phan asylum take care of them for
her.
II am making enough now" she said
ITO take care of them myself. Be
sides, my oldest boy is nearly sew
enteen years old. and is able to do
something for himself and even help
me. And yet they say that this is a
free country. when a poor woman like
me can be driven out of her business
and robbed of her children. who ought
II be her comfort and support" and
Mrs. Urchttel sat down besida her candy
stand, and, putting her face in her apron,
began to rock herself to and fro is she
wept.
PAople passing by in the street stopped
to look at her curiousiy wondering at
her woe-begone appearance. The pro-
prietors OF several of the Wholesale
stores in the neighborhood say that they
have been int crested in the woman ever
since they learned her story, and that
they would be willing to do anything to
help her get back her children.
One or two of them had talked with
her, and she had told them her pitiful
story all over again.
"She cried all the time she was tell
dren from, her." said one gentleman
heart-rending. | don't wonder that
such things make the people of this
city boil over with Indignation. It's a
disgrace to our city government that
/ such offenses can go unpublished.
81 haven't seen any poli2emen or de-
tectives near her since the day she
testified, but they would probably be too
! shrewd to como around and try to bother
Yer so soon. But she had better look
Ut week or two from now. She has
I lany sympathizens in this neighborhood
! however. wh1 would look out for her. sc
] do not believe she is in any danger"