Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08


Dr. rarkhurst-A Rare Tale OF Ex.
tortiou.
New York, Nov. !. Mrs, Matilda
llrrnMnn, whose coming has been un.
der circumstances calculated TO raise
expectation To Il high pitch CONCERNING
the testimony she was to lay before the
lr\ow committee, was placed upon
the witness stand when the iuycstigat.
orS OF police methods assembled. Mrs.
HERMANN came 10 New York IN 1892,
She said, and opened disorlerly
house in West Third street Il had
s"mc twenty odd girls there" she said
she said Capt, Rrogan and Wardman
Reynolds were in the precinct and that
she paid $50 month at first and ar
forwards 500, The woman told how
she rented the tive houses 1T big rents
because she intended To use them for
Immoral purposes.
no open the houses | paid Ward.
man Reynolds $3.50 and $40 month,
After three mouths he came personally
and gave him $40 for the captain and
~ for himself"
"llow much did you pay l., open the
SrCoud house,"
"rh. $500 aud SO n month for pro
lection"
Mrs. HERMANN resumed the witness
stand after recess. You are not
afraid IL II certain political party gets
into power You will be sent to states
pr'SonW II am not" Nov, when
YOU were arrested the policeman told
YOU To hire Il certain lawyer"
"lrS, sir; unicer zimmerman told
me To take Stiner, now Judge, or he
would send me 10 states prison. |
employed Stincr and paid him $500 for
the first time aud $40 for the second
time, The policeman sworo that lho did
not know | WAS the madame, and |
was released. Did You have to pay
dvtcrliNrsT Yes. II cost from $3.50
to 5000 to liN it with the detectives af,
ter | was arrested" "llow about the
captain feeling sore" "Wrll the cap.
tain wanted $1,000. but | said $1,000
was enough and so ! paid II January
\. did this for the privilege OF
opening NJ my house after | had been
arrested" who was In command OF
the precinct when YOU paid $i,O00T'
Captain Brogan." How did you come
TO forfeit your bailY" Lawyer Price
advised me TO skip, saying the police
captain told him | should forfeit my
bail m ! would be sent to prison" II
went TO Europe, giving my bondsmen
81 loo When | returned | was ny.
rested by Detective Armstrong on
bench warrant. | offered him Sl,0O0
and he said that he must consult with
his partner before deciding to let me
go llr afterwards said that he could
not. F"
"lou were constantly paying out
money!" "Ies, | paid out over $1,000
Il MONTH" You paid police, police
court, lawyers and prison kcepersT
"rwcnty.iive thousand dollars, Now
| haven't 800 IN the world"
Lawyer Price got II lot of money out
OF me When | was brought before
Recorder Smith on the charge Of keep.
IHE i"NSNi
said for $500 he could get me Off"
Witness wept when she told Of the
brutal treatment she received Mt the
hands OF the police. Whenever | was
brought into the court. the lawyer
wanted several hundred dollars. say,
Ing that they had to divide 1t with the
police"
Did you ever see DIR. rarkhurstr'
Yes" did the police warn your"
Eyes | was sent away by the police"
WAS II purse raisedf" yes the police
raised 81 200 TO send me away" who
gave you the money! "A man never
saw before" "What did you ask
him" III Captain lIaughey had con
tributcd TO the purse, and he said
yes asked him II Captain Ryan
was In It. lie said yes He said also
that Captain Brogan and policeman
had contributed" How did you come
to leave New York;" "Why, one night
the man whom mentioned came to
my house and we went out and met
twelve men" Were they connected
with the pollceT "Ycs SIR" And
who were theyT "Oh Mr.. Con can
not tell you" "You wanted TO open a
house IN the tenderlolnsT' yes"
"The initiation fee there IL thousand
dollarsr II believe 80"
Con tried to have the witness men
ton the names OF the police captain
whom she endeayored to shield. Il
won't do It II you kill me" said the
witness. The investigation then ad.
journed for the day.