New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-03
rp1ED TO SAVE HER NIECE.
--,,,rcE HOGAN AND CAPTAIN HAUGHEY
FOILED HER.


MAKES SOME STARTLING REVEAL
TONS BUT HAS MORE IN RE-
sERvE-ExCEEDrNGLY COY
ABOUT PRETTY BOY"
CoONEY. WHO IS
CHARGED WITH
KISSING HER
49,. fart that Mrs Matilda Herman was TO be a
-,,sss before the Lexow COMMITTEES yesterday
',,rg caused q large crowd to gather in Part OF
80 suneror Court. There has been much said
nv, the testimony which Mrs Herman was
80 10 give before the committee that many peo-
~ rsre anxious TO hear her Sheriff Toffey. of
f,.,,s County " j.. came over from Jersey City
,nr what she would say. The Sheriff vouch-
"a ms information that he had heard part of her
m Jersey City. and II she told half before the
,,ttee OF what she told there he thought
~ ,opld shake things up considerably" Senator
,,r alter an absence. again in his place
.. the committee. Among those who were sub
neAd were Street Cleaning Commissioner An
srs seven women and Policeman Cooney. 1t was
...,v u:SO before the proceedings began. although
49, usre set down for 1890 a m The cause OF the
s.,,v WAS the non-appearance Of Mrs. Herman
rs.,rran I<exow made a statement 10 the effect
49,, IN. alleged libellous letter. published by Mr.
r.sav for which that man is now under indict-
was
I,ss Jeroloran by him until after It had been pub
,a IN the newspapers. People who proposed TO
U.s. ,,s committee as a vehicle for their malice
-, know that they cannot do 1t. This was put
:, the record
ANDREWS ANXIOUS TO TALK
.,out II 30 o'clock Mrs Herman entered the room
nth the sergeant-at-arms and took the witness
.s,d Commissioner Andrews jumped up ana said
90 ssk the privilege Of putting upon the record OF
ss committee my sworn denial OF the cha'ses
b-ought against me yesterday
Commissioner Andrews was accused on THURSDAY
:, Edgar y Tomlinson. who Chief Inspector
:, the Excise Board from 1856 20 1889. OF accepting
h-,bs for the renewal OF the license of the Hotel
Tortoni
Senator OConnor. who was presiding saio IL was
..a,nst the precedent which the committee mao
"S,,s,od ue would have 10 submit the ques-
,,r n the counsel Mr. Andrews then Appeared
" w Con 10 be allowed to deny the charge
,,oueht against him. The lawyer said IN answer
that " Mr. Andrews took the stand ne "ou'o nave
"a submit 10 cross-examination. Inc commas
sinner said he was willing 10 do so AT any 'iile'
NJ Golf replied that he could not examine MT
,,a-sxs at that time but that there might De no
lew, Injustice done TO any man he wished IL 70
,,.or IN Tho record that Mr. Andrews specihcaIy
aa,Ad the charge Of bribery Mr.. Con gave as MS
reason for not examining Mr.. Andrews III ''o
nresent time that he was not Wei ehoush ''e''
and the examination would probably consume
srs., deal OF time Mr.. Andrews bowed and went
away. IN
Mr. Golf asked that all policemen and police on'-
,,.,s uho had been subpoenaed should be ordered
"a leave the room for the present THIS was oono
and the examination OF the much-ta1keo-aoou' VIZ
ness began. Mr.. Gon nrst wanted IL put On '"o
record that Judge Lippincott In Jersey CitS' had
upheld the committee in its course he comph-
men,ed the officers OF Hudson County ior .he way
n ,hch ;hev had seconded the efforts o, the COM
mtiee
THE IONG-EXPECTED WITNESS
Mrs Norman in answer TO questions put by MI
Go6 said she came 10 New-York from Franco IN
l@ She opened house In west Ihiro-st. sou"
altar her arrival. 1t No. l3s, ana wniie ehe
lived there she opened another house az NO 100
,us, across the street. She also opened NOS. 49,
-, There were about twenty-fo women
.. ~ ~ ,bem She said she had kept No. lSs for
about year and half .,s..
o-You had a niece you were very iono o. ''''
20 DID she come from Franco? Ayes. she was
sent TO by her father; s.r.n,..n
9-nid YOU want TO keep her a good s1rr A.
TREMBLING WITH EMOTION.
Tho witness said further that she had never
taken her niece into one OF her houses ehe nan
nrovded rooms for her in another place me e'r'
aa M, know the kind OF business which MIS-
Hartman WAS engaged In. She thought her aunt
tsn, a res,ectable boarding house Mrs. herman
while giving this testimony. spoke IN a very ~"
voice which trembled with emotion.
Odd the girls noth s,er come Snne "i to- NewYork
about year before her daughter child awav from
0oDd Ho es While / was sick. and took her to
her own house at No. al West Third-s,: ,n.r.,
Q-Your sister kept disorderiy "o"''
Old you try to get your niece back? u abes
air u-rote TO Byrnes and TO captain ,ri,:
snr,r III, tho girl was detained In a discovery
house and said wanted her back in hs I'll
word Sb Sst YOU ha4 try again to get e her
mother AY sir vent to the ssa'' S n0a se
shS Of my niece asked him to get her
back refused and ,ds sa him ,nf' he would go there
With would to him 1hat TT ras so not and
,emiDdi, he go? and Ai left s the staon-house
offered TO pay him the SIS week knew my s'SI H
paid him through his ward man. Pn;,e Imam said he
would put me where could not SPEAK un ! The
eap,s ain said so he knew what told him was true
and he only did II for spite
THE FORGERY OF MIR. MORTON's NAME
Morris rekulsky was in tho ROOM and the chair
man called him TO the bench, and asked MIN ABOUT
a circular which had been Issued by the "'he'
Liquor and Beer Dealers Association. Inc c"'u'a
Included another one. which had peeh ISSUE" III
March 1894 by the Excise Reform ASSOCIATION.
calling the attention OF voters TO the subject Oh
high license and asking the people VINO received
II to write to their Senators and Assempiymeh 10
urge the massage OF the High License bill. whch
vas then In the Legislature The name OF Lew
P. Morton was attached to the circular. as wee
PRESIDENT Of the Excise Reform Association MI
Lexow said that the signature OF Mr.. Morton was
forgery and the action OF the hquor oea'e'S ~
Issuing the circular was certainly UNJUST ne
asked Tekulsky II he were not ashamed oi inc
action OF the association Tekulsky said he knew
nothing about It, Mr.. Lexow explained Una, MI.
Norton was in Europe at the time the circu'a' .,
the Excise Reform Association was issued ne said
vas a covert attack on Mr. Morton by INC "t'o'
men, Mr.. Tekulsky was excused. ana '"c o
uon Of Mrs Herman resumed
Q-When Won offered TO pay N5 to Captain
haugheY. which Won said sister was Pu!IIs