The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10
MRS. HERMANN TALKS
EXAMINED BY LExOW's CON-
MlTTEE.
She Tells How She Was Driven Dat Of
New York by the Police Who DID Not
Want Her to Testify--she Has faid
the Police &c 1000 for Protection and
Tells Who 1t Went To-

New York Nov. Matilda Her
mann tho keeper OF disorderly houses.
~. go r,,,, M ~ tho c,tv when tina
W." 20" ,.,.., - r +ha ~
Lexow investigation oeshh' ~ ''e ~
lice who feared her reveiatiohs' anu
was brought back from Chicago, be-
inp stonned nv legal proceedings at
- r,,t,, ,nr fine was IN the
81, -, ooro-,,tteo IN.
staho oeioie lhe i'"
day. she SAID she opened asorueris
houses in New York in 1897, had tWcn-
tv odd girls there She had a 17-year-
oId niace with her whom the girls
q. ,.o r<r ho,orsa
~ ~
ne uiu not Wish hei I" IAN ~ ''
hands OF his wife, with whom ne was
at outs. She guarded the girl from
contamination by keeping her away
.ror, hor bons. After n while how
Ia -
ever tne siris ino'hei so' noiu VI e'
and put her IN d1sorderly house.
where she was ruined.
Mrs Hartmann threatened to make
+ropb,e for tho mother but Cantain
nonobay told nor she sbouId NOT take
tha sirl away ,y from nj her mother that
the ,yomon was having for protection.
Ms uarrnann ofrared TO nav the
a,nnunt r. the cantain vould take the
cir, away The CAPTAIN threatened her
With ave years, iInnriss,nment If she
aid NOT Iet the girl alone. Mrs. Her
mann said she would shoot the girl
rather than see her lead n life Of
shomo she had the GIRLS mothers
house roidod and when tbe case came
nm tbe contaIn had her LAWYER and her
saIf choroad With consniracv She maid
from so5 10 S1oO ner month for uoljce
,,rotactinn nm each ~ the several houses
which she conducted. The policemen
wonId stand in front of her house I'LL
GIVEN money to 90 away. In response
To n onestion Mrs Hermann admitted
thara was one noIiceman who she want
cd To nrotect and no amount of cues
t,oring yvn,,Id elicit his name hut she
hlnshed when Goff asked If she kIss4.,l
.iprnttv Roy Coonev when she went
owav
Mrs. Hermann resumed the witness
stand Mt the conclusion of the recess.
lyon knnyy how TO puree yourself Of
ont for Won for contempt in going away
alto Won were served with a sub
noena 2, asked Mr.. Golf.
syas cir ),
..Yon I,ro,, b.,r IN ,,,r,e yonrselr n,
conternnt5"
"yas Civ
"yon are not afraid that I, a certain
Nautical Marty gets into mower Won will
he cont IN sta+a,s nriaI.,,
81 am not a fraid
"No,v When Won u,era arraatad tba
nolicemon fold Won In hire certain
i,,yUary,
"yao civ. omoar zi,nrnorrn,n +o,d ma
IN take stine, now iudoe or he would
sond mo IN stata,s nr;snn 7 emnloyed
StInar and paid him m 500 for the first
fine and s1T5 for tbe second time. The
policeman swore no aid not knoyy was
the madame and I was released
"Djd Won have IN nav tho detectives -,
eyes from s1,0 To 500 IN fir II with
tho da,aa,i.as oe.o, ,,..s arras,ad
4unu, oI,o.,,t tho oar,totr taaIin,
o-,y,
aw.r tho oontotn ,,or,od q coo lint
T said e. 900 ryas anonah and 90 n "a
II on Irna q 7 ala th;s for tba vi
~ ~ n,,o,,i, ~, ,n,,.a a."
hoG boon orrnstad ~ !, NY A'''e "A'ei
ayyho was In Command n, tho mr..
c;nct yban yon ,aid Tho q nonr,
"Gnu ala uos Como IN ,or,e,. ro,,u
,iav u'' s"u '0ie " ~" ieit J"ui
ST .,,ro- pr,oo odr,,,a M. a.. .,.,
saving the police captain had told him
7 Shonld forr,.;t INV hail nc wo,,d ha
cent to prisom 7 went To Eurone one. civ.
;na NV hon doma, e. 1oo WI
turned was arrested by Da.+activa
hrmstrono On a bench warrant ~
faraJ tira e, 600 - h aatd ~ -.
consult bis ,,ort,,er herora daodd;na %
let mo 90 He arterwards cold he n,,,,S
not" "''''
..yo, ,yara oo,,,o,.i, ,,,
nonev,v paying '''
hu MW 9, non :,
myo,, p aid the ,oi,cn 80 poi a. l.io ILL ~.
LOU pun tne p1iice, Ioice court
Ia" .SE,nant anG ~ '' tharsa
unow 7 Iovan,t Srnn ~, ,n mo'ia In o.
na,y,., prion ,,o, is,t ~ mon. ~
nd yhen was broupht before p y.
nar snyth "n tba nbnrn oe ~ ~, ne