The morning call., 1894-10-05
HOW ONE WOMAN WENT BROKE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-"COmmodore Ger
~ has sailed in here under full blast and
is now running down this committee be-
cause in a stray puff of wind it ran across
his bowsprit yesterday. | would respect
fully suggest that when he comes before
this committee he come with pilot who
is familiar with the rocks and shoals. with
which be is evidently unfamiliar"
1t was in this facetous and nautical
fashion that Chief Counsel Golf allnded
to the refusal of Commodore Gerry, presi-
dent of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, to take an oath at the
hearing to-day. Mr. Gerry had prepared
long type-wIit:en statement, and he in
sisted upon reading it. Mr.. Golf insisted
that the evidence presented to the commit
tee must be sworn 10.
Then there was war of words. Mr..
Gerry accused the members and counsel Of
the committee of assaiing the work of
the society. Mr. Golf insisted that the sec
rotary had not been attacked, but he
thought the powers given to Mr.. Gerry
and his assistants were arbitrary. Mr..
Gerry said MIR. Golf was trying to make
political capital out of the attack. the
suggested for Mayor by the anii-TammaDy
organization at a meeting last night. Mr.
Golf retorted that if he was a candidate
MIR. Gerry. whose name had been men,
toned in this connection, would do well to
look after his own chances. Mr.. Gerry
finally went away without reading his
statement.
The clubbing by Policeman Dunn of
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mittee. LuccaS employer testified as TO
his good character. Dunn swore that
Lucca attacked him before he used his
club. The policeman found it difficult to
explain why he used so much force.
A c0lored woman told sensational
story which implicated Captain Schmitt-
berger and some of his men. She was
Sarah Brown of West Thirty-fourth street,
VINO has suit for damage against Isaac
Cohn. a lawyer. Another woman had ad-
yised her to drop the suit against Cohen,
as ne was friend of Captain Schmittber-
ger. The captain. she said. would arrest
her. Later two policemen called and adj
vised her to drop the suit. One of the
policemen tried to assault her daughter.
Then Mrs. Brown said she was arrested
for keeping disorderly house and Police.
man Callahan told her that Captain
Schmitt berger would settle for $500. She
told how Gerry agent once threatened TO
put her child away unless she paid him $50.
At the afternoon session a little woman
dressed ia black took the stand. Mr..
Cuff prefaced her evidence with the state
ment that an attempt was made TO get her
out of the country. Mr.. Golf drew from
the witness how she had lavished her
money on eX-Wardman Frank Wilson,
formerly under CAPTAIN Allaire. She wa,
keeper of a house of Ill fame on Eliza
beth street. Under threats Of pulling the
house" he got from her about everything
she possessed. She furnished his house,
bought silver set. diamond rings for his
wife and clothing for his children. Will
son, she said, resigned from the force the
day the committee opened its campaign.
He is now in Philadelphia.
Inspector McLaughlin's name was also
dragged in. Mclaughlin was formerly
captain of the Eleventh Precinct. The
woman swore that she paid $500 initiation
fee to Matt Burns under Captain Nc
1.aughliD. Every month she paid $50 to
Burns. When Burns wanted a diamond
stud he got $165 from her to purchase it,
She said she was now pennilesS; that her
money had gone into the police Golfers.
Referring to the Gerry Society agents
she said they collected money from all
places where girls under ago were kept.
She told how Captain Cross had trapped
Gerry Agents Becker and Finn when they
took $50 from her. The men were broug hit
to trial Becker was acquitted and Finn
was sent TO prison for nine months
Becker escaped, she said. because he was
son-in-law of Superintendent Jenkins
of the society. When she left New York
and opened a saloon in Newark it was
raided by the police. She went to Captain
Cross and he sent Alderman Smith of this
city to Newark and the police there gave
her protection.
This morning." she said. ga man came
up TO me and said. You are subpenaed
before the Lexow committee
How do you know?" | asked.
81 know be answered. You go right
UP to Inspector Mclaughlin and he will
buy you off. Don't go before the commit.
tee
81 refused his advice"
When asked by Mr. Golf how much she
had paid the police she answered about
$4,000 or $4,000.
Warden LedwIth was then hauled over
the Goals for visiting David Pender, a
green goods man, on Blackwells Island.
Pender was mentioned in the testimony OF
Apologize, and it appears the warden.
who is friend Of Detective Sergean,
~Hanley. Interested himself to get state
ment from Pender which would help Han
ley.
HEARD MR.. BOWERS.