New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29
MRS THCROW GOES ABROAD
GOOD NEWS FOR THE EIGHT POLICEMEN
TO WHOM SHE PAID MONEY.
CAPTAIN DoHERTY AND THE OTHERS CAN
HARDLY BE CONVICTED Now-THE DIS
TRICT-ATToRNEY'S OFFICE
CAJGIIT MAPPING.

TRICT-ATToRNEY's OFFICE
CAUGHT MAPPING.
There was fresh dismay in the District-Attorney s
Office Yesterday morning when it was announced
that Mrs Augusta Thurow. upon whose testimony
eight exnolicemen had been indicted recently, had
sailed for Europe with her husband last Week.
Colonel Fellows caused investigation, ana was
satisfied that the woman had disappeared MIS-
Thurow was a willing witness before the Le~o"
Committee last summer and testified that While she
kept disorderly house at No. . Second-a'e III
1893 she had been blackmalled in systemauc
manner by Police Captain Doher!' oeteea"''
Clark Jordan, McKenna, Lebers ana farKersoi'
and Detectives Hook and Meehan. After the LeNo"
Committee took recess in the summer MIS-
Tburow was a witness before the Police Commis-
soners on the trials of the accused policemen an"
the captain. five sergeants and two detectives were
dismissed from the force mainly upon her teSi'
mony Lately she was a witness before the Grand
Jury and the eight men were indicted ana heiu iof
trial.
For several months Mrs Thurow and her nus
band Ernest had been living quietly in the tene-
ment-house at No. 90 East Fourth-st' she sup
ported herself and husband by work as uress-
maker. In her testimony before the LeAo" 'oi-
mittee she had declared that for nine years as
keeper OF disorderiy house, she had paid black
mail TO the police. and that the amount OF her
payments had been nearly $4,000.
Before Mrs. Thurow appeared before the "rahu
Jury she went TO the office of John w Golf, coun-
sci for the Lexow Committee. and said that per-
sons who were strangers to her had been at her
home and had tried induce her to leave the city,
promising that she would receive large sum of
money II she went away About week ago Ernest
Thurow went Mr.. COTS office and said that the
same persons had been to see his wife again De-
tective Carney said that the Lexow Committee had
no further use for Mrs. Thurow. and he could not
SPARE the time TO hunt for the persons who wanted
her to leave
On Wednesday afternoon OF last week Mrs
Thurow and her husband disappeared from their
home on Friday Mrs Thurow's sister. who is
the wife of Frederick Seyd a baker. at No 81
First-ave went TO the tenement house and told the
landlady. Mrs Messick that Mrs. Thur" AMI her
husband had sailed for Europe Oh Indfsday ana
would not be back. Mrs. Seyd said ST. had been
directed by her sister TO take the furniture when
the Thurows had in the house. Mrs. Messick oo-
jected saying that Mrs. Thurow owed s22 for rent,
but Mrs. Seyd promised to be responsible for the
sum, and she was allowed to take the furniture
away.
Mrs. Seyd said yesterday that she did not Know
what vessel her sister had sailed.
There a report in the neighborhood that
Mrs. Thurow had told her sister that she had re-
celved $500 condition that she would leave the
country and stay away. Mrs. Seyd denied that
Mrs Thurow had said anything OF the sort She
said she did not know how Mrs. Thurow got the
money for the trip abroad. 1t was known that
Ihur0NS
ago.
Now that Mrs Thurow is gone, ii is not likely
that Dohery and the other seven ex-policemen
who indicted on her testimony can be con
vcted OF bribery. Francis i. Wellman who prose,
Cited them be ore the Police Commissioners, ana
who lately resigned his ONCE Assistant Dstrict-
Attorney, yesterday Il GO not see no"
Doherty and the others can be convicted in the
absence of Mrs Thurow There other wit
nesses. to be sure, but 1t was ner Ie5iinony upon
would be fair TO presume that money GAS been
used to get Mrs. Thurow out OF the way
Officials Police headquarters SAID Yesterday
that no watch had been heIt lyon NJ sa". co.
as there had been no reason to Think tha' she e
second OF the Lexow Committees most important
witnesses TO leave this county, 80 70 or W
Iaughi ara SaptaiIS, De re ana 1'Sss @io
Europe after sac had testified before the Police
PRANK Moss Of counsel for the Lexow c. emit
tee said Yesterday: Il was snrprised T. hsaf tial
Mrs. Thurow had gone away We had fo+nt NJ
Thought she Would remain ana continue 10 g.ye Ter
testimony. 1t would seem mat the D.Sir.ci-A. MOI
OF such an important witness after eight men bad
been indicted upon her estmGnE 1t %r,er Jh
Attorneys office knew anything a5out her G!sll-
b eins made o induce c ane.hef mSran
to leave the country and ist Il was my bs Any y, !,
the scheme to get rid Of the witness was blocked -
Al Mir Cons ofhce 1t sad Yesterday that
s snGe st tas s9f Shesso where 81 e Vas icy
had been supported by police money, nai lr,ui hel
before the Lexow Committee NJ, month NJ; q #
will be ready to ,o 60 On MN b 5s ana IT
is expected that the sessions Of the conmitite VII.
be continued without interruption unii tie eni OF
demurrer in the case Of Police ssrseain, VIII,
brbing Dr. Whitehead was overruled yesterday by
Judge Ingrahem, in the Court Of pyer ana , Ter :,
miner and OToO.c made plea 81 mot gulty.
No time set for O'Toole's trial