The evening world., 1894-08-14
On One Occasion, When Bailing
Out Her Girls, q Rose Was
Given to Her.
SEPARATE TRIAL FOR EACH.
Storm Of Objections from the Law
yers and Many Motions
0verruIed.

The five sergeants-Felix McKennn,
Hugh Clarke, George c. Liebers. James
w. Jordan and Charles H. Patterson
who at different times were connected
with the East Fifth street station dur
ing the period when ex-Capt Doherty
commanded the precinct, were called for
trial before the full Board of Police
Commissioners at 100 o'clock to-day.
They are charged with accepting
brides from Mrs. Augusta Thurow, who
kept a disorderly house in the precinct;
with accepting her straw bail for girls ar
rested In her house, and generally with
conduct unbecoming officers. as well ~
violating half the rules Of the DEPART
ment.
Mrs. Thurow testified to the alleged
bribery before the Lexow Investigating
Committee, when she implicated Capt.
Doherty. She made the same statement
on the latter's trial, resulting in his
conviction and the suspension Of the
five accused sergeants until their guilt
or innocence could be established. That
was the reason why they did not appear
In uniform when called for. trial.
who appeared for four of the accused
men, demanded an adjournment on the
ground OF insufficient notice. and Law
yer Fred J. Swift. who appeared for
Sergeant McKenna, made a similar mo-
ton. When this was denied. appliea-
lions were made for a separate trial
for each. Assistant District-Attorney
that the testimony for each sergeatn be
kept separately, but 1t was finally de-
cided to have separate trials and to sit
until all had been disposed Of te.Say.
the charge against his clients was
bribery. the criminal courts had first
Jurisdiction, and Lawyer Swift raised
among others was cited, but ali objeo-
tions were overruled and the trial pro-
ceeded.
sergt. Hugh Clarke was called as the
Mr.. wellman stupefied the lawyers by
calling "Hughey" Clarke as the first Wit
ness against himself to state whether
certain entries in the Fourteenth Pre-
Messrs. Friend and House were on
their feet together. Mr.. Friend declared
that the defendant was there to meet
accusers be called to the stand.
Mr.. Wellman tried to force things.
Mr.. House shouted that he never boz
fore heard Of such proceeding.
is not this Commission governed ~
any rule of law or any rule Of evidence?"
ne demanded.
ar Mr.. Wellmans motion is sustained
ana the OH ocIBt-
Clarke taking the stand to give evidence
against himself ] shall instruct him to
refuse TO do so. / believe that even this
Police Board is amenable to the law and
the courts"
After short whispering among the
Commissioners President Martin asked:
rs there no way TO prove these en-
tries?
Yes" replied Mr.. wellman.
Then we would prefer that way" said
the President.
Mr.. Wellman then called Mrs. Augusta
Thurow, the woman accuser OF the ser.
geants. To the first question she said
she lived at % East Fourth street, and
lsed to keep disorderiy house at zs
Second avenue.
This gave the pugnacious Mr.. House
chance for another objection. and MIR.
Wellman was Obliged to withdraw his
| characterization of Mrs. Throws house.
Mrs. ThuroW who s, has been bee after n, the
did witness. told how she went to the
station TO give bail for Minnie Ryan
and Hattie Hendricks, Oct. 2, 1888, and
recall what Sergeant was at the desk.
That necessltated reference to the
record to show that the heavy-jowled
Hughey" Clark was on duty those
were inmates OF Mrs. Thurows house.
% Second avenue, So were Della Brown
| and Jennie Ryan, who were arrested
oct is. between midnight and morning,
like the others, and promptly bailed out
by their landlady. Mrs. Thurow, Sergt.
Hughey Clark taking her bond
Messrs. Friend * House kept up q
fusillade OF objections, accompanied by
argument, all along the line OF Mrs.
Mrs. Thurow told how she arranged
with Clark, and how she rolled up IS
in bills and put 1t in the right place
on the little shelf where the Sergeant
could get 1t.
THE second time" she continued,
my husband stood at the door while l
was inside Sergt. Clark had a red nose.
He asked my husband: Are you ieal-
Gus" He said, No, he wasn't. Wen,
I'm going TO give your wife a rose,
said Clark, and he came to the end or
the desk and as / put the money upon
the shelf he gave me the rose"
Mr.. House began his cross-examina-
ton by asking: Did your husband see
you give that money to Sergt. Clark r
II don't know. He saw Sergt- Clark
give the rose TO me-"
Where is he? Is he in court?"
mo. he wasn't subpoenaed."