The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
GAINING SYMPATHY.
Merchants Touched by Mrs. Caela
Urchittel's Misfortune.
Denies the Statement that She
Doesn't Want Her Children.
"I Was Robbed of Them" She Cries,
"Yet This is Free Country"

Now that the Police Commissioners
have decided to let up on the trials OF
occused officers for a time, and the
members of the LeXow Committee are
buried deep in the politics of State con-
yentions. the counsel who have had
such hard work for the past week are
taking much needed rest.
1ohn w. Goff has stolen away into
Orange County for a few days outing
IN the mountains, while his boom for the
Recordership is being carefully nursed
by his friends; Mr.. Jerome is recreatng
at his country house and Mr.. Moss is
taking things easy generally.
=, There are some suspicious that several
bf the witnesses who lately testified be-
fore the Lexow Committee are being
carefully watched by emissaries of the
oice Department, but If they get into
my trouble they know to whom they
can apply for protection from annoyance
or interference.
ow, who Is now making living by keep
ing a little candy stand on Broadway,
Just above Spring street, was at her
place of business early this morning
She told an Evening World' reporter
that no police officer had been near her
since she appeared before the Commit
tee, and that 1t was a long time now
since she had seen any of her perse-
cutors.
She is quite sure that ex-ward Man
Hussey, formerly of the Delaney street
station Is the man who first approached
her and demanded money from her, and
who threatened to take her children
from her If she refused to give him
what he wanted.
The poor woman cannot speak of her
children without breaking down, and
she wept this morning when she told
how she missed them and how she
longed to have them back with her
again.
1t was nearly two months since she
had seen them at the Asylum of the
dred and Fiftieth street, and when she
had finally been obliged to go away the
children had begged to be allowed to
go with her, and had cried bitterly when
they were separated from her
Mr.. Moss, of the Society, has promised
that | shall have them back again some
and ! hope he speaks the truth, for ii
almost kills me to be parted from them.
They are al ] have. and l was robbed
OF them without any reason"
She denied very Indignantly the state
ment made by ,Supt. Jenkins. of the
Gerry Society, that she was very glad
to have the children where they were.
phan asylum take care of them for
~ am making enough now" she said,
sidas NV nidast boy is peari, 30
enteen years old. and is able to do
something for himself and even help
me. And yet they say that this is a
free country, when a poor woman like
me can be driven out of her business
and robbed of her children. who ought
TO be her comfort and support" and
Mrs, Urchittel sat down beside her candy
stand, and, putting her face in her apron,
began to rock herself to and fro as she
wept.
People passing by in the street stopped
to look at her curiously, wondering at
prietors Of several of the wholesale
stores in the neighborhood say that they
| have been int crested in the woman ever
| since they learned her story, and that
they would be willing to do anything to
help her get back her children.
One or two of them had talked with
her, and she had told them her pitiful
story all over again.
she cried all the time she was tell
ing me about how they stole her chill
dren from her." said one gentleman
this morning, land it was certainly
heart-rending. ! don't wonder that
such things make the people OF this
city boil over with Indignation. It's a
such offenses can go UNPUBLISHED.
Il haven't seen any policemen or de-
teotlves near her since the day she
N testified but they would probably be too
shrewd to come around and try to bother
her so soon. But she had better look
Il out a week or two from now. She has
many sympathizers in this neighborhood,
however who would look out for her, SO
] do not believe she is in any danger"