The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
DOHERTY'S HIT
At Mr.. MARTIN.

The cross examiner found an entry
IN the hlotter showing raid made
by Meehan and Policeman katz In
which they arrested only Carrie smith
The charge on the blottcr was one I'm
possible of proof and the woman was
discharged.
and make that charge knowing and With
the intention OF getting Carrie smith
dischargei?"
BInmcs II All TO Knh.
Officer Katz made the charge" said
the witness.
false Chsrgc, although you were his su-
perior officer and let her escape
Mr. FrOmmo objected That the girl es-
capped punishment because the Court did
not consider the evidence sufficient on
which to convict although Ia" Law said
that one woman could keep disurder'y
house in one room The ofhcer could not
be held responsible because the Judge he-
Cid"i oinerwISe.
Tne objection was sustained. and MIR.
Wellman returned to the attack;
mont that you told her that II the cleo
ton went right she might buy some
hiooms and put them up over her d9"r
in celebration of the victory You know
she did buy them and put them up?
"Now. Notwithstanding that you deny
that YOU ever took t25 n month for the
CAPTAIN and $40 for yourself from Mrs
Thurow In payment for not molesting
her, II IL Il fact that from the time of
that raid in October. 1882, down to Jan.
e, the time when you left the precinct,
you never made an Arrest
81 never arrested any one there. She
was not living there"
What 1t has been testified here by
your fellow Officers that she did get all
her meals there and did live there eX-
Ccpt that she slept In her nat some
where else. and YOU have said yourseli
that you watched the house day and
IL md
Meehan said hesitatinGly that he did
not know she was the proprietress then.
Mrchnn BADLY Ratified.
What! When she had pleaded guilty
wei. thought 1t had been turned
into "A furnishedroom house"
"Now, y"uI testimony indicates that
1t was running exactly as 1t had been
when the woman pleaded guilty. surely
she was In position to know what kind
guilty"
Mrehan was silent.
Meehan gave place 70 Capt; Michael
s Ghfr' Wiz aas sen1s vorS
Capt Doherty has strong re-
semblance in face as well as stature
to Big Tom Brennan. the ex-Chnri
ties and misunderstanding Commits
soner.
Capt. Doherty testified that he had
been twenty-four years a policeman
ana ohly TOUR complaints had ever Deem
suffered fines Of twenty days pay alto
gether; the latter being over twenty
You have heard the allegations of
Mrs. Augusta Thurow. that she paid
money to you for protection. said Mr..
FrOmme. rs that true"
NO. sir Each and every allegation
made by her, against me Is untrue.
deny them All and sinsly."
she testified that she visited YOU a
few days after that raid OF october,
1892, ana mad. arrangements with you
for protection Of her In her business
that you told her would not press hel
hard: that she suggested that She pay
SIS n month. and that you reiii.l that
You would send M.ehan around. l.
that true
1T is not true. 1t is false. never
| made any arrangement with this
woman then or at any other time, ant
| the subject ~ money for protection was
not raised nor even mentioned"
COntradicts Mrs. Thurow.
| Did she call on You at or 9 o'clorl
on the evening OF Jan. Il, 1881, at tn,
| station house,
"Shc dlI not" Turning 10 the b.ot,er
| foi taat date. MI Fronrn. rta entrie'
| showing that capt. blhtr,y .s;t In,
station-house FOR supper and t1ur duty
a. i o'clock and did not return nnu
ll.%o O'Clock.
The Captain said he "rot" the entrie'
/ and that they We're true and Indicate,
his movements ON that evening.
/ Mr. Fromme offered the blotter {
show that there were no female Prison
ers Jan. &, IN opposition to Mrs
Throws statement that she saw Liz
zie Meyer there that night. and to hac
up Lizzie Meyers statement that sh
was never in the station-house eNceI
as prisoner
That was very important, as Lizzi
couldn't tell anything about what hap
pened the only time she was in the sta
ton, and contradicted herself CON
pletely.
Thurow's story that he spelled the ne
ward mans name "H-o-c-h" for her
write down as the person she was to d
business with In the future: ,,. $1,000.
: spelled it any other way
Did Mrs. Thurow ever visit you
your room in the station
/ NO sir; never. II she had, woul
have locked her up"
= Capt. Doherty described the chara,
! said that the lower part OF the precin,
| was filled with tenement houses al
? the other kind OF houses that are file
/ with lawbreaking women. and IL
by mere chance. When that class q
4 into tenement houses, they are almo
\ out Of the reach Of the police.
Dinicuit to Get Evidence.
1t Is very difficult for the police
get evidence for conviction against n
Glass Of women in tene mentH,' said q
''ptain. Furnish, q room houses "a
y almost as bad. II being very difficult
obtain the sort If evidence required
the police courts against the oCCupin
a of these furnished rooms.
" Tn. precinct IL fun Of AnarChlsi
Socialists AMI other turbulent element
l. There is an Immense foreign popula tiI
Il there. having Lu knowledge of ur int.
est in our nSti,u.iUns, and knowing |
- tie of our .Lausuag".
- There are a great many fsluui
'c committed in the precinct. and ~
felony list win show al immeu
amount of work done 10y our men
detecting the perpetrators, for they hi,
Themselves in many lodging houses. Of
I'VE had only ninety men in oar for
), 10, an this work, with an average
- oiel, or nine ON tho Sex list,
"'rheu YOU could not CIV" Your un,
Niled attention iu > Second aN pnl
II could YOU" asked Nr Frumme.
T. we had very troublesome prccin,
A shortly after | took charge reports car
Ia me- Of thu pruhahi" character OF tn
house. I instructed several OF my IN
e To dress In civilians dress and eNt
a. every nftnrt 10 obtain cNNcnce again
tho house.
OF AT hrst We got warrants in this ma
At ner against Women where there "
Ut only one woman in a room Some of !
mcu could read and talk German. r
m women advertised in the German pape
NJ My men Cur out their advertisement
i. and visited tho advertisers. We ma
lo many arrests