New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
A AWFUL POLICE BARGAINS.
BIG SUMS PAID TO THEM FOR PROTECTING
MALPRACTICE.
THE FOCLEST PEVELITIONS or am

FRIGHTFUILY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THAT HE SENT THE WOMAN WHOSE
CONDITION HE HAD CAUSED TO
THE DOCTOR FOR Az OPERATION
"Of all the terrible exposures that have
shocked the community since the investigation
was begun think the most terrible Is that re-
vcaIei by the testimony this afternoon. 1t Is
climax Of horror.
John w Coff OF counsel for the Lexow Com
mittee. used these words at the close Of yester-
days session of the committee. when testimony
had been given by Or :. f. Newton Whitehead,
VIII, has been prominent for years among the
physicians who make practice OF performing
criminal operations. The testimony showed tnat
the police and some lawyers and judges In the.
city have been protecting the men who coin
money out Of the misfortuncs OF women. Among
the doctors" who have rsked imprisonment for
Illegal and unprofessionsl work. Whitehead has
been successful in keeping out OF JAIL although
he has been arrested a number Of times. Ills
testimony yesterday left doubt as to the
methods which he used in his business the
methods by which he had managed to evade
Justice His safety was found in the willingness
OF the police to allow him to pay for immunity.
The police we're taking blood-money from every
man and every woman who FELL within their
power and why not from professional aooT-
ZIONIST?
Or. Whitehead was abb, 10 support his state
ments by documentary evidence. He had taken
care 20 preserve teiltae checks and receipts 1t
Was a shocking story he tad to tell. 60 olcer.ing as
II did A number Of women who had risked death
under his hands to their regulations. The
police arrested him and other doctors" ik" him.
no; because th.y wanted - pnt a stop 20 his
business. but rccause he eouid be hackmaled.
Four times he has been arrested on warrants
charging him with having performed criminal
| operations. Twice h. Nas discharged IN poHc.
courts by the Tammany judges Hogan and Koch.
Twice he WAS indicted but ne has not been tried.
The inaic,n. ITS hanging over his head have been
used to make him pay more money.
But the most astounding revelation Of the day
came out when Dr Whitehead told the story of
"A Mrs Alexander He said that Mrs. Alexander
came 10 him and asked that an operation be
performed He refused. telling her that he had
already got into trouble foi violating the Law In
tina, way and had just been held for trial by
police justice on an exactly similar charge
what justice held YOU she asked
Justice Koch" ne replied.
MY Cod she cried. Justice Koch? He IL
my seducer and has paid m, bills several times
Dr Whitehead went on T. say that he had
visited Justice X lch. VINO pra 'tcally c2aie 'sed
/ 10 tho woman's accusation. and declared he
would see t. 1t Tint the charge asAins- n" doc
| tor WAS not pressed.
Emanuel Friend the lawyer. the witness tes-
fin..l had received the considerable sum oi
81 g2s declaring that h" was obliged to pay the
/ bulk of the money To- the police Detective
Sergeant Frink. of the Central Onc". WAS said
/ in have introduced Friend 10 tn" witness and
/ fn have received $3.50 directly. Sergeant O'ToOl"
/ when nc war IN command of the police a. IN"
Essex Market Police Court. was said 10 have
! received $3.50 \ lawyer named fptiH"b Eot
only 800 Lately when Whitehead was worry
! ing about the two indictments which hung over
/ him he paid $3.50 +" Hugh @. Pen'ecost. VINO
| came near being an Assistant District Attorney
when Colonel Fellows took office at the begin
/ ming of the year MIR Pentccost told Whitehead
that he thought he could x" before Ke,'ri'r
! SMITH and have the indictments dismissed. ana
he promised to return tn" money II hc failed
to have the indictments dismissed within ten
days The indictments are still hanging over
| whitehead and the $3.50 had not been paid back
yesterday.
| Or Whitehead declared that there were about
200 doctors in the city who performed criminal
| operations. and that they wcr" arrested from
time to time In order that they might be com
| PEELED to pay the lawyers and the police.
Mrs Herman. the witness wh" RaN" sonSa-
| fional testimony before the committee on Friday.
| Was in the witncss-char again yesterday ioie-
noon. and declared that sh" was not afraid oi
Recorder Smyth. Police Justice Hogan or the
police captains. She had told the truth. she de-
clarel and she had plenty more to tell If the
threats to lndict her were carried out Sh" de-
clared that Justice Hogan knew her well. ana
knew why she went out of the city last year
when the complaint against her sister was be
| fore him.
Tho woman pointed to Policeman Pctcrnlan III
tho courtroom and denounced him as a inner
| and a loafcr declaring that ne had refused 10 AID
| in the rescue Of her niece from ne 81 shame
| She said that when she received $l~O from inc
| n,lIce captains and other policemen ana ned
| from the city weeks ago she made condition
| that her sister must be turned oui OF '"' us
in WeGt l..
! had compelled the sister to move. AZ the enh oi
! nor Testimony Mrs Herman was allowed 10 so
where she chose. and she was 'od mat 'he couIi-
| ", g., ,h. committee would defend her If an at
| tcinnt was made to punish her for giving iesu-
| ,nouy at the investigation
| A. the close of yesterdays session the com
! ,rittco took an adjournment until Monday, Mo-
! vcmbcr ~.
no.. details in the examination of witnesses see fase ~
prcORDrR SMYTH'S LAME EXPLANATION.