New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-24

/ examination. but In" door 10 us ADMISSION was
LEFT open.hy M Frommes DISCRIMINATION
Mr. Wellman asked Mr.. Thurow II j, was a
fact that The same policeman VINO arrested her
girls would come back TO the house and tell
the proprietress not to Jet them solicit on The
s,oop So long Mrs. Thurow. in response to Mr..
/ Weumans question. said mat such was The
fact
\ HINT FROM THE CAPTAIN.
Mrs Thurow also testified that Captain
Doherty had told her that the house must be
run less openly. and he agreed to her suggestion
that she should run the dsordcrly house under
cover Of cafe.
Mrs Thurow's testimony was not shaken in
any resp"c. by the cross-eXlmination. Her di-
rect evidence agains, all three defendants re-
manned rs clear and distinct as it could possibly
be- She testified that she had paid money for
"proteciion" for her d:sorderly house directly 80
Captain Doherty and To- Ilock and Meehan. she
also testified with abundant details about visits
Of Captain Doherty and the ward men 80 Ter
house showing that they knew perfectly we'll
what ne character IF the house was.
Mr. Grant decided - try a hand at question
ing when Mr. Frommc hs associate. became
tired. Mr. Grant Is as verbose as Nj Froinme
His idea of a cross-cXamnaton led him 70 ask
some particularly idi,uc questions about the
sort of whskers a man whom she had seen once
wore
Mr. Weman objected to this a waste Of
time. He said that Mr. Grant was asking qucs
lions only on the courtesy Of the Commissioners
his associate having exhausted his right.
Mr Grani-Don't address me- NJ Wellman,
dress the Commissioners; snail never address Nh
Mr. Gfan,-Mr weuman is an artist IN coming
u the relief Of his witness
Mr. Wellman-1 am sorry cannot return The
compliment
Nj Mar,in-Humph.
The idea Of Mr.. Grant being artist =, any
thing amused Mr. Martin exceedingly. H. sug-
gested to Mr.. Grant that after he had learned
all he wanted 70 about the yang mans whisk-
ers he would want To- know whether or not his
shoes were BACKED. This is fair illustration
OF Mr. Grants calibre. He enabled Mi Wellm4n
to ask Mrs Thurow about a number OF things
which would no; have been competent evidence
unless Mr.. Grant had brought up The subject.
MR. GRANTS CLIMAX
rs there anything which you have forgotten
which YOU now desire to say about Captain
Doherty?' asked Mr.. Grant finally.
This question was fitting climax % Mr.
Grants crOss-examinGtion lis absurditv So
apparent t. everybody except the quostioncr
that everybody else laughed much 10 the dis
comfiture Of Mr. Grant
Mr. Murray Uo Witness Were you drunk on
the evening Of January G. 1893. Lille Sanders
said you were? A.-No. never was drunk IN
my lfe.
Recess was taken at O'Clock FOR one hour.
After recess Patrick b. Lowe. a patrolman Of
the Fourteenth Precinct. was called 20 the wit
ness chair to Identify the "blotters" or police
records of the precinct. Mr. Wcllman then rca
from the blotter entries showing that Mrs
Thurow's girls had been arrested. and that the
proprieucss OF the disorderly house was ac-
copied as bondsman for the girls. Entries % Ills
sort were made on October ?. l. a. 10. 2S and -
November y and 49, and on other days In 1893
John Luhrs. Of No. 42j Ccntrdl-av".. HrG1klyn.
next called. He used To keep a grocery
store at 40. % Second ave. about 100 feet from
Mrs. Throws place He said that he saw girls
standing the stoop Of Mrs Thurow's place
soliciting men. He had seen brooms on ,'rs.
Thurow's door at election time. As il was per
fectly al paren, that Luhrs hostile 10 the
prosecution and In sympathy with Captain
Dohery ne was turned over 10 Mr. Grant.
Mr.. Grant made an unsuccessful attempt 10
discredit Mr.. Osborne by using Luhrs as he
had used the Sanders woman 20 attack Mr. We'll
man Oh Friday
HE WAS TOLD TO TELL THE TRUTH
Putting the fact which he wanted the witness
to swear 10 into Lnhrss mouth by the question.
he tried to get the groccryman to swear that
Mr. Osborne had threatened 10 take him before
Superintendent Byrnes If he would not testify
TO something. Luhrs refused to swear 10 this
He said that Air. Osborne had told him that
hc must tell the truth he would take him
before the superintendent.
Mr.. Grant also tried TO get Luhrs 10 say that
he did not know anything about the character
OF the house at 40 % Secondavc but Luhrs
stated positively that the house was disOrdcrly.
"Charley" Buscr. "A ihick-sct German. was next
called He sold bottled beer to Mrs Thurow
ard knew that her house disOrdery. Buscr
was disguised when he found that no more
questions 10 be asked. He had list OF
disordorly houses TO which he had sold bottled
beer, and he thought The examination was 10 be
like that of the LeXOw Committee.
81 3oj p. m. Mr.. Weman announced that the
prosecution rested.
Mr.. FrOmme and Mr. Grant Immediately began
n coat-ta pulling contest 10 see which could
get up first TO make speech Mr. Frommc
managed to get his rotund shape above thu
table first, and with arms waving wildly ana
with "A general hystcrical manner he demanded
that the charges against the defendants be dis
missed because there not "Onc sc.ntilla" Of
proof against the three men. Az coon Mr.
Fromme was exhausted Mr. Grant got up and
continued the oratory at high pressure FOR ten
minutes
WOULDN'T DISMISS THE CHARGES