The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
TO his lawyer, Mr.. Fromme. and I made
my statement to him."
Lizzie Meyer Gets Ratified.

Capt. Doherty?"
cause thought that woull be the
best thing for me to do. didn't have
From this point the croes-e>am,ncr
led Lizzie Meyer n great race. and she
became greatly excited She had never
and she thought she gave the name ct
kittic Miller OF kittie Smith, but wa;
sure she gave her real address. She lived
in another disordcrly house. Is Third
street.
Policeman Cohen arrested her in the
evening, but she couldn't remember
ANYTHING that occurred at The station
house.
what. Neye. arrested but once, in
your life, and vet you can, toll what
was done with you at the station
house, shouted Wellman.
Cant tell whether you were locked
up in cell bal led out or what? Can't
tell what was done with you in Police
Court next day
ton, and 'bimc bye I was called up and
baiied out by the woman ! lived with
at is Third street" said the rasping-
voiced witness
asked Welman.
Il don't remember
where does she live now" asked her
pursuer, taking up pencil and pad sig
oh, she's dead now"
so she hailed you out. How many
other female prisoners were there in the
station with YOU
Il DON, remember S.ns nte any any"
Il know II was IS days after New
Year and l was arrested somewhere
who told you to come here and say
YOU were arrested by Officer. Cohen
on the evening Of Jan q; 1892, that, YOU
street," demanded Mr.. Welman.
Lizzie said nobody had subornel her,
and then Mr.. Wcilman read from the
blotter
This Katie Miller was arrested at li.jo
in the evening of Jan % by officer
Cohen, gave her address as is Third
street and was sent down to the Thir-
tenth Precinct, where there is ma
iron, along with two other women. who
seem to have been arrested at the same
time" said Wellman. from the book.
lizzie .s, was excited S ana presenrIlhy she
one month once, and contradicted her
self on several other points. In short,
the hoarsevoiced siren who had come
his case little bit, and she was per
mitted to go without further question.
Policeman Meyer Called.
The first blueooat to enter the lists in
behalf of Capt. Doherty after recess
was Emanuel Meyer. now of the Twen-
ty-fourth Precinct. He wears three
stripes. and spent part of his fifteen
years service rs WhTu man unueT capt.
Doherty in the Fourteenth Precinct. He
testified:
Capt. Doherty instructed me to get
evidence against the house. % Second
Oct. %. 1892. Capt. Doherty. Officers Nee.
hand. myself and sevral others raided
the house. The inmates were fined $40
each and Mrs. Thurow was fined SO.
We were always under instructions to
| watch the house at all times and arrest
any one that was guilty of disorderly
conduct.
II went to Justice Hogan once to apply
for warrant. He told me he would no,
Issue a general warrant for that house
but would give me warrant for any wo
man in the house; Next day l had one
Smith said to me:
ut takes more than one woman te
make n disorderly house. She has g
room. But If you see any woman call
ing, to men out of window you have q
right to go in and arrest her"
! This was rather setback for the
| theory of former policeman-witness
who was sure he had no right to entel
the house to make an arrest without &
| warrant
MIR. Wellman asked in cross-examina
ton what evidence the police had oil
which to make that raid. NANNY
Meyer answered that citizens had oh
tanned the evidence personally.
Mrs. Thurow opened again, and wen
right on doing business, didn't she %
The witness hesitated, but, beinI
pushed. said that 1t was commonly sal,
Why didn't you raid the hous
I'VE didn't have any evidence ant
Judge Hogan could not issue a genera
But why didn't you get the same sor
OF evidence you had before.raid TIT
house again and break It up?" :,
"oh, you did? And Mrs; .Thurow, an
all her girls knew you as Nanny didn,'
they? AS Nanny Meyer Why didn'
you pursue the same plan, so successful
| the first time
We'll I'll tell YOU why it didn't
Judge Scion b. Smith told me that w
| officers must get the evidence. He didn'
Do you mean to say that Judge Smiti
told you that he would not take thu
same sort of evidence against this hous'
as that, on which he had once con
victed the proprietress?
That's what he said.
Talk with Lille Sanders.
Meyer was asked about an interview
with a subpoena in her hand. He said
YES, sir: young woman came L
me. She had a subpoena from the Dis
trict-A ttorney's office. and asked m
| what she should do. ! told her to go an
tell the truth"
On redirect examination. Mr.. Gran
asked
THAT was a subpoena summoninl
| Lille Sanders to appear before Mr.
Wellman or Mr.. Osborne. wasn't IT."
| at was"
I'm all your experience as polio
officer. did you ever see such a subpoeni
as that before or since?"
Never did"
Meyers said that Mrs. Thurow did n
business after No. 2. 1892. 1t was a weel
later, however. that Meyer applied 10
a warrant for q Second avenue.
To Commissioner Murray. Meyer eN
planned that day or two after Nov
2. 1892. the day Of her conviction, Mrs
Thurow moved from % Second avenu
to 81 First street. She left the wome
at % Second avenue, however. and
was because these women were goin
on as before that he applied to Judg
Hogan for the warrant that was re
fused.
Mrs Thurow did no business thor
just as | said" said NANNY" tr
uhphantly.