New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-27
DoHrR-v on THE STAND.

Can,ain Michael Doherty was called 10 the stand
a, ii .; o'clock lie said that he was assignee
70 command the Fourteenth Precinct on Apr'l
p, isg2 and was transferred 70 the Flfth frecii0'
~. December s. 1895 He had been on the police
force for nearly twenty-four years. Charges nad
hoo, mad. againa, him four i've times. over
,vcnt, years ago he had been nncd twenty days
nay since then all complaints against MIN had
been dismissed re denied the charges against
him. and swore tha: Mrs. Thuro"s testimony
that she had paid money 10 him IN MS private
room, was false fe denied tha; he had had any
conversation with Mrs Thurow on January o.
,.e7 And that she had ever beer in his private
room.
Mr. Fromme offered In evidenc, the record OF
the policc hotier to show thai Captain DoherV
left the police station about o'clock on 'he
evening OF January s. 1898. and did not return
,,r,1 ,r,er II o'clock Mrs Thurow testified that
she had called upon Captain Doherty between
and n o'clock.
CAPTAIN Doherty denied that he had ever re-
ceivei none, from Mrs Thurow. directly or IN
directly lie knew that Mrs. Thurow Kept
"furnished-room house. He said that the lower
mart ~ the Fourteenth Precinct consisted largely
of FURNISHED room houses. which we're almost
cont Of the hands of the police. 30 far as getting
evidence against them was concerned There were
many Anarchists and Socialists in the precinct
although ne had never had any troup'e Win ''e."'
There was a large rough" element there ne
.,t Many relonies were committed In the pre-
cnct He challenged any precinct In the ci'y 10
eoual the quarterly felony report OF the Fourteen'h
Precinct. II was A thicky populated precinct. and
ne had only about ninety men under nun. IL WIS
an extremely troublesome precinct.
The witness shortly after | went TO the pre-
,n,., s,,,e Of my men told me that Mrs. Thurows
h,,,.o was dlsorderly Immediately issued orders
to my men 10 do their utmost TO close up me ne
nrst we had little dif'culty m getting warrants
for women. one In room The women useu 10
advertise In the German papers We aIrSsteu t
Some OF the women In several places. driving
them from one place 10 another i;a,er tne s ynnses
In - room Judge Ryan said that he didn't want
to put his name 70 warrants Warrants wh''h "o"'u 'e
We made an arrest in Mrs rhnrows hoHse eS. but
the w"msn nsnlv "I but the doors were kept closed
Few women were to be seen around II Watched Thrn
~ move out Of the precinct. threatening to watch
her house closely in order to drive her out
ha,,, on septenbcr . When | came back II was
reportcd to me that women were showing them.
selves u, r' to nv men especially to my detec
ives 10 get evidence against the house 49,
nnry N psIsdn T9t on Ee@sf"e SG,oeer ss amy
rG x or sSDf" ,Sot girls We're running loose from the
homsc and again Issued special orders about the
ho,isc housc for Thurow kept watchers out. never
advised Mrs. Thurow to run her mouse as n care
tiI Ht b.r ' ~ ieavo the precinct. She was woman
who would put naked woman n, In froYs OF nSF
hhouGs With her husband or any man OF that char
actcr.
wan, to say right here that not in the history Of
cha p,uce Department OF this city IL there record
-, r,secutlon against any house 80 fui as there Is
.,irs, that one hold In my hand a record OF
aids on disorder.y houses which made In my nine
, ,,,rths in the preclnct. | made A specia, post
-, Mrs Thurow's house The on.y way 20 get her
, o,s =, srarve her did my best against
Mrs Thurow's hous"
rho list was offered in evidence. 1t contained
abou: seventy cases.
rtpNEp OVER TO MR.. WEI,LMAN.
rho ,,,tness was then turned over 10 Mr.. WeH-
mn, who occuplcd severa. hours In the cross-exam-
,,t,, = was accompanied by several dramatic IN
at1sr,. and some startling revelations. as the io-
lowing account WI! snow
, ,yh, owns the house at No. I3J leNlngton-aNe.'
AMY WIFE Bridget 'oheI,! o.n,atr, A-On
% When you appohteu O"P""' ~ -"
DoceTlber \, lS" - ~. n.,,c. ,orce Al
wsa anpon,ed patrolman on December ~ no,, ioo
-, ,b,, .bout twenty-five years Ou. Wy .paien'o
,','l IN Ireland and both died shorty attel ny
.'nru ut,,,snt ~ I was married on May II, leio; my
i1i a,I e,ght chi dren living. MY Quest cnIu
", sixtsan wears cd; my youngest Is on'y d rev
49, I vas made "A sergeant ON Juy o. 1885, anu
a captain in 1920 =. ,,,a ,,r.o .-For
O-What your 81 iary al 'nls .ra, I'M e. Vas
.aSap,sen wears while was A patro man. I" .. enS
>, 80 ~ ,brea wears while I was sergeant N"V
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