The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26

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NO, sir. ] never had anything. to say
"Did you ever tell Hook to go to Mrs
Thurow and say that YOU wanted $1,000
from her for opening the house as the
CAT" Excelsior"
II dii not mIdo special and streuu-
ous efforts TO close up that house, and
think the record shows IL. ! found that
the only way to get her out Of the place
was to staryo her out, 80 Aug. 3, 1888,
l Put man al IT." door Of the house.
"DuriuL Ia" nineteen months ] was
in that precinct made raids on seventy
houses of that kind hcsides
performing all IN" other duties belong
ing To precinct polio" work.
lice Captain regarding that house, or
any other house Of that character. as
tn" record Of seventy raids shows.
There VIZ" convictions IN nearly al Of
arrest TIA - women AMI fix them alter
wards, as Mr Wcllran and these
charges would hay" TIA" public Hcl"y",
ana wncn Mr. W"llman made these in
situations | could hardly hold myself"
There was a -w"llng in the big cap
tain's throat. and his voice was tender,
almost fearful, as his big INST doubled
up ON the arm OF his chair.
But Mr. Wellmuu cross-exnminc1 MIN
with as much atidaCity as though he had
been no bigger than Admiral Dot.
Mr. weiImnn Tackles the Captain.
D,hcrty said he was born in ireland;
that he was married and lived with
Bridget, his wife, and their eight chil-
dren--"the last one WAS born nine months
ago" he interpolated 73J Lexington
avenue.
He had been patrolinan, roundsman
December 1890.
at s., 700 year salary. and you have
supported all that large family on N,20
to S2.ID year,
well not all the time. I've supported
my wife since married her, twelve years
ago, and .he children ~ they came
along" laughed the Captain.
who owns the house where you live -
MIR. Fromme objected, but the Captain
"Oh, let him 90 on know what he Is
getting at. and | am not afraid. My
wife owns that house. ! gave II to her
a year ago. | bought 1t two years ago
for $1,000. with $4,000 mortgage on IT, "
well, you paid off that mortgage
within a year, didn't you?"
Eyes, sir"
what other property do you own?'
| own sh lres in some lots bought at a
referees sale with man named Ryan"
Where do you bank?'
AT the Farmers Loan and Trust
Comnany."
this trial began?'
About 5000"
"Where did you bank before you be-
gan with the Farmers Loan and Trust
"rhe Union Trust Company"
That's right" approved Mr.. Well
man from a memorandum.
WelImnn Defends NicolI.
you are reading from a memoranda
! gave to DeLoncey Nlcoll when he was
to defend me before the Lexow Commit
tee hlurtpl out the CAPTAIN.
II am doing nothing OF the sort; Mr..
De Lancey Nicoll did not hand this
have got IT. He never dreamed that !
had 1t. He knows nothing about it. I
got 1t from the Lawyers Title Guaran-
tee Company
with the Bleecker Street Bank.
BEFORE that ] kept my savings in the
house l had few thousands saved
up"
"How much could you save on 81 ,2oO
a year and support a wife and family
Of eight children" asked Mr. Wellman.
o, II didn't support g a wife and eight
on $500 or 5000. | was single for the first
five years of my service on the police.
Then the children came along about one
every two years after l was married"
well, to drop that, can you manage
to own and live in a fine house: at Lex
ington avenue and Fifty-ninth street,
keep your horses and carriages, on your
Yes. sir; AZ fine as ] do live. ] have
no horses and carriages ! have one
horse and II wagon-no carriages-and
l Keep the horse in cheap stable,
wv nat other property have YOU
Mr. Grant who had Just entered, made
new objection. He said:
capt Doherty Is now on trial on the
charge OF having taken $50 from Augusta
Thurow for protecting her and permit
ting her to prosecute an unlawful bust
ness. What property Capt. Doherty may
have, accumulated during his lifetime
can be of no consequence
Where Did lie Get It?
The objection was overruled, and the
Captain. whose. voice was growing
weaker and wea ker. replied that he and
his brother had a bit of property in
Brooklyn.
What did you pay for your half
demanded the relentless Wellman.
"Oh. n couple Of thousand" replied
There were a few other items, and then
Mr.. Weliman asked what property Mrs
Doherty owned.
Mr.. Fromme objected. and the Captain
said:
"Oh. let him have 1t. I'm not afraid
My wife doesn't own cent OF any kind
OF property"
WI YOU tell us how YOU managed to ac
| cumulate that fortune at $l,@S veal
/ for seventeen years. ana from Sl,S0O L
s., 10 "A year since then and bring up q
growing family of eight children"
! There We're many objections over
ruled and then the Captain said:
Il had money when | went on tn,
force, and there was IA man name,
| Dinsmore over in Leonard street o.
| whom | was going to buy house Al
much as ten years ago. | offered hin
sll,o,N. lie wanted $1,000, and l didn't
| buy"
mo, YOU didn't buy! Where is tina
| man now
| The Captain didn't know. Then h.
| told about broker named Tuttle OF
| the Consolidated Exchange, who me
him at broadway and Wall street on,
day while h" WAS "A sergeant.
| ut was long before ! ever thought o
being a Police Captain. MIR. futile sal,
to me: Have you got any money yol
| would like to invest? II you have
] think | can put it where there Is Ger
| tainty of making some
| II says: L don't want you to use IT.
"He says: i don't want you TO and
know YOU will not
Played Wall street Unconsciously
so | gave him 500 In few days h,
! brought me sl.AD He said somethin,
! about New England and D.. l.. and W.
but | don't know what he did with it,
Il took out my original SEQ and lef
the 81 100. With that, in less than iiy
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