The evening world., 1894-10-03

n rass The Committee in its work so long
ss il continued in session.
He said in conclusion that he was
,eady 10 cooperate with the Committee
in every way to secure the promotion of
the public good. =,
csSeenmittee. thanked Col Fellows for his
ssurance and the latter then retired
DR. Parkhurst and Chairman Charles
stewart Smith. of the Committee Ct
and remained to listen to the witnesses
Continuing his testimony, .Hussey ad.
ritted that he had recently brought
nioch to Mr.. Moss's office, and that
Bi0ch had there made statement in
which he declared that Place, had re-
eeiyed $40 from Mrs. Urchittel.
Piece -ainly Accused.
place Bloch said in this statement,
which was read by Mr.. Moss. went to
Mrs. UrchtteIs place and there got the
money from her. Bloch said he heard
place to let her off, but he searched her,
and found 500 in her stocking. This was
when the woman lived at IA Orchard
According to Husseys statement, Mrs.
IIrchittel at the time was receiving
men at her house. and Bloch. his stool
pigeon, had SO informed him. ne was
rest her, and only heard of her having
paid money to Place through Bloch.
Place went to Mrs UrGhitters house
with two other men, according to BLOCK
statement to the witness, who thereupon
arrested her on a warrant charging
her with keeping disorderly place; ;,
The story told by Hussey differed mate
rally from that which he told at the
Police Court when Mrs. Urchittel was
arraignedd, and l., which MI; Moss read for
He denied that he had been to see
Mrs. Urchittel since the arrest. or had
sent any one to see her regarding her
testimony, and said II any one had adm made De
be sent to State prison. ,,,,.,
Charles A. Place. now OF the FIFTH
street station formerly Az, ward 9a man tbe OF
called He was confronted with Mrs.
Urchittel. and said he had never seen
He denied that he hal ever been to
n Orchard street or had demanded 500
f1F Bd tHs H T3@sp' go to your station to
yves; he came there one day and told
me that he had been keeping my name
from the reporters; that he knew l had
tained s25 from her. He said that he
was In trouble, and that l could heip
him. .o,s ,,,, adm. rrov ANYTHING
about Mrs Urchittel, never had heard Of
her and denied taking any money from
her. Hussey said he had the information
about my takins money from , stool
pigeon named Bloch. l also told him l
II started to call in two other officers
to listen to our conversation, when Hus-
sey flew out, and l haven't seen MIN
about the matter since"
Hussey and Hochstim Robbed Her.
Mrs. Urchittel was then recalled to the
q written statement to which the wilt
ness admitted she had sworn. Mr.. Moss
read the statement, which which was sub hc
told to the Committee in her former
testimony, except that 1t was more full
and detailed: After leaving her board,
'ng-house at Brownsville, she related
how she had bought a cigar store at 81
Ridge street, and. after being there only
few days. a man whom she after
came in and demanded money from
her. She refused at first, and was then
arrested, walked around the streets s5 at
night and finally obliged to give up $zo,
all the money she had. 40
She said that Hussey had taken $l3 OF
the money and Hoch Sen, who NAG ac-
companied the defective, got sl2. They
was then sent back to her home and told
TO have $50 more ready by the next
Hussey, the statement went on to say,
came the next morning to her store and
when she didn't have the money arrested
sher, and she was locked up for several
that her children had been taken away,
and she was obliged to go to hospital,
where she remained several months, and
underwent a painful opeiation
The statement closed with piteous
appeal to the Committee for the return
OF her children. Mr.. Moss's voice trem-
the Interpreter from Mrs. urchittel,s
own statement made In Mr.. MOSES Of
Ace, and members Of the Committee
" The v Witness herself sobbed and wept
during the reading OF the statement,
and when 1t was, finished Mr.. Moss
asked Hussey to stand up.
Positively Identifies Hussey.
lis that the man who came to your
house and took money from your!
I asked Mr.; Moss. ,,os A..
Urchittel, with tears in her eyes. He
Asnd Mr.. H 10 came to me and they
,' "Has anyone come to you since then
land spoken to you about your testi-
! T"Yes; two men came to me and told t}L
d iHochstim would be sent tp prison for
Senator Bradley wanted to know, If
had yet been able to ses Df by M Mer
ElGoff, who said that the Gerry Society.
s, which now had charge of the children,
'siYf Ss s S ety. H hSa q IS not RESPONSE
v else such authority" said Mr.. Con,
TO separate parents anu CHiilieH ahu
yet even the Supreme Court has no
bower to restore children to, their parents
when they have once been committed
70 Its care. The law gives 1t this
power"
"Mr Gerry always seems to get what
he wants when he comes up to Albany.
Remarked Senator O'Connor.
Mr. Goff characterized the system
which allowed a private Organization to
assume an authority beyond the powers
II Of the Court as outrageous, although, he
"a paid he did not doubt that the Society
had done a great deal of good,
XVS Isaac Lafkowitz, a dealer In syrups,
M ,of 1854 Delaney street, testified that he
N knew Mrs. Urchittel. and that she had
kept perfectly respectable place at u
Ridge street.
a The next witness was Elias Mauvel,
II who kept a restaurant or cafe at l4l
Delaney street in 1893. He told ram
bling story about his experience with
Wardman Hussey and his stool pigeon,
II Bloch. He said that these two men
same to his place frequently after he
Started in business. and told him that "
i ne wanted to run game he must put
up some money.
.,Mauyel, who afterwards found out
mat Hussey was a detective. said that
me two men put up a job on him to get
sl1O which he had saved as he intended
i street
!. Bloch. he said, came to live at his
mouse with his wife They made n false