The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-04
DRAMATIC SURPRISES.
Exciting Incidents Before the Lexow
Investigating Committee.

Exciting Incidents Before the Lexow
Investigating Committee.
New York, Oct. 3.-Those who were
fortunate enough TO gain admittance to
the sessions of the Lexow Investigating
committee to-day witnessed two scenes
decidedly dramatic in their nature. Mrs.
Urchittel, the Russian woman who, al
most a stranger in this country, running
small cigar store, was arrested on the
charge of keeping a disorderly house
and kept in jail many months, treated
as even the Car of Russia would not
treat an American" according to Chief
Counsel Golf. was placed on the witness
stand, She alleged that her arrest was
due to her refusal to pay $50 to the police.
The testimony of the witness remained
mistaken, but the officers who tried to
explain the story could not agree as TO
the way the thing happened. Mrs. Ur-
chitteIs children are still in the orphan
asylum and the lamentations and the APP.
parent mental suffering of the woman
elected sympathy from all those who wit
messed her examination. Steps will be
taken to recover her children for her
without loss of time. During her exam
ination in the court room she caught
sight of Officer Hussey. She claims that
the wardman is the author of all her
woes.
EXcitedly spring ing up, she started and
demanded her children. 1t was with diff
fculty she was pacitied. Had she been
able to understand the English language
| and American customs she must have en-
JOyed exquisite revenge little later
when Officer HuSsey was called to the
stand. He expected to be called upon to
explain away his connection with the
case, but Chief Counsel Con INDUCED in
another of those dramatic surprises
which he is continually springing upon
the New York public. Instead of revert
ing to the events of the past few months,
Mr.. Goff inquired: Now, Hussey, have
you just threatened to shoot man in
this court roOm2'
HUssEY ON THE RACK.
The interrogatory was answered with q
| negative. But Officer Hussey grew red
| and white in the face by turns when half
| a dozen witnesses testified that he threat
ened to shoot Norbarth Pfeffer, an East
side Hebrew employed by Mr. Golf. The
witness nearly tainted in the court room
at the evidence presented against him to
show that he threatened to
! glass of water and drank it eagerly,
intense silence reigning in the
! room, mem bers Of the committee, police
men, and strangers, all intent upon his re-
plies. This scene became painful one.
Hussey told Mr.. Golf that he was under
the DOCTORS orders, that it would not do
for him to get excited, that it was his
family he cared for and not himself.
With an intimation that he would look
into the matter, Mr.. Gof allowed the
witness to go.
One other event of unusual interest oc-
Cured. Annie Trywsch, young woman
who is keeping a newsstand on East
Broadway, claimed that Policeman Lynch
asked her this morning if she paid her
rent. Receiving a negative reply, he told
! her that she would have to pay him 50.
| She tailed to raise the money, and he ar
rested her and took her to Essex Market
! police court, where she was discharged
| by the police justice. Then she came to
the LeXow committee with the story.