The state herald., 1894-11-02

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New York, Oct. 24.-Counsel Gofr
startled the Lexow committee when
they reconvcned this morning. He en-.
tered the court room and said excited
~: For the first time am conf
PEELED to ask for IN adjournment I'M.
I'll l? o'clock. told the committee.
our star witness, woman who has
paid money to high officials, had been
stolen from lis In the dead Of night.
We had her under subpoena and under
surveillance In the day time, but at
midnight the police or their agents
came In carriage and stole the wo-
man.. l tell you her name for the
first tlmc-Niatllda Hermann. The po-
lice or their agents hurried her TO
Canada and then to the large cities
of the West. Our detectives struck the
trail and finally run her down In Chi
cago. She consented to come East. In
company with our detectives she has
been journeying Eastward all yestcr-
day.
when the party arrived In Jersey
City this morning an outrage was coih-
mitted. The police Of New York gor
the police OF Jersey City to arrest all
our party on n charge Of kidnapping,
trumped up charge designed to d,
tain her. The police Of Jersey City
even went no far us to try to get the
woman to leave our detectives"
Chairman Lexow broke In with: SIS
she over 21fyears of sgcT
"Yes, and moreover, willing to come
here" answered MFR. Con. "This wo-
man Will tell how the police raised a
fund to get her and other women of her
class out Of tire city. There Is II colony
OF them now In Chicago. waiting fUr
the committee TO adjourn"
we may never adjourn" broke In
Chairman Lcxow.
Mr.. Golf said that lie hoped IN prove
how much money had been contributed!
In furtherancc of the alleged police con.
splrncy TO spirit away Mrs Hermann.
The Evening Post has the following;
Mrs. Hermann was desired by Mr..
Con- to give Testimony against the po
lice OF the Fifteenth precinct OF this
city to whom 1t IL alleged she has paid
large sums of money TO be allowed to
operate four alleged disordcrly houses
Her sudden disappearance resulted ~
Mr.. Coils suspecting that some sub.
pocna servers Were In collision with
the police under suspicion.
Private Detective Wells was engaged
to look her up. He found her at tic
Colonnade hotel, Chicago, and endeav.
orcd to induce her to return and testify
before the committee She refused
Wells communicated with Scrgeant-at
Arms Thomas Kearncy OF the Lcxow
committee and n bogus telegram wa-
sent to her with the Information tha
her husband had broken his leg and
was lying In hospital In lIobokcn In
critical condition. Mrs. Hermann
lost no time In coming 10 her husbands
assistance. She arrived In Pennsyl
vania railroad station at 7::;O this
morning. Detective Wells was shal
owing her. Near the railway leadin.
To Montgomery street, Sergeant-at
Arms kearney intercepted the woman
lie asked her to consent TO go will
him TO New York. and subsequently,
Detective Wells Joined In the conversa
ton.
The woman became highly indignan nj
and was gesticulating wildly whcr
Senator William ID. Daley OF New Jrr
scy appeared and told her he had beer
retained as her counsel. Kcarney am
Wells wanted TO compel the woman tc
20 10 New York. but Senator Daley
demonstrated, ms he declared 10 you'll,
not permit her TO be kidnapped. Suol
confusion was caused In the station
that Policeman Boyle and McNally mr.
rested Scrgeant-at-Arms Kcarney and
Wells and Mrs. Hermann. charging
them with disordcrly conduct. and tool
his prisoners to police headquarters IN
Jersey City.
How Senator Daley learned that Mrs
Hermann had left Chicago IL puzzlin-
the Iexow committee detectives. and
thcir Is a suspicion Tat the New Yorl
police and certain attaches OF the Lex
ow committee are In collision with til,
Jersey City police 10 head or damaging
witnesses.