The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
WITNESSES
|'''''i RNAH17LED.
Gilman TansleS Up Defend.
ers Of Police Captain
Doherty.
|'CARTHY'S MANY ARRESTS.
lid He Made Dozens, but the
Blotter Failed to Show Much
Of a Record.
ARD TO CATCH THE WOMEN.
3. ThurOw's Girls Ran Away
at the Sight Of Po-
I;cemen.
lRD TO CATCH THE WOMEN.

the nock of Fourteenth Precinct
crows" SO graphically pictured by
fThe World artist. formed the most
)nspicuous feature of the Capt. Doherty
ial scene when the proceedings were
sumed before the Commissioners at
leadquar.ers. at 1890 this morning.
ut when. at the request of Mr.. Well
Ian, all the witnesses were excluded
pm the room, they and the twenty po-
linen who are anxious to swear that
big Captain was relentless in his
yed Of disorderly houses, made
Ise," and the two fiocks concentrated
an ante-room.
aHyer Fromme called Patrolman
mes J. Mccarthy, who is still at the
IA street station as the first witness
the day In Capt. Doherty's defense.
Patrolman Mccarthy wears only one
le stripe on his coatsleeve. He testi-
d that he had been ordered by Capt.
bherty. and he had heard similar Or
re issued TO other policemen az dit-
rent times. to exert himself N oD-
ming testimony against Mrs. Augusta
Burrows disorderly house, the Cafe Ex-
|sior, % Second avenue.
He told how he tried to obtain evil
pee, and had all but succeeded when
me woman In the house tod tne
hers in German that the visitor was
GWhen / explained to Capt. Doherty
told him that l had done my best;
had failed, he frowned ana seemed
be much displeased." said the witness
I-Did you experience. any trouble In
fres.ing tn, women in front Of Mrs
burrows house or on the stoop?" asked
|"oh, Yes! They were on to us. When
hey saw US they would run into the
(ouse. We had TO sneak up on them
Pom around the corner, or ride down on
street car and jump of and eaten
hem before they could get into the
| ibid you ever make any arrests"
They Paid for Protection"
oh, yes, forty or fifty, Of them; Once
susht a woman named MarshSii. she
ney to Mrs. Thurow. The police are
a. We pay for protection. The house
protected
,W Well j said you see how you are
Mr. Wellman took up the .five:-year
Upper" here for cross-examination.
when was II that the Captain in
fucted you to go in citizens clothes
Mrs; Thurow's and get evidenee"
You had been in that precinct since
ftober, 1892. the Captain went away TO
lrope In June and never told you be-
re to get evidence against that house?
ever told you till on the eve of his go
to Europe?"
No, sir"
You were solicited. but when some
called out from the parlor in Ger
70 that you We're a policeman you gave
up and went away without going into
n akgi1 al
parlor was open. How do you ex-
n that?"
Beeause thought could go back and
evidence later and then 1 could swear
warrant"
Don't you know that convictions are
IN hundreds OF cases where the EVIL
nee only showed that there were
men In the par.or. and that the wit
mad been invited to make himself
me witness didn't know that, although
s S' convictions are secured on exactly
az evidence.
~, "pid a,y You tel the Captain what you
pdn,t he, offer any suggestion Of what
s 10; when he frowned and was dis
apt' Doherty's "Determination.''
|rlN Do II ne !, : SAID pulling his mustache.
manm ny dldn't You arrest the young wo-
so a N spesstac!es who. you say. had
L,ro vel NV because J. thought it would de,
NOW. MIR. Wellman. will you not put
RSH KY next question without looking al
Sce,o witness SO long," broke In the
fops.e Irish Grant In a demonstrating
We w. adding, You might frighten him. I
neSsrthy said he returned to the house
r1s nour and tried again, but that the
aT ran away.
Then you felt pretty sure that they
fn you were policeman, and thai
|fSu could never get any evidence against
rs house?" demanded Wellman.
Inc witness " felt pretty sure then.
|fnd never made any further effort,
McCarthy said he had arrested many
III HI. oil Mrs. Thurow's stoop. He named
- aus nders. in June, 1898.
MiI YOU md the entry showing wher
June, 1893, you arrested Lille San,
~ Mr.. Wellman asked.
10 o'nethins in the confident smile OF
Sn witness startled Wellman, and be
W. he PASSED the ''blotter'' 10 Nc
he asked him II he had looket
Srlsrse entries, and when. and at who's
McCarthy said he had looked them VI
~ months ago. but at no ones orders