The evening world., 1894-06-04

smoke or drink. 90 I slipped a few dol
lars into his hand"
"Didn't you say II there was any
TO the oficer than the italian woman
Eyes. She offered to settle IL for VI,
Then all you gave the officer was &T
get a drink. and not with the Intention
q bribins him. 1T was In the o u
Sfhe policeman went on the stand
and testified for your son?'
His Son Was Acquitted.
IN" IN! he was aoauitted'"
Donohue said he got the money to
pay the policeman from his wife that
SsWhy did you give the ofneer p 70
drink 2" asked Senator Bradley; ,
wen, 1 saw him standing there hn \
giving him something"
"The oficer told you he would do what
he could for your son7"' Mr., Con asked.
ss.d, wss that he didn't see my son steal
Donohue protested loudly that he didn't
Ssa nt s tns Em did Il th as m a friendly 't act.
Mr.. Nicoli did not cross-examine the
witness, and then Mrs. Angus
Thurow was called; Chairman L no,%
be protected by the Committee In any
testimony she might give. a..
Mr.. Con stated, at this point, that the
nesses who testified before the Commit
tee might be called to testify elsewhere,
was having a very disastrous enect: In
other words, 1t was intlmidating, them;
Two important witnesses under sub
poena last Saturday had already left
the State. he said, and another witness
hnd stated that II he went on the stand
he, would never know where 1t would
"wer, ] don't see how we. are going
TO control the papers" said Senator
II DON'T expee. that" said MT; Con,
are having great difficulty in securing
Mr.. Nicoll stated that Supt. Byrnes
had given his word that witnesses would
not b. harassed and that they would not
be threatened with subpoenas from any
other u
Mrs. Thurow's tory.
Resuming the testimony. Mrs. Thurow,
Statsd that shs was a dress at "a E art
Fourth street. Previously to that she
had lived at q Second avenue for nine
yesTs; v.. N. character Of that
houseF%" asked Mr.. Cot.
For fve years It was perfectly
straight, but the last four years !
sSS1S ns st ct I KEPT fssDf e as a DfSS house % Of 'i III
Mrs. Thurow went on to say that a few
weeks after she began TO rr rent ,b roo nf,cs 10
On the post. It was Capt Mccullash's
9Th officer told me that he NOTICED
women coming in my place. ana that
] must stop 1t or there would be trouble
IT was always in the Fourteenth Pre-
cinct until after Capt. Cross ralded dD me,
ind take a house in Broome street; II
/ wanted to so on in the business. But
/ will tell about that later.
the witness, "the policeman came to me
and told me that ought to attend to
the. matter at once. ] asked him nov,
I should 90 It; ,o and he he sal sasd m ne SnS
could make arrangements with MIN;
Bissert was Capt. McCullough's ward
man, about. voo,
afterwards. He seemed to be well In
formed. although / never saw him be.
fore. When he came In he told me that
girls go on and 10 as they chose. and
he would see me again In n month.
Couldn't AnOrd More Than so.
counter, and l paid him $40. / said l
Ses : i A was not doing m much business;
after ATE b that d, he f IA III sv srs m onee a .so'
Only four times In the four years !
didn't have any money for him:
HE charged me IS a month for every
the money in bills. Sometimes | gave
him silver, but he preferred bills. Pc
cause he didn't like to hear the coins
house to get the money. IT was given
to ain by me and we were always alone.
My husband was never with me on any
Then Mrs. Therow went on to tell of
her experience when Capt. Doherty took
charge Of the precinct.
"a new ward man came to see me
about a week after the new Captain
came in. / was expecting him, for /
had heard about others paying an militia
ton fee, and that they had raised the
This ward mans name was Barney
Meehan. When he came to see me i
told him ] had no money to pay them
thing thin about ai" an Dhi initiation on fec and Vent
away.
Raided by the Police.
u about a week afterward, on Oct. 25,
1854 / was raided ,and l was arrested
with seven girls. We were taken to the
$ station. where the saloon-keeper on the
S corning sa IN t Ss'i police 5Hr u eou ahaa 1 ' Was n pat
40 apiece.
Then I was tried before three Judges
at Special Sessions n fined $2h.'"
Did you reopen your house after
that7s" asked Mr.. Golf.
mot at once. l saw Ward Man Nee
han when I came out of the court, and
asked him what / was to do.
"'You must see the old man. he said
TO me-meaning Capt. Doherty,
IT said ] didn't know him and didn'
want to, but Barney Meehan said
must, 30 / vent to the station twice
and the second time / saw the Captain
In his private office.
Capt. Doherty AccuUed.
'I told him what I wanted n he snid
he could not attend to the business him,
self, but he would send his ward nal &c
see me and / must do as he said. Nee
han came round about a week aftel
election and we arranged matters. HI
said SIS q week would be all right, and II
would pay that neither he nor l would
have n trouble. paid hat until Nee
"Who came to see you them"
"A big man.. whom afterward;
learned was job Hook, was the new
ward a He came in one day and haC
u little book with a list of names. liz
asked me II l was Mrs. Thurow.
"When l said ! was he said the Cap
tain Vantad tn see me nt the alta tipD