The evening world., 1894-10-04
GERRY TRIES
TO EXPLAIN,
CONTINUED from First P,y,

showed that she was acquitted. She
denied that she kept disordetly houS,.
| but said that her house was perfectly
| respectable.
Just at this point, President EibrIdge T,
Gerry, Of the S +. G. e. doomed up and
hind the counael's rail-, He held paper
| In his hand, and said he was there to
| make a statement In behalf OF the So
| clety Of which he was President OF the
IDENTITY lnborIng under some misappro-
Mr.. Cry was proceeding TO read his
| and said he objected to MIR Gerry max
ing any statement not under oath
ar he will take the stand have no
objection to his making any. statement
| he may desire. but to an oral statement
| very decidedly object"
Gerry ON Mrs. Urchitt-rs Cnsc.
Mr.. Gerry looked very much sur
prised at this opposition, and said he
mad nothing to say II he was going to
be shut Off like that. but he could not
listen to an assault against his Society
| without making some reply.
IAN | wanted tc state was matter
OF record in this case" and Mr. Gerry
simply come into the custody OF the
Society through n police court, and all
/ 1t had done was to give them shelter
although she was defended by a we'll
Society has Investigated her case and
consulted with us In the disposition Of
MIR Derry added something more about
the ignorance OF the counsel OF the Com
mittee. or he would not have said that
the Society exercised arbitrary power.
But as | understood Mr.. Con-, Com
modore." said Senator Bradley in n con-
cIliatory tone. He praised your 60
ciety yesterday for Its humane work"
We'll, I only know what have seen in
the public papers. and then he appears to
have made an assault upon the Society.
and upon me as its president. and
simply want to corerct the misapprehen-
sion that seems to have arisen.
II don'i think we ought to be blamed
for taking care OF few helpless children
and giving them shelter" added Mr..
Gerry.
"Bu, suppose these children were com;
mitted on false testimony suggested
wei. we didn't prosecute the
woman" replied Mr. Gerry, who seemed
to think that this settled the question.
GoH "Ro,sts" the Commodore.
Mr. Con. who had been leaning
Gerry's harangue with an amused eX-
preston on his face. finally got a
| chance to speak.
He began. IN n slightly sarcastic tone,
| to allude to the unnecessary anxiety
exhibited by the learned Commodore.
because pun OF air, had crossed his
bowsprit Yesterday; but said as he
unprepared for the shoals and reefs that
| lay about him, he would respectfully
suggest that the next time the Commo-
dore cruiSed In that direction he should
provide. himself with a pilot;
Mr.. Goff then repeated what he said
Yesterday In regard to the Gerry Society,
and whlle praisIng 1t for its humane and
| philan; hropic work. he thought that the
power 1t had beyond the authority OF the
courts rs had been repeatedly decided
by the Justices Of the Supreme Court,
was too much to be given to any private
citizen or society.
| In conclusion he said II still maintain
that II is a dangerous thing to place such
unIm,Sd poWer in the hands q6, Of any
Il must say" said MIR. Gerry in pick
Ing up his hat to go away, that die
not imagine that possessed such un
has been made upon the Society by the
learned counsel In order that II may
Increase his chances for the Mayoralty.'
your craft Commodore" retorted MIR
Goff and with these parting thrusts
the COMPLAINTS were separated
Mr. Gerry went away without read
Ing his statement. and when the excite
mcnt over his sudden entrance and exit
had subsidei Mr.. Moss went on with the
examination Of Mrs. Brown. the col
She said that Callahan had offered tc
settle matters with her for $500, get hei
out OF prison and fix things up generally
with the Captain. but she had declined
the proposition with scorn. and waitet
for her case to be tried, when she Sc
cured her acqu!ttal.
Gerry Agent Tried BInckmnii.
Incidentally she said she had once beer
visited by Gerry Society agent. Will,
she was keeping house In Greene street
who had threatened to take her children
away from her unless she would pay hin
II told him to take the, children wher
came 10 get the children"
Miss. Miss Lizzie Brown, who .probabl!
weighs several stone more than he
mother, was called to corroborate tn
latter's testimony in regard TO Gala
hans visits to their house at II Yves
attempt OF Callahan's brother officer 4
assault her.
Isaac Po.atshak, OF III Meeker street
ron Sa how hs Seen dons
work for his empl, yer, Mr.. Taylor. II
Mercer street, two years ago, when
wari man came around and threatene,
to arrest MIN for obstructlng the strn2:
He was building an awning, He sal
his employer went around to the static,
in Prince street, saw the Sergeant an,
Afterwards paid the ward man SIS not t
Tao witness ala not know the nam
OF either the Sergeant or the ward man.
IN the AFTERNOON the nrSt witness Gale
was James Taylor. 4 builder. OF 22l Mer
Ger street. He corroborated the test
monv OF Tinsmith Paltischek regardin
|, the payment of money 70 the ward ma
OF the Prince street station.
, Paid Ward Man Robinson.
This officers name was Robinson, an
Mr. Taylor said he had to pay him s.
to allow the work on the awning
Washington street to 90 on.
The officer on the beat told one c
my contractors that he must see tn
: ward man. He saw Robinson, who wan
ed $50. | said that was too much, an
went TO see the Captain. but he was gu
The sergeant In charge referred IN
to the ward man, whom / found. an
told him that $50 was too much.
: That's the best We can do for you
, said Robinson to me. Finally, howevel
II was arraigned that l should pay 81
: which I did and the work was above
The contractors men were arreste
? Saturday and held over till Monday an
: II was on that day that l went 10 Sc
the Captain. l paid the money TO ROT
! inson in my Office In Mercer street"
Mr.. Taylor said he had some troubl
with the police about some boys VIII
5 broke into a vacant house belongin
, to him at ~ West Ninety-ffth stree
The boys damaged the house, and WEI
arrested. but the police refused
appear against them. In fact the wi
|, ness said. the Sergeant of the On
! Hundredth street station would M