The evening world., 1894-07-24
EDITION.
n DEFENSE
| OF OOHER7Y.
Policeman Mccarthy Tells How
He Tried to Close Mrs.
ThurOV'S House.
TIL DO IT IF IT TAKEsA YEAR. :"
Alleged Remark of the Doughty
Police Captain After Re-
peated Failures.
BRILLIANT DETECTIVE WORK.
prosecIItor Mailman Makes Much
I'LL DOIT IF IT TAKEsAY YEAR. "
BRILLIANT DETECTIVE WORK
Prosecutor WelIman Makes Much
Capital Out Of the Testimony
for the Defense.

The nock of Fourteenth Precinct
" crows" so graphically pictured by
1.-THE World artist. formed the most
conspicuous feature Of the capt. Doherty
trial scene when the proceedings were
resumed before the Commissioners al
HEADQUARTERS. at 1890 this morning
But when. at the request of MI. Well
man. all the witnesses were excluded
fiom the room, they and the twenty po-
licemen who are anxious To swear that
the big Captain was relentless in his
pursuit OF dscrderly Women. and in his
hatred Of disorderly houses. made a
rise" ard the two fiocks concentrated
in an ante-room.
Lawyer Fromme called Patrolman
James J. Mccarthy, who is still at the
Fifth street station. as the first witness
OF the day in Capt. DohcrtS's defense.
Fstrolman Mccarthy wears only one
blue stripe on his coatslecNe. He testi-
fed that he had been ordered by Capt.
r'ohertr. and he hal heard similar or
ders issued to other policemen at diff
ferent times. to exert himself in OBJ
timing testimony against Mrs Augusta
Thurow's disorderly house, the Cafe Elk
cslsior. % Second avenue.
He told how he tried to obtain evil
dence, and had all but succeeded whom
others in German that the visitor Was
when [ explained to CAPT, Dohortl
and told him that ] had done my best
10 be much displeased," said the witness
Did yUu experience any trouble IN
srres'ins II? women il front front q. Of M! Ms 3
Thurow's house or on the stoop'' asked
on, yes! They were on to us; Wher
they saw w. they Wou'i run into th'
from around The corner. az ride down or
street car ana jump of ana GalIi
them before they could get INTO 'h'
did you ever make any arresta"'
They Pnid TOR "protecttOn.'
oh. YES. forty ~ fifty OF them. once
aught A woman named Marshall. She
sa!d, 'This is very funny. We pay
money to Mrs. Thurow The police are
paid. We pay for protection The house
Wei, i said, you sec how YOU are
Mr.. Wellman took up the ,fvcc;,yeal
"copper here for cross ,L animal l.,
etructed you to go in citl2ens clotnc'
TO Mrs. Thurow,s and get evidence
I'm June, 1899"
october. 1892, the Captain went away I,
Europe in June and never told you he
fore to get evidence against that house
Never told you till on tn" eve or his so
Ing TO Europe"
NO, sir"
You were solicited, but when SOM
one called out from the parlor in Ger
II up and went away. without going int.
that parlor to seek evidence, although
me me pa ,rS, ,, VAS OPEN How do you eN
because thought | could go back anr
get evidence later and then ! could swea
put warrant"
Don't yon know that convictions ar
had in hundreds OF cases where the evi
dence only showed that there wer'
women in the par,or. and that the wit
ness had been invited to make himse!
Tho witness didn't know that. although
most convictions are secured on exact!
that evidence.
pie, you tell the Captain what yo
didn't he offer any suggestion Of wha
DO, when he frowned AMI was dis
CAPT. Dobcrtys DIFFERENTIATION.
No, He said. pulling his mustachc
u do 1t u It takes year.
W ny didn't You arrest the young VIC
mldn IN spectac.es who, you say, ha
SOLICITED you?'
We'll, because J thought it would dc
stroy my purpose"
your next question without looking n
she witness SO long," broke in tn
scotch-lrish Grant In remonstratin
tone, adding, You might Brighten him.
Mccarthy said he returned to the hous
IN an hour and tried again, but that tn
girls ran away.
h." Then you felt pretty sure that the
knew you were IA policeman, and tina
You could never get any evidence again.
me house? demanded Wellman.
The witness " klt pretty sure then,
and never made any further effort.
Mccarthy said he had arrested man
girls on Mrs Thurow's stoop. He name
Lille Sanders. in June, 1893.
VIII you find the entry showing whe
IN June, 1888. you arrested Lille SaT
ders?" Mr.. Wellman asked.
Something in the confident smile
me witness startled Wellman, and b'
a lore he passed the "blotter" to Nj,
IAthy he asked him II he had locke
orders
Mccarthy said he had looked them u
Two months ago, but at no ones order
llU1Iiuued Third pIoZ 1