The evening world., 1894-07-24
LA % Made Dozens, but the
Msstsr Failed to Show Much
Of a Record
hARo 70 CATCH THE WOMEN
hrs. Throws Girls Ran Away
at the Sight Of Po-
licemen.

Che flock OF Fourteenth Precinct
crows" so graphically pictured by
e The World" artist. formed the most
conspicuous feature of the Capt. Doherty
trial scene when the proceedings were
resumed before the Commissioners at
Headquarters, at 1890 this morning.
But when. at the request of Mr.. Well
man, all the witnesses were excluded
flom the room, they and the twenty po-
licemen who are anxious to swear that
| the big Captain was relentless in his
pursuit of disorderly women. and In MS
hatred of disorderly houses, made
rise" and the two nocks concentrated
In an ante-room.
Lawyer t'romme called Patrolman
James j. Mccarthy, who Is still at the
i fifth street station. as the first witness
" the day In Capt Doherty's DEFENSE.
Patrolman Mccarthy wears only one
blue stripe on his coatsleeve. He testl-
ned that he had been ordered by Capt.
Doherty. and he had heard simiiar Az
ferept times. to exert himself IN OBJ
tsining testimony against Mrs. Augusta
TsssSss a assa6a ays house the care Elk
He told how s he tried bs s TO Se.ah when
some woman In the house ,. t1ar w xas
When / explained to Capt. Doherty
and t to1 h that at ssq d0s and
10 be much displeased," said the WINES.
Did you experience any trouele IN
ares.ing tn: women IN 'front.' 'front.' 8, 81 .s M[si
MI doh hfS yes! They we're on to US: When
they saw Us nd .hey 70 w sneak r up on them
from around the corner, or ride down on
q street car and jump of and catch
them before they could get into the
Did you ever make any arrests"
They Paid for Protection"
"oh, yes, forty or fifty of them. Once
caught a woman named Marshall. She
money to Mrs. Thurow. The police are
paid; We pay for protection The house
n, ~o,Wssll5;'.TI said you see how you are
Mi. WeIlman took up tn the e, f,ye ,;Ss
when was it that the Captain in
structed you to go In citizens clothes
to M; Thv ,,ss and get svidenoe?"
You " iI had bee been in that precinct sine,
October, 1892. the Captain went away Z
Europe In. June and never toid you a, De
Never told you till on the eve OF his go
ing sN to Europe"
You were solicited. but when SOM
one called out from the parior In Ger
mln that you were policeman you gay
II up and went away without going int
that parlor to seek evidence; althoug
Because I thought could 60 back an
s g., s : Ss later and then could swea
Don't you know that convictions ar
had in hundreds Of cases where the evl
dence only showed that there wer
ness had been invited to make himsel
The witness didn't know that, althoug
most convictions are secured on exactl
,."JPia You tel the Captain, ,, what 70
e do when he frowned and was dl.
Capt. Doherty's DETERMINATION
mo. He said. pulling his mustach
IN 40 1t Y V takes a year.
Why didn't you arrest the young W,
sO lH ~ v spsss'.acies who you say ha
NV Well, because / thought it would d
your N0T Ss. Mr. a Msman n, Si you not pr
s shs vines nas SO l9ngw broke IN q
chs said Re m ssurnt sdf Il she h Un
In an hour and tried again. but that Il
girls ran away.
Then you felt pretty sure that tn
knew YOU we're policeman. and tn
you could never get any evidence again
the house," demanded Wellman.
The witness " felt pretty sure then
and never made any further effort
Mccarthy said he had arrested mai
girls on Mrs. Thurow's stoop. He nam
Lille Sanders, in June, 1888
will you find the entry showing VIII
JGne 1893, you arrested Lille Sa
dersr" Mr., Wellman asked.
Something in the confident smile
me witness startled Wellman, and
\ tore he passed the ''blotter" to N
Srthy he asked him II he had look
Up the entries. and when. and at who
Mccarthy said he had looked them
|! sTMo months ago but at no ones orde
II ne looked them up for his own inform
u uoL. as he thought he might need
Why dd you look them up 4
months ago? There was no one
suseo then. Did you think some c
was going TO be accused
xo,NNeo' sir; but Thought something "
You have told us that you aryes
Iersy or Atty women from that hou
ne that you arrested many from
stoep youxself. Would It surprise /,