The evening world., 1894-06-07
DENIES MRS. THUR0Ws ssT0RI
He Admits Having Used Politt
cal Influence to Get Sergt
Shine Transferred.
POWERS OF A DISTRICT LEADER.
Mrs. Cohen Freed from Prison u
Reward for Her Valuable
Testimony.

When the doors of Part I. of the 3D.
preme Court were opened this morning
there was promise of a lively session be-
fore the Lexow Police Investigating
Committee to-day. rS
Capt. Jacob Siebert and his ward
men. Patrick Brennan and Patrick Far
rell. of the Union Market station. were
already on hand. anxious to 30 upon
the witness-stand and deny the state
ments made yesterday by Mrs. Lena
Cohen. who says che paid the detectives
$500 as an initiation Zee and go Z unqnth
to keep house OF Ill-fame In Eaet
Houston street. and that the CGptGii3
gave her permission to reopen after her
first arrest II she would run the place
quietly and look out for Parkhurst de-
tectives
Capt. Siebcrt was In full uniform. Be-
yond his denial that the statements oe
Mrs. Cohen were false as regarded him
self. he said he had nothing to say tin
he. was allowed to go on the stand He
is one of the Oldest members OF the
force. having been appointed IN 1851 and
promoted to n captaincy in 1878.
Civil Justice George F. Roesch was
also present. He had arranged with the
morning to contradict the testimony Of
Mrs. Augusta Thurow. who alleged that
she paid Senator Roesch $50 In 1889 to
secure immunity from police interfer-
ence while she was running disorderiy
house at % Second avenue.
Has u Captain Weakened?
There were also rumors floating about
that a Gel tain Captain had weakened
and was going to voluntarily appear be-
| lore the Committee and testify as to
| what he knew of the blackmailing sys-
| TEN established by the police authoritseA
| most sensational in It's character that
had ever been given In any investigation.
Report connected this rumor with the
West Thirty-seventh street station, who
is said TO have been at odds with the
| authorities at Police Headauarters for
the point OF resigning his position and
retiring from the force. This, however
could not be confirmed this morning. ana
| they have no knowle ige OF any Police
Captain who is willing or likely to testi-
| fly against the Department, even 10 ~
cure immunity ror snrner w,s another
stout, middle-eged, red-faced woman tnn
morning, who, it was said. was ready q
tell the GSmmittes S snS'hsr r.,;nn sensasonnl ~
The Courtroom was densely packed. ~
usual when Chairman Lexow called his
| colleagues together to resume their
Cantor and Robertson were the only
other members Of the Committee pre-,
was absent, but ex-Judge Ransom was
there in his place.
Mr.. Con- presented Senator Bradley
smilingly accepted and placed In his
buttonhole. Jimmy oliver. 'Johpnie"
Brodsky and FATTY" Walsh were IN the
Ex-Judge Ransom began the proceed
ings by presenting a letter from Capt
Stephenson. stating that he was not the
TfPn of keps shs Ss ssson s e.a
I yesterday. Chairman Lexow said he did
not understand that the Captain was at
a mPSatsfa ef the II AMY Mtness IN question
and that a denial from the Captain was
not necessary.
Roesch Takes the stand.
Ex-senator George F. Roesch then
took the witness-stand and was sworn
He wore a daisy in his buttonhole.
that in testifying at the present time
he was making himself witness TOT
AZ VI Very well understand that. Mr..
Chairman" said Mr. Roesch, and Z
want TO state that I am here to answer
| all statements which have been made
affecting me by witnesses before this
Committee, and to answer all other
81 am voluntary witness and I APP
pear without counsel ] wish to say
that I have read the testimony of Mt.
| and Mrs. Thurow as printed In the
newspapers. and that that testimony 20
far as II relates 10 the payment OF any
money to me or for my use for the pur-
pose OF securing police protection or for
the use OF the Tammany Club or my
dlsSyIs @WSst q and Doe occur a' was jus, this; xhs
Transaction was between Mrs. ThuroW
and myself as lawyer and client, re-
Thurow came 10 me and said his wife
was In trouble and wanted 10 see me.
"I told him TO send her to my once m
gone as % down next DAY and no not found ns.
(Coniiasof - Sesenth Huo1,