The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-10-09
THE NEW YORK POLICE EXPOSED.
THE LExow COMMITTEE INvEs-
TIGATION..

York, and the revelations last week
were quite astounding. Here are some
of themi
Those who were fortunate enough to
gain admittance to the sessions OF the
Lexow investigation committee today
witnessed two scenes decidedly drama
tic in their nature. Mrs. Urchittel,
the Russian woman who, almost u
stranger in the country, running
small cigar store, WAS arrested on the
charge OF keeping a disorderly house
and kept in Jail many months, treat
ed as even the Car Of Russia would
not treat an American," according to
chief counsel Goff, was placed on the
witness stand. She alleged that her
arrest was due to her refusal to pay
$50 to the police. Testimony OF the
witness remained unshaken, but the
officers who tried to explain the story
could not agree as to the way the thing
happened. Mrs. Urchitte's children
are still in tho orphan asylum and the
lamentations and the apparent mental
suffering of the woman elected sympa-
thy from all those who witnessed her
examination. Steps will be taken to
recover her children for her without
loss of time.
During her examination in the court
room, she caught sight OF officer lus-
sey. She claims that the wardman is
the author OF all her woes. EXcitediy
springing up, she started and demand
ed her children. 1t was with dlfhculty
she was pacitied. Had she been able
to understand the English language
and the American customs she must
have enjoyed exquisite revenge little
later when officer Hussey was called
to the stand. expected to be called
upon to explain away his connection
with the case, but chief counsel Gotf
induiped in another. of those dramatic
surprises which he is continually
springing upon the New York public:
Instead of roverting to the events OF
the past few months, Mr.. Gotf in
euired, snow, Hussey, have yon Just
threatened to shoot man IN this court
room2 The interrogatory was an
sv.ered with u negative, but oltlcer
Hussey grew red and white In the face
by turns when half q dozen witnesses
testified that he threatened to shoot
Norbartb Pfeffer, an east side Hebrew
employed by Mr.. Golf. The witness
nearly tainted in the court room at the
evidence presented against him to
show that he thrcetened to kill PfeHef:
He reached for a glass cct water and
drank it eagerly, intense silence .aiHh'
ing in the court room, members of the
committee, policemen and strangers
all intent upon his replies. The scene
became a painful one, Hussey told Mr..
Golf that he was under the doctors or
ders, that it would not do for him to
get excited, that it was his family he
cared for and nor himself. With an
intimation that lac would look into the
matter, Mr.. Golf allowed the witness
to go.
One other event of unusual interest
occurred. Annie Trywich, young
woman who is keeping news stand on
East Broadway, claimed that police
man Lynch asked her this morning il
she paid her rent. Receiving a mega
tive reply, he told her that she would
have to pay him IS. She failed to raise
Che money and he arrested her and
took her to Essex Market, whore she
was discharged by the police justice.
Then she came to the Isexow commit
Tee VIII, the story. o,,.o ,,.,.,
Favoritism in .he ..h,e board OF police was Wa
the subject OF a brief st;,.- ,''oh' ~ w.
Moss, the Parkhurst society's aa..
before the LcXCw committee today.
Two policemen had been convicted of
similar Offenscs. drunkenness and de-
serting their beats. One was fined
few days pay and the other dismissed
from the force and the supposition is
that the first officer had pull, which
the other had not.
Then Max Muscowvitch told Of the
arrest of one Of his friends and asse It
ed that before the prisoner was per-
mitted to send word to another friend,
he was compelled to pay the door man
of the police station 81. William Il.
Meredith, banker of 48 Wall street,
who was recently assaulted on Fifth
avenue, told the committee about that
affair. He had been set upon by an
organized mob of 300 men who were in
advance OF q political club procession
and who swept up Fifth avenue assault
ing and robbing citizens promiscuously
Mr.. Golf said that there was no police
line in front Of the procession, as the
law provided. Mr.. Meredith said the
police had made no arrest.
The clubbing by Policeman Dunn Of
Thomas Luccas was also taken up by
the committee. Lucas's employer tes-
titled to his good character and Luccas
told his story. Policeman Dunn swore
that Luccas attacked him before he
used his club. The policeman found 1T
difficult to explain why he used so much
force.
Then o colored woman told a sensa-
tional story which implicated Captain
Schmitt berger and some OF his men.
She was Sarah Brown of West Thirty
fourth street, who has o suit for DANA
ges against Isaac Cohen, a lawyer. An
other woman had advised her to drop
the suit against Cohen, as he was
friend of Captain Schmittberger. The
Captain, she said, would arrest her.
Later two policemen called and ad-
vised her to drop the suit. One OF the
policemen tried to criminally assault
her daughter. Then, Mrs. Brown said,
she was arrested for keeping a dsor-
derly house and Policeman Callaghan
told her Captain Schmittberger would
settle for $500.
At this point, Elbridge Il. Gerry en-
tered the court in great state OF ex-
citement. He was bristling with in
dignation at the statement made yes
terday by Mr.. G0ff that the Gerry
society for the prevention OF cruelty to
children was vested with too much
power which was often abused. Com
modore Gerry wanted to read long
typewpitten statement. The time for
that, Mr.. Goff thought, was not oppor-
tune and Mr.. Gerry withdrew.
Sarah Brown continuing her test
mony, tod hU% Gerry agent once
threatened to put her child away un-
less she gave him $50.
At the afternoon session 81 little wo-
man dressed In black took the stand.
Mr.. Goff prefaced her examination
with remarkable statement. "Thls
morning." said he, "an attempt was
,oodo 70 oat this woman Out OF tho