The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
Here's Where lie Fell Down.

Here's Where lie Fell Down.
why, | know there were more than
tfnt! fNc. gct IL liat OF more than that
Ia my pGckCt.'
well. lrts have it," demanded the
relentless and imrcr,urhably cool cross
The now Thoroughly ratified policeman
flushed. and passed the list to Mr., Well
man. Then the great prosecuting lawyer
and the copper witness compared the liot
with the blottor.
Lille Sanders WIS found to be the only
inmate Of - second avenue during June
The officer had credited Rosa Nlnt, 10
First street arrested in First street
near the B"wery. to Mrs. Thurow's
house.
rive seen Rosa Nint run into Mrs
her." said the witness.
What did YOU chase her for
."ror the misdemeanor OF soliciting
She ran int the house to escape arrest,
and they shut the door"
did you go in and arrest her."
mo- it was a misdemeanor. and / had
What? Who told you that YOU had
no right TO pursue person who had
committed a misden,ct nor in your pres
eHsf ts thn he a" mi The Fol Police School
of Instruction"
Mccarthy dill not swear out warrant
for Rosa Vint, Because. he said, ne
that offense sufficient for a warrant.
July 81. according to the blotter, Lot tie
Renner was arrested az the only IN
mate Of Mrs Th4rows house ,,, J., Ma ssoo thu
Rosa Nint and Lottie Renmer were
arrested by you from Mrs. Thurows
stoop. One in June, the other In July;
Show me one more on your list arrested
by you from that stoop during the whole
year" demanded Mr.. Wellman.
Get. Into Deeper water.
NJ n
Marshall, of ~ East Third street, ar
rested on Second street, in August. He
declared the Sergeant must have made
mistake when he made the entry In the
blotter. He would not swear It. how
ever. He thought this was tn" time
when he arrested her on the Bowery
near Second street. He had arrested her
| twice.
This suggestion got the poor fellow
into more trouble. for Mr.. Weliman
asked him to FIND the record of the sec
he was obliged to give it up;
| Commissioner Murray asked several
questions in an effort TO find out why
Policeman Mccarthy did not 60 through
in as far as the hall with one OF the
inmates, but he did not succeed. and
the witness retired.
Patrolman Francis y. Hughes, pc.
liceman SO new. that he has not yet
achieved q single stripe, testified that
he was detailed in September. 1888 to a
special post IN front Oh MIS- ihuio"
THE Captain tod me he suspected
that 1t was bad house, and instructed
me to let no one 90 in or out
proach me. She said Officer, are yooy
detailed especially to watch my house?
Il replied that I was, and that l was
"s arrested dozens s.. q Nv women there
was with great difficulty that arrest:
were made. The women seldom venturet
further bsh than ten afe eet Iom h
would run in the house and slam thu
door.
on Second avenue car and jumped OF
and seized them before they could ge
away. l have arrested Ave or six of
night in front of the house. l caugh
the car"
Another Victim for WellmRn.
Have arrested a whole lot. Of EN-
eh? Show me your list" exclaimed MI
Mr. Grant objected that there was n
evidence that he had list. But be
fore ne could open his mouth the wit
ness had involuntarily unbuttoned hi
coat.
He was quick to see the. point, how
ever. and said he had left hts list ,a a
list. SO he had to wade through tn
pages OF entries in the blotter.
Hughes seemed to be an unusual
bright young officer, but when he ties
tilted that he had arrested dozens o
women in front of % Second avenue
that he had arrested four or five in
once. and that the women never ven
tured more than ten feet from the door
he gave himself lot of things to do.
The persistent Weilman kept at n, mn
entries of every arrest.
SHOW us where you made.hve arrest
one night"
SHOW us the dozens of arrests b.
And when Hughes did find an entr
his triumph would be shortlived, TO
Wellman would say:
"Ah, that's Second street and Secon
avenue; you said the girls didn't ven
ture more than ten feet from the doc
and this one was arrested more than
block away"
Hughes wanted to say that dozens
and -four or tiye" and ten feet fror
the door had been .spoakissn , /" ae f is
pored over the b.otter and flushed an
, perspired, for he was evidently conscier
E MIR. Grant helped him out by callin
l his attention to the page for Oct. 2
and there he found entries Of four al
( rests credited to him, The, arrests wer
feet from the door" however.
, Patrolman Henry Cohen. the exre
: porter, was another whose sleeve wa
gt.iIeless of service stripes. He testife
that he patrolled n post opposite tn
house Of Mrs. Thurow, and that he ha
frequently seen women pass In and OF
j Of the house.
difficulties" of the Police.
p "rell the Commissioners what diff
1 cuties the police had in making arres
4 at that house." Mr. Fromme said.
( 1.-THE folks there always had watcher
: posted out, and they would notify all II
a girls whenever policeman appeare'
I Then the women would run into II
| house"
Cohen said that Capt. Doherty d.
= tailed first one and then another Office
Y to go in citizens dress to this hous
/. and get evidence of its disorderly cha
acter. He had been so detailed himsel
Capt. Doherty told him he suspects
Mrs. Thurow of keeping a FURNISHED
room house" and wanted 1t stamped o,
of existence.
But | wasn't able to get evidence
concluded Cohen.
d Mr.. Wellman contented himself vii
II a half dozen questions, by which he DIRE
l. out Cohen's statement that the hou
a was what Capt. Doherty suspected DO
+ that reputation in the neighborhood. al
II continued To run down TO March 1894.
"I.izzie Meyer" called Mr.. Fromm
r and one Of the Over-fat young WON,
from Second avenue came from Il
ante-roOm in response. She was pal
faced, dressed in gray, had scant brow
hair and white straw hat with wh!
fea Tiers.