The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
HAS NOT RON AWAY,
Mrs. Schubert Registered as Mra
Smith in a Hoboken Hotel
Says She Was Hounded Out Of
This City.
Declares She VIII Testify whenevsr
Wanted.

The story was circulated ebout Police
Headquarters to-day. AMI at first Il
gained general credercs, that Katie
Schubert had fed to I'LL 'ope.
Katie Schubert is the woman who for
eight years maintained disorderly
house at la Christie street She is the
only witness before the Commissioners
who has testified that she paid blood
money" for protection directly into the
hands of captains.
She has been used as a witness in the
trials of capt. Devery and his Ward Man
Glennon, and Capt. Cross and his Ward
Man Smith.
incidentally she testified that she paid
500 into the hands of Inspector William
Mclaughlin, when he was Captain Of
The Eldr1dge street squad and In the
pr, sence o. James Burns, who was for
nine weeks McLaughlin's ward man.
Mclaughlin has never been brought 10
trial, Messrs. Wellman and Osborne de-
clarlng that they did not have the cor
roboration of Mrs. Schubert's story, re.
quired by law.
fcials generally hear the story of the
womsns alleged flight; but even Com:
bst had to not Se G sns hef Id
said as much TO an Evening World"
reporter, and limited that she had been
got out of the way In order to protect
That was the state of feeling during
the morning session of the police trials,
and aI the denials made by Prosecutor
There was look of triumph on Mr..
Wellman's face in the afternoon, how
ever. when he addressed the Commits
"lnasmuch as there has been a great
! deal said to the effect that Mrs. Kate
Schubert has run away to escape arrest
appearing as witness in some future
trial, wish to say that one-half hour
ago 90 9cloeb she was in room .?s.
name of MIR. Charles Smith and wife"
state state ana beyond the jurisdiction Of the
SeW Ms or the courts Of
Europe. This put an end to the rumors.
By seh an vs SiS @ord dt r MeSsr
| this afternoon She looks broken In
health, and Is hardly more than 2 shad-
SSa Of sai her sb former md self As Mr.
tered as Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith.
Three large trunks. all closely packed.
crowd the not t eyer large r room; ,.,,. .,..
| Mrs. Schubert needs not more than 4
minutes notice in order to change her
abode. She does not appear, however:
leaving hei room.
she said YEARLY to The Evening
she had fled from New York.
~ have been. disgraced and bounded,
my life made burden. to me and could
Did the police make life a burden to-
you?' asked the reporter.
of course. they were the cause Of III
| I M an vuH
would not have been bounded"
| In what manner were you houndedf'1
I'm every way. The people in the
call me the vi'est names. The children
| in the street would spit at me and hoot
me II dared to move out. Who could
of going into the country, but I am too
When told that the opinion prevailed
that she had skipped the country she
mo. l am not thinking of going to
b Europ no N.Y. NY trunks are here because
Then YOU mean to be on hand to tess
| tlfy when Wanted?"
Sure! My husband is in the city every
9 hS.e W wso NJ bs We%an and guess
as ! have gone this far; Mr.. Wellman
knows he can find me at any time, and
others will know that by and by" n
ITO whom do you refer?"
81 will name no names now. That will
| all come out later" N
Did you know that your testimony
concerning the giving of $500 to In.
spector Mclaughlin when he was Q 4
| captain has been in a measure corrobo-
rated by Alice Ryder"
| II guess all said will be proven easy
enough: But ] wish IT was all over. I
am sick, nearly dead, and need rest
This thing has ruined me every way In
money and body. / suppose that ! will
be bounded out Of here, too, but an,
ready for that Wherever I go, MI
start"
DO YOU expect again to be called be-
fore the Lexow Committee?" u
before that time. IL so I don't care,
| then / could rest for sure" 81