New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22
EAKINS AND MRS. HERMAN.
THE FORMER LExOw WITNESS TELLS
ABOUT THE POLICE CAPTAIN.
CONVERSATIONS ARRANGED BETWEEN THE TWO
TO BE MADE AGAINST HIM-HE CALLED
HER MATILDA FAMILIARLY-A PO-
LICEMAN WHOSE NAME SHE
WILL NOT TELL.

WILL NOT TELL.
The trial OF Captain j. Il. Eakins, OF the Mercer
St station charges preferred by the Parkhurst
Society. was continued before the Police Commits
sioners yesterday. There was more interest in the
trla on account OF the decision by Judge Bischof
OF the Court OF Common Pleas denying Eakinss
application for a writ OF mandamus to compel the
Commissioners to retire him. Eakinss counsel said
that an appeal would he taken from this decision
"If we are beaten in the General Term" said Mr..
Hess I'VE will so to the Court of Appeals"
The sensational testimony OF the trial came when
Mr. Moss called for Matilda Herman. When the
notorious Lexow witness was questioned as to her
history Mrs. Herman said that she was house
keeper for one Hellerung at No. Sixth-ave.. but
she had previously kept a number Of disorderly
houses In the Fifteenth Precinct. and knew the
propretresses Of a number of others. Her sister.
Marie Herman. had house at No. l4l West Third
St. and the sisters daughter. Irma Guvent. had
lived Their, for some time. Irma had another house
at No. l32 Macdouga-st.
Since January last. Mrs. Herman said. she had
had three conversations with Captain Eakns. once
In the station about theft OF SO. and twice in
Greene-st about her sister and other matters. She
had promise she said. that II she would not go
before tho Grand Jury after the Lexow investiga-
tion. her sister should be compelled to move away
The first OF the conversations occurred some time
in January last She met the captain. and he
said: How are you, Matilda: | you've re-
covered from your sickness now that the Grand
Jury has gone" She replied that the promise
made TO her that her sister should be moved
away had not been kept. Captain Eakins replied:
You make a mistake; there is nobody at her place
She said "Oh. come. captain: that is not true and
you know H. You know very we'll" she said.
that your men 90 there | have Peterman
collect the money" Eakins replied: you must
not say, wort against my ward men, Matilda.
II you DO It's bad for me-"
The witness said that EakinS said he would see
the ward man. and would also see Barney Martin
about a case in jefferson Market Court. in which
She met Eakns again In April. The meeting was
arranged by third person. whose name she d
mitted. Of The Fifteenth Precinct captain Eakins
told her that her sister had been 20 see him. She
wanted to open her house again, as she had no
money left and must do something but he had
told her she had too much bad feeling with her
The witness received money in January 500 from
the unknown woman who visited her with the police
man. She warned hakins that there was going "a
complaints against the precinct" che told him. "and
evidence IN told there are t"enty-eignt "Vii"nSe,
agains. you fe.i frcn ly - tho captain and
tea him 70 LOOK out foT he Was going TO be com
walked away. saying. Goodnight Matilda "
Mr. Moss, backed 10y the commissioner. made
a determined effort to get the name % the police
man who. oy tho Witness con,esslou. had ar
captain. bur Mrs. Herman siuooorniy refused 10
sive H. giving as ground for her refusal hat the
officer hal once iried TO got her nice from her
shame the sir should be kept ihcrc. Il swore
would not tell" replied the witness She atmiiei
thai h~ md hcen transferred 70 N" West Thirteih
-, station. The witness also testified 70 having
seen policemen IN uniform from the Mcrcsr-st
station drinking In her sisters house "a West
Mr Mos. asked: Vow. since his ,Tiai began
Eak!ns In this very r0urtro'mt' Tn" witness al
/ miifel tat she had on ne opening day of the
tr!al TIE 'NAnirai.on WAS adjourned until noon
fo !iy