New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-27

housa" said he I'm June. 1898 | thought it was
another house went there 10 sell beer He said
he went 20 the house four months later. and the
asn cate Excelsior hung outside. He saw
girls also on this occasion.
When the court assembled after recess lnspect or
McAyoy vas present for few moments. He shook
hands cordially with Captain Doherty. and had a
long conversation with Mr.. Fox. Mr. Fox continued
his reading OF extracts from the police blotter,
and a,,erward Edgar \. Whitney. who is an EN-
ploye OF the Parkhurst Society. testified that he
visited the Fourteenth Precinct during the year
1898 He said he frequently passed the house al
No q Second-ave. from April to August. 1899. and
was frequently solicited from the stoop OF the
house.
Mrs Thurow dressed in gray with a jaunty
back bonnet. next took The stand. She said she
had had No q Second-ave. nine or ten years.
After the raid in June. 1892. she saw Captain
Doherty in the siaiion-house. in his private
room II was fined IT Special Sessions she
said Il told him ! was disturbed. while there were
plenty OF people carrying on the same business
I,;old him | wanted TO carry on the business. and
CAPTAIN Doherty tod me to go ahead, and he would
send his man around to see me Meehan' the
ward man. came around to my house. and |
gave him So" She said she also made second
payment OF 81 to Meehan
Doherty she said. told her TO write the name
Hook on an envelope. and at his direction she
did So and put So in IT, The Captain took the
envelope and put II in a pigeon-hole OF his desk.
Captain Doherty told her to beware OF men from
Headquarters. and that In order to evade them
she shut up her house for ten days
The witness then told OF another visit she paid
Captain Doherty in April. 1892 before he went to
Europe II told him." said she. II should like to
take my girls. when they were arrested. out on
bonds said | had a man named Scheier TO 10
bonds and he said II could get him could
do SO Two OF my girls were arrested soon after.
and | went to the station-house and put $40 down
on the shelf and got my girls out"
Mr. Boardman then read the record OF the trial
OF the defendant before the Police Commissioners.
where Mrs Thurow testified that although she
had paid the defendant protection money. she was
never protected. and that the defendant went back
ON hs word and was constantly botherlng her.
The witness said she did not remember making
any such answer
Q-what sergeant was at the desk when you
visited Captain Doherty AT the station house!
Q.-Now you spoke to other person? A.-No.
o.-And nobody witnessed the interview? A.-No.
o.-tPointing to ex-ward Man Hock). Do you
Q~when did you first know Hook? Al did
not know him until MovemSsr ls S9 said 'ae Sog
wanted to see me at the corner. ! Went h TO me
knew knew by his description asked him How
much?" and he said s25. and paid him the money
Odd anybody see you? Al don't think So
Mrs ThurOW said tnat atteT tne i" ocN"""-
ave she moved to Broome and Allen SITS. over a
saloon kept by man named Hrschhorn she
said she went to visit DR.. Parkhurst before she
testified before the Lexow Committee. because
she WAS poor and wanted work. She told Senator
Roesch that she paid money to Hook. but said
she didn't mention Dohertys name In the redreet
examination Mrs Thurow said that all the omcers
on the beat told her not to have the girls on the
stoop soliciting and that the officers were Lang
White. Hannah and White. 1T is very hard she
said Ito find an honest man on that beat often
had to loan the money to the girls to pay the
police 49, .
In the evening Ernest Thurow. the husband OF
Mrs Thurow corroborated the story told by his
wife as to her visit 10 Captain Doherty in November
ise2 He said that once his wife gave him SIS for
the captain. and s. for Hook. He said he
used as a scout TO give warning II the police were
coming.
TO the captains on May H. 1892 insructing them TO
report to MIN the dives and dlsorderly houses In
their precincts. He also read the report submitted
by Captain Doherty, June 30. 1892. stating there
were no dives or dlsorderly houses within the
1892. gave a list OF dsorderly houses. but did not
mention No e second-ave The court adjourned
about 10 O'Clock