New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16


O-Who took you there? Al went there with
o-was that similar or very much like Mcourk,
or wa; 1t different Alt is different there; L
o~But 1t Is a place where people that are doing
wrong things 20. isn't II? Ayes. SIR.
.Q..Did you have any trouble IN getting In there.
A.-No, sir.
DOORS STAND WIDE OPEN.
O-You could go into all these places and nobody
prevented your X-No. sir ''
Dwell. how Is Il. were you ever arrested,
A-Me7
Q.-Yes; did the police ever arrest you before you
took the poson7 A-No, sir.
Q.-Never before tbst7 A.-No. sir.
Q.-You one of the girls who got tired ana
took poison at McGurks. are you? Ayes. SIR.
Q.--And then OF course. you were arrested ana
that resulted in your changing your life. didn't Il,
Ayes, sir.
OFT a very good thing for you. wasn't n,
You are living now outside Of the city. with very
decent people? Ayes, sir.
Q.-And enjoying a comfortable and good life,
Ayes.
Q.-And your friends are with you to-day; they
knew you were coming and they came down with
you? A.-Yes sir.
Q.-How did you manage to go into all these an.
ferent houses and do all these things without being
arrested by the police? A.-Well. don't think tho
police Is much good. Sometimes the police come IN
these houses and get treated 10 drink and whiskey
and they don't care much about II a girl goes ON
the street.
Q.-They don't? A-They don't. Sometimes they
urge them to go with them themselves.
Q-They do come into the house and urge the
girls? Ayes. sir.
Q-Have you known that to happen YOURSELF
Ayes. sir.
Q-They would come into the houses and sw
treated? Ayes. sir
Q-And they would come in and stay in the
house? Ayes, sir.
Q-And you have known that 10 occur yourself
have you? Ayes sir.
Q-Then OF course the police are not partcu.
larry anxious arrest girls that good to them.
A.-No, sir.
Odd any policeman ever ask you for any
money? Ayes, sir.
Q-When was that. and how was II? Alt was
when | was in No. So Fourth-ave., and the adv
sent me once out TO go around .he corner and II
was night about 10 o'clock. and went around
and there was a policeman and / came around
three or four nights after to go around the corner
and he there, and commenced TO talk with
me- and invite Inc up. and he said: You know
can bring you TO Jail II you don't do right to me-"
and then he asked me II take men In there
/ should give him every time quarter.
REFUSED TO PAY TRIBUTE.
Q-You should give the policeman quarter
every time you took a man in? Ayes sir
Q-What did you say to that? Al said won't
do It; said men who take money from girls are
plmps
Q.-That is what you said? Ayes
Q.-That is what you call policeman who takes
money from girls? Ayes, sir
Q.-Plmp? Ayes sir.
Q.-Do you know whether the persons keeping
those houses were paying any money to the polics'
Ayes. sir.
Q-You knew that so? Ayes. sir.
Q.-Was that the general talk throughout the
women OF that kind, that they had to pay A.
Yes, sir
Q-That is we'll understood, isn't Il? Ayes
sir.
Q-Can you tell anything special about that
what happened at No. 20 Eldridge-st? A.-No.
Edridge-st Mrs. Fischer, she was the lady OF the
house and she sent one day-the mistress sent ore
day 70 some man the money to court. don't
know exactly what
The Chairman-To what?
The Wltness-To court. don't know
Q-To the court or the station house TO the
roce? A-To the police. and II was sent back
by somebody, don't know just why and IL was
said II we couldn't pay she fine, we was 10 pay
for MONTH she couldn't have her place open.
and so We had TO shut our place.
O-That Is that the amount OF money that was
sent was not enough? Ayes, sir.
Q-And came back from the station house and
said II you could not pay the fine for the month
YOU would have to shut up the place? A.
Yes, sir.
O-And you did shut up? Ayes.
The Chairman-Do you know how much money
was sent 10 the police station? Alt was-ths
last number was five. but could not say
O-The last number was five? AT was about
SIS or $5, l think
Mr. Moss-Did police officer In uniform come
into that place regularly? A-Yes. sir.
O.-One officer came in the house reguarY'
Ayes sir; sometimes
Odd he pay? A.-No. tbaukH1erJ
Q.-Was the proprietor OF the house glad 70 ha's
policemen come in? Ayes, sir; because .'ey
came in It was easy for them TO treat the police
men SO they would keep their mouths shut
SHE REMEMBERS JUMBO.
o-Do YOU remember when you were at No 81
First-st, any police officer coming IN? Al !"
member one by the corner called MI Jumoo'
O-What do you know about that? Ave usea
10 call him Charlie. He used 10 come W..
week and sometimes oftener, and the mauam
| wouId call me because was the youngest sii' ~
the house. - ,ror,
Odd you see that officer take any money 'r0''
! any women? A.-No SIT -.on.,
! Odd you see any other officer take any "'''''
| from any other women? A-No, sir
| ~ ~ o,, raremher an officer named Charlie
| g., that rho one YOU were speaking OH
| Charlie he used 10 come in the mousse nc "''"'
| take any money. ,,u~ rorsv
| oDo YOU not remember an officer taking money
from woman who was a married "onan
Tba, was not an officer; he was detecu'.
Ole was not oficer He was $500. 80. IN
7 see What did he do? Ale useu ~ 80 -,
t,,rs,s, No 3d. and there was a marrieo "o"'a
there She was there to wait on the 'h' 49,.
ha used to come there. and twice ne loon ~.
back. and once she gave him some money, ANU
soM sbe would leave the children for him. ~.
O.-she would leave the children 70 30 WIZ
officer? Ayes. $500, q, sys month";
o.-All of this you experienced IN n'e
didn't you? Ayes. sir. -, YEA
sir. -, a, .ren.t youf
O.-You are glad you are out OF H. are"'
| Ayes. -, ga, hundreds
Mr. Moss-I wish to God we couio Se'
Of them out Of IT, That ID all