The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-01

this city as DSmnF Co. and w E6dSs
on credit Two other members Of This gang
aTe in Jail sentence was suspended In Mrs
Howard's case She Is about 20 years OF age,
fender Mr.. Moss called her YESTERDAY to testi-
Q.STe us about your, food. A-women in
from ~ to 9 inches thick and coffee. AZ
dinner time we had beef or, mutton soup. with
eho Sw EHE0 ddnt like the food Very much
and got most Of mine either from tho prison
End sSn these IN stripes
who served the food A-Most Of them were
Ssm 5a n%d o m dSS R% She af
bath in three months. and she certainly
"Q.SDid they have facilities for bathing. A
Q,Swere there facilities for those awaiting
was no warm water. After had been in there
fora time without getting n9y warm water gnsa !
woman "A quarter to get me a pail OF warm
O. Did you get ~ A.No,, When, the
called to her: :" Let her do without it," asked
1Ss EsSp S why o aEe D se
dered me to go to my cell in an upper tier, but
refused think we might h u,Ss, had some
said: on, lsi her have It. n you don't she'll
report 1t to the Commissioner =, week later
y o-Ali This while others were getting warm
It every day j didn't begrudEe. it to them in
fact anybody could &c, apy fayGrs IN nth th St
10 have warm water to battle in. il got moth
ing else, m ,,,.,o ,o,der Nrs Kraus " mt IN
DR.. OSullivan.
TIFF OVER MRS. HowARD's RECORD.
Everybody looked surprised at the name APP
Piled to the witness, and eyes qpened little
again Interrupted the proceedings to say:
" Really. Mrs. Allen. cant hear you
tom and 4is ary F yeea at the Hp Of
the city departments; "
lady ss ne? i Mrs. kSgs rnf ns 9 to be not
gentleman. Mr. O'suivan"
man has got n record from here to San Fran;
her by any name that she hasn't at one time
Il answer for this woman's respectablity."
said Mr, : Moss. and you shall treat her re-
Chairman Mazet lectured DR.. O'sullivan and
he sat down Mr. Moss then resumed the ex.
Of the other things she had to endure while In
thrown in w" With S therS." she said. Most Of
them were women Of the most depraved char
and swore. Sometimes they'd fight and then
there would he terrible scenes. cried out one
day that ali mot o mt anS ana
frightfully. Many Of the women had been ar
rested for walking on the street or for being in
disordorly houses. and there was constant
rivalry among them to see who could tell the
nastiest stories Of her exploits
o-And they fought each other? A.-Yes
How could this occur. when matron
THE matron was supposed to be at the gate.
but she never stayed there long"
Commissioner Lantry one day and ne ordered
the Warden to see that all prisoners were
% A ss wa ade fo Keen h
ESrde6 to 9mPfn DO i she s alone The
SAYS DEPUTY sHER1FFs 1NsULTEp HER
Mr.. Moss asked Mrs, Howard to tell of several
things that occurred to her on her trips from
IN 5upS G sfhs st 70 Fp
Mrs. Howard said. ehe with other prisoners
was taken to a room At the Is. Tombs end OF The
the, Deputy, Sheriff in charge called out; Why.
hs tbs1 Rah so{ her sad
and putting his s,, arm around her waist. said.
duct" said the witness. but he only laughed.
] complained to court officer then and he
As she started across the bridge. Mrs, How.
ard said. two other C court officers laughed at
aRd sad our da
II said to these men. then. that IL the oppor-
unity eyer came e. should publicly tell Of these
tunate women who might get into the prison
some day"
WITNESS THREATENS ISLANDER SUITS.
Really Mrs Martin YOU ~. m n,st speak louder
Mr. Moss got Very red and very angry. Jump
ing TO his feet he said to Chairman Mazet:
-, stop this examination right here and ask
this committee to put a stop to this mans in
solence.p
him, here be revoked" said John Proctor
M gentlemap9 would treat a woman in this
who come on this stand DR.. o'suivan. but
married rs H in $40 HSb6 IKE
May II, 1895 and | have no other name. II
attacks on my character are made here shall
You have an excellent case right here"
DR.. O'Sulvan and Warden Hagan shifted
preceeddna BY telling What the Warden call called
NOR careful. Mr., Moss then had a private
when she went to work Tor the gang OF
Thought the firm was a reputable one. She
didn't find out otherwise until the police
sSs gave ali the she hsd abou
them to Capt McClusky OF the Detective
Bureau.
Mrs Phpbe Van Buskirk. who was an inmate
Of the Tom bs. where she had been sent for
shopiftinR. testified that she had listened to
Mrs. Howards testimony and that 1t was all
true. DR.. O'Sullivan tried to get a rise out OF
Mr.. Moss by calling this witness Mrs. Tread
we'll and Mrs. Brown. but Mr. Moss didn't
mind, Mrs. Van Buskirk left the stand after
testitying that convicted prisoners in the
Tomhs had a much easier time OF 1t than those
awaiting trial. and presumably innocent.
sHEEDY PAID $500 TO BE MADE A POLICEMAN.
Roger Sheedy. receiving clerk OF the Old Do
minion line testified that his wife. Bridget,
was ambitious to make a policeman OF him,
and arranged with policeman named Duean
OF the Bedford Park station to see that Sheedy
got an appointment. She gave $500 to sa-
loon keeper named William ]. v Hart OF the
Boulevard and lO1st street. in Dugan's pres
epce Sheedy got no return.
Mrs. Sheedy was called. She said that Dugan
bought the fiat house at 800 West 124th street
where she was living, and she met him first when
he came around to look at the property She
told him of her ambition for her husband, and
he offered to make Sheedy a policeman for
500. DuGan took her to Hart and she paid
, Hart the money, When weeks passed without
her husband getting on the force she threat
ened to have Hart arrested but he defled her
Dugan told me that Hart made Scrgeants
and Captains every week" she said and Mrs
Dugan told me not to worry about my hus-
bands appointment because Hart was
hrother-in law OF President York of the police