New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-12
THE ANTT-GAMBLING association
FURTHER EXAMINATION OF WEST AND GAL
WAY-DAMAGING DISCLOSURES.

wAY-DAMAGING DISCLOSURES.
The examination of West and Galway,
officers OF the Association for the Prevention Of Gam
bling charges Of swindng merchants OF this city on
pretense Of giving information to acts Of gambling
perperated by their partners and clerks continued
yesterday. Much interest manifested in the pro-
ceedings by the spectators present
Henry Galway, one OF the defendants was placed on
the stand and the examination Of the witness
tinued He said have testified to everything that oc-
CURED at the first interview that remember it was un-
dersood that that conversation was to be confidential,
and not be impaired to any person Hyde said that he
understood that the next conversation with Hyde was
on the Saturday following between and o'clock In
conversation held subsequently, Mr. Hyde said that
was mistaken in the replied that 1t was possible
there was mistake called Monday afternoon for
the purpose Of seeing Mr.. King; MIR. King was
not in tho store, and Mr.. Hyde and myself
entered into conversation asked him II Mt King went
IL he walked down Broadway far as Dusne,st.; he
not go down that he not the Mr. King were look
ing at next BY the following ngd daTy
asked II / recognized Mr.. King as was coming in,
tbe e 'front.' part Of the store told hm distinctly that
that was not the man that reported and asked MT
Hyde to SoS @ b we os him hat the
Mr.. King that We described looked no more like his
asked me to speak Mr. King, and asked him il he
had spoken to Mr. had King about the Them ed s
S that part and ssd that S'oaS Would
nower for any wrong done him saw Mr. King the next
morning at office; the next morning went to see
seen in fhe store he Complained Of the wrong that
had done him. and said that the Association had done
Mr. HYDE that we considered Mr. Hyde blame in the
S kg tic y @ TS
King asked for letter Of 9R09g and tS S sa nm wf
we had done everything under the circumstances; at
one time Mr. Hyde and Mr. King and myself were to-
Years Of age, and that he did not red whiskers
he further said that Mr.. Hyde that was very
had another her sfvE wa H Ess with
s Mr. HYDE sUV and West and Hyde saw that had
Il right for him to be at the expense of the whole affair
that he out $50 with no benefit accrung therefrom
and said II Mr. West would refund him S25 he would sign
any releasepapers that offered him; did not make
any reports Mr. Hyde before the go was paid except
AT the first interview, when asked him IL the descrlp-
ton was correct told him that was the report we re-
ceived from the deteeye Mr. CeIkrk was the detective
prevOus when we employed him he gave US good ref
& i M aS 'fss Rs W
Stewart CO., and on the strength Of that employee
to him regular did make the inquiries in refe-
renee to gambling but left that to the detectives can
should think some 800 or 400 merchants was not SUD
scriptiOn agent - , a.
handwriting OF Mr. West exhibit and ID is in my hand
writing exhibit and in the Handwriting OF MI
INV handwriting signed by Mr. West exhibit Is IN lhe
handwriting OF Mr.. Prescott, think the woru aP
proved" Is In my handwriting.
nv counsel for prosecution-Q. In the company OF
Libby In whose handwriting exhibits and a.
The is IN the handwriting OF Mr. West and the sec
ond Is In my handwriting. - -
20 o. In the complaint Of Gottschalk in whose hand
writing is exhibit A. man by the name OF fhiinp
w Hof0rd. go. 80,
O. And exhibits and d A. The former Is IN the
handwriting OF Mr. Hosford and the second s MI west
o. When was this Association for the Prevention OF
Gambling organizedi A. In March, 1868, In pesey III
the top floor OF the building; myself MI West MT A. ".
bartlett, Mr.. Nathan Nesbitt, and MI Josiah 5turgs
we're present; cannot tell whether anybody else was
present Mr. Bartlett used TO be the solicitor iof ts
Association and was also acting as canyasseT ior
srrptions don't know where he Is now, Dut saw MN
last MAY; cannot tell what his ordinary business is
believe before the Association organized he had been an
advertising agent he had been associated with me In
other enterprises before. ~,
10 what enterprises have you been engaged INV oD'
,ecfed 10 BY Mr.. waring. Objection oyerrned "A. IN
yss. and 1855 there firm established BY the name OF
West lee 4 Bartlett and published New. 1OIk
pnsness Directory shortly after Mr. Bartt u leit to"n
~ Were you associated with Mr. Bartlett IN 1855 A.
xcne to answer In the first place TO prove my lnno-
CONGO I'm the transaction would have 20 get my Whesss
mere and cannot because they ont OF the country
TIesline TO answer because IT will crminate myself III
sey he society established have NOT se,n al
rested with Bartlett l have not been mdIeleu Vulnk