New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-23
POLICE INVESTIGATIONS.

ROBBERY In PANEL HOCbE-pEiAls AND Ar
PARENT RELUCTANCE OF POLICEMEN AND DE- |
TrCTIvEs IN SECURING REDREss-A DETECTIVE /
DECLINES TO ARREST THE GUILTY WOMAN
Andrew Pennoyer was the principal witness |
yesterday before special Committee of the Assembly
for the investigation of crime. lie testified Win REFER
ence to panel house rv6berie AMI In regard 10 inc
operations Police Department but more especially
The detective force in connection with such roobees
The morning session taken up 10y the examination vi
Capt Hedden, which, in the absence of Mr. Townsend
who was engaged in the Of Mrs Anna Small was
conducted by Theodore Aub. In the Afternoon Mt
Townsend present and conducted the exam
nation. Mr. Pennoyer gave history o his NE Tor the
past year and a half. during which time nc hao been
making almost constant efforts 10 obtain the arrest OF
uanel thief who on Jan 90 1874 robbed him of $1,000
within ten minutes after Mr. Pennoyer was put upon
the stand Superintendent Walng came into the room
having been teegraphed for. 1t disclosed subse-
quenty he very much interested in the test
nony and as his connected with the various
matters which reviewed he became much agitated
At the close of Mr. Pennoyers testimony he took the
stand and made a short statement
The first witness of the day Capt. Henry Hedden
Of the Tnirtythr Precinct He had commanded al o'
ferent times the sixteenth. Twentieth, Fifteenth twenty
first Second entv-thrd, Thirteenth and twenty
eighth Precincts. He had been on the force since
1857, having been captain for about nine years In
the ThirtyhiId Precinct there gambling houses he
said policy shops and houses of 1l-fame. He had
"pulled" panel house in varick-st. hut the complain
ant who al first consented appear, finally left the city,
and the persons arrested not held Tho witness
then the murder which occurred on the
22d 81 December 1873. There were no arrests made;
peoplc were examined at headquarters but they
were not considered being under arrest. The
persons in the where the murder was committed
were under surveillance but under arrest They were
examined at the staOnhOuse by Mr. Walling, VINO was
then an INSPECTOR The witness was present at the
Cornner's inquest His own theory was that the man
killed his sister and then took his life. The murder
and suicide were committed al No. 2O4 BrOOme-st., near
Norfosst On the night of the murder his sergeant, con-
trary to orders. had neglected TO telegraph TO him. lie
arrived At live six hours after the deed was
committed lie did not believe robbery had been com
mted hanging in plain sight were gold watch ana
chain sides other valuable things belonging TO the sister,
Mary RYAN
The wituess stated that he had entered the gambling
house at No Broadway with warrant from Justice
bowling. Superintendent kelsO had instructed hlm to
20 at a certain time in the evening, which he dd taxing
with him nine ten men. With the aid OF Jimmy lhey
broke the Iron astenngs the door, enabling them 10
reach the bolts The thought that the breaking
door in entering snmblinghouse when armed with
awarrant wasa legh proceeding. He did not beleNe
CAPTAINS could close zap gambinghouses and other re-
sorts in thirty days in any specified time, because oil
the difficulty of getting evidence. He had arrested
woman named Gray and her associate; they were
held to $1,000 ana that was the last heald OF H.
The witness here gave several cases OF arrests
for
because the persons who had lost money did not
visb their names 10 be made public. Panel thieves are
not 80 well known the police as is supposed Men Ike
"shang Draper usually hackers OF several places
No. SIS Broadway " combination game" several
men were Interested In IT, and they thcms Ives and their
friends the only players No strangers were allowed
10 enter unless brought by well known man. The witness
did not know the Italian Garibald When asked If lie
had been offered money or presents he replied mat
he had received such offers three times; once from
man named Johnson, who wished him to share in the
proceeds of game called pn-pOO' at the Fleetwood
Park races He was not connected in any way with
johnson brothers who owned the park the contrary,
they immediately expelled him from the premises when
the captain communicated to them this fact The other
two offers were similar
The Committee then took recess of tbree-quarters Of
al hour.
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Andrew Pennoycr was the first witness OF the after
noon He is a carpenter aud builder, and lives at No.
142 East Fifteenth-st. lie gave the following narrative:
the g, SG a 81 fs % f' Sna Mh 2 ' G
there was robbed Of $1,000. was met by woman
thc street apparently in y eat distress She was crying
and said she had employed at lmOnco that her
wages mad been cut down 80 that she was TO be turned
into the street for nOnayn,nt OF rent She wished me
to 20 back with her to her mouse at same time naming
a house which had kn1wnto have been ,e'peSahe
house the last IA o - years went back, and was
robbel of ri 200 in that house remember having felt
after roi Inside accused the GIL ana cn they tel
me not smart shc beg to cry, aud said rhc WAS
who had then started out locking her IN the room.
Locked 'f "G Sehed the 0 oasGs ''' Of On tine tine
IS"sf; M rn aver him. rSilS G tod
him mad been rObhsd II ne house and wanted him TO
20 back win He said he not OH the beat; that
# was none of his business and that must 20 Tar
ave nave ascertdinc that his name Miller.
mnr Tii'e case have seen him on sixth,ve biow
Tlrtcthst.; think he belonged to th' fhirtieilst.
incn ran to man fiji, living ,,, amo; &, opposite,
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