The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-23

TIln woman rom AIS own place ia tns lnleIlOt "
Jersey ana came to stay with her one
morning she arose out Of bed, took his
money and disappeared going back 70 the place
she came from; the man reported this case as q
panel robbery, and was two or three days EN-
and the woman who had so mysteriously dtsap-
peared: genuine panel house. according TO the
case out OF four; most OF them were shams; when
he had occasion TO suspect the existence Oh a
panel house ne stationed ofneers IN 'front.' OF II,
but the neighoors were always making com
plants when This was done and running TO HEAD
BY Chairman Camobeil-Do you think that It is
or any use to station orcers Ia front OF panel
house after robbery mas ,- been committed
Captain Hedden-I do not wish to criticise the
orders Of my snperiors; KNOW mar ane nee m
front OF the panel houses as nuisance TO them
selves; he attempted TO arrest tne Ee ep,
the parties heard OF his intention aud LETT it; he
had difficulty in getting comp!ainAnts TO come
now PANEL RoBBERIEs ARE HUsHED Up.
| While in the Fifteenth precinct he stopped pub
street; he succeeded Captain Uaffrey in command
OF the precinct; his officers arrested some
eS Sne men bes1 KNOWN in connection
Win panel robperes were not the actual opera
a humber OF panel games but he dld not think he
nad any in the Fifteenth when the witness
there; 1t was dif1cult 10 get evidence against
panel thieves as settlements were often made
with victims after arrests were made ne arrested
charged in this way; ne never knew man named
GaribaldI by that name; settlements were re-
quently made by agents and associates OF the
panel thieves, and tnen it was impossible for a
captain 10 do anything in the matter; II the asso-
ciate found that the victim was disposed TO make
trouble then the matter was settled and the agent
NEVER BROUGHT TO TRIAL.
In the case OF q panel house IN which a large
robbery had been committed toe parties would
Immediately leave, but others would take their
places II the operators owned the furniture; IN
sucn cases good would De accomplished by nav
ing an ofncer stationed In rent OF the house.
AT one time it Was the understanding in the
force that arrests should made Tor gam
blng except IN cases where complaint was made
by CT izen; there was written or printed
order OF the Kind but an mtimatlon TO that eject
was received by the captains,rom their superiors.
There were some twenty polcV shops In the Fiji
teenth precinct when he neld command there;
they were 1requen ted by mixed class OF per-
sons but chiefly ny the lower classes; the keepe
of every shop we're arrested Dy him at some time,
| but were merely heId TO bail, ana never brought
to trial; poncy shops existed IN nearly all the pre-
| cincts.
| The man called "Big Murray" dld not keep
| gamblers game then; ness was Captain or
the Fifteenth precinct until just before he left
had heard through the newspapers since that
| "Big Mike Murray" had kept large keno game;
| na1 not talked with his brother officers on the
subject; ''BIg Murray had been arrested, he
| for assauting some one on Broadway.
BY Mr.. Dessar-NOw, Captain HedeeE, did you
| sioners or your superiors TO leave certain gamb-
ling houses unmolested and break IN otner oness
|
sucA oraers or anything OF that KIND.
NO BRIDES.
By another conference.-the you ever
ceivs any money from any disrepurabe house,
/ banco. keno or gambling house, to prevent ponce
Captain hedoen-Never at any time, but offers
were made to me- ana in the Thirty-thlrd precinct
where there are no houses OF that KIDD and no
! disreputable games, q man named Johnson, who
| was on rhe track at Fleetwood Park offered TO go
shares with me and give me a percentage on the
| game or pin pool; he had two QUEER men
| with him, whose faces l knew as sport
| ing men on the track; this Johnson was
| with tue Johnsons VINO ave Charge oil the track;
informed them OF the oner 10 bride me and they
1.-THE MYSTERIOUS PowER.n
The witness testified that he never knew OF the
conviction OF any gambler who had been arrested
by hlm there was always some mysterious power
| that prevented their conylctonj l did not
| go TO the District Attorneys once, because aid
| not think could find anything about convictions
there; went to the police courts TO learn II any
| thing was done, and it never was; got warrant
from superintendent Kelso to arrest the parties
! in NO. SIS Broadway; It was a kind OF a combina-
| against each other; strangers could not get n.
| JOHN MoRBIssEY GIVES BAIL
got warrant Tor joan Aorrlssey VINO was SAID
| Justice Bowling, and went to'No. SIS Broadway;
hall; went TO his place in Twenty-fourtn street
| and did not find him there; the house at Nc. SIS,
as sald was run on snares, and think Morrissey
owned two shares, or $4,000; the other eight per-
| sons owned one share each.
| BY CHAIRMAN CAMPBELL.
| Was there man named John Mccormick In that
Sea. Captain Hedden-Yes, 1 think he owned some
4 shares; when they were taken TO court tney all
| gave bail and whle this was being done Jonn
Morrssey came into court and gave bail in 1000;
| the was now Drougat 10 trial and
Justice bowling merely notified the prisoner
| ana the witness that they would be sent
| for when they were wanted, and soon alter Dow
! ling went to Europe. and when he came back
| nothing was done about the gamblers cases, and
he the witness heard no no more aSog. them
| tell, but had heard as common rumor that the
defeat OF justice remained with the police ma2is-
| At this moment Asssmblyman James W. Hustled
| entered ana took his seat IN tue committee. He
| asked Captain Hedden, VINO was just concluding
ais testimony, II toe warrant given to him BY
Kelso and Issued oy Downing had not been served
| by him during the term OF the young democracy
hEnI, and the Captain answered "Yes," aud
added mat he had heard that it was
issued on account OF political intrlgues;
| Thirteenth precinct, In 1874 on specific
court On I'll the Troapd taat he ltne Csp,ainl mad
/ contributed co the offence by sending man TO
| buy ticket for nim-Qaught )-and The Justice
| VINO did THIS was either Hammer or Otterbourg.
! THIS concluded be testimony OF captain Hcdden.
It was understood that Captain Chnchy had re-
! peaediy declined to appear before the committee
| FOR insufficient reasons, and it was discussed
! whether or not an attachment should be Issued
| Tor him.
After recess Mr.. Townsend TOOK his seat and ex-
| ahmed a Mr.. Alfred PennoYer. VINO testified tnat
ne was carpenter and builder who resided at
| No. 152 East Fifteenth street, and was a Nldower
The WI ness LOld MS sbVTy with ndsaI uraWi ana
| In a dun monotone, very much resembling that Of
| Mark Twain Wnen telllng story. occasionally
| he weuld break into nashes OF humor wnen he re-
| lated now ne was humDugged by the detectives and
| the police captains; on the night Of January rs,
| 1874 ne was entlced into house, No. 2O2 West
! Thlrty-seyenth street. In Captain hcElwaln's pre-
cinct; the woman was Ia seeming distress and
was crying, and she said she mad been discharged
| and dld not know what to do and could not pay
| the regt; she wanted me to 20 with her and see
where she lived; gave her 50 out OF my pocket
| and told her 10 20 on.
| A FOOL AND MS MONEY ETC,
| went win her, aud went into the house, and
1t TOOK ner and her pal just two minutes 10 clean
me out ana get all tBe money s, 200; the money
was IN my PAN aoons pocket; went out and saw
pohceman-a big, laJ fellOw-on the beat u AIMED
Miller; l have seen him often on sixth
avenue and Thrtieth street since; this fellow
Miller said ne wouldn't 30 anything about IL, ana
SAID II was not On ms beat; then thought I'd 20
for irend Of mine named Moore. and we watched
the house until another friend OF ours named
Johnson came and went for a policeman whose
name 1 don't know; he was a roundsman: this