, 1880-07-18

The latest fase OF tho trouble between John
nenass and his crowd and the Detroit Jockey
Club, full particulars OF which have already been
given in these columns is the trial by commit
tee OF the Detroit Common Council Of Constable
Gcnick, who had been dcposcd from Office by
Mayor Thompson for cudcayoring to cxtort
money from tile Jockey Club. As showing that
De1nass was at the bottom Of the scheme to in
jure the business Of Bride and Armstrong, the
official booksellers, the following testimony CIV
en- by Constable William Close is Of interest:
I was at the Hamtramck race course when tho
difficulties took place between the constitutes and
the booksellers. had Il conversation With John
De,nass on the first day Ut the races. lie wns
aggriered over the action Of the Club t1l retus-
even run a wheel He said be would break up
the Association. He knew Of d man who wot1ld
give me $50 if would "pull" the booksellers.
with ANYTHING OF this nature: but if he would
get warrant would serve It just ls would
any other: Immediately after this conversation
William Sullivan came to me and asked me II
would 'spuli' the booksellers III their busiest
time if 3 warrant WINS placed in my hanfs I
at tho Punch bowl Sullivan c.t,ne il, ana called
me into another room. He said he would give mo
$l5 II could get a man to make the complaint:
then suid he would give me 80. answered that
did not want to have anything to do with the dirty
business, as I did NOT wa1lt to get anybody
against me. III the afternoon saw Constable
Bradford. and he told me he held warrants for
the arrest of the booksellers. He asked ME to
point out tho parties to him. asked him It he
was going to arrest them on the course. and he
answered yes. I advised him not to do 1t, us the
parties were well known. and would not run
away. Bradford said there was good money in
It, and money Is what he worked for. told him
that II he should carry out his plum there would
certainly ee trouble He tod M ae ,1c that he bed bad
him. l saw Genick and Mass on the course, but
did not talk to either Of them. Just ut this time
pool-selltng was about to be commenced. Su!lt-
van cnme around to Bradford and said, Now Is
yanced. and went to Capt Girardiu. Of the po-
there would be trouble. Tie came
toward the poo1-stand. Bradford jumped
into the stand and took hold Of the
money-box. The pool olsellcrs asked him to show
his warrant and he refused, SAYING tslat h.: did
not have to. Mayor Thompson also insisted
that the warrants be shown up, hut the Cnnsta-
bic positively refused. Things became lively In
the stand, and noticed several 1cgIl papers Ia
tt1em ont without being noticed by him, and in
examining them found two warrants, which |
handed TO Capt GirHrx1in- He read them and
said that the papers we're all right The pool
sellers therrnpon submitted. Tho next day
Bradford came to me and said thnt he was going
for tie booksellers again. He nude the arrests:
Constable Genick told me that Bradford hired
him to assist him. He WIS to get 3..:i1 for his
services Tho warrants upon which the arrests
we're made were issued by Justice Toll.
UpOu cross exa inination tho witness thus tes-
tilted:
The complaints were made by John Fleming.
Bradford WIS the principal man in the trouble,
he having charge OF the case. Genick told inc
that Bradford asked him to 70 to the course and
arrest some rough characters without desig12nr-
ing who they were. Dcmass md Sullivan were
MT the bottom of the whole matter. They said
that they were opposed to the Eslk-stockinSs.