Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-12


this three card monte business, and went into
that partially by the persuasion of the detect
ives. who sad that there was no law against it.
aud We gave them percentage
o-What was the peEcentage?
A.--Ten per cent
Odd You pay it to them in their own
hands?
A.-Yes, sir; on one occasion my wife handed
forty dollars to Voss, after had beat a man
from Pennsylvania out OF some money over IN
virginia. He reported the case to headquar-
tiers. and had one OF the parties arrested. | i'm
meiiatey went to Harpers Ferry and remained
there day or two. Sitivington was the man
arrested.
GLOW much do you think you have paid
the detectives altogether. during the time You
followed this three card monte business?
A.-"eil. suppose | have paid them as high
as-weli. to keep wth:u bounds-Detween seven
aGd eight thousand dollars.
Q.-W hic'i letectivcs2
Ala the first place TO Miller: he was ap-
pointed by the detectives as receiver. Finally
h. got selfish aud kent it all. giving none to
anybody else and they had a SPLIT on account of
It, Ihe detectives then appointed Nci.ilrrSh rs
receiver. and for long time lie took the money
and dvided it.
Q.-And you handed the money to him in
person?
Alright into his hands, and he divided
among tie other detectives
CD Ncpcy;t get any of It?
Al know he did
Q.-Nh by do y0u say you know?
A.-EeCause | made it my business to 90 to
NcDrvitt and say | gave 50 much money to
NcEifr"Sh. He made the barra:n will me that
| should tell him every dollar gave to McE.-
lFGsh, SO that he (sicDevItt would get his
"diyvy."
Q-Do you think yoss knew ANYTHING about
a.-Therc is no doubt they all knew. for
nave @lleIl each and every one money: hut Ac
Ton anu NoSS never got near the amount that
the Others received. Tie three fly men. Me,
EitteSh. Miller and McDcyitt were the head
ones, aud whatever they said the others did
They would yet ten dollars each AMI Acton ana
Noss wond only get five. sly wife handed
N"SS so To give this man we beat over i'm ViT-
ginia So that ii would be hrsned up and Skiy-
ilttOn be released.
q-Yon say your wife gave Voss $40 Where
do She glEa It to him?
A--Met hm on tie street and gave # to him.
| suppose. never asked her. After liz got il
lie made an appointment to meet me in t.flnorv
square He and SkjYingtOn ard myself met
there. AMI I said 10 Voss: What must we do:
20 10 work a-aln or Quit!'
o>S said: mo. 90 on, we want money!"
can produce the eyiderCe OF good substant al
p""pie-by merchants. bar-room owners and
motel people oi the association vi the detectives
ana us people. Yes. and can get the evidence
ot parties who have never been arrested or con-
yictcd. that We have
PAID THESE DETECTIVES MONEY FOR PROTEc-
TIoN.
a one time the detectives sent for stranre
parties 30 come here ana 90 to work. Their
names were SWincil, Kennedy and Farnsworth
lney went TO work and instead Of standing in
With the detectives as they had i)argainei to do,
they came To me and made a proposition that
they would not go to work if objected. | said
that the town didn't belong to me. and we could
"oTk together. Then there were six or seven or
r2ft OF us. SWinch MAS - do the playing
ana was to do the ''s.agilH." The i.trf. YES
brought a },ian here froll Detroit hy the name
OF Curtis. AHA liaWi2y. IL had the reputation
o. being one IF IL" 3naTicst threc-cald monte
men IA the country. Benz very cnnnng he
soon got into the good graces Of the detectives
0AI promised them twenty per cent This was
q hejt" percentage tan had been paying and
the detectives showed me out of course | had
to 20 on tn outside and DO the steer ny" He
s'aid here for a few weeks. I knew hin to win
nom ore H2A over seven hundred dollars
i"arv 'stccreI' this man and I cuess he
knows MS name. But instead Of Curtis ciyino
the detectives their portion he put it in his
POCKET. NHen Miller and Mc!.lfresh heard this
they hunted UP Curtis and when they found
hiH they wanted 20 Kill him Miller shook his
Inst i'll lis thcc and called him q thieyiny -
but the fellow never gave up Il cent.
Q.-WAat was the first thing. which brourht
you IN contact with the detectives when vou
were approached by them?
Al was very Intimate with McT7lfresll. Nc
l"Iitt. and COOtnbs and all OF them knew
Hctifresh from boyh0od mp. To tel, YOU the
tIiith. hunger brought me to this. and 7
wouldn't have dyae IT anyhow If | had
Known t was AGAINST the law. The detectives
toid ne it was not AGAINST tie Law ard % Keep
o., and did 50.
WHAT TIE COMMITTEE THINK
me members of the committee lett the iaii
Wei satisfied with the afternoons work They
od not hesitate TO express the opinion that
oLeaFy and Murphy were telling straight
story. although they realize the Importance OF
procuring ample cOrroDGratiye testimony Thus
far jhe.c inYesti cations have met with greater
success than was anticipated at the outset.
both the prisoners being verified as to many Of
the details Of their statements by good ana
substantial! c.''zhns Tie committee propose
- lose no time III pushing on the Investigation.