New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30
NO GAMBLING N NETWORK.
WHAT SUPERINTENDENT wALING SAYS


MS TESTIMONY BEFORE TIE ROOSEVELT '0-
>prTrr-pFrA AZ rMENT RULES DlsoBEfEi'
The Assembly Special Investigating comm
a., ,avpo c,,red an extension Of time untl ApIl'
rcsumed its session yesterday 81 the MeltoPo'"n ~,
III hartman, Mr.. Roosevelt with MT, 1--WE III. w. a.
son and Mr. Wech met at 10 o'clock OWING 70 oniI
40, 4, tho service of subp0nas, however tne eoIi'
20. - - t,bont any witnesses and therefore al
srnna ,nt,Io n M At that hour all the memoelS
named were present together with c. T. MiIet ooun'
orge packages Of papers were carTiedin'o 'hc fo
tolowed nv Police superintendent Walhng anu on''i
clerk Hawley, together with other attaches VI 'n 'O
Department. 4,
rt ,,s an entirely different circle Of faces around
,be room from these that made up the audience during
the sheris and suTogate's days OF travail OoHsp'uV"
in the cluster the smoothy-shaVeu i"ce Vi
"Harry Hill Conspicuous upon MS person was pon
,aerous watch chain hanging across his wascoat nhe
hneh flexible horseshoe The diamonds in his shirrohI
,caeted A. many beautiful c0ors the chrysa chande-
ler above the committees table
SUPERINTENDENT George W. waling was the first wit
ness He testified he had occupied the once since
T,lv % 1874 without prelminsres Mr. Miller plunged
into the business 10 hand and within five minutes han SC
cured the admission by the witness that no book OF rec
ora NJ esnbing-houses was kept by him, although sub
avision of rule 44--relative 10 police manage
,nendstnctly provides for the keeping OF such record
The witness claimed, however. that such RECORDS "ee
hon, nv inspecor OF whom there four including In
son only the rule had not been complied with by himself
lie submitted record of dsOrdery houses, belonging to
his Office which. he said, he had kept since 1870 An
examination of the book however showed that no entries
had been made in il May II, 1883; lie e1pahseu
To- Yi M staring that reports made to him by the
every three and these reports SO far as
M Me S called attention to rule 262 requiring cap
tsns Of different precincts 10 Ie STsprou
and all dsOrder t hS@sef together TSs wi,ness RE
iai That
inspectors and by those officers to the superintendent
when the latter called for them. Hence the additional
sdmission was wresed from him that this rule likewise
was not observed the letter He insisted however that
netars and were always forthcoming from the latter
when required He asked how long II had been since
houses lie replied that he thought it was
sbOu two weeks ago He expressed no surprise; tSc
returns lie had received no instructions from me
al NOT believe that the Board knew whether he kept
the record When asked why he dsregarded the
.p ste IS vogue upon his assumption of the office Mr..
Irwin here remarked that this seemed to be the practice
RUE SIC then rcad It declares 1t to be the duty OF
ember Of the police force TO report writing GDeo
arc good grounds for believing that any house Is
devoted TO gambling 10 improper purposes The Wit
ness submitted forty-three reports of this description
made within the last fOlI years In some instances i've
or six houses were mentioned in single affidavit. Most
OF those mentioned referred to lottery and policy shops
In these warrants had been issued by HIM ent no
,ngle arrest had been made for the reason ih'i ~
was necessary 20 discover offenders In the o
e violating the LAW ;no UPON Go.e this POINT ,, IT,,
10 know why it that evidence was not ,iinshlo.
M mSH 9S ' to e con Of ali t 81 wrong
doing and the that could he acco pshcd wa- the
Ing of The places Mr. Miller how or could not under
stand why The detective force not able 10 procure
sso S@Sern NJ cod not enehen him
upon that question e Co sog not set q search war
do not think g id-ihat Is my opinion was the
perccr ge Of persons arrested by the police in
connection =. lotteries policy have been convict
- ao 81, think It nss been more than in twenty,
snsw Ell the witness win de9eIau4h hd b
soucht had good Violence Bn even men taey were
they not tried why that IS 20 IL VIII require you 10
enter another department. than mine have myself re,
anssed them 10 Law the cases before the Grand jury
even after the parties had been discharged
NO GAMBLING EXCEPT or TIE SLY.
o. reply 20 question as TO the existence OF gambling
A. the present Mr. Walling surprised the committee
ty saying: 81 do not think there is any gambling going
A unless there may be once in n great Wnle game
rned on the sly; and certainly there is not any ganb
LING ia nv opinion going in the city and county OF
NewYo to-day, unless It is behind doors and bars and
\ do NOT think there is case In week OF that"
Mr.. Miller-Has 1t not been q RUE since Decelnner
$50 that in any case IN T len Of I 3be gre
euct had first 70 be notihedi
M he MiIqT@po Won mean to say that at any time dur
ing The wears 1881 1882 1883, person gong to inc
magistrate could take an officer and have the warrant ex
going 10 the station house OF the pre-
einct In which the offended lcdf
The witness replied that he nae no knowedgc OF any
such nile and he denied having ever received complaint
nou that score. He knew from newspaper reports thd
Warrants were obtained and arrests made Oy AnthonN
1omstock his agents. without the Intervention OF INC
uoice but he discldmed any knowledge respecting iS
matter through direct compliant hsn 1G Wds Ie',uuuV
issued by him In lSSO forDlddlhS Ine e1tcu
ton Of warrants held by private individuals inns ne saiG
was done on night before the election or thdt year II
order 10 prevent persons from obtaining warrants anC
Them In pockets fOl use AZ lheT peas It
I'm connection with the elections lie sud that BE mac
i.sued an order 10 the effect that whenever warrant,
were issued 10y magistrates they should be placed i'll the
~ NilieT-Between the time Won first appointed
and the night before the election OF SsO
do you mean TO that your attention had nOt Deen
called 10 the fact that number OF citizens got warrants
from police magistrates which they gave 70 ponce once
20 serve Al mean to say mat einphatcdny. 0oA
lycc aud was told that II was an improper proceeding
witness subsequently explained thdt lOhg WING
agn Mr. Co,a-tOck made some complaint mat when ne
went into satOnhOuSe they ddno iinned aey sehd ~
NAV men out s required He had tOdMr COmst0ck tna
into station-house and take out as many men as b(
wanted lie had told him. however, tnat II ne W0uiG
COME directly him and make his reqsllos he should
have ALI the he wanted II TOOK al the Orce ne hdl
length psrcuaTF with reference 10 lotteries lbe VIII
rsss had heard through the newspapers that pOeemel
charged with wlnkng al tne eNlstrHct Vi unl@Hir
establishments, and taking money for me protection
afforded lie asserted that he dld not CONSIDER IL part
hs iutv TO institute Investigations on mere lunols nj
Mler contrasted the wogk OF MI Sotls'9eh anu III
'o the dctrlfncut Of the latter Inc superintendent
claimed. however, that all had been done that It wa
possble TODD and that the advertisement o1lOenes III W
bwsnspers had not been UNDECIDED lie insisted that L
he extent Of his power he had aided in breaking up al
Illegal practices. -. ,,..,,t.. Ill, Ia go
sumed tomorrow AZ 10 o'clock