New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-14
CAPT WILLIAMS ON TRIAL
DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST HIM.

DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST HIN.
srrrp,xryNpyNr wALLINGs sons EXPERIENCE IN
GAMBLING-HOUsEs.
vyben the Police Commissioners took their seats
in the trial room OIL tae Uener11 ;csm"n roticans
aud Others were waiting for the proceedngS the
Captain Alexander 5. Williams TO pegn. Gn .r0
M Mass Deane and Townsend. of the Corporation
Counseps Office, and on the other sloe OF We ;
shoe George Bliss Emu h C"nn a'J for Capan
Williams. superintendent Walling and inspectors
Thorno and Murray wore uniforms respienddo oir
IN riyilian's dress No person in the room looked
more unconcerned than the Captain OF the ;S
ninth lie aed bs name Not muscle Of
his face moved while the list of alleged gaIhDnmg ing
houses in his precinct was read 1u anu aIthomSh
accused of failing to suppress gamDhne' ai'hoIs
expressly ordered by his superlors 70 40 80, @ 10 p
,eportiug that no gambling was going on when Ne
knew. or ought to have knG Saa 'hif Ne Kissed the
Bible said /" not guilty" and sat down. A. r,r. Of
Colonel Bliss next read decision Of sn0 of
court was called as q witness in case before the
court that Judge ought not to resume his place Oh
the bench until the CAGE was disposed OIL lie added
hat inasnuch as the names of the witnesses against
CAPTAIN Williams had been kept back. his couhsei
did not know if it was the Intention %
lint the counsel were of the opinion that they woulu
lie Obliged to call General Porter as witness Tor
the defence and the defence might Go1efe TO any ths
iudcial action the part of General Porter IN me
case This move against Mr.. Porter, VINO was the
prime in the proceedings against the CaPtan,
seemed to nOnplus the Commissioners MT. Dcaho
said the matter might be laid over until an
was raised or until General Porter was called upon
Superintendent walling first testified regarding
orders which had been given Tor the Suppression VI
gatnbling. He was interrupted Dy MI rreneii, Nv
directed all the other witnesses to retire TO the rear
docs that order include Commissioner Porter r
Hardly.s replied Mr. French, while the specta-
question by Mr.. Root as to whether Mr.. Wallingg
knew il the Corporation Counsel was concerned
only about gambling in the Twenty ninth Preclnct
led to scene between the Lawyers; MI; P G~1n
accused Mr.. Root OF" miserable qilOoilng.a wv VIZ
mel Bliss shook his clenched fist and SAID " you
are doing the quibbling when you prefer chaIgo e
against Captain Williams and not against other
Captains in whose precincts gambling houses are
inspector Thorne explained how he had sent
orders TO Captain Williams, and had recelveH re-
ports from the Captain regarding the gambling,
houses lie was asked to tell what effect raids had
on such bouses, but the 4uestlo nwas not aowea;
Detective Sergcants COsgrove aud Mclaughlin
testified that the places mentioned in the charges
against Captain Williams were reputed gamDllhg-
houses. and they named persons known 70 tIel. a.
professional gamblers, who either visited the houses
or were the reputed proprietors. ihey had seen
such persons enter the houses on different even
jngs. Much of their testimony was objected 10 by
the defence as irrelevant Inc counsel o r5 S,so
objected to testimony by the detectives regaraihg
tho finding of gambling implements Do inc HOUSES
when the raid was made on January 70 several
hours were consumed in such testimony ana the
spectators beginning to lose interest ~ the
trial when the calling of Frank Walling, son OF inc
SUPERINTENDENT caused a sensation. Young Wall
ing is a salesman for linen firm IN Cnurch-st Iie
told at length his experience IN "aT m
tween Christmas and New Years. WINE trayeiiiDg
for his firm, in Indiana in October ast. ne nrse
tried his hand at gaming table. On ms return 10
the city in November he gsmbled at place III
Twenty-fourth-st On Christmas afternoon he went
TO No. 80 West Thirty -irst-st and gamoled ior an
hour In the evening lie. went back to the place
and played roulette with eight or nine persons:
lie lost more than he won. On TIE afternoon OF
the following day he went to the house again ana
won some money at faro. Ga December II he won
money in the place at rs but ms W eck IHTnya
ne io mS nnd nnv the pronretor there lie started
n game of faro and lost more OF his money IN Uhe
afternoon of December 29 he won $500 at faro at
No 50 West Thrty-iirstst., but lost the whole sum
in the evening at No 81 Returning TO no; 90 ne
PLAY ell and lost again. 1t was then aIter iunign,;
but he went to No 81 IN the same 81 ps with 9TH
varying fortune, ending with nttie loneS ~ us iio
pocket. Instead of going home, he RODE on tlle
elevated road between the Battery ana the lalleln
River wondering over his winnings ana losses, untlI
il was time to go TO his employer store III sno
afternoon he returned to the twenty n1n
cjnct and began to play roulette at No. 90 SlXtl-
ave. After winning $40 he went away; ne epci'e
the afternoon and evening IN the - Wssf
Thirty-irst-st. and 526 Sixtlavc., losing money III
each place. lie continued playing a nd losing 9htll
and found himself without money and in debt to
the gamblers. He returned to the gambling houses
January 2 but his lnck seemed 10 gIom "oI9e
and worse, aud he decided TO quit gambling. ne
was ont of pocket about 1000 and. as ne oWeu
money when lie BEGAN gambling, he was Obliged to
The Young mans story was listened to with
marked attention Colonel Bliss was unable 10
shake tue force OF the testimony hls queSTtloinS
drew out the fact that when Superintendent Wall
ing heard of his sons adventures ne compelled tie
young man to 60 before the Dstrct-Attorney ana ana
E,,lIa alll
not told Captain Williams or any policeman OF the
Twenty-ninth Precinct. lie did not tell more
about his gambling than he was Obliged TO, because
he had impression, he said that his ahdavlt IN
the possession of the District Attorney was 10 DC
used before the Grand jury. c,
visited a number Of gambing-h0uses III the twenty
ninth Precinct on different nightS before January
founded. He turned away from some of the
houses, but got into others without huch
trouble. At No. 30 West Thirty Grst-st he found
number of persons playing faro and he played also.
Mr.. Deane-Wha: happenedi
Z McCluskcy-I won. Laughter.
Mr. Leane-Did you get into No 81 west Ihrty-
McCiuskey-yes and found number Of people playing
Mr. Deane-Dd you win or lOsci
MeCluskey-I list that time. Laughter.
The detective said he also got into No. So West
Thlrty-frstst. Oh the night of January H. and saw
as many as forty persons playing faro IN the place.
IIe lost a small sum OF money before lie lett the
house. Colonel Bliss was unable TO shake the
officers testimony, to draw out any facts tending
10 reflect discredit on tho prosecution.
Mr.. French announced that tine trial would go on
at 10 q. III. to-day
"HARRY" HILL NEEDS OVER 10000 NAMES
TIE Board of Excise yesterday instructed its
counsel TO bring suits against the bondsmen OF
Daniel Murphy, whose license for the liquor store
ct No AS West Seventeenth-st. was revoked re-
Gently. The law requires that each holder of q
license shall give bonds of $500 that his place shall
not become resort for thieves, gamblers, or disor
derly persons. Murphys license was revoked