The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-04
THEY HIT POLICY HARD.
A Great Scheme to Beat the Game
Exposed in Court

this morning, to answer a charge
Of assault and battery upon Alfred
Havemeyer Of No. 1850 Bergen
avenne, disclosed scheme bv which. ap-
parentiy, policy shops In New York have
been defrauded to the tune Of about 81 900
by the defendant, O'Reilly, assisted By
the complainant ana his brother, Ed
ward
o'Reilly was employed in policy shop
in Eighth street, New York, by man
named Reed, as a carrier.
He was oftentimes left alone IN charge
OF the office, and having occasion to han
die several thousand dollars daily.
set to work TO find some
means by which he would be enabled to
make hit for one or two thousand dol
lars occasionally.
In his capacity as carrier he was COM
pelled to 90 to the different policyshops in
the city and collect th sealed plays made
by other men. He knew what nu mbers
were coming out every day at twelve
numbers that would come out at the
evening drawing at six O'Clock.
He finally came to the conclusion that
II he was quick enough he could get the
numbers tnat were coming out, take
q sealed play out Of the bag
play % for himself Himself which would win
from three hundred TO thousand uol-
lars at a time.
All he needed to carry out his plan sue
cessfully was an accomp lice who would
go to the branch policy shops and collect
the money for him when ne made the
play.
FINDS THE ACcoMPLcE
Last August he found Iready helpers in
the form af Alfred and Edward Have
meyer. The scheme was worked success
fully. and several hits Of a thousand dol
le.m - uaA
that play for s., 900 be made.
Alfred Havemeyer was TO get $500 and
be started in the butcher business. and
Edward was to act a thousand In cash.
A short time before this play was made
o. Reilly took William Lincoln in with
him to work the shops. A play was made
aud three thousand dollars was won
O'keilly at once purchased a saloon at
No. 355 Bowery, New York. and started
Lincoln in business. furnishing the
place with new bar fixtures
and a pool table o'Reilly made
collect IT. Lincoln went 70 the policy
shop, which was In Elizabeth street, col
lected the profits and skipped
O'Reilly began to get discouraged and
finally the play for 5000 was made. the
play being IS and a. IN the first capital.
The sum Of S54 was put on this play and
the numbers came out, making O'Reilly
a winner OF $500
THEY FALL OUT.
Alfred Hnvemeyer, who had been kick
ing because he did not get the $500 cash :
promised, refused to go and ret the
money, and then the trouble began.
To obtain the money some one in the
gang was compelled TO go and see we'll.
known gentleman, who is a member Of
the Palma Clnb, and whose office Is in
the Hudson County National bank build
ing.
This gentleman had a suspicion that
the play was not all right and refused TO
pay the money until he had Investigated
the case.
The s, 200 was not paid, but liberal
compromise was effected.
O'ReiIly continued his winnings, and
at the present time sports "a horse and
buggy and other luxuries.
A QUEER PLOT.
Havemeyer kept getting money from
O'Reilly without any trouble until last
Monday, when O'Reilly refused TO give
him any more. This put stop TO
and Havemeyer alleges that O'Reilly
asked him to sandoag Ed. LOhman, who
resides at Bensonhouse, Long Island, and
that he would rob him. Lohman was to
be knocked out if necessary. as he always
carried from two to three thousand dol
lars.
Havemeyer refused to have anything to
do with the job. O'Reilly, he alleges,
showed him how easy it would be TO
knock Lohman out BIZ kicking him in
the stomach one night about three weeks
ago, which resulted in his being confined
to his bed for three days.
Havemeyer refused TO take part in any
robbery business, and this project was
abandoned. The next time O'Reilly show
ed his hand was in sending Havemeyer
to a policy dealer who hao established
an Office in Reich's Hotel, to tell him that
il he did not ''cioss his mouth" he would
get the place pulled Dv the police
The policy dealer would not pay HIM to
keep uiet, and as a result Mrs. Reich
was notified or the presence of tue policy
dealer in her house. and she at once put
MIN ont
The dealer then located. it IS alleged, at
No 81 Montgomery street, and O'Rellly
began making small plays. winning every
time
O'Reilly became discouraged as his
winnings were not OF such frequent oe-
currence as before. Then trouble arose
in the gang.
The idea of robb.ng Lohman was again
proposed. il is said, but Havemeyer was
not willing 10 run the risk Of getting
twenty years in State Prison.
O'Reilly, II is alleged, then asked Have
meyer TO keep watch while he did Lob
man, but Havemeyer persistently refused
to have anything further 10 do with the
gang. Hayemeyer, however, kept up his
demands for money, and finally last
Monday a fight ensued between him and
O'Reilly. Woeekner helping O'Reiily-
Hayemeyer claimed that O'RIelly had
threatened many times to Kill him and
that on this occasion he drew knife and
attempted TO stab him
O'REILLT on THE STAND.
O'Reilly when put on the stand denied
having attempted 10 stab Have
meyer and claimed that the conf
plalnant was the aggressor
accounting for the prese nee of knife in
his hand by stating that lie had been
cleaning mis- finger nails.
Henry Hayeuleyer, whe acted as coun-
sci for his brother, in cross-exnmlniBg
O'Kelly, repeatedly asked him il he had
not stated that he had put men out Of the
way
O'Reilly made denial, and intends
suing the Havemeyers for defamation OF
character.
Justice Kimmerly discharged Woeek-
ner, as 1t was not shown that
, he took part in the assault and
committed o. Reilly to await the action
Of the Gland Jury. The robbing OF the
policy dealers is 10 be thoroughly invesIi-
gated by the police.
Missius. Probably Drowned.
Charles Miller OF No 201 Congress