Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-07
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Samuel Hawkins Denies That Horsey
Ever Left Money at His store--ChieI
Francis Tells an Interesting Incident.
Areporter of The GAZETTE yesterday
| morning saw Samuel Hawkins at his
cigar store, Seventh and Market streets,
and asked:
"Mr. Hawkins, did Andrew Horsey
ever leave any money at your store for
your brother, Detective Hawkins 2"
~ never saw any" replied Mr.. Haw-
kins, promptly.
ale says he left money with you for
Detective Hawkins, and told you to give
it to him."
Mr.. Hawkins stepped quickly to the
back part of the room where one of his
employees was at work, and addressing
him said:
"Did you ever see Horsey leave any
money here?"
81 never did," replied the person to
whom the question was put. Mr..
Hawkins then reiterated the statement
that Horsey never left any money with
him.
CHIEF FRANCIS INTERVIEWED,
A reporter saw Chief of Police
Francis at the mayors office in the city
hall yesterday and had the following
interview with him.
"Chief, in an interview on Saturday
last you are reported as saying that you
were once approached by Andrew
Horsey who rendered you money, which
you refused"
yes; that is correct" replied the
chief.
DO you object to stating just where
and under what circumstances the
tender was made?"
mo, l have no hGsitancy in telling
you. 1 was going home one night and
a fellow asked me to walk out as far as
Townships saloon, Eighth and Tatnall
streets, with him. Well, it wasn'tmuch
out Of my way and / went out us far as
Eighth and Tatnall. We entered the
| saloon and remained there short time,
when got up and started home. As
was going out the door Andrew Horsey,
who was in the saloon, approached
me and said he wanted to see me.
| We walked up as far as Eighth and
| West streets. Horsey asked me to 20
| out to his house. | refused. He then
said; Francis, you know this policy
business is going on, and you might as
| well have a note as anyone else / told
him that didn't want any of his money;
that was satisfied with the position |
| then held (police captain) and also with
the salary was receiving. / then left
Horsey and went home"
Just when did this happen ?"
81 can't exactly tell you, but l am
| positive 1t was previous to the big raid
| in November l was working up evil
dence against the gamblers at the time"
"Chief, who was the person that ac-
companied you to Townships saloon
that night?" the reporter queried.
After considerable reflection in an
attempt to recall just who this person
was, Chief Francis said: 81 really
don't remember just who the person
was. l have forgotten"
"Wtll you say that you didn't receive
any word to call at Townships saloon
on the night in question:"
81 don't think did. don't remem-
Der having received any word. l was
on my way home from the city hall"
who were in the saloon at the timer"
81 can't recollect. l paid very little
| attention, and came out and went home
only recollect Horsey."
Were you ever approached by any
| gambler since that time, or prior thereto,
with the tender of money!
~ never was" was the prompt reply.
II has been intimated that Horsey was
accustomed TO call at this saloon at times
when he desired to meet certain officials
on particular business.