The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-06
FOURTH edition


d uuIlIu LUIltUll
HAWKINS AND HATToN.
The Two Detectives Put UTo1 the
Gridiron OF Investigation--tiors
n Convicted Gambler. the Only Wit
ness of Consequence Against Them
Tho Detectives Deny the Charges
Politics In 1t.
At 1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
the three Police Commissioners, De-
ltectives Hawkins and Hntton, STEM
ographer Guyer, City Solicitor Curtis,
Squire Monaghan, the reporters OF the
respective papers In the city and De-
tectiye McVey were all seated In the
Mayors Office ready to commence the
Investigation into the charges against
Detectives Hawkins and Hatton of
having accepted "hush' money from
policy gamblers. mnde by State Detec-
tives MoNey and WitsiL.
\ When 1t was time to commence De-
tectlve McVey was called upon first to
testify but at his request the board
decided to TAXA Detective Wltsil ms the
list witness. Mr.. McXey saying that
com mlssioners waited n hall hour,
when Detective Wltsil appeared accom-
panied by Charles Reynolds and
Andrew j. Horsey. tho policy hacker
who, IL ls'said. were the parties who
hribed Detectives Hawkins and Hut
ton.
4 The prosecuting detectives being
sworn by Squire Monaghan, Mr..
iWitsil took the stand and made his
charges. all other witnesses being OK
cluded from the room.
i The substance of detective Witeirs
charges were Us follows: THAT detec.
tives Hawkins and Hatton have re-
lceiyed hush money, In ono sense
for the protection OF gamblers,
sense. that is 10 give information
when raids are to be made; to warn
!, them. When warrant Is out for any
, one to let them know go that they car
get out OF to wn."
Detectives Hawkins and Hatton be.
i ing asked TO respond plead mot
: guilty" and demanded n full, fail
, and complete investigation of thi
charges"
Charles Reynolds was then put OF
. the witness stand and testified as fol
/ lows:
J Il don't know anything particular
about this case, wis engaged In thu
: business, but 1t was fully started wber
/ | went In. The gentleman who Undue
J ed me to go in said that we would bt
f,fuliy protected. We kept a slip OF ex
Ipenses and when that slip was toe
high. rs l thought, objected anC
wanted to know where the money Wal
going. was told that n part of Il
|, was for protection. and that some Of
1t went to the two city detectives anc
that the rem ainder of IL went to thu
, chief. This money continued to b.
/ paid, bat we never got any protection
dorsey was one of the partners. i
the other partner was here woult
lname him."
70 Mayor Wiley, Reynolds replied
that lie mover paid any money to Haw
: kihs and llatton; never knew OF hl
: ,own knowledge that money was eve
paid, but had some conversation In re
2 gard to tho money paid.
= 10 Mr. Lawson's question rs to tina
! conversation, Reynolds said that Haw
! kins said to him "the niEger was lit
i tie slow" understood him to meal
that Horsey lad the money and hat
mot paid it over.
To Mr.. testers question, Reynoldi
: said, Horsey was paymaster for on,
9 end of tho firm, Stroud paid some"
|. 10 a question by Mr.. Hatton, Rey
: 'nolds said he never had any converse
; ton with him.
y Mr.. Hawkins asked the following:
did not you ask me how the bust
ness would go aud did not ! tell yol
Tint the policy business would not e
and that all who were in 1t would 81
arrested"
o Not to my knowledge and lam oil
Andrew J. Horsey was the next wit
> ness called. His evidence was long
tedious and given in a round about
evasiye manner.
After the charges were read, he said
Il have been paying Mr.. Haw
/ klns money up to tho time tina
" charges were made against Blackburn
i never was connected with pole
gambling except In an Indirect way
was travelling agent aud business
manager for two firms; have no rec
ord OF the money paid to Hawkins
payments Logan about the first of tn
Year or the latter part OF last y ear,an
I continued up To the time OF the tIoubl
with the chief; have paid the none
into Hawkins hands, but never int
Il1atton's; the last firm / represented
= was in business sixteen weeks; befoI
that was carry for firm In phlladel
''lphia; did not go into business til
second time until ] began to pay HaM
lklnst some time after / went into bus
mess tho second time, ! was arresie
but tho warrants were dated back s
that | understood tho warrants shoul
not interfere with tho new firm"
At this time Detective Witsil wa
seen prompting Horsey what to 81
and what not to say. Mayor Willie
promptly stopped him. Witsil sal
that Hawkins was prompting I'll
mayor. This Mayor Wiley denie
aud told the detectives that such a.
tons would not he tolerated
Getting Strengthened out asal
Horsey went on: 1 met the detectiYe
McNey and Nitsil, on the street; the
asked me about money paid TO La,
liins: told them to see Reynolds, al
If he said tho money was paid to me
would say that it was paid to Ha,
kinS,
ION some occasions / left'the none
in an envelope at detective Hnwkin
brothers store, Seventh and Marke
H. with Instructions to hand it to h
lie brother; the money was generally pm
to Hawkins alone; once it was pal
II 80 TO Hawkins, and lie immediate
:, showed So of 1t across the table
ii hutton.
"Horsey said their weekly expens
5 were as follows Carrier 80 per wee
n rent SI,6s per week; Hawkins and IIa
~ ton $40 per week;C hief OF Police Blao
1 burn, so per week and drawings 8
per week. Tho expenses were hea,
II AMI sometimes they were hit SO hea'
:, that they had TO take the money o.
II OF the envelopes intended for Hawkl
n and lIattOn to pay their customers"
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures did you ey
IS leave any money for nc?u
IIorsey-'Iwo or three times | lie
IL 1t at your brothers cigar store"
At Mr.. Hawkins denied this and w
about asking another question whf
re llorsey became excited and said: "Wl
will you dare to sit there and der
re that | ever gave you money, you kno
a | did,
~ Mayor Wiley here interposed al
~ told liorsey that he must answer u
IL questions direct
ii Horsoy said il he couldn't get
:, answer them his own way he won
Id not answer them Mt all.
Mayor Willey-"Then that ends Il
Investigation"
Horsey concluded, however, that
would answer the questions II u
B Mayor asked them. In answer tn
question from the Mayor, Horsey sal
=. II paid money o Hawkins In the hon