The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-21
What He Told the Hudson
Grand Jury About Policy.
SWEARS THAT he DID PAY MONEY
TO ROBERT DAVIS.
Talks About the Firm of Davis. whsIan
g Keatine-T Tells How Thomas Was
Fought Out for $4,000 Under In
struetIons Given at Mr.. Davis
Bouse-From $500 to $4,000 Paid to
Davis at Different Times.

Members of the Hudson County Grand
Jury and their newspaper champions
have rereaiedly denied the Worlds
statements about the evidence gathered
through it in connection with the policv
gambling in Jersey City. The World
said that witnesses mad given clear tesi-
mcny before the Grand Jury as to the
inside workings of the business aud
those connected with it, and to this
several Of the Grand Jury made bold and
positive contradictions.
The following affidavit emhodies what
one wi ness swears tnat he Iold the
Grand Jury:
State OF New Jersey. Hndaon County. ss.s
John d. heating. of full age. being
duly sworn according TO law on his oaihy
Geposes and says that the following Is
the testimony which TINS deponent gave
before the Hudson County Grhnd Jury ON
the Sth day. If August, A. d. 1898:
When | first entered the Grand Jury
room asked the foreman of the Grand
Jury. John Edeistsin. il could correct -
statement made the last time l We
testimony before that body. He politely
informed me l could. Tneu addressing
the Grand Jury / said:-Gentlemen, I'll q
last time | was before you | said nat TO
my knowledge never paid auy money to-
mind tnat did pay him monte on three
(3) different occasions.
EirsI-A note for the amount of $5G0
given by me to Thomas for the purpose
Of buying out his half of the policy busi~
ness went to protest. Robert Davis made
good the uole, aud afterwards, when the
sum had again accumulated III the funds
| OF the policy firm, OF which Davis. Whe-
| Ian and | were mem bers, puld back TO
| Davis the amount he had advanced for
the firm to make good said note.
Second-In dividing the profits of the
| firm each of us-DaVis, Whelan and l.
received in the neIghbornood of $500 after
| the amouuts we're paid. Robert Davis
| came to me and said his money was $50
short. Rather than have quarrel over
| it paid him the $50 he claim ed was short
| in his share.
Third-Oue of the writer's in the em-
| ploy OF the policy firm of Davis, Whelnn
& Keatlng WAS arrested and lined SIS.
The fine was paid BY Davis, and after
! wards gave him the amount out Of the
| firms funds. it being customary to pay
the fines of all policy writers VINO are ar
rested.
The first time met Thomas Whelan
| was at Sheriff Robert DAvis's- house,
! where ] went 10 be Instructed how to acE
| when went to buy out Thomas's half in
| the policy shops in Jersey City. Davis
| was connected with both Jersey City
1 policy Lueu III JeTSeF lily, IuOWaS
| & Davis and Whalen & Davis. Davis
| did not want Thomas to know that was
buying his (Thomas's) interest in the
| policy business for any one other than
| myself. as he did not want to be known
| In the trausHctien.
| WAS given s., 900 to buy Thomas's part
| in the business III the following form:-
! 50 000 cash, and $4,000 in notes Of $500
/ each. Two of THESE notes went to pro-
| test, one of which Davis made good aud
| the other settled with the funds OF the
| firm.
The transaction was completed aud
I for q few DAYS acted as chashier for the
| policy firm. which was then composed OF
| Davis, Whslan, Norrlt and others. I
told the Grand Jury that there were only
| three or four settle ements made of the
| profits of the firm while was connected
1 with the business, but that Davis goe
| money whenever he wanted 1t. The
1 sums he received varied in amounts
ranging between $500 and So 600 The
| last money that he got that know OF
was just before l was forced out of the
/ firm and the amount he drew was So 500.
/ Whelan told me that that Robert Davis
wanted to borrow the money for few
| days, but to my knowledge the SUN has
never been repaid, and am certain that
| l never received back my share OF that
loan.
The above affidavit, consisting of four
pages, sworn aud subscribed at Jersey
/ City, N. j., this 18th day of,August, A.
D. 1695 before me.
| HENRY MARTINEZ,
Notary Public. of Jersey CITY.