Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-24
THE GAME OF POLICY.
A Headquarters Said to Be at The High
lands.
An Investigation Going ON That May
Result In observation-disclosures
Thought to Be Protecting Writer'S.

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caused In police circles by the arrest of
Detective John Sutherland and Policeman
Daniel Grealey, because of their connection
with the policy business in protecting"
persons connected with the firm of Hor-
bach. King and Company, while writer's for
other firms were arrested and made to pay
the penalty, and now there promises to be
another exposure of the workings Of the Sc
ductive game. Exactly who will be affected
by the move that has already been started
is not known. but it is likely that some one
will reach the courts of justice before the
affair is over. Certain men who have here
tofore figured in the policy business in some
way have been seen making mysterious
moves about police headquarters. as had
been done in the past by certain persons. to
show somebody on the outside that they
held a key to the situation. when in fact
they were ignorant of the intentions of the
police.
Their Bond Never Paid.
When Sutherland and Grealey jumped
their bond. $500 each. the bond was for
feited, but there the matter rested. The
bond has never been collected nor have the
men ever returned to take their sentence
for having aided the firm mentioned. The
last heard from them was that they were
in Chicago, but so far as can be ascer-
tanned no move was ever made to recap
ture them.
Messrs. Horbach and King at that time
plead guilty to the charge against them and
gave evidence against the oficers upon a
to JAIL The Sss fned their side
Of the case and the court suspended sen,
tence upon promise that the men would
District. Recently it has been reported
to the District attorneys office that the
again Reng aSs to
who prosecutes in the Police Court, has
the matter in charge.
According to the statements OF persons
with the policy business. the new head
quarters Of the firm was located near High
were employed here, so they state and 1t
is claimed that. although they operated ex-
nos by the ocers
Refused to Pay "a Big Hit.
The business Of the new firm fiourished
until few days ago when a big hit was
made on what is known as Monthly row.,
the figures being '1L22-53."
The amount Of the hit was something
less than 81 900. but the hackers refused to
pay it. In this they were backed up by
the rival concerns across the river. because
they claimed to have suffered in the same
way as the hackers of this game. 1t was
claimed that the hit was not ON the
square," so the report goes, and that was
why the refusal to pay 1t was made.
What Moses johnson Says.
Moses Johnson, the colored man who figur-
ed in the Grealew Sutherland trial. is play
ing an important part In the present deal.
and as on former occasions he Is at present
on the side of the police, and to a Star
reporter today he said he was sorry that
the affair was to be made public, as he
wanted to see what he was going to get
out of II.
He said. however, that there had been
considerable policy playing going on here
during the past few weeks, and that he
corning the alleged shop at Highlands.
ing the next day or two Mr.. Mullowney,
vestigation of the reports, and II the facts
justify will go into court and make a move
In the matter.
Case Heard Today.
There was policy case heard in the Po-
lice Court toady before Judge Mills, in
which a cOlored man, a large bundle Of
policy papers and two policemen figured
David Bell was the name Of the defendant
and Policemen Mulvey and Sanford were
the officers. They had been informed that
there was a policy shop In Fighting alley.
and they went to Bells rooms and arrested
him. There they found policy writings and
drawings, and on each paper containing
rows was what was thought to be the name
OF the person who played it. The drawings
found In the room were up to date but
Bell claimed that the plays were his own
and the judge discharged him.