The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-29
DlLLOWAY INDICTED.
He SAYS he Is Being Prosecuted
For Working for Colonel
Toffey's Election.

Godfrey Dilloway, for many years a
constable in this county and an attachs
OF the District Attorneys Office. has been
indicted by the present Grand Jury for
larceny. result, he claims. that had It's
origin in political persecution.
About one year ago, according to the
story Constable Dilioway told, he. while
acting under the Instructions of the
Prosecutor. together with Constables
O'Brien aud Bndden. raided the gambling
house kept by one Williams. at No. 80
Washington street. Tnis place was u
low resort and was principally FREE
uuented by negroes. who played craps and
draw poker. The constaoles made the
raid and seized two crap tables. three
poker tables, 5000 chips. TWO sets OF crap
dice anu $73 in silver. The goods were
not removed That night but kept under
guard. Early the next morning, SO Con-
stable DllfowaY says, he reported the
raid to Prosecutor Winfield, who COM
nended him for the success met with
and uirected him to take the same con-
stablss and Assistant Prosecutor Nooaan
with him, and to remove the goods to the
Court House.
Constable Budden. when Dilloway gave
him the additional orders. informed Dill
loway shat Superintendent Smith of the
police intended to arrest all the cousta-
bies IL they went for the property. Dillo-
| way says he informed the Prosecutor of
| this, aud the Prosecutor put Judge Huds-
| peth In possession of the fachi, and that
tho Judge directed that the officers be
sent and they would receive the protec-
| ton of the Court. With this
| understanding the constsbies and
| Assistant Prosecutor Noonan went
| for the articles. Diiloway says
n 1nafz nIUrr hn rNId fha rcr
that he would have to nire trucks to
| remove tbs tabie. and wanted to know
who would pay for the trucks, and that
Mr., Winfisld told him to pay for the
| carriage and other expenses out of Tine
money that had been seizsd.
Dllloway says this was done. and the
gaming tables were placed In the cellar
| of the Court House. and by direction of
| the Prosecutor the other articles were to
be kept by the constables
uutil wanted as evidence.
This evidence Dilloway SAYS was kept
| by the constables and hs also added that
| they had the money subject to the de-
| mand of the Prosecutor or the Court.
Dilloway saws that as san examination OF
Williams before Justice Martinez. Coun-
| selIor Norman L. Rowe. demanded the
production of the money. and that Dillo-
way said he did not have it. that it was
in the custody Of the other constables.
In further commenting on his indict>
ment Dilloway says that it would not
have been found had not he worked and
voted for the election OF Colonel Toffey.
He claims that he is being prosecuted by
Sheriff Toffey's opponents in the last cleo
| tiea. for neither of the two other constablet
were indicted, although they had as
much to do with sejzing the money and
property as Dilloway Constable Bud.
den says he knows nothing about the
money and did not see it, and Prosecutor
| Winfield said tnar he endorsed the raid
made by the constable. Dllloway will be
arraigned on the Indictment.