New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-13
NJ n BURKE AND POLICY MEN.
,r POLICE JUSTICES STRANGE ACTION.
,r p1sREGARDs STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST

n,eprcARps STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST
pEALERs-A LANE DEFENCE.
c.,c,sm Of Mayor Guroy's appointments has been
10 directed against Scannel and Koch. but William
:, pnrke. who made II police justice. seems to
n s,arted on a career that will entitle him 10
, exccration as the other two receive lie made
-, srt appearance justice In the JEFFERSON Market
nuce Court on Wednesday and discharged two polcy
,.-s agnin,t whom the evidence was simply over
s,m,ng The Grand Jury yesterday indicted the
~ mon and thus destroyed the effect OF the new
's,c.'s remarkable decision The arrests were made
ha instance OF inspector Mclaughlin and superin
=, Byrnes cilsed the witness to go before the
c,ona Jury on~whose testimony the Indictments were
found. ....... 49,, ,o...
cent 10 No. sos West Twenty third-st. to make a
IA an a policy shop. They found John Bailey there,
adm over a policy sheet containing the figures OF
49, aov.s business. He and Lawrence Brennan. who
~ ,1,h him. we're arrested a quantity Of policy
- ond sheets, three decks Of cards and lot OF
'a,r. were found In the Jefferson Market Court the
-,1o,vcs told their story Justice Burke. Justice
n sot beside him to coach" him. The evidence
- such as has caused the conviction Of any number
a offenders. The prisoners denied nothing
MD Won see any money passed there ?" asked
Justice Burke.
netectves Grady and Doran answered In the neg
and the prisoners Wtrc lOTtli"tn usCini Seu.
~. now Justice was making record for rapid work.
report that ne WIS iiie"u Vi n"eS 'o"'i i0' 'e
verified.
Tho detectives at laid the before Inspector
v,Iaurhln. They received orders to 60 before the
cand Jury yesterday to testify against the policy
Shrs. The Jurors listened to Dorans story and did
ns, wish to hear more. They found two indictments
:, once Recorder SMITH issued bench warrants.
which the detectives served with dispatch lhey
e.usht the men In the policy shop
Judce Fitzgerald held Bailey and Brennan In $1,000
ch for trial The bail was given BY William Murray.
NJ No. 20 West Ninetethst.
inspector Mclaughlin, in discussing the cases yes
tsrtay said The prisoners, Bailey ana Brennan
xse arrested BY Deectvesergeants Doran ana GRADY
who were sent get evidence against them ana o'her
,olcv dealers The officers secured what seemed 10
h GOOD evidence the prisoners were maintaining
nocv Mace at No. Sos West Twenty thirds ST., as
10, NJ ro,cy slips drawings, dream books and cards
we're captured IN the raid. superintendent byIieS
s s,rpris.d when the action OF the Police Justice
u,s reported TO him, and he directed me 10 proceed
os,h the evidence before the DistrictAttorney ana
epdeavor TO have tie discharged men indicted ana
,esrresed The action to-day indicates That the
evidence against the prisoners WAY ecieh' U" """''
the arrests Yesterday
Tho Inspector added that the prisoners were not
known TO be old offenders In the policy business
Their place Is In the sixteenth precinct. OF which
Captain schultz has command
Insiica burke was seen by Tribune reporter al
a Jstfsrn Market Police Court yesterday afternoon
and in trying 10 explain his surprising actiGA said
.rbsss two cases OF alleged policy keeping were
dismissed for want of satisfactory evidence III such
evaace Is was offered against these men Is admted
MIR nlics courts would be flooded with cases Inc
evidence brought before me was nothing out phs
naraphernaua used In gambling The papers, hahnoid
innl-men,s cards chips and other articles naea IN
noucv shops were found in the room by the de-
teeyes That In Itself, is not suffictent evidence.
The detectives did not money passing they od
not buy any of the slips, and they brought no one
before us who swore he had seen any money pass
or Sins bought. There another case, Similar 70
Yesterdays cases Which also dismissed Tor the same
IeasOn.n . .-. . ,,,o,d
The Police Justice fatty denied that he was q inehd
oS either o, the discharged lie said: never
before knew heard OF these men, neither 90 hloM
Of any OF their friends or acquaintance nor na, any
one approached me in reference 10 lneir cases.
Police Justice John J. Ryan, who has peeh sitlie
beside Justice Burke, Initiating nun intO the ue Id!ls
OF his new dudes, said Tribune reporter regarding
the cases: Il assume the whole ~ ,ponSolity OF the
dismissal Of these cses Tor 1t my advice thai
Police Justice Burke acted he did. We haze hdu
many cases, 1t Is necessary 10 have eVdehve
that the Illegal game actually played peiore We
can hold the men VINO charged with keeping sucl
houses. II the Grand jury has indicted these men
then more evidence must have been presented 10
them than was brought before us. IL Is proabie
that Inspector Mclaughlin has secured better evidence
There l. doubt that men kept gmbilng HOUSES
hr must better evidence than the lalapner
naia found in their rooins.'