Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-24
ISAAC CARTYS TONGUE WAS SILENT

neEses We're Equally Ignorant, and SO |
Judge Ball Had to Set Levy Free.
Samuel J. Levy, who was arrested in
this city, Wednesday, on suspicion of
being policy hacker, was arraigned in
municipal court Thursday.
There was manifestation of eager
interest when the case was called. and
everyone craned their necks TO catch a
glimpse of the accused. He stepped
briskly up TO the railing Of the court,
clad in brand new suit, flashy necktie,
patent-leathers and light derby hat. He
is 35 years old, of sandy complexion,
and wears a heavy sandy moustache.
He has very small blue eyes, and while
he is talking he invariably closes the
left optic, and then opens it as he wakes
warm in talk denunciatory of compan-
ions whom he suspects OF betraying him.
Isaac Carly, who has been before the
court number of times for backing
policy, was called as witness, but re-
sumed his old game Of silence while on
the stand, swearing by all that was holy
that he had never seen Levy before; he
had never had any dealings with him,
and had never spoken to him in his life.
He said he had not been working for
| Levy, and the latter had not paid any
local shifts" to his knowledge. He ad.
mitted that he had been introduced to
man whom some one said was Sam Levy,
but the man he had reference to had
red complexion, sandy hair and nous
tache, and was not very tall. Carly said
he had treacherous memory in regard
| to faces.
Thomas White, Claude Hilderman,
alias "Raney," and Leonard White
were called to the stand and only
| Hilderman admitted having seen Levy
before. All positively swore that they
had had no dealings with the hacker. This
settled the matter, and Judge Bali told
| Levy he might go. Levy bowed to the
court, while a bland smile lit up his
countenance as he nimbly left the court
| room.
The circumstances which leo 10 Levy's
arrest were these: A squad of police
raided the policy shops August 9th, and
in the raid Isaac Carly, Thomas White,
Leonard White, "Raney" and lad
named Schields, were captured. They
were given hearing before Judge Ball
and held for the upper court. They had
no difficulty in getting bail, each in the
sum of 81 900.
After the men had been released on
bail, an effort was made to secure the
names of the person or persons who
were hacking the game. A reporter met
Carly in front of the Office of Il. Il.
Robinson g. Company, at Fourth and
Market streets, and the aged policy
player, after some severe questioning,
admitted that man named Samuel
Levy, member of New York syndi-
cate, was backing the game here and
was cashing the "hits" at the house
where John L. Briefly resides, at No. 8
East Third street. Carly was finally in
duced to visit police headquarters and
repeated his statements to Chief Dolan
and Special Officer Simon Doherty,
which correspondent to the statements
J he made to the reporter. The statement
was reduced to writing, Carly declaring
, that Levy was backing the game here
| and paying the "hits." THIS statement
is now in the hands of the chief of police
: WHAT LEVY SAYS.
When Levy left the city hall, Thurs
day, he was asked what he had t.
i say in regard to the statements of the
Philadelphia police, to the effect that he
was "macer' in policy circles. He sale
Q that he had frequently played policy il
( Philadelphia and that there was now
. due him in that city $3,250, for policy
5 shifts" He said that "Doc" Robbins
9 George Miller and other well ,knowr
/ policy men there were in his debt fol
I large sums. He added:
'If you call a 'macer' man who
!. makes hits and then has the policy
Q shops pulled because the hackers refust
r to pay him his money, then | am ,
t 'macer.' play square game and
expect people to treat me squarely.
1 play all over the country. lam Just al
/ liable to be in Pittsburg, to morrow, a
o am in st. Louis or Chicago next week
j. | am known all over the country.
h must say that the police treated m,
royalty while was here. could no
}. have gotten better treatment. They are
9 oil fine fellows.
at is always we'll to have littl
J. money with you when you trave
Il around. l never need lawyer, AM
wouldn't have had one this morning
Il could have gotten one. never nee
Ir lawyer"
n When asked who his bondsmen wer
Levy declared that he did not need an
bondsmen. He said he put up 81, 90
in cold cash as security enough for hi
II appearance Wednesdy, adding, 81 ca
show you $4,000 within Is seconds,
r whereupon he went down into his hi
3. pocket, and showed the ends of bi
A wad OF greenbacks which he said
4, always carried in case of an emergency
le He said he used to live in Dover an
ID was formerly in the liquor bushes
" there. While he was talking to the re
le porter he caught sight of E. I. Coopt
id of Dover driving along the street, an
is excused himself for moment while
as went to the carriage to speak to tn
colonel. When he returned he said
a "Colonel Cooper knows me well. II
10 offered to go my bail last night an
a came down to the city hall for that pu
an pose when he heard had been arreste,
but | didn't need any bondsman. We
as already out Of jail"
he In Philadelphia Levy has aided IL
Ks police to drag policy writers to jail, an
during the trial of a number of evi
doors gathered in by tile Quaker Cit
police lately, Levy appeared as ST,
iai witness. He said his object in bringin
n the evil-doers to justice was II desire
ny elevate the morals Of the community.
ny 1t is said that Levy has been ''flagged
e; by all the Philadelphia gambling hous
N. of late, but he denied that this was IL
10, case, and said his money was acceptab
a. at any of the gambling resorts he cho
NJ TO enter there.
mi Levy is warm friend of Poicems
~, Burnstein of Philadelphia, who HI
le; been assigned to work in policy an
- speak-easy cases in the Quaker City, ar
ne has been aided by Levy. In Philadc
u, phia the police say that the "Little Je
ce is mysterious fellow" and as hard