New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20

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iolnts9 1T seemed 10 have had that effect.
Q-Was the police protection withdrawn on ac-
Tho witness Identified George Apo. who was IN
% GIy Mr. Gon)-DId you ever meet Apo when
YOU were engaged In crooked business A-les'
number OF times.
BUNCo BUSINESS PROTECTED HIM
Q-Wcre you ever arrested in the city? A.
Not when was IN tho bInco business. was ar
rested once Immediately after l got out Of the
business.
O-What was the occasion of that arrest? Al
had bought some jcwelry with another man to sell
in the streets. and one night We went INTO me
o ~ The iewelrv there and one OF the girls in
the place went around TO Police headquarters ana
told the detectives. The detectives came ana ar
from store IA Brooklyn told where oc taa
Nv partner and / were locked up All night put
were discharged In pgcT 1c corr ar r while
Won were engaged In the bunco business, were
you lo wei ,n nn ,hoh b b1 Al was
senator Cantor-There was bipartisan Police
Board IN those days.
THE POLICE KNEW Apo WE'LL
O dy Senator Lcxow)-was Apo known to tn"
police as n "s,eerer' for the "green-goods' menF
Ale was
Flfty-two years.
o-wherc were you born? Ain Providence.
II. I. ..,,,or y,
times, Al vas arrested several times before
was IN the buncO game In this CITY, ,o
Q-IIave you ever been convicted OF CRIME n
Q-You carried on gambling on, the Mississippi
steamboats, at one time, did you A-lcS' sure
'" osfa ri"S You always been surchng gam
bier? A.-No: | have gambled ana lost thousands
u o~How happened 1t that you came here as a
OF money Because was msused ana thr ,o ih;
They tried TO send me to prison ana all Ike mat
for somebody else.
20 q And Won want revenge? A.-That may be
PC W there any other reason? A-Not that
know but I am telling the truth row row, number
OF men who were connected with the police force
years ago. Are they all dead now? A'IM9t All OF
Them | guess Radford may be dead, but sa"
Dusenbury II few years ago.
AN OPEN-HANDED WAY or DEALING.
o-You have testified that when you were deal
ing faro in the city thlrty-hve years ago thieves
used to pay the police for protection How ala you
know that? A.-Oh they were not so careful IN
those DAYS as they are The police would
come I'm and begin to wrange about the money;
They would say: why don't so-and-So como up
Then they would say TO the poIice Thers re-, is your
Can you name thief who left money for the
ner sharkey They left monfy IN hG pace there ape
Q.-Any others? A.-Chauncey. Johnson AMI
Dutch" Henrichs who were burglars, went down
10 Wall-st. and stole two bags OF gold, ana one
OF them was caught The detectives came ana
got the gold and then they let the burglars go
% Did the police keep the gold? A.-No: they
back to the place from which Il vas, was sto ,y
Ayes: only they let the thieves go free.
DIVER AND PARMLEY SHARED MONEY.
o.-You have implicated n well-known citizen Of
this city. Patrick Diver Have you personal
knowledge that Parmley paid part OF his prohts
TO Diver? Al saw Diver and Parmley divide
money time and time again
Iparf ,la,h Ia nd IN
Of the money? Al saw money handed to Diver
or TO his barkeeper.
o.-was the money placed in the safe? Ayes.
o-IIave you personal knowledge that Diver
received b snare sa al the that %hsn territory was pur
chased 500 was sent to the ponce saIo di1 r no
DID You see il taken? A.-No; but know 1t
Odd you ever see money paid to the police?
Al have Parmley give up money TO the
'o:-when that? Al ,.S can't remember ex-
acty bo was ys sem rse ' money paid? Awc did
not see the money when II was IN the ehNeIopc.
did not personally see the money "heh WAS
p' ODD you ever personally see money paid to
@ y Mr. GolYou knew d in 6 bus To D way
that the money went TO me pUe d n ,' ne o1
ALI, WENT WELL WHEN MONEY WAS PAID.
o-You knew that you were not interfered with
nv the police so long as the money was paid? A
Yes.
o-And that other persons engaged In the same
business we're kept out OF the ward? Ayes
O-What did YOU mean when you said the pay
ments OF money the police were marked on the
tabs? A-When the money was divided a part
was marked for the police Parmley took charge
OF that lie had been selected 10 pay tne Pon b
cause we had the exclusive right in the ward
0-you testified that you spent money In DvYers
saloon Was the Arrangement for payins the police
made in that saloon? Al do not think So
o~pid YOU see Parmley hand a fat envelope 10
Diver on one occasion? Al think 1t was handed
TO the bartender -. A.. ,
Ale said II was hard money TO give up.
The next witness was stout swedish woman.
With coarse features. who wore back silk dress
and a wreath OF imitation vioiets on her head In