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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
MANY MAIL BONES ROBBED.
NEAT WORK OF THIEVES IN THE NEIGHBoRHooo
OF DUANE-sT. AND BROADWAY

OF ptANE-ST. AND BROADWAY
Mall-box thieves are causing a great deal OF an
noyance and considerable loss TO business men VINO
have Offices in the vicinity OF Duane-st. and Broad
way Complaints have been made az Pohce heuu-
ou,rters and also to the Postofice authorizes ny
the sufferers The operations Of the thieves nave
pone on II rs said. for over month. Inc BOXES
robbed are those that are placed In the ha""aSS
NJ buildings both FOR the convenience or the ousi-
ness men and the delivering carriers Among those
vho have lost important letters are George NJ Mat
tersou OF No III Duane-st, hardware DTohe''
and Edward =. IIoH Co. a.so hardware brokers
Win offices in the same building Mr.. Matterson
aoid Yesterday that letters had been taken from MS
box several times In the last month. but he was
unable 70 tell the amount OF his losses. his DoN
Is a wooden one and the thief had made slit IN
the box iust beyond the bolt and then. by inserting
n knife had slipped the bolt. The job was a neat
ore devoid Of any amateur bungng. All the BOXES
that had been tempered with showed only sllsh' e'
dences Of the fact. . ,....- No
Detective-Sergeant Muihoiand on inspector M
Iaughlin's staff Is investigating the roDDeries ne
letter-carriers at first suspected. Dus ~
soon discovered that the locks were tempered Will
and this the carriers would not have mao 10 10,
The Postofcc authorities viii proDaDly ook nv Tn ne
matter alt hough Superintendent Morgan to.d ny
une reporter that the officials had nothing 70 uo
yyI,h letter after II left their hands. ana alWi!S
referred complaints Of that character 10 the polce
Mr. Materson's box was robbed last week VIII !.
was supposed TO be under the surveillance vi We
nollce He does not agree with the police that tIe
robbery Is the work or experts, out lhinhs lSns.
around the doorways and Railways OF that part OF
INA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
TO BE ADMITTED TO THE CLEARINGHOUSE

The Committee on Admissions of the Clearing
House yesterday voted unanimously In FAVOR OF ad-
hitting to membership the Nationai Union anu
the Liberty National banks. The fun association
will undoubtedly accept the report OF the commit
tee at a meeting which will probably be held on
Friday. The National Union Bank has ofhces IN
the Mutual Life Insurance Company.s building.
G. Haven vice president and +. o. Leech. caSnier:
The capital is ST. 100000 The Liberty national Bank
are Henry c. Tinker. president; Henry W. MAX
we'll, vice-presdent, and James Christie cashier'
The capital Is 100000 ,,, ,y..
The building Committee OF the Clearing House
also met and gave out contracts for the construe-
ton OF the new building OF the assocauon' IN
Cedar-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
HOW THE POLICE JUSTICE sTRovE TO hide
A TRANSACTION IN WHICH ED PARM-


A TRANSACTION IN WHICH ED PARM-
LEYs SISTER WAS FIGUREHEAD.
Frank Clarke's disclosures about Police Justice
Diver advancing the capital for Ed Parmley's
band of "bunco steerers" are greatly strengthened
by the inside facts about a certain real estate
transaction In which Diver figured The details
OF this have come to light by plecemea in the
last two years. Ostensibly. the records of the
Registers office public. but every little while
some Tammany chieftain is enabled to hide from
the public transfers Of property and mortgages
which would come under the eyes of reporters II
the regular procedure followed out. To cover
up this deal" OF Divers six separate deeds were
fled and two of them, instead Of being recorded
when they should have been, were held back two
weeks
The property is No. IS Park Row, and is occu-
pied as a liquor by Andrew Horn 1t for
merly belonged to the Lorard Spencer estate and
was sold on February s. 1892 10 David II. Pierce
for $4,000 There was mortgage OF $SDWo. so
the cash payment was 5000. Pierce Is the nus
band OF Ed Parmleys sister, and was not known
to have $4,000 with which to buy real estate. on
the same day he transferred the property to his
wife for the purchase price. $l2200O On the same
day Mrs. Pierce transferred one-half OF the prop
erty to John Delahunty for 81. All these were
entered in the books In the ordinary way
with the exact time when they are handed in.
The stamp on deed No. OF this series Is 100 p m;
S9 s No. % M y vas le i de e% S S in which Divers
name appears. This. however. was not recorded
until February %. 1892. BY 1t Delahunty for II
10 Patrick Diver and his wife, Catherine. The
next deed. No. 3, also recorded out or lts
order with the evident intention Of hiding II
from reporters. 1t was dated March II. lSs? ana
earlier and two weeks ater BY this Mr. and
Mrs. Diver reconyey q one-haIf interest In the
property to John Delahunty again t ooo d. d,,,,
The sixth deed nled on March To- lSs2 ana guy
entered. showed that Mrs; Pierce and DeIanHnty
had transferred their half interests 70 Albert r
ADAMS the bookmaker. for $4,000. SO some one
cleared $4,000 In exceedingly short time. lhere
IS small reason for doubling that this person was
Police Justice Diver. The very secrecy ana the
cndeavor TO mslead reporters show that the trans
action was not one which the principal In II whnted
TO become known to the public. Diver used Nrs.
Pierce sister OF the 'bunco king. as ngure e;
knowing that he could trust her Parmiey hlHlssll
is now in Europe having sailed two or three weeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20

square and prevent him from stopping payment on
the note? A-Yes. precisely.
Q@oHow long ,diidl YOU remain In that business
Q.-IIow long was Parmlcy Jones in 1t? A--Three
or four years.
.Q.-Wcre you ever arrested or interfered with by
Q.-Suppose a victim "squealed"? A-Then we
had TO give up half we made from him to the police.
POLICE PLAYED INTO THEIR HANDS.
Q.-What was the method adopted? A.-when n
man "squca!cd' he usually went to the police sta
from the station about the "squealer," and we
furniture and make the place look entirely different.
Then those Of us whom the victim had seen would
20 away. Then the ward man would come In with
the "squeacr' and say Is this the place. Very
often he'd say It wasn't Then the ward man would
say. Are these the men, and the "squeaer'
would say mo" Then the ward man would take
about this and Wen get them. II YOU bab. and
the newspapers get hold OF Il. We can never get
them" Generally We left the victim enough 10 get
out Of town with. but when we didn't the ward
NJ to us afterwar1. The victim would 60 of
and that would be the last would hear about II.
Q.-You say that you altered the looks OF your
place so the victim would not be nkcly 10 recOg
nlze Il? Ayes Sometimes they did. though.
Sometimes they would take the number carefully.
But had "scarcr." that is. man whose busi-
been buncOed and scare him 50 that he wouldn't
know what the place did look Ike.
BIG SHARE FOR THE WARD MAN.
Q.-And you had TO pay the ward half Of
what you got from every "squca,er" in order to
cure his cooperation? Ayes. Toward the last
We had to pay nearly all OF It.
Q-Wcre a great many mon buncocd in day?
AYES. \ record was kept OF each one. and one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20

drew, the blank he generally Kicked" and said he
had been swindied. Then would give him back
what loose change he had put in. and we would
tear M what purported to be his note. That gen
orally satisfied him. and he went away content.
The original note was not torn up. though. II was
sent Immediately to bank 70 be cashed. The
victim" wouldn't know very often that he had
really been swind!ed until he was drawn on for the
amount OF the note.
Q.-The change given back md the false note
torn UP - make the victim feel that 1t was all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
R. MOSS READS POLICE REPORTS.

met Pospisil and told him TO come TO the station
and get the money again. The witness replied that
the association gave 1t to him in good will The
money was not returned.
Did Ward Man Lang object 10 receiving the
money!" Mr. Gof asked amid general laughter
No. the ward man had not even offered TO re-
turn his present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20

half Of the proceeds from "squcaler" always went
10 the station house Sometimes "squcn,cr VINO
had dropped ony 500 would say he had lost 2',l
Then We had - give up $l.gp any way. IL wasn't
O-Can you give particular Instances! \
on. man lost Sl.cn lie went on and was going on
tho boat - Boston ! the trailer that is, u
was my business 70 see that the victim got OF nj
right \ man named Gus Lawrence, VINO hau
bc'r hanging around went % this victim" on the
boat and told him he could get his money back.
Lawrence brough, the man back 10 NE station,
a. n through the ward man and got into a wrangle
with the ward man about the 'dlvvy' ! ne watl
get out OF H. H. said we'd have 20 put up or close
m Wei We nut up, because knew we shohi1
Shvc 10 close IN II we didn't. Then the ward man
saI: Now you can attend 70 he fe r%0 T Si,o
I,cl T1wrenc. got frightened and went away.
IIc vas tri. here for countcrfclting two or three
vears after that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
THE JUDGE" WAS SEEN THERE. TOO

THE JUDGE" WAS SEEN THERE, TOO.
When Clarke resumed his place as witness
after the recess he said that he had been inter-
cstcd in the threc-cari monte game in the Fourth
Ward at the time when the "bunco' game was In
progress
@. (By Mr.. Gor)-was Parmley backing that
game also? Ale
Q-was Tony" Martin of Parm.ey's men
In that business? Ayes
Q.-Martn shot. was ne not? Ayes.
Odd you ever see Patrick Diver In the JOINT!
Ayes.
a barroom in front and restaurant IN the
rear. The joint was In the restaurant.
O. (By Senator CantOr)-Are YOU talking now or
Mr.. DIVERS saloon? A-No. OF the bunco joint
O. (By Mr. Gof)-Was there "A harroom In each
OF the other three joints? A.-There were bar
rooms in two Of them one was fitted up as
railroad office.
Q-When did you get out OF that crooked busl-
ness? Am 1886 1851. | was in the "sawuust
business for about four months.
Q.-Was Parmley in that, too? Ale was one
OF the first to start that business.
Q.-fIow did you come TO get ont or crooked Dusl-
ness in this city? A.-Well. after Superintendent
Walllng retired and Murray became the Su-
perintendent the bunco joints had 10 close up.
Q.-llave you led honest life since then? A
Yes, for the last two three years
Q-What have you been doing for a living? A.
! was working at my trade In Connecticut for a
time. making rubber goods.
q. (I}y Senator LeXOw)-Dd the change o. police
superintendents. when WallinS went out and Muir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20

the detectives to get as many "sluealers" as pos
sib.e? Ayes.
Clarke said that he had dealt mostly with ward
man named Carr Meakim was sergeant o; the pre-
clnct and he though. that Murray was captain
Clarke said that the 'bunco' business had been car
rici on in the First Fourth, Fifth and Eighth warls
and In the Bowery. \ man named Wall had bought
the right 10 operate In the First Ward and nobody
else could work there without getting pulled
The First Ward was the best protected IN the city.
Captain Bergho,d was In command there when wal
did
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
A SPLENDID TICKET.
kandiyOhi County Covers Herself
With Glory.

One of the finest counties in Mime
sofa is Kandiyohi-large, fertile,
beautiful; lakes, prairies, woods: and
filled with highly intelligent people.
And best of all the Populists abound
in it, and this year they will carry it.
They have nominated splendid
county ticket. Our old friend, Hon.
Nels Guam, who served with so much
honor in the House, in 1889, is nomin-
ated for Senator He is an honest man,
ii God ever made one. During the hor-
rlbie cOrruptiOnS which accompanied
NaShburn'S election in 1889, Nels
Guam stood unshaken and incorrupt-
ible, an honor to his nationality and
his constituents. With his parliament
tary experience. added to his natural
ability, he will make fine record in
the Senate.
The candidate for the House is our
well-known correspondent, DR.. Chris
tian Johnson, of New London. His
letters have constituted a very valu-
able feature of our Forum" He is
a very clear headed, able man. The
Peoples party honored itself in NOM
mating him. The Atwater Press, al
though Republican paper, says:
"Dr. Christian Johnson, of New
London, the Peoples Party nominee
for the Legislature, was born in Den
mark, forty-One years ago, and there
received his early education. At the
age of sixteen his parents died and he
was thrown upon his own resources. He
came to this country in 1869 and con-
tinued to pursue his literary and pro-
fesSiOnal studies both in this country
and Europe until 1878 when his health
failed him and he came to Minnesota
and settled on a farm with relative
in Morrison county. Soon after he
| moved to ROyalton where he practiced
his profession until 1886 when he
moved to New London. He has for
years been liberal contributor to
literary, scientific and professional
! journals and magazines. He is a for
chile writer and able speaker and
broad and liberal in all of his views
| He is at present president of the vii
| the board of education. He is we'll
and favorably known throughout the
country"
DR.. Johnson has challenged his Re
publican competitor, Hon. Henry
Feig, to public discussion of the
| questions at issue; but the Republi-
! can committee say that public debates
are of mot much account!' The
''still hunts" the thing. But DR..
Johnson broadens his challenge and is
ready to meet any one the Republi-
cans may import into the county.
That's right.
There is a landslide in Kandiyohi
county, and the whole county ticket,
| an exceptionally good one, is certain
| to be elected. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
JUDGE WILLIS.
Why You Should Vote For Him.

If any of our readers have any
doubts as to whether or not tney
should vote for Judge Willis, for the
Supreme Bench, the fact that Judge
Flandrau, the regularly-employed-by-
the-year attorney Of the Milwaukee
and ST. Paul Railway Company is de-
nouncing him should convince them
that they should not only vote for
Willis but do their best to elect him.
Flandrau's opposition shows that the
railroad corporations do not consider
Willis safe man--for them!-on the
Supreme Bench; and therefore the
people want him there.
And we would call the attention of
our Democratic friends to the fact.
that Geo. L. Becker, r,--Republican
railroad commissioner, under Knute
Nelson; and alleged Democratic candi-
date for Governor, against Nelson. ea-
der sghona he is nosc holding office q; and
formerly president Of the old St. Paul
and Pacific Il. r. Co.: and for many
years member Of the Board of R. r.
Commissioners amdcr Republican yorer-
mofs, doing nothing but drawing his
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
Don't Forget 1t.

Don't forget that the reason the
Peoples Party nominated Judge Will
lis for the Supreme Bench was be-
cause he showed in numerous decis-
ions, as District Judge of Ramsey
county, that his sympathies were all
on the side of the common people and
against the Corporations and Rings.
He decided that the State Elevator
act was constitutional, but the Su-
preme Court reversed him. We want
him on the Supreme Bench to prevent
the Elevator and other Rings wiping
out any legislation which may be
passed next winter in the interest of
the farmers and workingmen. And
for the same reason we want Sumner
Ladd there. If you elect both, the
court will stand four Populists and
one Republican. Stand by Willis and
Ladd. Talk to your friends and
neighbors and explain the situation
to them, and get all the votes you can
for Willis and Ladd. 1t is of vital i'm
nortancc. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
GOLD RENVILLE."
And Its Splendid Ticket.

There arc so many things to think
of, in these pushing, crowding times,
that we have neglected to congratu-
late the people of Renville county on
the excellent ticket the Populists
have nominated. Every man on it is
first class. 1t is headed by our old
friend, sturdy, stalwart James Hanna,
for Senator. 1T will do the Peoples
Party of the whole state good to see
Jim" in the Senate next winter,
dealing sledge-hammer blows at the
representa- atives Of Plutocracy. He
can neither be humbugged nor bull
dozed, and he will strike right from
the shoulder.
We are going to have a splendid ar
ray of brains and honesty in the next
Legislature. We want our friends in
the different counties to write to the
REPRESENTATIVE, and introduce our
candidates to the people of the state,
and say that which should be said for
them. Sometimes they are unknown
to US. Our columns are at the service
of the party in every county in the
state. Don't expect us to be omnis.
cient. We arc doing our best.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
A Question Answered.

Our honored friend, J. 1. Vermilya
of Olmsted county, writes us and asks
how many speeches we can make in
the First district. and what we will
charge besides expenses. Our list Of
appointments will be seen in another
column; and as to the second question
we would say that we have never
charged the Peoples Party, or the Al
lance Party, or the Greenback Party,
anything for our speeches, and we
never will, unless they get a great
deal richer than they are now If
they can pay our expenses it will be
all right: and if they can't we will pay
our own. If they really want to touch
our heart let them get us up big
club for the REPRESENTATIVE. That
helps the cause. We will never be
satisfied until we have $4,000 circula-
tiOn for it our great paper. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
NEVER FORGET.
The Treachery To Our People

hC AlSStSlISIy ~ OuI HCOElS.
Never forget that Tawney, Nc
Cleary, Kiefer, Fletcher, our Republi-
can congressman, and Hall and Bald
win. our Democratic Congressman, all
voted together, like band Of BROTH
ers, to kill silver, sustain gold mono
metallism, break down the price of
wheat in the country and labor in the
towns, and send the people of this
state down hill to bankruptcy. Never
forget that on this great issue there
is not particle of difference between
Democrats and Republicans. They
are one.
And never forget that they have not
given a single evidence of repentance
or shame. They are running today,
on Wall street, Rothschild platforms.
They mean to do it some more, if you
give them chance. They will talk
pretty to you until election is over.
Then they will serve their masters.
Will you vote for them? Will you
for the sake of the old party names
and traditions vote to destroy your
own prosperity? If you do you will de-
serve the ruin that will assuredly over
take you.
Vote for the Peoples party ticket
every man on it. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
For Congress-Fourth District.

Do all you can to help Hon. Francis
Clarke. of St. Paul, to go to Congress.
He is a clean, honest and very able
man; and if elected would be a dis
tinguished figure in the House.
Kiefer is a jovial, good-natured man;
but he has had the personal honor of
being elected, and has risen as high as
he ever will. There is no growth to
him. But Clarke is an orator and
statesman and would honor the state
and district. and lift Minnesota out
of the slough of oblivion in which it
now wallows as politically the most
insignificant state in the Union.
Give Clarke chance to show what is
in him. Populists of course will all
vote for him. l. u.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
FREEBORN COUNTY.
Good Nominations.

The Populists Of Freeborn county
have nominated so strong a ticket
that the Democrats will hold no con-
vention and place no ticket in the
field against them, and they will all
be elected. This is the right spirit.
The Democrats are just as much in
terested in obtaining good govern
ment as the Peoples Party are, and
they would be great fools to defeat
their friends to keep their enemies In
power.
We are especially pleased to see that
our friend Senator Nelson is renomln-
ated. He was one of our best men in
the last session-always attentive to
his duties and honorable and intelli-
gent. He can be still more useful
hereafter with the experience he has
had. The nominees for the House
and county offices are also men OF
good reputation. The whole ticket
will be elected.
We see by the papers that General
Becker tried to make speech at Al
bert Lea, but there was no hall, no
announcement, no meeting; and the
General left town as soon as possible.
We do not rejoice over the humiliation
of any MAINLAND the General is per-
sonally a pleasant gentleman,-but
his people perceive that he is simply
running to help Gov. Nelson to de,
feat Mr.. Owen. The fact that he is
holding office under Gov. Nelson, and
that Nelson refuses to accept his
resignation, and that he continues tC
draw his salary Of $4,000 year while
running against Nelson, gives away
the whole game. l. u.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
A LAUGHABLE CAMPAIGN.
The Lion and the Lamb.

Is it not most ridiculous sight to
see Gov. Knute Nelson and his subor-
dinate, holding Office by his grace and
kindness, G.. l.. Becker, Railroad Com
missioner, running against each other
for the same Office, but not saying a
single unkind word of each other?
And the Republican papers praise
Becker to the skies; and the Demo-
cratic papers treat Knute with the ut
most respect! The lion and the lam b
lie down together: and the democratic
lamb is led by a ring,-a $4,000 year
salary as II. r. commissioner. And
the string is tied to the Republican
lions tail. And the people sing
knuty had a little lamb.
Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that knuty went
That lamb was sure to go.
"Why does the lamb love Knuty so?"
The children they did cry;
Why knuty feeds the lamb, you know"
The teacher did reply.
1t is enough to produce a grin on
the face of DEATH And General
Becker,-he never was general over
anything on earth but lot of rail
road hands,-places his resignation,
as Railroad Commissioner, in Knuty's
hands: and knuty announces that he
will not accept it until otler the clection'
About two hundred hungry Republi-
cans made rush for that $4,000 place,
with their eyes popping out, and
when they came before Knuty he laid
his finger along side of his sagacious
nose and winked his left eye profound
ly,-and the whole crowd cried "Oh, ="
and retre6ted in good order, over
whelmed but reconciled. They saw
the pint"
There never was such campaign
seen before since free government be-
gan on earth.
"Played for q socher" is written on
the back of every Democrat who sup
ports Becker.
And Becker tells them he is sure to
uinv Oh Lord. Oh Lordy.!
He has no more chance of being
elected governor than he has of being
elected president of the United
States, in this year of grace, 1894.
What does it all mean?
Simply to head of the Peoples Poty in
the interest Of Plutocracy That is all
there is of it.
Becker should be honest with his
audiences. He should say:
Boys, vote for me: and Knute will
be reelected; and l will be reappoint-
Ell railroad commissioner for six years
more; and by the end of that time l
will be ready to pass in my checks
and in the meantime we will beat the
Populists; and not single reform will
be accomplishing; and the people will
grow poorer and poorer, until the
mob breaks loose and the devil is tc
pay. Save me my $4,000 a year until
Chaos comes. That's what I am run
ming for. Help me or l sink'