The evening world., 1894-10-10

TO go for the brokers' advances?" asked
Yes. sir"
Was any other detective associated
with Detective O'ConnorY'
Yes, Detective slawson worked with
Vincent Majewskh of $40 East One
Hundred and Fourth street testified
that he had resided in New York since
occupations. He was bird fancier, g
dog fancier, a cigar store keeper, and
finally he got into the policy business sii,ess..
Great Jones street. said Majewski.
"The headauarters Of the policy bust
ness of the city was upstairs.
The backer of the game then was
William Morton. All the writers. as
sembled there at noon every day. got
acquainted with Morton, and he agreed
Hundred and Fourth street.
Protection for Policy Men.
7 didn't know whether could open
What do you mean by that?,'
"They had to find out whether the
Captain would let them open the place
did you deal directly with Morton?"
No. | arranged with Pete Ward his
The witness. said that the shop was
| finally opened, and he was placed in
charge of 1t. A short time afterwards he
was visited by policeman in citizens
was he the ward MANI
mo, but he knew l was keeping a pol
icy shop, and he asked me for a gig
| II asked him what he wanted, and he
| played the dead gig 9, 10, %.
Who was Captain of the precinct?"
| Capt Westervelt."
| The witness continuing testified that
the policeman then showed him his
shield. and said he could arrest him If
HE thought was green man." said
Majewski, "but 1t didn't scare me- be
cause l knew it had been fixed at the
station all right"
He seemed surprised and asked me II
/ had reported at the station, and when
told him ! was all right he laughed
''rhen it is well understood among
policy dealers that they are to receive
protection from the police?"
oh, yes; They couldn't do business
How much is paid for this protec-
tion?"
it is 500. i heard that it was Capt.
Devery who raised the price"
Did you pay the money to the Cap
mo, that is always done by the back
err" Matewski explained that there were
seventeen or eighteen hackers In the city
and that. they arranged with the cap
| tains of the different precincts for the
territory they should worh
All the hackers but Cornelius B. Par
ker. were in a combine. He was work
many shops in The west side between
Fourteen h street and the Harlem River.
Who has this territory now?" asked
Mr.. Goff.
The king" replied the witness.
"Al. Adams"
Morton he worked for Parker. A few
days after this. Ward Man Smith came
e, him at his place In One Hundred and
Nneteenth Sin II street street and o told him he must
II refused 10 do this. and Smith tolt
me that the Captain had ordered It., anG
would raise = with him If he did moi
obey the order"
Capt. westervelt In 1t. Too.
Morton was being protected by the
Captain. Then, the witness said, he
went to see Capt Westervelt at the
stat ion-house.
MY sister was with me and we had
the books. l had been to see Morton
and he had refused to pay the rent and
II told the Captain that If he would b,
responsible for the hits ] would give VI
place, and told me If didn't arrang,
things satisfactorily with Morton, h,
would have me arrested and send me t,
the island"
After leaving the station. Majewsk
said, he wrote to the Captain as follows
"It is curious to me that you wish t.
, force me to give up the books to Nor
I, with me- 1 will keep the books till
! o'clock to-day. II you wish to clos
this place let me know. SO ! can seel
so that / may square up with him
This note was signed "Frenchy,
which was the name by which Majewsk
man, Smith, came around and told tn,
,, witness he had good news for him.
Did he come to your shop?"
$ Yes. They were playing policy there
e Flight before Smith,
"Oh, yes, that was nothing"
S What was the good news?"
He said the Captain told me / coult
e go with my books where liked. I wen
) to Parper and he congratulated me oil
my victory over the Captain" 49,, :,
betw cen Majewski,. Morton, Parker an,
t Capt Westervelt in regard to the pol
a Of the police to the policy dealers, an
: how the latter were being protected
3 : This correspondence passed between th
in many Of the letters to Capt. Wester
: yelt and the trouble which the polio
e papers. which were continually exposin
: They also showed how the busines
was DelnB conducted ana tne rivalry be
d tween the various hackers to get tn
3 good will of the police. During tina
time, the witness said. continuing hi
testimony, he was visited by Ward Me,
Smith and Mooney quite frequently, VIII
e warned him that he must be very care
a full in the conduct of his business.
while running the book for Parker
did you hear anything more from Cap,
r Westervelt|' asked Mr.. Goff.
II went to see him after we had bee
closed up. The ward man had told m
q must have patience. But l ha
{ patience from March till July, and go
!, tired OF It,"
Did you see him?"
h mo, l only saw the ward man tha
n time although / asked for the old mar
II After the exposure in the papers, how
s ever, Capt Westervelt came around
. see me-"
{ Afraid of Westerveltf Oh, No.
: They were playing policy there o
= the sly, then. The Captain wnked m
y out OF the room, and asked me what tn
s reporters said who came around to Sc
t me. l told him that they got nothln
e out OF me and then he said | could &
| right on and not be worried, for
t, wouldn't be pulled, and nobody woul
n interfere with me-"
l. you were not afraid of Capt. Westei
n velt2"
n mo l should say not, He told m