New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
THE PRIEST WAS A TARTAR.

O-Can YOU tel us OF another case? A.-Well
there was a Catholic priest After he had been bun
coed he grabbed the bank roll OF 81 and wouldn't
give II 10 until we gave him his money. S26'. back
lie came from Brighton Mass.
Odd YOU have any trouble with the police
about that case? Ayes. There were some ar
rests made. but nobody was ever convicted. We
had TO close up the Joint for a couple of weeks
O-,Vhy? A-WeN the police told us 10 close
I'D until the affair had blown over. IT was under
stood tina, We were not TO beat minister's priests OF
nDo 81 Won mean to tell the committee that It
was a part Of your contract with the police that
~ Now-York? A-Exacty. That was what got us
into trouble We said that we didn't know that he
lad nod Of him. After he left he went back to
his hotel and put on his priests coihes, sor,ces,
O-IIow much did you get for your services,
Ten dollars a day and Is per cent OF the net
'O-What were your expenses? A-Rent, 500 for
the station house. besides divisions OF "squcalers
H 9e'6d that cover the four places? Ayes. We
only did BUSINESS at at time one hundred
dollars a week the rate agreed upon "heh We
0S senato sr Lcxow-whcn you bought the ward
docs that mean when you bought the fsht 70 w
0U QHow much did YOU pay for the initial , ex;
ponse? A.-Parmley put up wv hau ~ pay NY
share OF 1t afterward
HOW ABOUT THIS. JUSTICE DIVER?
o-Uow was the money paid? Alt was put
noxt door TO spellman's hat store in Chatham-st.
o-"pat" Diver is he the present Police JUS
tlce? Ayes. ~
O-Was his saloon part OF the system! Ares
His saloon was our headquarters. We spent all our
money there | spent 500 or 800 a night there
sometimes.
Q-What was the most you ever took IN IN one
dav? A-Three thousand and five hundred dollars
yyc had as many as twenty Victims some days.
ODD you Parrney Jones III INN'l
cal A
when he wasn't attending 10 the Dunco pusiness'
The bank roll with which we ala business was ue
posted in Mr.. DIVERS safe every night. NJ,
o-Who gave Parmlcy his nrst START a. DIV
ver parralcy came here unknown. don't know
how much Diver advanced TO him ~,
Odd Parm,ey pay DIVER a snare OF lhr ~.
cec,is OF the bunco business? Al never saw MIN
come right out and divide the money. have seen
him give money to Olivier and take money Dack.
O-Iarge amounts? Ayes. ,
O-TVas any bunco money paid 70 loVver' A.
mn so much after there had been many 'squea.-
ers" | supposed he meant give up 50 much 10 Dive
CENTRAL. AND WARD MEN CLASSIFIED.
Mr. Goff asked Clarke II he had ever been troubled
by Headquarters men Clarke replied that once IN
while a "squealer" had gone 10 Headquarters Ihen
the money had to be divided with the Headquarters
men Detective Heidelberg had brought "squealeTs
down No arrests had ever been made Ihere nau
been some conflict between Headquarters and STA
fion men about the 'squealers,' as eacn Wahteu w
get the money sometimes. -, .r
O. (I}y Senator LcXow)-'ro sum up. you pad res
u.ariy 500 week and one-haf or all money td s
from ''souealers': sometimes TO the Central once
detectives, sometimes TO the ward men. as the price
OF protection? AYES. !.
Q. (By Senator O'Connor)-lt was the interest Oh