The evening world., 1894-10-10
The Policy shops SIN Running.


point.
The Policy shops stiu Running.
After recess Majewski took the wit
ness stand again, and stated that all
four of the policy shops about which he
had written to Supt. Byrnes. We're sun
in operation in full blast. The place
which he had been running, however,
was closed up.
The other places are now run by diff
ferent hackers, and not all by Morton,
as formerly. The witness said that he
had won 800 recently in one of the
shops. A liquor dealer in First avenue
had also won money in shop at 2OSS
First avenue. He produced number
by the Senators with much interest ana
curiosity. The liquor dealer had given
his slip TO the witness to collect for
him.
Sept. % Majewski said he went to see
Parker, the backer, to try to get the
money. Parker refused to do this, and
struck the witness, abusing him with
Afterwards Parker offered him $50. but
MaJewski said he told him he wanted
the 500 or none at all
told him that | had wining slip on
which l could not get the money, and
asked him what to do.
He asked me in what captains pre-
cinct 1t was ani 1 told him Capt. Westcr-
velts. Then he sad all right you'll get
your money"
tUlu MN the pOllCy
were ut 29S Elizabeth street. and he
called in two detectives and told them
to go with me to the place to get evil
dence. l went out in the corridor with
| them and waited at the Mott street
| entrance for fifteen minutes, while the
other man went to the front of the
hall and spoke with some men.
Then we went to the policy headquar-
ters, but found no one there. ! saw one
of the men belonging to the policy head
quarters running away from the Central
Ofiice. One Of the officers with me
caught him.
AT the headquarters of the policy men
the door was locked, and watcher
was stationed outside He said there
II then reported to Inspector Will
| iams."
Did you know williams"
Ever since he was in the Thirtieth street
station. l have been around to all the
gambling houses ana other places and
You regard Inspector Williams as one
OF the curiosities?'
Police Worse than siberin.
The witness shrugged his shoulders.
He related an experience with the police
at a ball which he attended several
years ago,sat which he said the police
| had treated him worse than he had
been treated in Siberia when he was an
exile there. They had beaten and
choked him and robbed him of 81.
| v
| where he was taken, and he remembered
that the Captain told him never to run
foul of the police again or he would be
killed.
when / saw williams" resumed Ma
| jewski, "he asked me where l had played
policy, and when had told him he sent
for Capt. Westervelt. When the latter
came In he and Inspector Williams had
a talk in the corner The Captain gave
the Inspector cigar.
afterwards the Captain came and
laN,a alr. ,al.a
the station next day, and he would see
about getting evidence about the places
had repor.ed."
Did you go up them"
| Il did not. / was not going to walk
into the lions den. 1t was after that
that l saw Parker, and he offered me
$50 for my hit which called for 500"
The policy slips shown by the witness
were dated as late as Oct. 6 and I. In
answer to Senator Bradley he said the
police used to come in every day and
and Nineteenth street. 1t made no diff
sy sy they ~ses wou3 6e 6GE%
TO hang up their accounts.
| do you know where the money paid
by policy men for protection goes?"
ITO the Captain. Usually the ward
man collects 1t, but sometimes the Cap
himself"
What Captain did you ever see col
lecting money!
Doherty Did MS own Collecting.
Capt. Doherty. He came to the head
quarters one night and saw Pete Ward,
the manager, and asked for the stuff. "
What did Ward do?"
He handed over the DOODLE"
And you saw the Captain take it?"
Yes. and Ward said to me: There's
another sbo gone ,
ing arrested?'
Not very many
What Is usually done with them"
but sometimes they are fined"
When there have been complaints
against policy shops and the Captain OF
policy writer will get some one to &c
and sit in his shop and be arrested
Then when he Is taken to court none
Of the compliments Will be able tc
be discharged.
This practice of arres,ing dummies
the witness said, was very common
whenever there was any agitation II
the newspapers against policy shops
1t "howed that the Captain was activ,
In making arrests, and that satisfied th'
: pa lie. The fact that the dummies were
} discharged at court was never heard Of
: said Majewski.
There is no attempt then to concea
the policy-shop from the police. The!
know where the deals are made an,
where the slips are written?" aske,
} CHAIRMAN LeNOW.
) That's right" replied Maicwski
And instead Of making arrests thor
5 stand in the way OF the arrest OF tn
2 policy mem"
Yes. sir"
( Mr.. Con- wanted Majewsk to give NJ
the policy slips he had played this weei
, and last week, but he objected II,
= didn't mind giving up the old ones how
ever.
: " | know how they will talk about me,
he said, referring 10 his friends in III
4 policy business. They will say: Your
- fool for coming here and telllnl
the Committee about policy, for yol
can never shut up the shops.
The witness went on to explain tn,
meaning OF capita! sa Idle" strad les.
gigs" and other combinat ms of NJ
? Tres on the slips he produced, and which
! at Senator Brad!ey's suggestion, wer
put in evidence.
Little Policy Now, Says Byrnes.
b Mr.. Con read from the last report o
; the Superintendent, dated Sept. 6, 1884
! in regard to the efficiency OF tn
= force. Referring to policy, the Super
4 intendent said that this species OF petit!
i gambling was practically broken up a
/ the present time, and that very little o