The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-24
TO STOP POLICY.
Nine Dealers Sent to Prison by
Judge Hudspeth = Mere
Boys at the Bar.

The efforts of Judge Hudspeth and
Prosecutor Winfield to stamp out policy
shops in Jersey City resulted yesterday
in the conviction of nine of the lnayes
found in the den over Nat FarrelPs
saloon on the corner of Hudson and
York streets, The nest of scamps was
established by VIM. Zachman, Reilly
and Offerman. Reilly is fugitive from
justice and the others were sentenced
this morning.
Aiding the Prosecutor in his arduous
work of sending these scoundrels to
Jail was Detective McGuinness, who
collected the paraphernalia of slips,
books, gigs and presses used in the
game. His evidence at all the trials
was distinctly unlike the general char
acter of police evidence in that it was
clear simple and convincing.
So too was the Prosecutor aided by
Geo. Hill, the colored, bright young
runner and writer" whose story of
how policy people gull the idiots and
simpletons who play gigs was intense
ly interesting and oftentimes funny.
SIMPLY LEFT EVERY TIME.
What did you do when the parties
who gave the money to you were not
satisfied with your statement that they
hadn't made a hit?' asked Prosecutor
Winfield at one of the trials.
Showed them the official drawing
made by Zachman," was the reply.
But if they didn't like that?" pur-
sued the Prosecutor.
why they had to. They got left"
was the answer accompanied by broad
grin.
And they got left nearly always?"
said Mr.. Winfield.
Certainly" laughingly replied the
shrewd coon.
AS result of this bag at York street
Mr. Winfield has splendid collection of
policy literature.
what are you going to do with it?"
asked a News reporter of Mr.. Win
field.
1--WE got it. Do you want to go into
the business?" he answered.
SENTENCED.
The policy men were stood up at the
bar of Judge Eudspeth's court yesterday
morning for sentence.
They were VIM. zachman, ]. Offerman,
j. Reeves, F. Hall, w. Ryerson, w.
Landers, F. Wayne. Henry Reinecke aid
w. Reissman. Zackman, the leader, re-
ceived three years at hard labor in State
Prison; Offerman, two years hard labor
and the remainder one year each at hard
labor.
In sentencing Reinecke. boy of eigh-
teen, and four others, all lads employed
as runners, Judge Hudspeth said;
SCORING THE POLICE.
IT'S an outrage and this Court if go
should be going to prison as sacrifices.
for hackers known well in this county to
the police, and they go scot free while
you are pushed forth as sacrifices
Then raising his voice, the Court said:
Its an outrage, and this Court is go
ing to reach the men behind the game,
and drag them here and put them on
trial.
I'VE intend also to reach the land
lords of those houses where policy was
ecuted and none of them shall escape"
ANOTHER BLOW FOR THE POLICE.
Calling next to the bar Theodore Page,
Geo. w. Story, Chas. Hutton, convicted
for maintaining a policy joint Judge
Hudspeth paid a compliment to Rev. ].
L. scudder, and gave the police another
strange that these policy dens can con-
tinue for a long time, and are only closed
by the intervention of private citizens.
The police couldn't find these places, yet
private individuals could, and they de-
serve every credit for their work" Then
turning to the trio of prisoners, he fined
them each 800 and costs.
At the close of the sentencing Senator
Daily announced that he would take out
A writ of error in the case of Zachman.
The Court, in the case of Florence Hall
sentenced recently to one years impris-
onment at hard labor for maintaing a
policy shop, said that owing to the ap-
peal of DR. Quimby for change in SEN
tence, because hard labor would kill Hall
Judge Hudspeth changed the sentence
to twelve months in the penitentiary.