Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-25
SAMUEL LEVY BACKED POLICY.
Witnesses Swear That He Is Behind
the Big Game.

sell NOW.
Samuel Levy, moralist and policy
hacker, was prisoner in municipal
court, on Thursday, charged with being
concerned in interest in policy on Janu-
airy Cd, and divers other times. He was
arrested Wednesday as he stepped from
a train at the p, w. d b. railroad
station by Sergeant Massey, on war
rant sworn out by Chief of Police
Dolan, who made the affirmation which
led to the prisoners arrest.
When the case was. called on Thurs
day Levy answered to his name, and
was as bright and clipper as patrol
man on receiving his first months pay.
Glad in brand new suit of clothes, the
latest style derby, and wearing becom-
ing necktie and bright new patent
feathers, the little wizard policy hacker
was in the best of spirits. Levy always
looks as though he had just emerged
from a handbook.
He did not ask for counsel. He has
been in the hands of the police so often
he has perfectly learned the manner of
conducting defence.
John Leonard, colored, was the first
witness called against him. He said he
was policy writer, and had been
engaged by Levy in q pool room at
Eighth and Tatnall streets one day in
October. He said Levy daily gave him
money to the amount OF So to pay the
"hits" of the players. He received
commission of 10 per cent. On January
cd, no commission was paid him by
Levy, nor had he received any commits
sion since that time.
Levy then asked the witness who in
duced him to go on the stand and testify
against him levy. Leonard replied
that he had been induced to testify by
the regular process of law.
Levy declared that he had never seen
the man before in his life.
Davis Walker, colored, is a policy
writer, living at No. COG West Second
street. He carried a walking policy
book. He knew Levy we'll. He met
Levy on Eighth street between Market
and Orange in October, and Levy asked
him to write policy for him. He decided
to do so and wrote books during Decem-
Der and on the 1st of January. He
turned the money over to Levy and
some times he paid "Shorty." Levy told
him that if he wasn't in town it would
be all right to pay SHORTY" or
"Raney." For time he didn't get his
commission of is per cent, but Levy
told him to wait awhile. He wrote
book on January I'd, and has not yet
been paid his commission, although the
shifts" were paid by the hacker.
Levy-"How many times did you
pay me during December"
"Three or four times" witness replied.
"Don't you know it to be fact that
a writer takes out his commission before
turning the books in ?" Levy asked.
"No, didn't know that"
Joseph Morris, colored, No. $40
Orange street, said that he played a
piece in January. The number of the
piece was 16, 10, 81. The witness had
never been paid for that "hit," although
he admitted that Levy paid him So for
one shit" at the corner of Ninth and
Market streets The witness said that
this "hit" was made on Isaac Carly,
who told him Levy was backing the
game in this city.
"How did you know l was the
hacker 2" Levy asked.
81 know from what Carly said, you
wouldn't have paid me the 'hit" if you
hadn't been the backer," replied the
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raj shifts" which were paid.
This close the testimony and Judge
Ball asked Levy if he had anything to
say. He rose and with the aid of his
hands and various contortions of the
body peculiar TO the Jewish faith, dis
claimed all knowledge of the case. He
added:
"Judge, not one of these men who
testified here told the truth. never saw
them before in my life. There wasn't
one who could identify me. 1t is all
blackmail. They perjured themselves all
the way through. l was not In the city
during October, was in Chicago. On
January I'd, / was visiting my mother
and father at Dover. never saw any
Of them. This is not the right thing to
do"
Judge Ball informed Levy that he
would be compelled to hold him in the
sum of $4,000 bail for the February
term of court. Levy seemed content,
however.
City Solicitor Elliott then asked that
the witnesses be placed under bail for
curt and $500 was named as the
amount sufficient to insure their attend
ance at the trial
Levy was arrested in this city several
months ago on a similar charge, through
a confession made by Isaac Carly, the
king OF policy writers here, to a reporter.
The confession was reduced to writing,
but when the time came for the trial
Carly went on the stand and swore Just
opposite to the confession. 1t is diff
cult to say if Levy has any place of
abode. He admits that he was in
Chicago since his last arrest, and when
asked some time ago it he did not belong
to a New York gambling syndicate he
made no denial. At any rate, he is re-
garded as one of the slickest policy
hackers in this country, and he seems
to know more about the mysteries OF
the seductive game, which is the ruina-
ton of an element of the poorer classes,
than any man who has turned up for
some time.
| Whom the Philadelphia police arrested
a gang OF policy sharks some time ago
Levy appeared in the role of witness.
He told the magistrate that in prosecut-
ing policy writers he only wanted to
benefit public morals. Shortly after
that he was arrested in this city on the
same charge, and the police were trying
to enhap him TO Wilmington at that
time. Levy had small bag, evidently
filled with money, when arrested last
evening, and while Sergeant Massey
was on his way to the police station
with the prisoner, he slipped the bag
and the roll to confederate.
He was able to secure bail on Thurs
day and is now enjoying his freedom
once more.
Levy will be tried at the next term of
| court.