The evening world., 1894-06-16
EVEN THE POOR ROBBED.
Mrs. Gillian SVearS She VA Black
mailed by the Police for Keeping
Street Soda Water Stand.
Her STORY CORROBORATED, TOO.
Detective Sloan, Whom She Accuses, Deniel
the Charge and Says the Stand
Blocked tho Street..

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might prove an interesting and profit
able witness for the Lexow Committee.
She has n round, red and honest face,
and is quite spry for her nifty years or
thereabout. She keeps a soda-water
stand at the northwest corner of Hester
and Mulberry streets. in front of the
saloon of Leonardo and Rocco Verillo.
and she charges that James A. Sloan,
n detective attached to the Mulberry
Street Station, Is compelling her to pay
for the privilege of running the stand.
She called Mt The World office yester-
day and made the following affidavit,
which is duly attested by Moses II.
Grossman. a notary public In the Office
of Friend & House. the lawyers. OF the
Pulitzer Building:
New York. June Is.
II. Annie Gilman, OF No. 1871 Hester
street, do hereby solemnly swear that a
detective named Sloan, from the Null
berry Street Station, closed up my soda
water stand at No. ISL Hester street
on Easter Sunday last because / would
not pay him money. About four weeks
ago. owing to threats. that he would
close up my business again, my land
lord. Rocco Varillo. paid him 81. which
l have promised to repay Varillo. About
two weeks ago he called again and told
my husband that IL we did not pay him
more money he would close the soda
water stand again.
ANNIE GILLIAN"
In this affidavit, owing to Mrs. Gillan's
inability to write, there are some slight
inaccuracies in the names. The detec-
tive to whom she alludes is James A.
Glnn ., ND tho Acknowledgement cYnllu hla
name Nerillo
When she was telling her story to a
reporter Mrs. Gillian cried at times;
fists in a manner that Indicated how
unpopular Sloan was with her.
I'm a poor woman" she said. "and
ean't "V work. We've t'St got children. but
have families OF their own to sup
PSr,i 50 rve gEt to do the best can;
last says to myself I'll run a soda
water INC
81 went down to Mr.. Rocco verillo.
He keeps the saloon, with his brother
leonardo. at the corner of Mulberry
and Hester streets. and he's my land
lord, too. asked him II ! couldn't open
said all right. and gave me a permit.
THAT was away last September. and
| set up the stand two months ago,
Then the tirst warm Weather came,
" IN VootN "aN
been the best day for the business.
down cam a man who said his name
was sloan and that he was a detectiye
told us we hadn't paid him anything
and he closed up the soda-water stand
right there and then. the s%coundrel!
open 1t, but four weeks ago he came
s9%1 on IS. us w sffia'nf' d 'hS S' sani anS
away, and. weil-Mr. Rocco Verilio paid
him IS for, me. as l didn't have any
money, and I'm to repay Mr.. Verillo
About two weeks ago this Sloan
came back again and said we would
have to give him more money or he
would close us up again, He went
the money ready for him soon. l
to tell just what he's been doing"
Leonardo, runs the saloon at the corner
Of Hester and Mulberry streets. was
behind, the bar when a reporter called
very black hair and eyes. who speaks
very bad English and understands it
about as badly: He seemed to mistake
the reporter for some one from the
Police Department. for when the latter
stated his mission he exclaimed. ex-
MY nWh ~ you SvS come d here ! That is fixed!
When Rocco was told that his visitor
was not from the Police Department
he looked reassured. But he did not
want to talk much about the IS which
Annie Gillian said he let Detective Sloan
rave o her %coun Asked IL It were
true, he bowed his head. and then
whispered:
Il DO not talk about these things. ]
have plenty trouble already. Not wanS
more"
Then Rocco turned away and drew
"A glass OF beer for a customer. Armies
husband was behind the counter at the
soda-water stand. and said the charges
We're true, but he was sorry she had
made them. as they would cause her
further trouble with the police.
Detective Sloan Is a young man, and
was found yesterday at the Mulberry
Street Police Station. Mr.. Sloan evil.
mind. for he said:
This is unpleasant! Awfully unpleas.
ant Just at this time. But these charges
are not true. l know who this woman
Is: They blocked up the street. the two
OF, them. there, with a push-cart, and ]
told 'em II couldn't be allowed: IL they
didn't move IT l would close up the