The evening world., 1894-06-19

exempt. That was the consideration
How much was paid for the ward?"
well, Parmeley paid $500 down, and
afterwards had to pay my share Of IT,"
whom"
"It was sent UP to DIVERS place"
"A saloon on Chatham street, next
You mean Patrick Divver7"
Yes
"Do you know whether Mr.. Diver Is
In the saloon business now?" asked MIR.
81 think not I heard he was Police
Justice or something of that sort now"
replied Clark.
quarters OF the business. and paying
tenn" 49,, ., -, 1870
our bank roll in the safe in DIVERS
saloon every night IN those days. There
was $1,000 in our rolls; 1t was the resu-
Thn,s Fhs was the he oap.a on Which
did your bunco business" asked Chair
"Ycs. SIR"
Diver Backed PnrmeIey.
DO you know who started Parmeley
in the bunco business" ?"
Yes. 1 understood 1t was Diver. He
Ibid he pay Divver any Of the he pro-
ceeds of the busness?"
Yes. l think he did. A good deal OF
the money which we had to pay for
Parmeley pay big roll to Diver one
night
- "As he rave 1t over to him he said:
was about $500, representing half we
made that day, on account Of the police
getting squealers."
Central Omce Men in II.
did not some Of the money for
squealers go to Police HeadQuarters?"
Yes; the Central Office men often
used TO get hold Of the victims and they
us give up half. just like the ward men.
Detective Heidelberg used to bring down
the Headquarters squealers usually and
collect the money"
over the squealers?" Mr.. Goff inouired.
"Oh. yes: They both tried to get all
every victim feii into the % hands S Of '"Sae one
or the other. and that finally broke up
the business.
DO you remember who was the ward
man Of the Fourth Ward in those daysy'
There was one named Carr we used
to do most OF the business with. The
oalhaI Gaptaln's name was Murray; ! think. or
lie was tne inspector, tne
sergeant was Meakim."
Clark said that the First Ward was let
to bunco man named Wall. This ward
was regarded as the best in the city be-
was easier to. work. Besides, more vic
tins were to be secured there.
The Whole City Sold by Wards.
The whole. city. he said, was divided
up. In this fashion and let out by the
police to the bunco men. In the Fourth
Ward all business was done through
DIVERS saloon.
.n.n. ~ have seen thousands Of dollars
spent at DIVERS in an evening"" said
Clark, and have spent as much as $500
there myself Of q night. l don't know
anything about the place of late years,
Clark added that business fourished
most in the First Ward, when Berg
hold was Captain there. After Berg
holds time he did not know anything
At this point the examination Of
Clark was suspended and recess was
A rumor that Police Commissioner
Sheehan would go on the witness stand
thls afternoon was said by Mr. Gofr to
be without any foundation. Sheekan
had not been summoned.
Chairman Lexow during the recess
told an Evening World" reporter that
he thought Clark's testimony was the
most most, remarkable that had yet been
from the fact that it implicated the
police "off1cfals directly in sharing with
thieves and crooks in the proceeds Of
actually aided by the authorizes in car
rylng on their criminal pursuits.
The testimony was also rendered all
the more sensational because It con-
bunco swindling business.
II, hSeorge re Apo; the green-goods man
courtroom cfnm during the afternoon SEES
interest to the story told by Clark who
was recalled.
Thrce-Card Monte Games,
The latter told Mr.. Goff that he had
told all he knew about the bunco game,
but he had something to say about the
Lhree-card monte game which Parmeley
had also backed. There were four OF
these places. all in the Fourth Ward.
Ihree or the monte joints were fitted
up as bars, with an eating room in the
rear. The game was played in the rear
room.
The fourth was rigged up as railroad
office. Clarke said he saw Patrick Div
yer frequently in Parmeley's monte Joint.
the boys.
~ went out of the business in 1896 he
cause the places were broken up l was
IN the sawdust business for five weeks.
but drew out and went down Feast"
broken up?'
Il don't know, but Walling' went out
and Murray went in as Superintendent,
and we couldn't get any protection after
hat. The nlaces ran for n while, but
they We're all Closed up eventually"
Parmely, he said, had started the saw
lust game, but found 1t could not be
made to pay. For the last two or three |
years he had been leading an honest |
ife and working at his trade. which |
was dealing in rubber goods.
Did you ever know this mann" asked |
Mr.. Goff. pointing to Apo, who sat /!
behind him.
nc Knew George AppO.
Yes; ] could swear that was George
Appoo, though l haven't seen him In
eight years"
"HsnreNere never arrested in New
York;"
"Only once. and that was after
went out of the bunco business 1
Vas locked up at Police eHaduuarters
'ver night, but discharged at Jeffer-
ion Market the next morning"
THE police knew your business in
hose days?'
"Yes. sir; PERFECTLY"
They knew Appos business. too. I
IT guess they did
vith?"
Never"
Ex-Judge Ransom then took the wit
less In hand. Clark said he was fifty-