The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10

did you hear anything more from Capt.
Westervelt?" asked MIR Con.
II went to see him after we had been
closed up; The ward man had told me
must have patience. But | had
p tiraS nt from March till July, and got
Did you see HIM"
NO, | only saw the ward man that
Tune, although ! asked for the old man.
Alter the exposure In the papers, how
ever, capt. Westervelt came around to
see me-
Afraid of Wcstcrveltt Oh, No.
They were playing policy there on
the sly, then. The Captain wlnked me
out of the room, and asked me what the
reporters said who came around to see
me. ! told him that they got nothing
out OF me and then he said could 80
right on and not be worried, for |
wouldn't be pulled, and nobody would
You were not afraid of Capt. Wester-
velt?"
mo, / should say not. He told me
that even If they went and made com
plants against me at Headquarters TO
Supt. Byrnes. 1t would not hurt me, for
my shop would never be closed"
Majewsk went on to say that he
was troubled by other policy shops in
the neighborhood which he wanted the
Captain to close up. but he refused to
do so.
"A young man who worked for me
wanted to write to Supt. Byrnes about
them, thinking that he would close
them up.
II told him he was mistaken, that Supt.
Brynes would never close them, and to
prove 1t we wrote letters to Supt Byrnes
exposing these places"
to the Superintendent, and they were
signed with a fictitious name, +. J;
Hardy. No notice was even taken of
them by the Superintendent
The nIapaq rnfptrpl q, hv IA inUSlxi In
his letters were 203S and 20l6 First avenue
and zoos and 1880 Second avenue. Majew-
ski characterized them in his fake letters
as being places where the low-lived bust
ness of robbing poor people was carried
on.
The two letters were as follows
NEW YORK April, 1894
Dear Sir: As hard-workng man, am
forced to appeal to you for protection for my
family against the policy dens that flourish in
my neghbOrhood, and in which my wife spends
all the Money can earn these days.
nv s5e ,ool S IN run b blast nSw
ings. and / have located four Of them and
hereby send you their addresses. knowing that
you will fearlessly perform your duty and drive
them out OF business. for which the thanks and
woman viii be your reward. They are located at
20Ss, 20l2, @0l6 First avenue; zoos Second ave-
nue.. and 1850 Second
am not crank TO appeal to Parkhurst and
other societies, but still believe in the efficiency
OF the Police Department, and l am willing to
put myself at any time under the protection OF It,
Yours respectfully, CHARLES IARnN.
NEW YORK, Aug. &, 1894.
Dear Sir: on the 25th OF Apri | TOOK the i,rty
to call your attention TO Il lot OF policy shops in
| existence in my neiGhborhOod-located at 2O3S
First avenue. 2Ol6 First avenue, zoos Second
nue. and 1850 Second avenue. Thinking that the
fearless way in which you always performed your
duty would encourage you to attempt TO close them
up but up TO the present time they are still
in existence, carrying their lowlived bushes ~
OF robbng poor people OF their hard earned money.
The worst of these places is located at zoos
second avenue because that mans wife goes to
| the people in the houses In the vicinity OF his
place. encouraging poor mems wives to play their
robbing game.
l earnestly hope that l will not have to send
copies OF these letters to the newspapers but that
the Police Department In which ! am firm be.
Heyor long as II remains under the guidance Of
fearless and honest men like yourself. will close
these disreputable places thereby giving to every
citizen the protection which the laws OF this State
entitle him. Yours truly, CHI. HARDY.
The reading of the two letters pro-
voked roars OF laughter from the spec
tators, In which the Committee and the
witness Joined.
The latter stated that they were con-
cocted by his assistant, who was a
young college man, and whom he be-
lieved to be the smartest young man in
the city.
"As result of the second letter." said
Majewski, "Smithy, the ward man. came
the Captain had a suspicion that 1 had
been sending letters downtown.
II asked him what made him think
| so, and he told me that the old man
had shown him some letters which were
in almost the same handwriting as the
ones l had written to the Captain.
II told him he was all wrong and
that l had never written the letters"
An adjournment was taken at this
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