Evening journal., 1894-02-10
REVENGE ON BOTH SIDES.
GEORGE MELLOR's FRIENDS CHARGED
WITH FOUNDING SAMUEL J. LEVY.

MoiIor Is Now in tho Eastern Peniton-
tiary, But He Has Powerful Friends
Outside Who Are After Lovy's Scalp.
Samuel J Levy paid his $4,000 fine
yesterday afternoon and was released
Commenting on the causes which led TO
bis arrest, Philadelphia paper contains
The following;
"A bitter eight Of long standing, which
has stirred TO their depths the inner
most circles Of the world Of policy, re-
oeived fresh life yesterday when Samuel
Levy, of this city, pleaded guilty Of
backing the game in Wilmington, Della
ware, and was sentenced 10 two wears
imprisonment or 10 pay q hne Of s. .OlO
Levy elected to pay the fine, and ex
poets TO be st liberty 10 day, when. his
fiiends say, he will continue his efforts
to get revenge out of the powerful ring
that Is responsible for his downfall
"For years Levy has been az war with
George Mellor, known as the Policy
King, who is now serving a term Of
one year In the Eastern Penitentiary,
having been convicted IN the Quarter
Sessions Court Of setting up Il lottery
They we're once on friendly terms but
split some years ago, WHOM Levy began
20 operate On what Is known AS tbs VIII
mington drawings while MellOr anc
the other leading hackers used figures
obtained from Jersey City, anG whioi
al true blue policy players in Other
cities look upon as more or less
crooked. Lovy claims that he was prose
cuted by Mellor and bis powerful col
lesgues, who persistently hrl6ed his
writer's to leave him by offering then
higher commissions This continued sC
long that Levy planned scheme Of re.
venge
The Jersey City drawings are made
daily at noon and at o'clock the books
I'm this city closing always half an houi
later This half hour was utilized by
Levy at a long distance telephone, h'
having secured a confederate at jersey
City, who sent him the frst two numbers
as soon as they came out Of the wheel
i4evy's messengers were promptly sem
around TO play pieces IN Mellor's near
by books, with the result that some biz
hits were made, or. in policy parlanoe
the books were burned. These hit
came so frequently that Mellor tumbled
and started an Investigation. He sool
found that he was being burned,
! and one day when Levy's hits RmOuute,
; 30 the snug sum of 81, 900 he could no
get his slips cashed He admitted that b
} had already won something like SS OCO
but he had been compelled to divide wit
4 his Jersey City confederates, and he wa
J about as mad a man as could be found II
J the city.
"Thlrsting more than ever for revenge
Levy started out on a cunning eXpeoi
iion, and, with the assistance of trust
o retainers, he worked his cards 80 we
g that after years of absolute reign owe
. the policy world, King Mellor was aT
! rested, tried, found guilty, and sent
d the penitentiary for a year The kin
@ had fallen. but be had potential friends
8 whose influence reached even TO Wilmini
& ton, where Levy was understood 70
y heavily interested in the game Of polio
d in the lucrative capacity Of backe
Q They. in turn, fixed up job on their r.
10 lentless foe. Levy was twice ARRESTED
e and yesterday he pleaded guilty to bo,
e charges, sentence was imposed, and Ne
4 lor's friends took their turn at Laughing
p Levy friends, however, declare thi
r he has some big trump cards still in n
). serve, and do not hesitate to obser'
IS that when he fuds the time ripe Il
r PLAYING them, Chestnut street will lo
S for time some Of its ornaments,
y Mellor will be joined by some Of his cio
. friends in the big institution on Cher
n !