Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-22

Did you give any part of that money
to any other police official2s
"Yes, sir. To Inspector Williams.
When Captain Gunner left the precinct /
asked him how much he paid the inspec-
tor. Gunner told me that he gave Viii
liams between $50 and S75 month. He
said that he placed it in an envelope and
gave it TO Wardman Campbell, who gave
it to Price at headquarters, for the in
spector. / knew Williams well, and did
not think it necessary to have an inter
mediary. l handed him the money myself
in an envelope at headquarters.
The captain said that he paid Williams
during the three months that he was in
charge OF the 25th precinct lit was in
Williams power to send up men to raid
policy shops from headquarters. Thought
it was prudent to pay him."
And money was paid to enable the
law to be violated.'
Yes sir. -
Witness said he paid no one but Will
liams. The money was paid by liquor
dealers to enable them to sell on Sunday
Witness made no reports to headquarters
concerning the policy shops. He pre-
sumed that the inspector knew of the
existence of the policy shops These
policy shops were never raided. Witness
said if he was not interested he could
have made matters hot for them. 1t was
understood that he had not to obey the
law
He stated that he went to the 21th pre-
cinct after leaving the Goth. Byrnes was
acting superintendent when he paid Viii
liams. Witness collected about $500 a
month from the three pool rooms and 10
policy shops in the 9th precinct. He
took Wardman Cannon with him to that
precinct. Witness did not touch the
liquor dealers. He heard the liquor deal
police OF the money collected in the
27th 20 per cent went to Cannon and
5000 month to Williams.
"Did Williams know the pool rooms
existed?''
"He did, and knew the number, too :"
The captain said he gave Williams, dur
ing the nine months he spent in the 27th
precinct, about $500 He was transferred
because of a row he had with the liquor
dealers Supt. Byrncs instructed the cap
tains to make arrests for selling drinks.
81 made two arrests the first Sunday.
The president of the local Liquor Dealers
Association told the officers who made the
arrests that he would have them trans
ferred and they were transferred by Pres
ident Martin The liquor dealers com
planned that l made too many bona tide
arrests and l was transferred to the 5th
precinct. where there We're very few sa
looms. told Supt. Byrnes it was shame
and he said to keep quiet and things
would right themselves in time. Com
missioner Sheehy of the charities and cor
rections told me that President Martin
removed me.
Witness said that he remained in the
5th until March, 1898. Two hundred
dollars per month was collected from two
pool rooms in that precinct. While in the
5th, he paid Inspector McAvoy Witness
said he was transferred to the 5th, but
made no collections there remaining
only "a month, going to the 22d. He col
lected from policy shops and some dis
orderly houses. About $500 or $500 a
month was collected from all sources.
"When was appointed, Commissioners
Martin mentioned a house on 46th street,
and said l might let them alone until the
schools were built When the schools We're
built he said to put them out. l sent
Officer Casey to the house of woman
named Sadie West, on West 51st street.
Citizens had complained about the house.
The woman told Casey that she was a
friend of Commissioner Martin and it
would he better to see him before he did
anything. Next day | received a message
from Martin. l went to see him and
Martin said l should warn the officer and
apologize to the woman the next day. L
protested, but he said / should do as l was
told Casey had to apologize to the woman
for raiding the house
The witness said one Proctor wanted to
open a gambling house Proctor came to
him with letter from Commissioner
Sheehan, asking him to give Proctor
what he wanted. One Maynard, paymas-
ter of the Acqueduct commission, was to
be Proctor's partner.
Superintendent Byrnes told me that
if allowed Proctor to open he would
break me. Commissioner Sheehan said
if Proctor was not allowed to play, John
Daily would not be allowed to play
Ibid Sheehan say Days was running9'
Eyes, SIR
Witness said he shared the protection
money with McAvoy. "Mr. McAvoy
asked me if the money came from dis
orderly houses He said If it did he did
not want it. y
"Did you understand McAvoy to mean
that"
ayes, sir, he is very religious man. ="
Witness said that he was transferred to
the Tenderloin, Dec. 3, 1898. He col
lected only about 5000 a month. The
precinct was leased out almost entirely.
The houses allowed to remain without
having. The committee was sitting, and
they were running low.
''Georgiana Hastings of the 22d, was
exempt She is peculiar character and
some of the gentlemen who visited her
would not like to see their names in print.
| got tip from Capt Devery that If in
terfered with her would burn my fin
gers" Witness said he was informed that
certain public officials visited her house.
~ do not want now to bring in names
said Mr.. Goff, because Georgiana Hast
ings is under indictments. We have proof
that one night when a bench warrant was
about to be served, two public officials,
one of whom was the judge OF court,
were in her house. The warrant was not
served because Of these officials in
1lucnce.
The captain said he paid ex- " ardman
Burns percentage ON collections In this
precinct, and nobody else.
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