Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-22
POLICEMEN ON THE STAND.
They Testified That Money Had Reen
Paid-There Are Plenty OF Pool
Rooms Running In New York.

They Testified That Money Had Reer
Pafd-There Are Plenty OF Poo
Rooms Running in New York.
NEW YORK, June 21.-There was q bi.
crowd around the corridor leading to par
II, superior court, when the senate poles
investigating committee met to-day. The
sensational evidence given by Harry Hill
yesterday was tine chief topic. 1t was ru
mored that Lawyer Golf had few more
witnesses of Harry Hills type. Several
policemen summoned as witnesses occupied
seats near the senator's bench.
Police Officer George T. Sheridan was
called. He is now under Indictment by
the grand jury for clubbing a man In q
pool room in the MerchsLts' hotel. Wit
ness said q note came down from head.
quarters recently directing him to resume
his uniform.
G. A. Beck, another policeman, took the
stand. He said he had been twenty-five
years on the force.
''Do you know of an agreement between
policemen that If called here they should
keep quiet" "I never heard of such an
agreement"
steamboat squad, whose headquarters are
at Pier A. Some of the officers did special
duty at the dock and were paid for it.
"Will you tell about the envelope
gangP" "We call 1t such among ourselves,
but do not know If they give up money
or not. have heard man spoken of as a
member of the gang"
"Does not the envelope gang mean the
men who have got to give up money to
their superior offioersi' ST know that /
had to give $40 some time ago to Sergeant
Taylor of the steamboat squad"
sis not Taylor known as the Captains
collector" 81 never heard him called
smelly nerv u,u yvu s.,..-,.---
"At the American dock. I sai5 to him:
Here, sergeant, will make you present
and gave him the money"
"Does not Taylor go along the river COL
lectingr' "He goes along the docks, but I
do not know what for"
J. B. Smith, wholesale produce mer-
chant, 70 Reade street, testified that his
firm had to use the sidewalk In the course
of business.
"Your house has given presents to po-
licemenp "We have never given any
thing directly to policemen"
"Tell the senators how You gave the
money" "My recollection is that it was
plAC6U III al euS6lOpo tuo eOLutDOQJ GULL
nected with the department called for 1t.
The price was $25 year for using the side.
walk" Witness said he heard the other
merchants paid the same. Another mer-
chant gave similar testimony.
William Dayton, who peddles cutlery,
testified that Captain Devery allowed six
peddlers to occupy certain streets to the
exclusion of anybody else. He said the
policeman ON the beat told him this.
''Some of them have no license, while 1,
who had license, was driven away by an
officer who told me should have permit
from Captain Devery.
'tDid you ever give anything to the po-
licei" 81 gave away more scissors to the
police than any man in town.
Gan officer who wanted pair of scissors
for nothing came to me. This afternoon 6
peddler gave q straw hat to an officer on
Nassau street" The witness said he Wal
interfered with yesterday by an Officer
from the Church street station, who called
him names.
"You play the racesr eyes, sir."
"Are there any pool-rooms rooms run
ming in New York to-daya" ''Lots Of
them"
The witness told where several pool
rooms were located and said there wer,
also lots of policy shops In this city.
Policeman Charles Delmsge was callel
| next. He denied that he had paid none,
in order to get on the force. Adjourned
until tomorrow.