The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-20
OFFICIAL CRIMINALS.
Another Chapter in Now York's
Police Investigation.
A REFORMED GAMBLER TBsTIrIBs.
He Declares Tint MIR. Keiso, who After
ward became superintendent of Police,
and the Present Police Justice Patrick
Diver Profited by BInekmaiI.

and the Present Police Justice Patrick
Diver Profted by BInckmaiI.
New YoRK, June oO-The Lexow police
Investigating committee met yesterday in
Part III of the superior court. Lawyer
Moss, of DIR. PHrkhurst's society, opened
the proceedings by reading the reports of
tertain captains made to Superintendent
Byrnes in the spring of 1899. These in
cluded lists of policy and gambling shops,
pool rooms and houses of prostitution.
The names of the propretors of these
places were given. Counsel said that
when the Parkhurst society brought these
lists up before the grand jury the fact was
brought out that Superintendent Hyrnes
had 1t in his power to issue warrants.
Immediately after that said Lawyer
Moss, "the captains in their reports said
that the bad houses were closed"
He read from the successive reports of
Captains Doherty and Cross, which showed
that up to the last report made this year
there were no gambling places, pool rooms,
policy shops or opium joints in their pre-
ciucts
AS soon as the responsibility was shown
TO rest on Superintendent Byrnes the cap
tains suppressed reporting the places"
declared counsel
Rev. DIR. Emile Hamilton was the first
witness called. He said that there were
many brothels open in Captain Devery's
precinct after he reported them closed
He said he complained to Captain Dcvery
on the station house steps. He quoted the
captains saying: well, men who are
looking for that sort of thing can find
plenty Of it," The witness said he told
the captain that he did not come there to
be insulted. Once he called on II police
man to close saloons open on Sunday, and
the officer replied that he dared not. The
minister ascertained the character of the
houses by going into them to distribute
tracts.
Frank Clark, a former gambler, testified
that he was form erly dealer in faro
game in Prince street, called The Old
Generals" Tint was from 1859 to 1865.
His testimony showed that the police have
exacted blackmail for years past lie said
kelso, Dusenberry and 1illey came from
headquarters once week
"What was the amount paidy"
I'VE pnid 500 each week The money
was paid from 1859 to 1866"
"kelso was afterwards superintendent
Of police9"
AYES, sir"
The witness told with n wealth of detail
how victims We're fleeced When they
complained to the police the ward man
would warn the gam blers to lay low Then
the victim would he brou sht to the prem
fses to identify the gamblers, but they
never were there.
"rhe police said the gambler, "re-
eeived half the money. If the victim lost
$1,000 the police received $500 of it. We
had to give half or go out oil business"
Then came n sensational disclosure i'm
pticating Police Justice Patrick Diver,
who then used to keep a saloon. The wit
ness said that Diver set his employer up
In business and that the money from
robbed countsymen poured over his bar.
Diver got half the proceeds, besides the
money spent for drinks.
After the witness left the seductive
games Of faro and bunco he tried the
'sawdust" swindle for the space of four
weeks. Since 1887 the witness has been
leading an honest life. working at the
rubber trade. lie snid he never was ar
rested in this city for buncoing or gam
bling. Once he was arrested on suspicion
oil being implicated in a jewelry robbery,
but proved his innocence.
How came you to testify hereS" asked |
Judge Ransom.
because | was beat out of a lot of
money. They tried to make tool of mo
AID send me to the states prison for an |
other man." said the witness In a bitter
tone.
allow did you know the crooks left
money for the polices"
Because they We're not so careful in |
those days as they are now"
Nov, do You know the names Of any |
officers to whom crooks gave moneyr !
why, certainly. The crooks Dan No. !
BILE and Sharkley used to leave money for |
Detectives Hogan and Dusenberry, Ian
sBered the witness readily
Clark declared he had never personally
paid protection" money, but stuck to it |
that his employers paid literally.